ANOTHER SHOCK: NO JUDGE AUTHORIZED ARIANA GODBOLDO’S REMOVAL

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Probation officers routinely stamp Family Court judge’s signature

DETROIT – Children are routinely being removed from their homes in Wayne County on the word of a state worker with a bachelor’s degree, and a Wayne County Family Court probation officer who stamps Presiding Judge Leslie Kim Smith’s signature on a court order without her authorization. The judge never even sees the order or accompanying documentation.