Here’s yet another story about a children’s welfare agency gone wild in its efforts to take three children from their loving parents (Daily Mail, 5/10/13). But there’s more to it than just that. Indeed, in this story, … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Child Protective Services, Child Abuse’ Category
British Mom: Social Services ‘A Nightmare’
Friday, May 17th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Parental Alienation Affects Mothers as Well as Fathers
Monday, May 13th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.This is why the anti-dad crowd is so wrong about parental alienation (Sydney Morning Herald, 4/19/13). Well, it’s far from the only reason, but it’s an important one.
Those who reflexively oppose fathers’ rights to custody of … Read the rest
Richmond Virginia Child Welfare Agency in Chaos
Sunday, May 12th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A newly released audit of the Richmond, Virginia Department of Social Services (the city’s child welfare agency) reveals an astonishing pattern of incompetence and dysfunctional management/employee relations resulting in danger to children. Read about it here (Richmond Times Dispatch… Read the rest
Idaho Child Protective Services Take Children from Medical Pot Advocates
Saturday, May 11th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.I’ve often pointed out that the behavior of Child Protective Services employees often resembles an exercise of state power for its own sake. It’s as if child welfare agencies want to make it clear that they can act any … Read the rest
Discipline Case Against Prosecutor Mary Kellett Heating Up
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The extent to which the enormous power of the state can be used in the service of false allegations of domestic abuse made for the purpose of gaining an advantage in custody cases is on full display in the … Read the rest
Russian Parents Get Son Back from Child Protective Services, With a Catch
Friday, May 3rd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The Alex and Anna Nikolayev case has come to a pretty quick and sensible conclusion. Or has it? Read about it here (Parent Herald, 5/2/13), and here (News10, 5/1/13).
I first wrote about the case here… Read the rest
Abducting Mother of Four Italian Girls Part of Previous Scam
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The case of Tommaso Vincenti and his ex-wife, Laura Garrett has again forced itself onto center stage. Vincenti is the Italian man who married the Australian, Laura Garrett. They lived in his native Florence for many years and had … Read the rest
Father ‘Smacked Down’ by Police, Child Taken by Child Protective Services Despite Doctor’s Clean Bill of Health
Monday, April 29th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.This story should warm Mary Elizabeth Williams’ heart. Williams of course is the Salon.com blogger who recently informed her readers that “we” all need to get over the idea that parents should be the ones caring for children. According … Read the rest
California Court Takes Child From Fit Father Despite Child’s Best Interests
Thursday, April 25th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A California appellate court has found a way to avoid giving custody to yet another fit, loving father. Here’s an article about the case (Bakersfield Californian, 4/20/13) and here’s the court’s ruling.
In truth, it’s not the court’s … Read the rest
Social Worker: British Children’s Services ‘Stalinist’
Monday, April 22nd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Not long ago I did a couple of pieces on a particularly silly and out-of-touch article in Salon.com by Mary Elizabeth Williams. In her article Williams cited with approval an MSNBC talking head, Melissa Harris-Perry, who had recently unburdened herself of … Read the rest
