Slain Boy's Family Has Record With CPS - Houston News Story - KPRC Houston: "HOUSTON -- Child Protective Services officials said Thursday that the family of a 12-year-old boy who police said was kidnapped and killed on Christmas Eve has a record with them.
Jonathan Foster
MORE DETAILS ABOUT DISAPPEARANCE, DEATH: Police: Boy Was Killed Same Day He Was Kidnapped
SUSPECT'S HOMETOWN CRIMINAL HISTORY: Previously Charged With Injury To Child
WATCH IT: Slain Boy Lived With Uncle For Years
SEE IT: Remembering Jonathan Foster
Jonathan Foster disappeared from his home near the Villanueva Apartments in the 800 block of Oak Street on Dec. 24. His charred body was found on Tuesday. Mona Yvette Nelson, 44, has been charged with capital murder in his death."
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Friday, December 31, 2010
Panel slaps Albany jurist
Panel slaps Albany jurist - Times Union: "ALBANY -- Albany County Family Court Judge Gerard Maney repeatedly asked police for 'professional courtesy' and flaunted his status for 'favorable treatment' during his alcohol-related driving arrest in Green Island in 2009, a judicial panel revealed Thursday in reprimanding the judge.
Maney, 61, of Menands, also tried to contact Albany County District Attorney David Soares in a failed attempt 'of trying to minimize publicity of his arrest,' according to the state Commission on Judicial Conduct. He did not reach the prosecutor."
Maney, 61, of Menands, also tried to contact Albany County District Attorney David Soares in a failed attempt 'of trying to minimize publicity of his arrest,' according to the state Commission on Judicial Conduct. He did not reach the prosecutor."
Kids, mom sue county over abuse in foster care
Kids, mom sue county over abuse in foster care | recordonline.com: "Elvin Laracuente of Westtown sits in an upstate prison cell, 16 months into a 13-year sentence after admitting he molested three of his estranged wife's foster children.
Two of those children and their birth mother are suing Orange County and its Department of Social Services, saying Laracuente wasn't authorized to care for the children and the county ignored warning signs of abuse.
'The county is responsible under the law; they stand in the shoes of the parents,' said the children's lawyer, Pat Owen. 'If you take kids away from their family home, you better make damn sure you take care of them.'"
Two of those children and their birth mother are suing Orange County and its Department of Social Services, saying Laracuente wasn't authorized to care for the children and the county ignored warning signs of abuse.
'The county is responsible under the law; they stand in the shoes of the parents,' said the children's lawyer, Pat Owen. 'If you take kids away from their family home, you better make damn sure you take care of them.'"
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Dumb Decisions and Stupid Mistakes to Avoid in Rhode Island Family Court
Dumb Decisions and Stupid Mistakes to Avoid in Rhode Island Family Court | TV 2M: "In my 13 years as a Rhode Island Child Custody Lawyer, I have seen many fathers and mothers make inane and stupid decisions during the course of Rhode Island Child Custody Proceedings. Sometimes winning your RI Child Custody is about the mistakes that you avoid rather than what you do right."
Class Action Lawsuit against the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers | Reform the Children's Aid Societies in Ontario
Class Action Lawsuit against the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers | Reform the Children's Aid Societies in Ontario
With a little luck, The Ontario College of Social Workers will soon be defending against a lawsuit focused on why they allow employees of various Children’s Aid Societies to practice as social workers without being registered.
The announcement from Canada Court Watch:
A lawyer has approached Canada Court Watch interested in seeking out those in Ontario who feel that their families have adversely affected as a result of CAS workers who are not registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers.
Under law, all CAS workers engaged in the practice of social work must be registered with the College. Most in Ontario are not. The Ontario College of Social Workers has the fiduciary duty to protect the public by ensuring that all CAS workers who engage in social work are registered.
Many, including a number of lawyers, feel that as a result of the College not fulfilling its fiduciary duty to the public that the time has come for the College to be taken to court by those who have been affected. It is time for the College to live up to its obligations to the public or to be shut down and put out of business.
If you feel that your family has suffered harm as a result of CAS workers who are not registered with the College, then please contact Canada Court Watch at info@canadacourtwatch.com.
With a little luck, The Ontario College of Social Workers will soon be defending against a lawsuit focused on why they allow employees of various Children’s Aid Societies to practice as social workers without being registered.
The announcement from Canada Court Watch:
A lawyer has approached Canada Court Watch interested in seeking out those in Ontario who feel that their families have adversely affected as a result of CAS workers who are not registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers.
Under law, all CAS workers engaged in the practice of social work must be registered with the College. Most in Ontario are not. The Ontario College of Social Workers has the fiduciary duty to protect the public by ensuring that all CAS workers who engage in social work are registered.
Many, including a number of lawyers, feel that as a result of the College not fulfilling its fiduciary duty to the public that the time has come for the College to be taken to court by those who have been affected. It is time for the College to live up to its obligations to the public or to be shut down and put out of business.
If you feel that your family has suffered harm as a result of CAS workers who are not registered with the College, then please contact Canada Court Watch at info@canadacourtwatch.com.
Upset with Public Defender’s Office, woman may sue | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Upset with Public Defender’s Office, woman may sue | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA: "Lawyer admits mishandling of case in which area couple lost parental-rights appeal.
By Terrie Morgan-Besecker tmorgan@timesleader.com
Law & Order Reporter
A Freeland woman who lost an appeal of a court ruling that terminated her parental rights said she is considering filing a lawsuit against the Luzerne County Public Defender’s Office, which has admitted it mishandled her case.
Jeff Harris, right, and Mary Tullis of Freeland talk about their parental-rights case to get their two children back home.
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Mary Tullis, of Hemlock Street, has been fighting since last August to overturn a Luzerne County judge’s ruling that terminated her rights to her two children.
Tullis, who was represented by Assistant Public Defender Mark Clinton, initially appealed the ruling to the state Superior Court on Sept. 10, 2009, but the case was dismissed on Feb. 26, after Clinton failed to file a legal brief detailing the issues on appeal."
By Terrie Morgan-Besecker tmorgan@timesleader.com
Law & Order Reporter
A Freeland woman who lost an appeal of a court ruling that terminated her parental rights said she is considering filing a lawsuit against the Luzerne County Public Defender’s Office, which has admitted it mishandled her case.
Jeff Harris, right, and Mary Tullis of Freeland talk about their parental-rights case to get their two children back home.
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Mary Tullis, of Hemlock Street, has been fighting since last August to overturn a Luzerne County judge’s ruling that terminated her rights to her two children.
Tullis, who was represented by Assistant Public Defender Mark Clinton, initially appealed the ruling to the state Superior Court on Sept. 10, 2009, but the case was dismissed on Feb. 26, after Clinton failed to file a legal brief detailing the issues on appeal."
SD court upholds laws on 3rd-party child custody
SD court upholds laws on 3rd-party child custody: "The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld state laws that allow grandparents and other non-parents to gain custody of children."
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