Foster Care
Independent reporting on CPS, foster care, adoption and family court — the cases the system would rather keep quiet.

Fighting Back in Ohio: One Parent’s Stand Against a Corrupt CPS and Family Court Intimidation
Ohio family courts and a supposed corrupt Child Protective Services (CPS) are under growing scrutiny—and for good reason. Across the state, parents are stepping forward to

When a False Drug Test Steals Your Children: One Massachusetts Family’s Ongoing Battle Against CPS
A Heartbreaking Allegation in Central Massachusetts A family in Central Massachusetts is speaking out after two years of heartbreak and confusion—two years without their children, taken

Shameka Williams Allegedly Laughed While Teen Lay Dying—Now Charged with Murder
Horror in Fairview Heights: What Allegedly Happened In Fairview Heights, IL, in May 2024, 18‑year‑old foster teen Mackenzi Felmlee was found unresponsive at the bottom of a

Sedgwick County Detective Shawn McMahon Charged with Felonies in Child Abuse Case Misconduct
Sedgwick County CPS Scandal: When Law Enforcement Fails Families The people of Sedgwick County, Kansas, are now facing a troubling question: What happens when the very

Justina Pelletier: The Medical Kidnapping That Sparked a National Outrage
The Shocking Story of Justina Pelletier In one of the most infamous cases of medical kidnapping in U.S. history, Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old girl from Connecticut,

Noah McAdams: A Florida Case of Medical Kidnapping Over Parental Medical Rights
Medical kidnapping continues to rise across the U.S., and the 2019 case of Noah McAdams in Florida highlights the alarming trend of government overreach into parental

Drake Pardo: Texas Medical Kidnapping Exposed
Drake Pardo, a medically fragile 4-year-old, was forcibly removed by Texas CPS in June 2019 after his parents sought a second medical opinion—an alarming case of

Baby Cyrus: A Traumatic “Medical Kidnapping” in Idaho
Medical kidnapping is when a child is separated from loving parents based on a disputed medical diagnosis—often involving CPS and hospital staff. The case of Baby

Maya Kowalski: A High-Stakes Case of Medical Kidnapping by Florida CPS
Medical kidnapping occurs when a child is removed from loving parents based on disputed medical diagnoses—often relying on one Child-Abuse Pediatrician (CAP). In Florida, the case

Medical Kidnapping in America: When Hospitals & CPS Tear Families Apart
Medical kidnapping happens when Child Protective Services (CPS) removes a child from loving parents after a disputed medical opinion—often on the word of a single Child‑Abuse





