A father in Queens has been arrested for violently shaking his eight month old son to death. The father admitted to officials to repeatedly shaking and even punching the baby in the back when he could not get him to stop crying. The baby was on life support for over…
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Dugard Kidnapping Case Expects Guilty Plea
A young girl was abducted and kept in a hidden compound for 18 years. The man which is alleged to of kidnapped her and fathered two children with her by rape, is in court on Thursday. It’s likely that he will plead guilty which will at least give the girl…
Mother jailed after children fall from top of a car, a New York Family Lawyer explains
A woman was put in jail after her children were injured after being awarded for good behavior. The mother attempted to award her child who helped her clean the house, a New York Family Lawyer mentioned. The 8-year-old and 9-year-old children were taken to the hospital after they fell from…
Dad Left Child Alone with Loaded Weapon
Police have recently charged a man in a worrying case where he left his child alone with a loaded weapon. The man went out and is alleged to of left his five year old daughter alone in the house with a loaded gun explains a New York Family Lawyer. This…
Child trafficking concerns halt adoption proceedings in Nepal, reports New York Family Lawyer
Families who are looking to adopt a child from Nepal, or who are in the process of doing so, have been put on hold as adoption proceedings have been made more difficult in recent months because of fears of child trafficking, said a New York Family Lawyer. Dozens of families…
Authorities crack down on truancy by sending non-compliant parents to jail
Remember the good old days when skipping a day of school was not punishable by fines and jail time? Most of us have taken an unscheduled day off of school at one time or another as children, having begged our parents, with sleepy eyes, to just let us stay in…
Bill Reintroduced to Congress: Same-Sex Couples to Sponsor Foreign Partners
About two months ago, the Obama Administration announced that it would not defend the Defense of Marriage Act, the controversial act that restricts federal benefits for heterosexual couples. Since that announcement, Immigration Equality, a nonprofit based in Washington and New York that advocates in favor of gay immigrants, announced its…
16-Year-Old Mother Arrested After Taking Own Child
Daytona Beach police told of a 16-year-old mother who was arrested after taking her baby from a foster home agency that worked with abused and neglected children to give them new homes. The girl and her baby had been taken to Community Partnership for Children in Daytona Beach, Florida. She…
Stepmother accused of murder and severe abuse
Authorities continue to search for the missing head of 10-year-old disabled girl, Zahra after a long search revealed her desecrated body, said New York Family Lawyers. Elise Baker, 42, is accused of abusing, murdering and dismembering the girl’s body, according to NYC Family Lawyer reports. Coroner reports said Zahra died…
Jury finds man guilty after he killed a young child while driving under the influence of alcohol,
A man and his girlfriend made a crucial and deadly mistake when they made the decision to let the man drive her young son home after she was arrested one evening, revealed a New York City Family Lawyer. In Manhattan and Long Island this crime is considered the ultimate in…