Michigan Child Abuse Attorney

Your Child Abuse Lawyer in Michigan

Michigan Child Abuse
Michigan Statute -750.136b

If you are being investigated for Child Abuse or Neglect in Michigan, you need to call Attorney McNeil today! If you have been charged with child abuse, Attorney McNeil has the experience and expertise to help you through a very difficult time in your life. Undoubtedly, if you have been charged with this crime, you are already in danger of losing your child or children to the Michigan Department of Human Services and Child Protective Services (CPS).

Attorney McNeil has represented parents accused of Abuse and Neglect of eight years. He has handled hundreds of cases just like yours and can walk with you during your terrifying journey. Child Protective Workers are doing their jobs by speaking with you and investigating allegations of abuse and neglect, however, they do not have your best interest in mind when interrogating you. You need a lawyer that you can trust to speak with these professionals and to figure out why the allegations were made and if they are true. Attorney McNeil has prosecuted crimes and has supervised police officers and knows first-hand that they are human and can make mistakes or fail to interview key witnesses crucial to your defense.

Hire an experienced criminal defense attorney and call for your free telephone conference today! Let Attorney McNeil speak with investigators and take your case to trial if necessary. Your future and your children’s future depends on the truth being revealed and justice being served.

Definition of the Law:

(2) A person is guilty of child abuse in the first degree if the person knowingly or intentionally causes serious physical or serious mental harm to a child. Child abuse in the first degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years.

(3) A person is guilty of child abuse in the second degree if any of the following apply:

(a) The person’s omission causes serious physical harm or serious mental harm to a child or if the person’s reckless act causes serious physical harm to a child.

(b) The person knowingly or intentionally commits an act likely to cause serious physical or mental harm to a child regardless of whether harm results.

(4) Child abuse in the second degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years.

(5) A person is guilty of child abuse in the third degree if the person knowingly or intentionally causes physical harm to a child. Child abuse in the third degree is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years.

(6) A person is guilty of child abuse in the fourth degree if the person’s omission or reckless act causes physical harm to a child. Child abuse in the fourth degree is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year.

(7) This section does not prohibit a parent or guardian, or other person permitted by law or authorized by the parent or guardian, from taking steps to reasonably discipline a child, including the use of reasonable force.

What This Means: This statute means that if you knowingly or intentionally cause serious physical or serious mental harm to a child, any child, that you could face up to 15 years in the State Penitentiary. This is a very scary statute because you can be guilty of child abuse even if your ommission causes serious physical harm or if an act is “likely to cause serious physical harm regardless of whether harm results”! You deserve a trial attorney with the experience in this area to guide you through problems with this statute and the penalties that could come from it.

How We Can Help: Attorney McNeil will give you a free telephone consultation and can help in the defense of your case immediately! You cannot afford to incriminate yourself and inadvertently say things that could be misconstrued and then later used against you. Call Attorney William McNeil today and make him a part of your defense team.