Recently, there have been a number of publicized cases, where school staff members have been charged with Failure to Report Child Abuse and Neglect after learning about sexual assault allegations. In Fort Collins and Larimer County, if you are a mandatory reporter, you are required by law to report ANY suspected child abuse or neglect, whether the alleged abuser is Continue Reading
Category: Child Abuse
Fort Collins Child Abuse LawyerDad Gets in Altercation with His Daughter’s Bully
Physically harming a child or putting them in a dangerous situation, is charged as Child Abuse in Fort Collins and Larimer County. People are protective over their children and it comes as no surprise to me that a parent would get involved when they find out that their child is being bullied. However, one parent might have taken their protectiveness Continue Reading
Fort Collins Child Abuse Attorney Next Time, Call a Babysitter
A mother was recently arrested for Child Abuse after duct taping her son to a chair in the basement so she could take her daughter to the pool. According to the news report, the boy’s grandmother had wanted to take him to lunch, but the mother told her no. The grandmother was worried, so she went to the house and Continue Reading
Fort Collins Child Abuse Attorney | Don’t Open Those Presents or Else!
There is nothing better than finding the perfect present for someone, wrapping it, and giving it to them on Christmas. Watching their reaction as they open it is absolutely priceless. But, we know, kids tend to get excited and don’t especially like waiting for Christmas to get their presents. Hence, we get the snoopers who look through closets and under Continue Reading
Fort Collins Child Abuse Attorney | Leaving Children Home Alone – When is it Child Abuse?
While Colorado has no official law concerning what age a child can be left home alone, that does not prevent a parent from being charged with Child Abuse if the unsupervised children encountered danger. That is the case for a Denver mom, who was recently sentenced to 10 days in jail and four years of probation for Child Abuse. According Continue Reading
Fort Collins Child Abuse Attorney | Arrest for Making Children Walk to School?
I have heard so many stories about the government over-reaching and not allowing parents to discipline or raise their own children, but this one may just take the cake. A mother was trying to teach her two daughters a lesson after they missed the bus. My guess is that this was not the first time they had missed it. For Continue Reading
Child Abuse in Fort Collins | Once Again, the Law Oversteps and Causes More Harm than Good
Sometimes, things just don’t go according to plan. Everyone has experienced this at one time or another. Whether you intend to leave on time for work and spill your coffee, making you late or you have everything scheduled out for your vacation and the transportation breaks down making you miss your scheduled events. Basically, life happens. One family had a Continue Reading
No Seatbelts on the Hood | Child Abuse in Fort Collins
Teenagers do not always agree with their parents. Sometimes, parents have to take drastic steps to punish their kids and ground them or take away their video games or cell phone in order to prove a point. Emotionally charged teens tend to feel like these punishments are the end of the world. That seems to be exactly how one 13-year-old Continue Reading
Loveland Man Facing Seven Different Charges for a Weekend Crime Spree | Assault and Domestic Violence
A Loveland man is being charged with multiple crimes after a bad weekend with his ex-girlfriend. According to the report, the man assaulted his ex-girlfriend and held her captive in her bedroom for over two hours. He then left her home, only to return later, break-in, and assault her friend. The man is facing Domestic Violence False Imprisonment and Third Continue Reading
Skipping Church is Never a Good Idea | Child Abuse in Fort Collins
We all know kids like to wander. And given the opportunity, they always choose play over obligations. Well, one son’s tendency to wander and play got his father arrested. His father, from another state, is being charged with Child Endangerment after his 8 year old son skipped church to play. The boy was supposed to get on the church bus Continue Reading