The Law Firm of Wojtan, Vallone & Melin offers News & Notes as a reflection on current news of legal interest in the Buffalo and Western New York regions.
September 14, 2009
The Buffalo News reported today that a 13-year-old girl was hospitalized Sunday after her mother bucked her off the hood of a car. According to police reports, the incident occurred in a parking lot in South Buffalo.
The police stated that the girl and her 47-year-old mother were arguing over a cheeseburger. The girl proceeded to lay across the hood of her mother’s Ford Taurus and witnesses report the mother hit the gas and knocked the teen off the car, resulting in her head hitting the pavement.
The teen was taken to Women & Children’s Hospital where she was placed in the pediatric intensive care unit. Charges are pending.
Parenting resources in the greater Buffalo, NY area
Catholic Charities of Buffalo
Catholic Charities offers programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Among them are comprehensive counseling services for all ages, basic emergency assistance and referrals, child and adult mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, educational and vocational services, services to the aging, parish outreach and advocacy, marriage counseling, foster care and adoption services, child and adult day care, and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues.
Parent Network of WNY
Parent Network of WNY has once again teamed up with EPIC (Every Person Influences Children) to offer Parenting Today! workshops. The 2 to 3 hour sessions are held at the EPIC and Parent Network offices located at 1000 Main Street in Buffalo.
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