DCPP Drug Testing Protocols in New Jersey
Is it Mandatory to Take a Drug Test if Child Protective Services Requests it in NJ? The New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) is charged with investigating reports of child abuse and neglect. In some cases, these reports have to do with a parent’s drug and alcohol use. If you are under […]
read full articleLeading Causes of Child Neglect, Abuse, and Mistreatment
CPS Attorneys Discuss Contributing Factors for Children Experiencing Abusive or Neglectful Behavior by Parents and Caregivers No child deserves to be abused or neglected, yet so many children are born into circumstances that make them more likely to suffer from violence or deprivation. According to Childhelp, an organization for child abuse prevention, about five children a […]
read full articleIs Leaving a Child Unattended Considered Neglect in New Jersey?
A neighbor reported your child was roaming the neighborhood alone, and now child protective services wants to investigate you. Of course, you’re worried about your family and what happens next. Understanding what happens in a child neglect investigation by DCPP/DYFS and whether leaving your child unattended is neglect can help. To talk to an experienced […]
read full articleComplaint for Child Abuse in Somerset County Dismissed Thanks to Our Lawyers
DCP&P Complaint for Child Abuse in Somerset County? Case Dismissed Thanks to Our DCP&P Defense Lawyers Sadly, E.U and his family were under investigation and brought to Court by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (known as DCP&P). The Division claimed that both parents were medically neglecting their daughter, who had an eating disorder. […]
read full articleHackettstown, NJ Woman Arrested for Allegedly Leaving 5-Year-Old Home Alone
Hackettstown Woman Faces Criminal Charges After She Allegedly Left 5-Year-Old Daughter Home Alone A woman in Hackettstown, New Jersey was recently jailed after she was accused of leaving her young daughter home alone all day. The woman in the alleged child neglect case is Alison Gamba, a 41-year-old resident of Hackettstown in Warren County, NJ. […]
read full articleIndiana Man and Woman Charged After Toddler Fires Handgun
The Merrillville Police in Northwest Indiana took a man into custody after a woman was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old daughter. The police indicated that the woman was in her car in a parking lot and the woman’s boyfriend left his 9mm handgun with extended magazine on the center console while he went inside the […]
read full articlePennsylvania Woman Reported for Child Abuse by Kid’s Dentist
Child Abuse Investigation Regarding Dental Treatment A Pennsylvania mother was recently investigated by child protective services for canceling the child’s dentist appointment. On March 19, 2018, the mother posted a letter she received from Smiles 4 Keeps, a pediatric dental office in Bartonsville, Pennsylvania. In the letter, the office informs Hoyumpa that if she does […]
read full articleIowa Mother Gets Probation for Child Endangerment Charges
A mother in Iowa was sentenced to probation on child endangerment charges after leaving her four children home alone while she took a trip to Germany last year. The mother is Erin Lee Macke, a 31 year-old resident of Iowa. A court recently sentenced her to two years of probation on four counts of child […]
read full articleFort Lee Woman Charged with Child Endangerment for Allegedly Leaving Toddler in Car
A Fort Lee woman who allegedly left her sleeping toddler alone in a car faces criminal charges after a tow-truck company towed the illegally parked vehicle with the baby inside. Yuqing Jiang, a 46-year-old resident of Fort Lee, told police that she parked in the Fort Lee Town Center l and ran into a nearby […]
read full articleCalifornia Family Being Investigated for Child Neglect Dies in Car Accident
A family of eight was tragically killed after their SUV plunged off a California highway. Three days before the accident, the family was being investigated by Child Protective Services; the agency had received a phone call from a next-door neighbor indicating that one of the children was not being fed by the parents and had […]
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