Cuhen and Marco's mother Kimberly Chavez were sentenced to 10 years in prison each for
child abandonment resulting in death.
Not exact matches
The
result is a near wholesale
abandonment of the public schools, especially those that serve poor
children.
Of these, 87.1 % were female and 12.9 % male — a
result of China's historical one -
child policy and the frequent
abandonment of girls at orphanages.
It has stated that it is U.S. policy to «deter
child abductions» and that «the Convention's purpose [is] to prevent harms
resulting from abductions,» which «can have devastating consequences for a
child» and may be «one of the worst forms of
child abuse» that «can cause psychological problems ranging from depression and acute stress disorder to posttraumatic stress disorder and identity formation issues» and lead to a
child's experiencing «loss of community and stability, leading to loneliness, anger, and fear of
abandonment» and «may prevent the
child from forming a relationship with the left - behind parent, impairing the
child's ability to mature.»
abandonment A situation in which the
child has been left by the parent (s), the parent's identity or whereabouts are unknown, the
child suffers serious harm, as a
result of his / her desertion, or the parent has failed to maintain contact with the
child or to provide reasonable support for a specified period of time.
Child abandonment can
result in serious legal consequences.
Child abandonment can
result in legal consequences through criminal court as well as in family court.
Children may become alienated as the
result of parental
abandonment.