Novi parents reunited with 'brittle bone' kids after court battle

Novi parents reunited with 'brittle bone' kids after court battle | News - Home:

Parents say twin boys have brittle bone disease, low vitamin D levels

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About two and 1/2 months after 4-month-old twin boys were taken from their parents they returned home Thursday to cake, balloons and a celebration. From the start, family and friends never doubted the parenting of Melissa and Anthony Geers. However, Child Protective Services cited suspicious broken ribs on the twins and removed them from their parents' home.

Editorial: Maryland fixes error in its child 'neglect' policy

Editorial: Maryland fixes error in its child 'neglect' policy - Fredericksburg.com: Editorials:

It may have taken a public relations battering and threats of a lawsuit, but Maryland officials have decided that they shouldn’t be badgering parents who let their children walk and play outside without adult supervision.

Abuse Was the Only Explanation When Their Son Was Found with 33 Fractures. But One Medical Expert…

Abuse Was the Only Explanation When Their Son Was Found with 33 Fractures. But One Medical Expert…:

When 22-year-old Keshia Turner found out she was pregnant, she and husband, Chris, were thrilled. According to MedicalKidnap.com, the Turners’ son, Brayden was born just 3 lbs 3 oz at 31 weeks. He spent over a month in the NICU with a leg splint to correct his crooked left leg:

Parents hold rally in Atlanta to ask Georgia Judicial Council to investigate family court practices

Parents hold rally in Atlanta to ask Georgia Judicial Council to investigate family court practices | The Augusta Chronicle:

ATLANTA — A small group of parents, including some from Columbia County, braved record heat and uncooperative security guards Wednesday to bring their call for an investigation of family courts to the Judicial Council of Georgia.

California Mother Fights Corrupt System in LA to Get Daughter Back

California Mother Fights Corrupt System in LA to Get Daughter Back:

Not being informed of court hearings. Falsified drug tests. Threats and accusations to intimidate and coerce. Social workers, her state representative and even the attorney assigned to her case ignoring emails, not returning calls. Her daughter ripped from a happy home and placed in a non-English speaking foster home without critical, life-saving medications. A system that seems to have already decided her family’s fate, without even the most cursory attempt at justice.

Mayan Hewes describes these events and wonders what happened to her rights, and the rights of her six-year-old daughter Layla, in L.A. County, California.

Child Protection cases closed on 'questionable grounds'

Child Protection cases closed on 'questionable grounds':

A new report calls Hennepin County's Child Protection system overworked, underfunded, and handicapped by "siege mentality" and a "culture of fear."The report from a national child welfare foundation, Casey Family Programs, was commissioned by the County itself as part of an effort to improve protective services for children.

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Differences between Child abuse and discipline

Differences between Child abuse and discipline:

SHERMAN, Texas -- A Sherman man was sentenced to ten years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to injury to a child. Chris Murphy admitted to hitting and kicking an 8-year-old boy left in his care in 2012. Prosecutors say abusers often claim they're just disciplining children.