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Judge places five children under Lenawee County supervision after CPS removal petition
Summary
Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court found a substantial risk of harm and placed five children from the household of Rebecca Whitten into supervised placements after a Child Protective Services petition alleging substance use, poor supervision and housing instability.
A Lenawee County judge on Feb. 14 placed five children who were the subject of a Child Protective Services petition into supervised placements, finding a substantial risk of harm while they remained in the care of their mother, Rebecca Whitten.
The court took jurisdiction over the children and ordered the two children then in Whitten’s care returned to foster care under department supervision; three older children who were staying with Mark Kameen were retained in his home under in‑home jurisdiction with Kameen’s father supervising; another child, referred to in court as GW, was returned to the custody of his father. The court set initial disposition and adjudication for Feb. 28, 2025, at 10 a.m.
The order followed testimony from a Child Protective Services investigator, Ms. Wasek, who said her investigation beginning Jan. 23 documented…
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