http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:41:04 -0700 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:51:52 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Filmmaker-and-CPS-reform-activist-Bill-Bowen-starts-discussion-group-on-Linked-in?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner If you have forgotten who Bill Bowen is, I would suggest reading again the article I wrote about him and his documentary film, Innocence Destroyed, which is about children who have died while in the care of Child Protective Services.Over the Christma... Films about CPS Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:51:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Filmmaker-and-CPS-reform-activist-Bill-Bowen-starts-discussion-group-on-Linked-in?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d23-Homeless-parents-arrested-and-infant-taken-into-custody-after-found-living-in-unheated-barn?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Michelangelo's La Pieta. Photo credit Stanislav Traykov. Copyright Wikimedia Commons.             Several child protective services investigators, along with several members of the Bethlehe... Removal of Children Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:47:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d23-Homeless-parents-arrested-and-infant-taken-into-custody-after-found-living-in-unheated-barn?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Monroe-County-judge-rules-that-DHS-must-pay-foster-care-money-for-kinship-care?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner   Photo Copyright Wikimedia Commons In a decision of November 25, 2009 but just released three days ago, Monroe County Family Court Judge, Patricia E. Gallagher, ruled that the Monroe County Department of Human Services must pay foster care mon... Child Support Monroe County Kinship Care Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:06:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Monroe-County-judge-rules-that-DHS-must-pay-foster-care-money-for-kinship-care?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d15-NYC-Family-Court-judge-denies-Child-Protective-Services-permission-to-enter-hotline-subjects-home?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner   Photo copyright Wikimedia Commons In a decision posted yesterday, Kings County Family Court Judge, Jeanette Ruiz, refused to grant the Administration for Children's services permission to enter the home of J. Smith. Children's Services had ap... Child Protective Services Family Court New York City NYC ACS King's County Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:03:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d15-NYC-Family-Court-judge-denies-Child-Protective-Services-permission-to-enter-hotline-subjects-home?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d4-NY-state-court-rules-that-dad-did-not-neglect-child-by-failing-to-pay-support--by-fighting-with-mom?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner   Copyright. Wikimedia Commons.It's apparent from several recent cases that New York State's higher courts are sending a message to its lower courts that they need to comprehend better the legal definition of neglect. Earlier this week I reporte... Child Support Child Neglect Chenango County Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:05:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d4-NY-state-court-rules-that-dad-did-not-neglect-child-by-failing-to-pay-support--by-fighting-with-mom?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d1-New-York-State-Supreme-Court-reverses-Family-Court-finding-of-neglect-by-mom-who-bloodied-sons-nose?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner  Copyright Wikimedia Commons.What Child Protective Services has often failed to confront is that sometimes children endanger their parents. This is particularly, although not exclusively, true of women who feel or who are threatened by overgrown... Child Neglect New York City NYC ACS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:03:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m12d1-New-York-State-Supreme-Court-reverses-Family-Court-finding-of-neglect-by-mom-who-bloodied-sons-nose?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d23-New-York-court-rules-you-can-divorce-if-spouse-refuses-sex-but-not-if-spouse-abandons-you-socially?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner   Copyright. Wikimedia Commons. In Davis v. Davis, the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court, has ruled that social abandonment is not a legal cause for divorce in New York State.Mrs. Davis had argued... Divorce Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:47:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d23-New-York-court-rules-you-can-divorce-if-spouse-refuses-sex-but-not-if-spouse-abandons-you-socially?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d23-New-York-court-rules-you-can-divorce-if-spouse-refuses-sex-but-not-if-spouse-abandons-you-socially?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here In Davis v. Davis, the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court, has ruled that social abandonment is not a legal cause for divorce in New York State.Mrs. Davis had argued... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:45:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d23-New-York-court-rules-you-can-divorce-if-spouse-refuses-sex-but-not-if-spouse-abandons-you-socially?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Nassau-County-judge-dismisses-foster-parents-petition-to-adopt--refuses-to-terminate-dads-rights?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Copyright Wikimedia CommonsNassau County New York Family Court Judge, Edmund M. Dane, faults Social Services caseworkers and insufficient evidence as reasons for dismissing petition.Preston V., was born in January of 2004, while his father, Peter D. ... Child Protective Services Fathers' Rights Child Neglect Child Custody Nassau County Parental Rights Prisoner's Rights Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:05:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Nassau-County-judge-dismisses-foster-parents-petition-to-adopt--refuses-to-terminate-dads-rights?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d17-AmericanArab-Anti-Discrimination-Committee-files-complaint-against-Albany-Judge-W-Dennis-Duggan?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Judge Duggan NYSUCS The American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC), which bills itself as non-partisan and non-sectarian, and is the largest organization in the United States dedicated to protecting the rights of Arab Americans, has filed a c... Family Court Albany County Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:36:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d17-AmericanArab-Anti-Discrimination-Committee-files-complaint-against-Albany-Judge-W-Dennis-Duggan?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d13-New-North-Carolina-examiner-joins-battle-to-reform-Child-Protective-Services?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Lisa Nixon, happily married mother of five children, has become the latest examiner to focus on Child Protective Services. Lisa is the CPS examiner for Surry County North Carolina. She has alread written her first article, which you can read here. No... Child Protective Services North Carolina Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:09:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d13-New-North-Carolina-examiner-joins-battle-to-reform-Child-Protective-Services?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d12-New-York-State-Supreme-Court-reverses-NYC-Family-Court-decision-which-removed-kids-from-mom?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner   Copyright. Wikimedia Commons The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department reversed a decision made by New York City Family Court Judge, Sarah P. Schechter, which stated that a mother had neglected her children. Judge... Family Court Child Neglect Removal of Children New York City Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:41:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d12-New-York-State-Supreme-Court-reverses-NYC-Family-Court-decision-which-removed-kids-from-mom?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Remember-Remember-the-fifth-of-November--Brit-laments-loss-of-childhood-celebration-of-Guy-Fawkes?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner 1930s anarchist poster. Public Domain.Quentin Lentts is moaning the destruction of the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day, which happens to be today, in his column, "Where have all the Guys gone? QUENTIN LETTS'S nostalgia for the fantastic Bon... Children's Entertainment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:10:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Remember-Remember-the-fifth-of-November--Brit-laments-loss-of-childhood-celebration-of-Guy-Fawkes?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d1-One-flu-over-the-swine-pen-or-a-journal-of-the-plague-week-or-how-I-survived-the-H1N1-virus?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Swine flu vaccine. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)October 28, 2009 Wednesday. Could not bring myself to write anything for www.examiner.com. No mental energy. Wanted to write about the one couple who did not appear for their hearing i... Immunization Swine Flu Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:10:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m11d1-One-flu-over-the-swine-pen-or-a-journal-of-the-plague-week-or-how-I-survived-the-H1N1-virus?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Mother-alleges-that-nurse-at-DeWitt-Clinton-High-in-the-Bronx-refused-to-treat-her-daughter?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner   In an email released to the media yesterday, the mother* of a student at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx alleges that a nurse at the school refused to see her daughter last Friday when her daughter asked to see her, and thus endangere... Bronx Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:34:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Mother-alleges-that-nurse-at-DeWitt-Clinton-High-in-the-Bronx-refused-to-treat-her-daughter?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Lost-Sparrow-to-celebrate-west-coast-premier--reveals-the-dangers-of-foster-care?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner   DVD Cover. Copyright. Chris Billings. I reported on the film Lost Sparrow earlier. In fact, after reporting about it, I went to see it in Little Falls, New York with my son. My son was so impressed with the film, he bought a copy, and I was s... Child Fatalities Films about CPS Foster Care Native Americans Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:09:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Lost-Sparrow-to-celebrate-west-coast-premier--reveals-the-dangers-of-foster-care?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Media-and-candidates-fail-to-provide-enough-info-for-voters-to-make-informed-decisions-about-judges?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Judges make decisions that affect all of us, yet when it comes time to vote for them, most of the time I don’t know enough about any of them to cast an intelligent ballot. I drive by signs in Amsterdam, New York,  that say Stewart, Kram... Family Court Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:33:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Media-and-candidates-fail-to-provide-enough-info-for-voters-to-make-informed-decisions-about-judges?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d25-The-new-Aryan-Nation-or-what-happens-when-the-UK-thinks-you-are-too-stupid-to-have-children?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner         Front cover of War Against the Weak by Edwin Black If Jesus returned to earth we would kill him again, but this time we wouldn't nail him to a cross. Instead we would strap him to a gurney, put him to sleep... Child Protective Services CPS Horror Stories Child Custody Removal of Children Parental Rights United Kingdom Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:17:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d25-The-new-Aryan-Nation-or-what-happens-when-the-UK-thinks-you-are-too-stupid-to-have-children?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Lawsuit-against-Arkansas-DHS-alleges-that-DHS-acted-in-bad-faith-in-mass-removal-of-kids-from-church?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Screenshot of Deposition showing that DHS has 24-72 hours to begin an investigation of abuse "YES!!!!!" Response from DHS employee, Sheri Funk, when she was asked if she wanted in on a planning meeting on September 12, 2008."The L... Child Protective Services Removal of Children Arkansas CPS and Religion Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:28:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Lawsuit-against-Arkansas-DHS-alleges-that-DHS-acted-in-bad-faith-in-mass-removal-of-kids-from-church?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Texas-CPS-takes-20-kids-from-La-Familia-NY-couple-sues-school-over-false-abuse-claims--more?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner Texas CPS seizes twenty children whose parents are part of La Familia drug cartelBy now you have heard of the raid on the drug cartel known as La Familia. The Associated Press is reporting that Texas Child Protective Services has taken twenty childre... Child Protective Services Texas Ulster County Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:12:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14537-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Texas-CPS-takes-20-kids-from-La-Familia-NY-couple-sues-school-over-false-abuse-claims--more?cid=exrss-Albany-CPS-and-Family-Court-Examiner