Bucks County, PA Family Court Judge, Diane E. Gibbons, is no stranger to controversy affecting the lives of families and children in some horrifying ways. When we last spoke of Judge Diane E. Gibbons on this site, she was allegedly violating the civil rights of Anthony Morelli and his children, among others. By ordering Mr. [...]
When it comes to emergency child custody situations, there are any number of significant situations which may occur necessitating a temporary change of child custody on an emergency basis. This temporary child custody change may ultimately turn into a permanent child custody order modification. Many emergency child custody orders are imposed during “ex-parte” proceedings. An [...]
If your situations has advanced to the point where you child has been placed by Child Protective Services (CPS) into foster care, it’s important to understand your rights and responsibilities. (See also: How to Obtain an Attorney for Your Case) The basic premise of foster homes in these situations is that they are used by [...]
The child has been removed from your home and you’re in a panic. Remember to request an attorney of both CPS (child protective services) and the court. Even if you cannot afford an attorney, the court is required to provide one for you in cases involving the removal of a child after an investigation by [...]
When CPS (child protective services) has removed a child from the home, generally it is presumed to be for very good cause. Even under such circumstances, these moments (for both parent(s) and child alike) can be an exceedingly frightening time. Situations such as these overwhelmingly occur in low-income families and the parent(s) involved are likely [...]
When a report of child abuse or suspected child abuse is made to the police or child protective services (CPS), generally each organization shares the report with the other. While child protective services (CPS) and the police enter into a cooperative arrangement in this regard, beyond the protection of the children involved – their attention [...]
Unfortunately, part of our daily reality is that sometimes parents, relatives, guardians, and other legal custodians perpetrate tremendously offensive acts against children in the form of child abuse. The child abuse can range from physical abuse of children (including sexual abuse of children) to creating environments that are unhealthful or downright dangerous for children to [...]
While the murder of her 2-year old son and the attempted murder of her older son are just about egregious a series of crimes as there can be, we still can’t help but notice the absence of the words “child abuse” and/or “domestic violence” in this story. That said, Michelle Kehoe received consecutive sentences for [...]
5-year-old Shaniya Davis’ body was found in a wooded area in North Carolina. Her mother, Antoinette Davis, is charged with human trafficking and felony child abuse. Allegations have surfaced that the mother had offered her daughter for sex in exchange for money. Sadly, it was her father, Bradley Lockhart, who offered to allow mother Antoinette [...]
In the United States, parental kidnapping is not as uncommon as some might think. In this alarming Florida case, 7-month old Shannon Dedrick was allegedly kidnapped by her mother, Chrystina Lynn Mercer, along with accomplices Elizabeth and James Arthur Baker. Susan Elizabeth Baker was the child’s babysitter. Early reports are that the baby’s father, James [...]
