Articles Tagged with custody

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A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly hiding a missing teenage boy she had been trying to adopt.

On February 10, a teenage boy was reported missing from an academy that provides care for children who have had multiple unsuccessful foster placements. He had been given permission to visit a local park, but when staff went to pick him up, he was not there. When the authorities were notified, they began investigating, and learned that earlier that day, the boy had been involved in an incident with a woman who volunteers at the academy.

According to reports, the woman had been in the process of trying to adopt the teen, but she was ordered to cut off all contact with him. When she talked to the authorities, she reportedly said the last time she saw him was at the park, and she had only gone there to give him food. When asked if she knew where he might have gone, she suggested that they search the Tampa area.

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A woman is on house arrest after a viral video of what appeared to show her abusing her infant daughter was brought to the attention of the authorities.

According to reports, early last week, many internet users viewed a video that caused them to believe a baby was being abused by a woman later identified as her mother. The footage reportedly showed the infant being spit on and shoved by the head, in addition to having liquid that appeared to be dishwashing detergent squirted in her mouth. Many people who had seen the content were calling for the mother’s arrest, and when the authorities found out about the situation, an investigation was opened.

Child Protective Services worked alongside the Loveland Police Department when looking into the details of the situation. They reportedly learned that the mother of the infant, who is just over one year old, recorded a video while allegedly mistreating the baby. They also found out that the infant’s dad had a copy of the video, and it was reported that the woman sent it to him after she made it.

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A woman from northeastern New Jersey was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly taking her child without permission while driving a vehicle that had previously been reported as stolen.

On April 24, a 28-year-old mother from Jersey City who reportedly does not have custody of her daughter took off in an automobile that was allegedly stolen. According to reports, she drove to an address in Bogota where her daughter was staying. She allegedly knew she was not supposed to take the child, but she reportedly left with her in the vehicle.

The authorities were notified, and it was reported that the child was found at a residence in Lodi with her mother.

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A woman from Maine who is out of bail for allegedly assaulting her ex in a prior incident reportedly stabbed him in the head during a dispute over physical custody of their child.

Recently, a couple from Norridgewock who have a 3-year-old daughter together were involved in a situation resulting in the arrest of the woman for alleged domestic violence against the man. When she was released on bail, she was ordered to stay away from her ex and his house.

On the evening of December 7, the 40-year-old woman allegedly violated the bail requirements and went to the man’s residence. Since they split up, they have shared custody of the child, and the youngster was at his home at the time. The woman was trying to get her ex to hand over the child, and they got into a dispute.

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The father of a 5-year-old girl in Northwest Arkansas is facing several charges after he allegedly hid his daughter in a tight space behind the wall to try to keep DCF from taking her.

On November 1, a 40-year-old man who is out of bail for a drug charge was at his parents’ Tontitown residence with his daughter.

According to reports, the Department of Human Services was sent to take the 5-year-old from the home, and they had law enforcement accompany them when they went to the residence.

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A woman is facing many charges after allegedly driving to the police department while under the influence to give her youngster’s father custody of the child before forcing the police to chase her. 

A mother from Santa Rosa who is being identified in reports as “Dorfer” has a child. Dorfer and the youngster’s father share custody, and they have an agreement on how often they each will take the child. 

On the evening of June 3, Dorfer and the youngster’s father arranged to meet at the Cotati Police Department to make the custody exchange. 

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A Florida woman allegedly tried to hire someone to murder her ex-husband, but her purported plot was intercepted by the authorities.

47-year-old Gretchen Buselli (a.k.a. Gretchen Yarbrough) has a 5-year-old daughter, but she is no longer married to the girl’s father.

At the beginning of last summer, Yarbrough allegedly talked to someone she has known for a long time. She reportedly told the man that her daughter’s father was abusing the young girl.

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A children’s book author and her husband who allegedly subjected their adopted children to devastating long-term abuse were taken into custody in Seminole County.

Joseph and Jennifer Wolfthal have a home in Casselberry with their 9-year-old boy and two girls, ages 8 and 11. The Wolfthals adopted all three children in 2014.

Jennifer, who spent 8-years as a 4th-grade teacher, recently published a children’s book titled “A Real Friend.”

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When the mother of two young children reportedly slammed her car into the vehicle in which her kids were passengers the alleged act was seen as intentional by the authorities.

On Friday, March 8, 22-year-old Kendra Kerry Boyd and the father of her children, 21-year-old Philip Clapp, were allegedly having an argument regarding their child custody arrangements.

Boyd and Clapp were both operating vehicles during the time period that their current fight had taken place, and their two children were riding in the car that their dad was driving.

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During a visit with his children, a father has been accused of abusing his young daughter by allegedly hitting her and causing injuries with the remnants of a broken selfie stick.

28-year-old Aaron Moore is a father that shares custody of his children, and they were recently visiting with him at his residence.

Moore’s 6-year-old daughter had reportedly found a selfie stick, which is a device that allows one to take pictures of themselves with digital photography equipment at a greater-than-arm-length distance, and she began to play with it. It was reported that while playing with it she damaged the condition of the stick rendering it broken.

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