The Mackenzie* family suspected there was criminal activity going on at their neighbor’s house. When the Mackenzies saw those neighbors climbing the Mackenzies’ fence to video the Mackenzies’ children, they felt they had to call the police. After the police visited the neighbors and gave them a warning, the neighbors retaliated by falsely reporting the […]
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After Mom Eats Poppyseed Bread and Fails Drug Test, CPS Opens Investigation
On her way to the hospital to give birth, Jamie, a New York mom, stopped at a coffee shop and ate a piece of lemon poppyseed bread. After her son Hunter was born, a doctor told Jamie that she had failed her drug test. The hospital called CPS and a child abuse investigation was opened. […]
Police and CPS Investigate Family After CT Scan Is Misread
All too often, innocent parents find themselves facing a CPS investigation. Once someone reports a family to social services, it can be very difficult to get out of the investigation unscathed. When Jacob Weidner was about five weeks old, he began vomiting intensely. His mother took him to the emergency room. After a CT head […]
Judge Orders CPS to Have No Contact with Children They Took from Family
After Michael and Melissa Bright’s infant son fell and hurt his head, they took him to a hospital. The hospital reported the Brights to CPS, which then took both of their children by emergency removal.
After Adult Daughter Disagrees with Mayo Clinic over Treatment, Parents Help Her Flee the Hospital
On Christmas morning in 2016, as 18-year-old Alyssa Gilderhus began to open her gifts, she suffered a life-threatening brain aneurysm.
Can Your Child Be Home Alone?
Can your child be legally left at home without a babysitter or other supervision? Well, that depends.
Member Story: Sudden Infant Death Prompts CPS Investigation
Three-month-old Ethan had been in perfect health. He was breastfed, was on his growth curve, and had never been sick. The family did not have any history of SIDS.
Pennsylvania Court of Appeals Returns Daughter to Parents and Scolds Trial Court Judge
On April 6, 2016, a young girl — known only as N.M. in court documents — was extremely fussy, causing her concerned parents to bring her to the family’s pediatrician. The pediatrician diagnosed her as having an ear infection and prescribed an antibiotic. After leaving the pediatrician’s office, N.M.’s mother felt a “popping” on N.M.’s […]
Buckle Up: Do You Know Your State’s Car Seat Law?
Every state has a law about children’s car seats, but do you know what the law is in your state? Should your child’s car seat be rear-facing or forward-facing?
Free-Range Parenting is Not Illegal, New Utah Law Affirms
Should I leave my child alone in the car or at home? Can I let them play at the park across from our house? Can they play a game of basketball in the street? While we parents may have grown up doing these activities, our children live in a different society–one which is not necessarily […]