PA: Family Court Judge Diane E. Gibbons Sued for $1-Billion

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...

Emergency Child Custody Matters

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...

CPS: When Your Child is Placed in Foster Care

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...

CPS: Types of Hearings

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...

CPS: Obtaining An Attorney for Your Case

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...

CPS: Relationship Between Police & Child Protective Services

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...

CPS: Basic Information About Child Abuse & Neglect

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...

IA: Michelle Kehoe Gets Life Sentence for Killing Son

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”...