Michigan Stepmother and Father Say CPS System Is Failing Their Family

Couple alleges lack of coordination between counties and delayed responses from Kent County CPS put child’s safety at risk.

Jessica Roberts and her husband say they’ve spent the past year and a half raising concerns to Child Protective Services (CPS) about potential abuse and neglect involving a 3-year-old child shared with the child’s biological mother — but feel the system has failed to take action.

Speaking in an interview, Roberts, a healthcare worker and mandated reporte…