According to court documents, a pregnant 21-year-old Tazewell woman left the Claiborne County Hospital Monday after a doctor told her doing so would result in her and her unborn child’s death.  Police say Jessica Diamond Miracle signed herself out saying she just wanted to go home.  Miracle then had a baby boy in the hospital parking lot. READ MORE HERE

Witnesses say that a 25-year-old Flagstaff mother — now in jail on child abuse charges — punched her 2-year-old daughter in the face because she was upset over the price of orange juice at an eastside restaurant last week. The woman had finished eating breakfast at Mike and Ronda’s The Place when she got upset about the drink’s price and threw it at her infant as she sat in a stroller, according to information from the Flagstaff Police Department. READ MORE HERE

Sometimes through divorces, separations or physical in-capacities, issues such as child custody, support or visitation rights must be determined. A common misconception is that courts are likely to grant unreasonable custody arrangements, unrealistic visitation access or copious amounts of financial support awards to one party unfairly. In reality, courts have broad discretion in tailoring these orders, primarily taking into consideration the child’s best interests. According to Kansas state law, the court may order the joint legal custody of a child with both parties. In that event, the parties shall have equal rights to make decisions in the best interests of the child. Or, the court may order the sole legal custody of a child with one of the parties when the court finds that it is not in the best interests of the child that both of the parties have equal rights to make decisions pertaining to the child.  READ MORE HERE

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Child Custody Issues

If you have one or several of the issues listed below in your situation, YOU HAVE A GOOD CASE! Learn how to present these issues correctly. Don’t let them backfire on you. Your child is counting on you to speak for them.  READ MORE HERE

I never imagined I would pressure a grieving family member into giving me an interview.  But I was desperate. My deadline was looming and there was still an important piece missing from my story: An interview with the aunt of a young boy who was beaten to death. His aunt’s name is Katrina and she had agreed to meet me at the cemetery where little Christopher was buried. Then she  stood me up. I really needed this interview. Finally a few days later, I gathered the strength to pick up the phone one last time. She didn’t answer, so I left a message telling her that I would be writing about Christopher’s death with or without her. I wanted to do the story justice, but for that, I needed her. A few minutes later, she sent me a text…  READ MORE HERE

MOULTON, AL – A Moulton police officer is suspended with pay pending the outcome of a child abuse investigation. Mitchell Breland is charged with two felony counts of torture and willful abuse of a child under 18. Moulton police Chief Lyndon McWhorter said Breland turned himself in to Alabama Bureau of Investigation authorities this morning.  READ MORE HERE

RENO, NV — A woman was sentenced to 4-16 years for child abuse and neglect today, according to Washoe County Deputy District Attorney Elliott Sattler.  Tkeyah Jordan, 21, has been convicted of child abuse and neglect after her live-in boyfriend, Trevor Swanson, dislocated her toddler, Nalaya’s, shoulder and she did not take her to the doctor for fear they would be charged with child abuse. READ MORE HERE

BUFFALO, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that James S. Allen, 36, of New Baltimore, Michigan, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with cyber-stalking, trafficking in computer passwords, and making harassing telephone calls. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that according to complaint, between June 24, 2012 and August 14, 2012, the defendant utilized the Internet and text messages to communicate with at least 10 female victims in the Western District of New York, many of them minors, in an effort to obtain pornographic pictures of the minors. The complaint alleges that Allen would contact the victims and tell them that he found naked pictures of them on the Internet. The defendant then directed the victims to a specific website to view the pictures. In reality, the website was a front by which the defendant sought to surreptitiously obtain the victim’s private e-mail address and password—such a site is sometimes referred to by law enforcement as a “phishing” website.  READ MORE HERE

America’s original most-hated mom Susan Smith was found in a pool of blood in her prison cell after she slashed her wrists during one of her bizarre cutting rituals, according to reports. The 40-year-old monster mom came to national attention in 1994 when she strapped her sons – Michael, three, and Alex, one – into their car seats before rolling the vehicle into a lake so she could be with her wealthy lover. She is serving a life sentence in Leath Correctional institute in North Carolina after she eventually confessed to the murder of her children. READ MORE HERE

A 49-year-old man accused of sending sexually explicit messages to at least 17 young girls on Facebook is ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’, said police. An investigation into Duane Charles Parker, of Lafayette, Louisiana, found that he sent sexual messages to preteens who were all schoolmates and sent a video of himself masturbating while saying what he wanted to do to a seventh-grade girl, investigators revealed yesterday. Parker’s arrest last month also led to him being charged with aggravated sexual assault against a child relative, who was still living with Parker when he was captured. READ MORE HERE

Denver, CO  – Theresa Carothers, 36, and Kevin Carothers, 35, have been jailed after they allegedly raped Theresa Carothers’ underage daughter repeatedly over a period of two years. According to police, Theresa Carothers was arrested Wednesday in Lakewood after sexually assaulted her own daughter along with her husband. Keven Carothers, the victim’s step-father, was taken into custody last week. READ MORE HERE

MADISON  – A judge set bail Wednesday for a father accused of killing his three sons in a house fire last week at $1.4 million. Armin Wand III, 32, of Argyle, faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide, three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and one count of arson in connection with the fire. Lafayette County Circuit Judge William D. Johnston set his bail at $200,000 per count. Investigators have accused Armin Wand III’s brother, Jeremy Wand, 18, also of Argyle, of helping set the fire. He faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and one count of arson. The judge set his bail at $200,000 per charge as well for a total cash bond of $1.2 million. READ MORE HERE

MUNCIE, Ind.  – Muncie Police say a 16-year-old boy committed suicide using his mom’s prescription medication. That mom is now behind bars. Sabrina Howard, 40, of Muncie is charged with neglect of a dependent and causing suicide, both Class B felonies. Police say she knew her son had taken her pills, yet she did nothing about it until it was too late. “I think she believes she is not responsible for his death. I think putting all the pieces of the puzzle together we came to the conclusion she was, and that’s why she was arrested,” said Muncie Police detective, Sgt. Linda Cook.  READ MORE HERE

After being raped repeatedly by her father, a 13-year-old girl was set on fire. After her mother left her family, a 13-year-old girl from Central India was raped over a two week time span by her own father, who then set her ablaze and left her to die on the outskirts of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The girl was found by neighbors, who took her to the closest hospital where they say she will be okay. Sixty percent of her body is covered in burns.  READ MORE HERE

A 30-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after having sex with a 15-year-old boy and infecting him with HIV.  Keith ‘Keyoko’ Sumlin met the teenager online through a mobile phone app and invited him to his home in Pembroke Pines, Sunrise, California, where they had sex. According to the arrest affidavit, Sumlin allegedly then posted on a social networking site that he had sex with a ‘little boy’.  READ MORE HERE