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Boston Termination of Parental Rights

Family court ruling to terminate parental rights due to mental illness reversed

A New York state appellate court has reversed a decision by St. Lawrence County Family Court Judge, Barbara Potter, that terminated the parental...
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Anonymous comment on Waco child rapist case casts doubt

  • hearsay testimony in child rape cases
  • March 18, 2011
Sarah, be truthful, after all it was you who threatened to have these charges brought up if mr morrison did not break the law by returning the...
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Appellate court reverses Otsego Co. Family Court, says dad didn't neglect child

Otsego County Family Court ruled that T. K. was neglected, removed her from both of her parents and placed her in foster care in August of 2007....
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Higher court says Kings County Family Court erred in denying mother hearing about visitation rights

The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court has ruled in the Matter of Selena C. that Judge Susan Danoff...
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Court reverses termination of parental rights of woman who refused a cesarean

A little over a year ago, I reported the following, "A New Jersey woman, known only as V. M. in court papers, refused to consent to a cesarean...
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Albany Family Court says child who witnessed murder of mother by father is a severely abused child

Albany County father who murdered mother in front of children has parental rights terminatedA case that was initiated by a custodial grandmother...
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Appellate court reverses Albany Family Court Judge Gerard Maney's order to terminate parental rights

In the Matter of Alicia EE, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department reversed an amended order by...
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Judge Joe Griffin, Harry Barnes & Tony Alamo prove Levon Helm right when he said Arkansas has fools

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  • February 4, 2010
Young Woman: Hey mister, can I ask you where you're from? Levon Helm: I'm born in Arkansas. Young Woman: Arkansas? Levon Helm: Yes, ma'am. Young...
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Judge Joe Griffin terminates parental rights of six members of Tony Alamo Church in Arkansas

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  • January 30, 2010
Following three days of hearings, Judge Joe Griffin of Arkansas's Miller County Circuit Court terminated the parental rights of six members of the...
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Brooklyn Family Court judge refuses to terminate parental rights of incarcerated, illiterate dad

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  • September 29, 2009
Kings County (Brooklyn, NY) Family Court Judge J. Alan Beckoff denied a petition to terminate the parental rights of an incarcerated father late...
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