Sentences with phrase «parental neglect or abuse»

Shafer, a salesperson with Lahaina Realty Inc. in Fort Myers, spends up to 30 hours a week working with children who've been made wards of the court due to parental neglect or abuse.

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Perhaps the most common use of the language of parental rights is to protect the possessive claims of those whose history of abuse or neglect as parents has largely undermined their claim to the title.

Researchers often attribute attention deficit disorder to environmental factors such as parental neglect or mental abuse.

But while it is true that behaviors like neglect and abuse can exert a disturbingly powerful influence on children, it is also true that the effect of some detrimental parental behaviors can be diminished or even reversed if those behaviors change.

A court in the District of Columbia assumes that joint custody is in the best interests of the child unless there's a history of child abuse, neglect, parental kidnapping or family violence.

When parental attachments don't form properly (as a result of abuse, neglect or harmful parenting), the child is less likely to develop a strong sense of independence.

While it is absolutely true that ongoing stress is bad for a baby's brain, the stress that is shown to cause developmental problems is the chronic stress suffered by babies who are abused or neglected, or void of any parental figure in their life (such as babies born in orphanages in China).

In cases of adoption from foster care, will the DOH contact birth parents whose parental rights were terminated due to abuse or neglect, requiring the adoptee to get «permission» from his or her abusers even if the adoptee knows their names?

Adversity is commonly defined as anything children perceive as a threat to their physical safety or that jeopardizes their family or social structure, including emotional, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, bullying by peers, violence at home, parental divorce, separation or death, parental substance abuse, living in a neighborhood with high crime rates, homelessness, discrimination, poverty and the loss of a relative or another loved one.

In Texas, maltreatment is defined as neglectful supervision, physical abuse, physical neglect, medical neglect, sexual abuse, abandonment, emotional abuse or refusal to assume parental responsibility.

The Alabama Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) applies in cases where a custody decision is made or which impact access to a child — including divorce, legal separation, neglect, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from abuse concerning the legal custody, physical custody and visitation of children are decided.

Representing in all legal proceedings concerning child protective services, removals in abuse or neglect cases, foster care, termination of parental rights, entrustment approvals, relief of custody, delinquency, and CHINS cases

Parental alienation syndrome occurs when a parent emotionally manipulates a child into turning against his or her other parent, in the absence of abuse or neglect.

Frances is in demand in very complex public law children proceedings in which the central issues include exceptionally serious injuries, non-accidental death / murder (child or parent), serious sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, very serious neglect, torture, learning and mental health difficulties, fabricated or induced illness, reporting restriction orders and the curtailment of parental responsibility.

(4)(a) When a claim of child abuse or neglect, domestic violence, or sexual assault where there is also a claim that the child was conceived as a result of the sexual assault has been made to the court, or the court has reason to believe that a party has committed child abuse or neglect, domestic violence, or sexual assault that resulted in the conception of the child, prior to allocating parental responsibilities, including parenting time and decision - making responsibility, and prior to considering the factors set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1.5) of this section, the court shall consider the following factors:

But when multiple traumatic events contribute to a health problem — such as physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, parental neglect, severe illness, accident, injury, or health - related trauma that result in chronic impairment to health and well - being — the time to heal may be longer.

Has been convicted or had adjudication withheld on a charge of child abuse, child neglect, domestic violence, parental kidnapping, or interference with custody;

(They are often reclassified as abused or neglected or abandoned to meet the requirements of funding).28 Whatever the reason for their involvement with child welfare services — whether difficult child behavior or some measure of parental incapacity — the share of children involved with these services who have behavior problems is substantial.

Felitti and colleagues1 first described ACEs and defined it as exposure to psychological, physical or sexual abuse, and household dysfunction including substance abuse (problem drinking / alcoholic and / or street drugs), mental illness, a mother treated violently and criminal behaviour in the household.1 Along with the initial ACE study, other studies have characterised ACEs as neglect, parental separation, loss of family members or friends, long - term financial adversity and witness to violence.2 3 From the original cohort of 9508 American adults, more than half of respondents (52 %) experienced at least one adverse childhood event.1 Since the original cohort, ACE exposures have been investigated globally revealing comparable prevalence to the original cohort.4 5 More recently in 2014, a survey of 4000 American children found that 60.8 % of children had at least one form of direct experience of violence, crime or abuse.6 The ACE study precipitated interest in the health conditions of adults maltreated as children as it revealed links to chronic diseases such as obesity, autoimmune diseases, heart, lung and liver diseases, and cancer in adulthood.1 Since then, further evidence has revealed relationships between ACEs and physical and mental health outcomes, such as increased risk of substance abuse, suicide and premature mortality.4 7

Children recruited for the DCF group met the following criteria: (i) removal from parental care because of allegations of abuse or neglect, and (ii) 96 - hour temporary custody of the children awarded to DCF by the courts.

In deciding child custody, the court considers the best interests of the children, the wishes and concerns of the parents, the child's wishes and concerns, the child's relationship with their parents, siblings, and extended family, the child's adjustment and development at home, school, and in the community, the mental and physical health of the parents, child, and siblings, the parental history of paying child support, the parental history of abuse or neglect of any child, the denial of other parent's rights to visitation, and any parental relocation plans.

The court may terminate parental rights due to repeated abuse or chronic neglect or endangerment.

Perinatal depression may be comorbid with marital discord, divorce, family violence (verbal and / or physical), substance use and abuse, child abuse and neglect, failure to implement the injury - prevention components from anticipatory guidance (eg, car safety seats and electrical plug covers), 10 failure to implement preventive health practices for the child (eg, Back to Sleep), 10, — , 13 and difficulty managing chronic health conditions such as asthma or disabilities in the young child.11, 14 Families with a depressed parent (ie, any parental depression) overutilize health care and emergency facilities.14 Studies of families of a person with major depression that began before 30 years of age demonstrate that the parent, siblings, and children are 3 to 5 times more likely to have major depression themselves.

Sole custody does not terminate the parental rights of the non-custodial parent, which is typically a non-divorce related procedure pursued by the state's attorney's office in the event of serious neglect or abuse to a minor.

In cases where there has been abuse or extreme neglect, parental rights can be taken away by the government authorities.

The first include extreme poverty, severe family conflict, abuse and neglect, or parental abuse of alcohol and drugs.

Difficulties in our most important attachments such as childhood physical or sexual abuse, neglect, losses, birth trauma, medical trauma, parental drug or alcohol abuse, or caregiver misattunement have a limiting effect.

Child maltreatment was measured by examining child protective services reports using State agency data, medical chart documentation for possible abuse or neglect, and parental report of harsh punishment via the Parent - Child Conflict Tactics scale.

(high probability of having experienced parental separation or divorce, emotional neglect, and parental substance abuse - but no emotional and physical abuse; 15.3 % of the sample)

Insecure attachments are significantly linked to poor styles of parenting that affect the quality of the child's attachment, such as disturbed family interactions, parental rejection, inattentive or disorganized parenting, neglect, and abuse.

Skills to manage risks that may arise for children of different developmental stages and / or ages from contact with the visiting parent, including parental and / or family conflict, abuse and / or neglect, substance abuse, family violence, mental health issues or interruption of contact

Toxic stress response - can occur when a child experiences strong and / or prolonged multiples stressful events without adequate adult support, for example, physical or emotional abuse, chronic neglect, parental mental illness, or exposure to violence.

Parental alienation syndrome occurs when a parent emotionally manipulates a child into turning against his or her other parent, in the absence of abuse or neglect.

Parental alienation involves one parent spoiling the relationship between a child and the other parent in the absence of actual abuse or neglect.

The following resources explain how respite care services support and strengthen families at risk for child abuse and neglect and how they can help families experiencing family disruptions, such as parental separation or divorce, that may have a negative impact on children.

Unless there is evidence of an intrafamily offense, abuse, neglect, or parental kidnapping, the court favors joint custody.

Courts consider several factors in deciding child custody, including the child's wishes and concerns, the child's relationship with their parents, siblings, and extended family, the child's adjustment and development at home, school, and in the community, the mental, physical, and emotional health of the parents, child, and siblings, the wishes and concerns of the parents, parental abuse or neglect and parental failure to pay support.

This study examined the association between 10 categories of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): abuse (physical, emotional, or sexual); neglect (physical or emotional); and growing up with household substance abuse, criminality of household members, mental illness among household members, and parental discord and illicit drug use.

Our research shows that around half of children (52 %) are in kinship care as a result of parental drug or alcohol misuse, although other reasons include bereavement, imprisonment, parental abuse or neglect and parental ill health.

There is no PA when true parental abuse, neglect or the witnessing of abuse, verbal or physical, is present.

Children may have been relinquished, abandoned or have had a termination of parental rights due to abuse or neglect.

These risks can be related to biological or developmental issues for the infant; family relationships and the quality of caregiving during these critical early years; the mental health of caregiving adults (e.g. maternal depression, parental substance abuse, etc.); and stressful family circumstances or early experiences (e.g. neglect, poverty, trauma, etc)..

For young children experiencing toxic stress from recurrent child abuse or neglect, severe maternal depression, parental substance abuse, or family violence, interventions that provide intensive services matched to the problems they are designed to address can prevent the disruption of brain architecture and promote better developmental outcomes.

Similarly, adverse childhood experiences (such as parental separation or divorce, abuse, or neglect) have detrimental effects on the child's cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well - being.

Risk factors lead to developmental delays: Children with risk factors, such as living in low - income households, abuse or neglect, prenatal exposure to alcohol or other substances, and low parental education, have a higher incidence of developmental delays and disabilities than the general population.

This practical casebook and widely adopted text presents effective, creative approaches to helping children who have experienced such stressful situations as parental death or divorce, abuse and neglect, violence in the school or community, and natural disasters.

Further, as respecting possible modification, because of past issues of the defendant failing to comply with orders of the court; providing token compliance with orders of the court while ignoring the spirit and intent of the orders (including the orders dated December 1, 2010); the defendant's lengthy pattern of contemptuous conduct; the expenses and financial waste caused by the defendant; the substantial financial drain on the resources of the plaintiff and the guardian ad litem caused by the defendant; the pattern of parental alienation; prior false reports of abuse and / or neglect to governmental entities; and the need for repose on the part of the minor child, it is anticipated that in addition to satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, no modification motion is permitted to be filed by defendant regarding the sole physical and / or sole legal custody arrangements, except in the case of the plaintiff's total and permanent disability as determined by the Social Security Administration, unless the following conditions are satisfied...» Eisenlohr v. Eisenlohr, 2011 WL 1566201 at * 4 (Conn.Super.).

The overall results of the Early Start evaluation suggested that, although the program had benefits in the areas of child health, child education, parenting, child abuse and neglect, and child behaviors, there was no evidence of parallel changes in parental or family functioning.

Some things that can cause a disruption to the normal attachment process include neglect, abuse, separation from the primary caregiver, changes in the primary caregiver, frequent moves / placements, traumatic experiences, maternal depression parental drug use or a parent's own attachment issues, chronic pain such as colic, or a child not being allowed to express their need.

A court in the District of Columbia assumes that joint custody is in the best interests of the child unless there's a history of child abuse, neglect, parental kidnapping or family violence.