Senate Bill 119
Heroes Among Us
Why It Matters
Strong Families for a Strong Commonwealth
SB-119 Sponsor and Co-Sponsors
Heroes Among Us
I was blessed. Both my parents were in my household. But the demands of their work often left me in the care of my grandparents. For some children, this is not a part-time situation; it’s permanent.
And it’s tough, for all sides. We know how hard it is to parent when you’re in your prime, raising your own child. It’s especially challenging when your step is not as quick, your income not as strong, and it’s someone else’s child. The burdens can be great, especially as food, fuel, and care costs skyrocket.
In the 8th District alone, thousands of grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles – even cousins and older siblings – heroically step into the breach when children are abandoned by their parents. Hurt, sometimes directionless, and other times even angry, we know the consequences of misdirected young people. We see the results of their rampages in daily news reports. But we can help save a generation. They need us.
Without a doubt, some of the greatest, most long-lasting influences and lessons in my life came from my grandparents. Their continued resolve, love, and support of my development still resonate. Many of today’s elders, parenting a new generation, can have the same impact. Let’s support these heroes among us.
8th Senatorial District
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
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Discussion Guides | Family Law Education Reform Project
Discussion Guides | Family Law Education Reform Project
Discussion Guides
The discussion guides are written by practicing experts with legal, clinical or social science expertise. They have been developed to encourage an interdisciplinary approach to teaching family law. The discussion guides briefly summarize the latest research and thinking available on the subject and emphasize key class discussion points the expert believes the law student should understand. Discussion guides also include a list of references on the subject.
Discussion Guides
The discussion guides are written by practicing experts with legal, clinical or social science expertise. They have been developed to encourage an interdisciplinary approach to teaching family law. The discussion guides briefly summarize the latest research and thinking available on the subject and emphasize key class discussion points the expert believes the law student should understand. Discussion guides also include a list of references on the subject.
Pawtucket Man Sentenced to Life for Child Molestation and Child Abuse of Four Month Old Girl
Pawtucket Man Sentenced to Life for Child Molestation and Child Abuse of Four Month Old Girl « Feeds For Education
Emanuel Baptista, formerly of Pawtucket, was sentenced to two life sentences plus 20 years for the 2009 molestation of a four month old child in his care.
Emanuel Baptista, formerly of Pawtucket, was sentenced to two life sentences plus 20 years for the 2009 molestation of a four month old child in his care.
Letter: Florida Department of Children and Families doesn't do its job no matter what its funding is
Letter: Florida Department of Children and Families doesn't do its job no matter what its funding is » TCPalm.com
Mary Ann Russell, Port St. Lucie
Letter: DCF doesn't do its job no matter what its funding is
Throughout the last session of the Florida House and Senate, I cannot recall how many times I read articles about how the state Department of Children and Families was going to suffer due to the budget cuts. One only has to go back over the years and look at DCF's record; no matter how much or how little they have been funded, they do not do their job.
Mary Ann Russell, Port St. Lucie
Letter: DCF doesn't do its job no matter what its funding is
Throughout the last session of the Florida House and Senate, I cannot recall how many times I read articles about how the state Department of Children and Families was going to suffer due to the budget cuts. One only has to go back over the years and look at DCF's record; no matter how much or how little they have been funded, they do not do their job.
United States Supreme Court Parental Rights CaseLaw « How Child Protection Services Buys and Sells Our Children
United States Supreme Court Parental Rights CaseLaw « How Child Protection Services Buys and Sells Our Children
United States Supreme Court
Parental Rights Caselaw
In the early 1920s, the United States Supreme Court first reviewed the rights, liberties and obligations of parents to direct the upbringing of their children. Two important decisions, Meyer v. Nebraska and Pierce v. Society of Sisters, established a legacy which was followed by a series of decisions holding that parenting is a fundamental constitutional right, and among “the basic civil rights of man.”Choices about marriage, family life, and the upbringing of children are among those rights the Court has ranked as “of basic importance in our society,” and as sheltered by the 14th Amendment against the State’s unwarranted usurpation, disregard, or disrespect.
Assembled here are a majority of those cases defining or reaffirming these fundamental rights. Links are provided to each case on the FindLaw Internet Legal Resources service. Each is in hypertext format, with links to related opinions of the court contained in the ruling.
Click on the above link.
United States Supreme Court
Parental Rights Caselaw
In the early 1920s, the United States Supreme Court first reviewed the rights, liberties and obligations of parents to direct the upbringing of their children. Two important decisions, Meyer v. Nebraska and Pierce v. Society of Sisters, established a legacy which was followed by a series of decisions holding that parenting is a fundamental constitutional right, and among “the basic civil rights of man.”Choices about marriage, family life, and the upbringing of children are among those rights the Court has ranked as “of basic importance in our society,” and as sheltered by the 14th Amendment against the State’s unwarranted usurpation, disregard, or disrespect.
Assembled here are a majority of those cases defining or reaffirming these fundamental rights. Links are provided to each case on the FindLaw Internet Legal Resources service. Each is in hypertext format, with links to related opinions of the court contained in the ruling.
Click on the above link.
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions
Series: Numbers and Trends
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway
Year Published: 2010
Despite the efforts of the child protection system, child maltreatment fatalities remain a serious problem.1 Although the untimely deaths of children due to illness and accidents have been closely monitored, deaths that result from physical assault or severe neglect can be more difficult to track because the perpetrators, usually parents, are less likely to be forthcoming about the circumstances. Intervention strategies targeted at solving this problem face complex challenges.
Series: Numbers and Trends
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway
Year Published: 2010
Despite the efforts of the child protection system, child maltreatment fatalities remain a serious problem.1 Although the untimely deaths of children due to illness and accidents have been closely monitored, deaths that result from physical assault or severe neglect can be more difficult to track because the perpetrators, usually parents, are less likely to be forthcoming about the circumstances. Intervention strategies targeted at solving this problem face complex challenges.
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