Michigan

Indiana Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths Cut in Half Since 2003
Although Indiana Statehouse Democrats have criticized the Daniels administration lately over the number of child deaths in the state due to abuse and neglect,  a new report shows that number has dropped considerably over the past seven years...

Sleazy Banksters To Launch Toll-Free Phone Number In Search For Robosigner Victims
The Wall Street Journal reports:It probably won?t include ?1-800-ROBO,? but big banks are preparing to launch a toll-free number to find consumers harmed by problems in foreclosure processing...

Army Brat Dies On-Base From Abuse by Soldier, And Army Denies State Law Duty to Report Child Abuse to Civilian State Child Protective Services
Daughter lives with Father and Stepmother. Father is in the US army and lives on-base. Father regularly beats Daughter. Stepmother regularly beats and whips Daughter. Stepmother confesses beatings to military Coworkers...

NSS submits report to UN over Irish child abuse
The NSS has submitted a comprehensive report to the United Nations and the Social Rights Committee of the Council of Europe severely critical of the Irish Government's subservience to the Catholic Church over many decades on the subject of child abuse.

Vatican under pressure over child abuse report
The Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNHRC) says the Vatican is ignoring her calls to produce a report on child protection that is 13 years overdue.

Child Abuse and California Law
In 2006, according to a report by the California Department of Social Services, 140 children died in the state as a result of abuse or neglect.  In fact, there were over 450,000 reported cases of abuse in California that year...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Child Support Survival Guide
The Child Support Enforcement System

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Child Support Overview
Federal requires states to set guidelines for support.

Child Support Orders
How to modify terms

Michigan State
Settles Class Action Over Child Welfare

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

Foster Sisters
Department of Children and Family Services and Penny Lane Centers pay $420,000 child abuse settlement.

Washington State
Reaches Settlement in Child Care Workers Class Action

Child Abuse Settlement
The mother of 6-year-old Brandon Ford has accepted a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit that claimed the boy was severely brain damaged while in foster care...

Nestle USA
Recalls Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough Products