Grand jury selected to investigate Rockbridge social services | State/Regional News | martinsvillebulletin.com:
Nine Rockbridge County citizens were selected Wednesday to serve on a special grand jury that will investigate whether their social services department shirked its duty to protect neglected and abused children.
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
Saturday, October 1, 2016
State appeals court hears arguments in CPS cases
State appeals court hears arguments in CPS cases | News | heraldbanner.com:
A state appeals court will decide whether two investigators who had worked for the local Child Protective Services (CPS) office overstepped their authority when conducting searches in separate cases.
A state appeals court will decide whether two investigators who had worked for the local Child Protective Services (CPS) office overstepped their authority when conducting searches in separate cases.
Mom Off Hook for Taking Drugs While Pregnant
CNS - Mom Off Hook for Taking Drugs While Pregnant
(CN) — A mother cannot be convicted of child abuse for smoking meth during her pregnancy because a fetus is not a child under Michigan law, a state appeals court ruled.
Melissa Lee Jones gave birth to a baby boy in January 2015. The baby weighed less than four pounds at birth and tested positive for methamphetamine, court records show.
(CN) — A mother cannot be convicted of child abuse for smoking meth during her pregnancy because a fetus is not a child under Michigan law, a state appeals court ruled.
Melissa Lee Jones gave birth to a baby boy in January 2015. The baby weighed less than four pounds at birth and tested positive for methamphetamine, court records show.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Limits on Grandparent Visitation: The Continuing Ripples of Troxel v. Granville
Limits on Grandparent Visitation: The Continuing Ripples of Troxel v. Granville | Joanna L. Grossman | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia:
In the year 2000, a lifetime ago in family law terms, the Supreme Court issued an important decision, Troxel v. Granville, in which a majority opined that the State of Washington’s third-party visitation law was unconstitutional as applied to the case before the Court. At its core, the case pitted the rights of parents to decide with whom their children associate against the often strong and sympathetic claims of grandparents who have been kept from their grandchildren.
In the year 2000, a lifetime ago in family law terms, the Supreme Court issued an important decision, Troxel v. Granville, in which a majority opined that the State of Washington’s third-party visitation law was unconstitutional as applied to the case before the Court. At its core, the case pitted the rights of parents to decide with whom their children associate against the often strong and sympathetic claims of grandparents who have been kept from their grandchildren.
Selection process for foster carers fails those most in need of help
Selection process for foster carers fails those most in need of help | The Courier-Mail:
THE shocking, tragic and completely avoidable death of Tiahleigh Palmer highlights the failure of our foster care system.The immediate reaction to the death of the 12-year-old girl will be calls for more stringent tests for foster carers.
THE shocking, tragic and completely avoidable death of Tiahleigh Palmer highlights the failure of our foster care system.The immediate reaction to the death of the 12-year-old girl will be calls for more stringent tests for foster carers.
Durgging Our Kids: Legislators call on Governor Brown to sign bills to protect foster youth
Durgging Our Kids,:
SACRAMENTO — Foster youth advocates and Bay Area legislators on Monday told a panel of state officials that the alarming conclusions of a recent state audit highlighting California’s weak oversight of psychiatric drugs for foster kids could be solved if Gov. Jerry Brown signs three pieces of key legislation into law this week.
SACRAMENTO — Foster youth advocates and Bay Area legislators on Monday told a panel of state officials that the alarming conclusions of a recent state audit highlighting California’s weak oversight of psychiatric drugs for foster kids could be solved if Gov. Jerry Brown signs three pieces of key legislation into law this week.
Woman attacks CPS officers after children taken into protective custody
Woman attacks CPS officers after children taken into protective custody | Action News Now:
Police break out the window of a van to make an arrest in Chico.It happened outside the Butte County Social Welfare office in Chico on Carmichael Drive a few minutes after 10 a.m. this morning when police took custody of a two-year-old child left unattended at the Motel 6 earlier in the day.The parents found out where the child was and showed up at the office where they were allegedly disruptive and violent towards staff.
Police break out the window of a van to make an arrest in Chico.It happened outside the Butte County Social Welfare office in Chico on Carmichael Drive a few minutes after 10 a.m. this morning when police took custody of a two-year-old child left unattended at the Motel 6 earlier in the day.The parents found out where the child was and showed up at the office where they were allegedly disruptive and violent towards staff.
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