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Best Interest of the Child Summit

On Feb 11, 2011, sixteen of our board members and friends attended the “Best Interest Of  The Child” in Caro, MI. Two of our group were presenters at the summit. Dennis Lawrence spoke on the poor treatment of next of kin, especially grandparents, by the CPS system, and the need for reform in the operation [...]

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U.S. Parental Rights Amendment

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Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution View the latest movie fromparentalrights.org OverruledMovie.com Why We Need It (Info from parentarights.org  Oct, 2011) In 2005, the U.S. Ninth Circuit “affirm[ed] that the Meyer-Pierce [fundamental parental] right does not extend beyond the threshold of the school door.” They also held that “[p]arents…have no constitutional right…to prevent a [...]

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Follow the Money

Fact: In Michigan, Senate Bill 435-440 would continue foster care through age 21. The Bill Analysis, Fiscal Impact statement says, “The most recent estimate for foster care payments is $24,500 per individual a year…”  (http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2011-SFA-0435-F.pdf ,page 3, paragraph 3, last sentence, Sept 2011) Fact: Social Security “…title IV-E funding, which primarily supports the placement of children [...]

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Family Stories

Michigan For Parental Rights, an affiliate of ours, has an excellent Facebook page with news articles.  http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Michigan-for-Parental-Rights/174338535961251    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… “Legally Kidnapped“ , has a collection of family stories which illustrate the serious need for reform. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qg8IsJGCPBo …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Newborn baby taken from mother because of a poppy seed bagel (A Pennsylvania Family’s Story) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSD9i3ykuOQ&feature=related&mid=51 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… $25000 bail for a sunburn http://abcnews.go.com/US/jersey-mother-accused-letting-daughter-tanning-bed/story?id=16258272#.T6HivOhSSvd Your [...]

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