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Heritage Defense Foundation Submits Amicus Brief to the Texas Supreme Court

Heritage Defense Foundation Submits Amicus Brief to the Texas Supreme Court

09.12.19

Earlier this month, Heritage Defense Foundation submitted an amicus legal brief to the Texas Supreme Court in regards to the Drake Pardo case.   The crux of the argument is simple: Read More

Homeschool Mom Falsely Accused of Murder and Sentenced to Life in Prison

Homeschool Mom Falsely Accused of Murder and Sentenced to Life in Prison

08.03.19

Hannah Overton was a homeschool mom of five from Texas. She and her husband were in the process of adopting Andrew, a 4-year-old boy they were fostering. Little did they know that their lives were Read More

After Mom Eats Poppyseed Bread and Fails Drug Test, CPS Opens Investigation

After Mom Eats Poppyseed Bread and Fails Drug Test, CPS Opens Investigation

06.10.19

On her way to the hospital to give birth, Jamie, a New York mom, stopped at a coffee shop and ate a piece of lemon poppyseed bread. After her son Hunter was born, a doctor told Jamie that she had Read More

CPS Agrees to Pay $127k Sanction for Wrongful Removal of Children

CPS Agrees to Pay $127k Sanction for Wrongful Removal of Children

05.23.19

After 5-month-old Mason Bright fell out of a chair and injured his head, his mother rushed him to the hospital. After the hospital discovered multiple skull fractures, they suspected child abuse and Read More

SWAT Enters Home After Parents Disagree with Doctor Over Treatment

SWAT Enters Home After Parents Disagree with Doctor Over Treatment

04.25.19

After Sarah took her son to the hospital with a high fever, the doctor told them to go to the ER. After the doctor learned that Sarah had not immediately gone to the ER (because her son’s fever was Read More

Father Arrested After Daughter Tells Teacher He Spanked Her

Father Arrested After Daughter Tells Teacher He Spanked Her

03.21.19

After a California lawmaker’s young daughter told her teacher that her father had spanked her, he was arrested for child cruelty and CPS took away his three children. Read More

Police and CPS Investigate Family After CT Scan Is Misread

Police and CPS Investigate Family After CT Scan Is Misread

02.18.19

All too often, innocent parents find themselves facing a CPS investigation. Once someone reports a family to social services, it can be very difficult to get out of the investigation unscathed. Read More

Medical Staff Use CPS Threat to Force Women’s Compliance During Labor

Medical Staff Use CPS Threat to Force Women’s Compliance During Labor

12.21.18

In 2010, after Michelle Mitchell’s physician recommended she have a cesarean section, her doctor threatened to call CPS if she did not consent to it.  Read More

Member Story: Hospital Says: Bring Your Daughter Back or We Are Calling CPS

Member Story: Hospital Says: Bring Your Daughter Back or We Are Calling CPS

11.30.18

Olivia was 9-years-old, caught a stomach bug, then stopped eating and walking. The hospital ordered psychotherapy for 35 hours a week and said her parents could not be involved. The parents said no, Read More

Judge Orders CPS to Have No Contact with Children They Took from Family

Judge Orders CPS to Have No Contact with Children They Took from Family

10.20.18

After Michael and Melissa Bright’s infant son fell and hurt his head, they took him to a hospital. The hospital reported the Brights to CPS, which then took both of their children by emergency Read More

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