Child Protective Services (CPS) is a government agency that acts to ensure the safety of children. When any reports of child abuse, child neglect, exploitation or abandonment arise, CPS is called upon to conduct an investigation. If CPS believes a child is in danger, they can remove the child or the accused individual from the home. The Michigan Department of Human Services manages the reports of suspected neglect or abuse. For more information, visit the Michigan Department of Human Services website. The Child Protective Services department was created with the best of intentions – to protect children. Unfortunately, it can be unscrupulously manipulated to cause harm to an ex-spouse during contentious divorce proceedings and heated child custody battles.
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A comment made by your child, a neighbor’s child, a complaint by a student or false allegations made during a contested divorce can all result in a Child Protective Services investigation and possible termination of your parental rights.
If there have been numerous complaints with CPS, it is possible the court may believe you or your former spouse are attempting to alienate your child from the other parent. This is one example of parental alienation. Parental alienation is the brainwashing of a child by one parent to alienate the child from the other parent. This can manifest itself as a child expressing anger toward one of the parents. In addition to calling Child Protective Services, parents attempting to alienate their children from another parent may ask the children to spy on the ex-spouse. They may place the blame for financial hardship on the other parent or ask the child to choose between parents. Cases involving Parental Alienation Syndrome are often extremely difficult and complex.
Make sure you have an experienced Michigan Child Custody attorney on your side. Contact Milford Child Custody Lawyer Kathryn Wayne-Spindler & Associates at 248-676-1000 and we’ll handle the legal, so you can concentrate on life. We are conveniently located in Milford, Michigan.
Kathryn Wayne-Spindler & Associates have many satisfied clients throughout the five counties of Southeastern Michigan – Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne, Genesee and Livingston. The Michigan Family Law Attorneys of Kathryn Wayne-Spindler & Associates have one simple objective: to handle our clients’ legal worries so they can concentrate on life and family. Contact Kathryn Wayne-Spindler & Associates today to learn more about our experience and success at 248-676-1000. We are conveniently located in Milford, Michigan. We help clients throughout Milford; Highland; Hartland; White Lake; Commerce; Waterford; West Bloomfield; Walled Lake; South Lyon; New Hudson; Wixom; Linden; Holly; Fenton; Grand Blanc; Flint and many more local communities.
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