Pittsburgh Woman Charged After Claiming to Have Purchased Newborn Baby
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a local woman, Andrea Curry-Demas has been charged with child endangerment. The woman was charged after she carried a newborn into the hospital and claimed to have purchased the baby for $1000.00. The biological mother of the newborn child is currently missing. If the missing biological mother has been harmed, Ms. Curry Demas could face a variety of charges, including kidnapping, aggravated assault, or even attempted murder.
In Horry County, South Carolina, a person can be charged with child endangerment for a variety of actions. In some cases, the parental rights of the parents have been terminated after a hearing in the county courthouse located in Conway, South Carolina. When the State is attempting to determinate the parental rights of a parent, a full hearing must be held and the parents have a right to call witnesses and have an attorney present at all pertinent proceedings.
In these cases, the Department of Social Services, commonly known as DSS, usually becomes involved, and make a recommendation as to whether a parent's parental rights should be terminated. Case managers from DSS often testify about the facts surrounding child endangerment or child abuse at a TPR hearing.
The Department of Social Services has branches located in Conway, Florence, Charleston, Columbia and other cities in South Carolina. DSS also handle cases involving child support, adoptions, establishing paternity, DNA testing, and matters involving child custody. If a person fails to pay child support, the Family Court has the authority have these individuals arrested in order to have the delinquent amount paid. These individuals are usually transported to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center to wait for a hearing date.
The attorneys at the Mace firm are licensed in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. Our attorneys in Myrtle Beach handle cases involving domestic abuse, child custody, restraining orders and all areas of family law and criminal law in Horry County, Georgetown County, Charleston County and the surrounding areas in South Carolina.
