Tag Archives: Child Neglect

How Can Understanding DCF Child Neglect Save Happy Families?

How Can Understanding DCF Child Neglect Save Happy Families?  What is Child Neglect? The Massachusetts [...]

How Harmful are Anonymous & False Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect for Families?

How Do Anonymous False Reports of MA DCF Child Abuse and MA DCF Child Neglect [...]

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Reversing An Allegation Of Neglect Against A Babysitter

ISSUE Whether the DCF can support their claim that the substantiated concerns of Child 1 [...]

I Left My Son Alone in the Car for Five Minutes

I Left My Son Alone in the Car for Five Minutes — And It Caused [...]

Reversing DCF Allegations of Physical Abuse and Neglect Against a Teacher in Superior Court – Case Study

Procedural History: Our client (hereinafter Ms. A) was a Teacher in Early Education Care (EEC). [...]

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Reversing a Supported Allegation of Negligent Supervision by a Caretaker – Case Study

Procedural History: The Mother we represented had numerous 51A’s reports of child abuse and or [...]

DCF Child Neglect due to Malnutrition

There have been cases of children being removed from their homes by DCF due to [...]

Boston Globe spotlights DCF overstepping its Boundaries

The Boston Globe recently ran a piece titled “The call from DCF: ‘We have your [...]

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Putting Children First with the DCF

Sunday night, Sept. 30 2018, a Taunton woman, Melissa Hope, 34 was arrested after a [...]

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Losing Your Child Because of an Unlicensed Caregiver

When a child enters your life, it can be difficult to balance the responsibilities of [...]