California: Former Foster Child, Adoptee, Files Lawsuit Against Los Angeles County
This lawsuit dated May 31, 2007 is against the Los Angeles County Department of Social Services. It alleges fraud, violation of kinship care rights, and loss of family love and support. It was filed by a former foster child and adoptive child.
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LAW FIRM, APC
Attorneys for Plaintiff: ELIZABETH J. BRUCE AKA ELIZABETH J. ALLDRIDGE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
ELIZABETH J. BRUCE AKA ELIZABETH J. ALLDRIDGE,
Plaintiff,
vs.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, and DOES 1 through 20, Inclusive,
Defendants,
CASE NO.
TO ALL PARTIES HEREIN AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD
Plaintiff, ELIZABETH J. BRUCE, aka, ELIZABETH J. ALLDRIDGE, alleges as follows:
1. Plaintiff, ELIZABETH J. BRUCE, aka, ELIZABETH J. ALLDRIDGE (Date of Birth: April 17, 1972) is currently a resident of Clark County, Nevada, who lawfully changed her last name on March 8, 2007, from Alldridge to Bruce as part of her divorce decree. At all times pertinent hereto Plaintiff was a dependent of the Juvenile Court, County of Los Angeles, pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code §300(b) (and all predecessor statutes) and related California Regulations, subject to the control and authority of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services and related divisions or departments, including but not limited to what was known as the Department of Adoptions (hereinafter referred to as “Defendant DPSSâ€), throughout all proceeds related to or stemming from Plaintiff’s foster care and adoption.
2. Defendant DPSS was at all times pertinent hereto a department of a public entity created and existing under the laws of the State of California, with authority over children such as plaintiff.
3. The true and complete names of DOES 1 through 20 whether individual, corporate, associate, or otherwise are unknown to plaintiff who therefore sues said defendants by such fictitious names. At this time plaintiff does not have knowledge of all aspects of the claims set forth herein. Plaintiff will seek leave of Court to amend this Complaint to identify each Doe defendant’s name and capacity when same have been ascertained.
4. At all times herein mentioned, each defendant was acting through authorized employees or other agents, and was the agent, authorized representative, employee, or otherwise acting on behalf of each of the remaining defendants. In doing the things hereinafter mentioned, each defendant was acting within the course and scope of his or her employment, representation, and authority with the knowledge and consent of each remaining defendant.
5. The conduct of each defendant as alleged herein combined, cooperated, and contributed to the conduct of each other defendant such as to cause the herein described incidents, injuries, and events.
6. Plaintiff’s first suspension of any claim against Defendant DPSS occurred in late February 2006 or most likely in early March 2006 during a face to face meeting with Ms. Betty Anderson, a former aid of Assemblyperson Karen Bass, 47th Assembly District. Plaintiff sought Ms. Anderson’s assistance to acquire her Los Angeles County Department of Social Services records related to her foster care and eventual adoption. Plaintiff sought these records as part of her effort to find her biological mother (her biological father Donald Bruce died on February 26, 1974), and to acquire all available medical information related to both biological parents not only for herself, but more particularly for her children (her eldest son has suffered his entire life from Hydrocephalus.) During Plaintiff’s meeting with Ms. Betty Anderson, the Court records she was able to acquire from the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court concerning her adoption (all prior attempts to acquire DPSS social worker records were refused and/or denied) were discussed and reviewed. Ms. Betty Anderson pointed out to Plaintiff that it appeared the 1975 signature of her biological mother relinquishing all custody and control of Plaintiff when compared to signatures from Plaintiff’s biological mother’s criminal records appeared to be the signatures of different individuals. At this moment Plaintiff for the first time suspected that there may have been some violation of Defendant DPSS’s duties. Up until this meeting with Ms. Betty Anderson, Plaintiff was not looking for and had no suspicion or knowledge whatsoever of any type of a claim or injury related to any conduct of Defendant DPSS, as her motivation for acquiring records from Defendant DPSS was to find her mother and to find out all potential medical information she could.
7. On August 22, 2006, Plaintiff timely served by mail a Governmental Claim for Damages to Person or Property on Defendant DPSS pursuant to Government Code §911.2 (Exhibit A attached hereto). Defendant DPSS denied this claim in writing by mail on December 1, 2006. This suit is being filed within six (6) months of Defendant DPSS rejection of Plaintiff’s claim.
8. Plaintiff is the biological daughter of Brenda Joan Allen and Donald MacKenzie Bruce. In or about July 1973 Defendant DPSS initiated proceedings under Welfare and Institutions Code §300 et seq. (or their predecessor statutes), and eventually acquired physical and legal custody of Plaintiff. Defendant DPSS was under a mandatory duty to acquire either a Court ruling of involuntary relinquishment of custody by Plaintiff’s biological mother or acquire the signature of Plaintiff’s biological mother on a “RELINQUISHMENT (Out of County)†County of Los Angeles Department of Adoptions form before placing Plaintiff up for adoption. Defendant DPSS acquired neither. Plaintiff alleges on information and belief Defendant DPSS falsified, forged, or otherwise misrepresented the signature of Plaintiff’s biological mother Brenda Joan Allen on August 26, 1975, on a “Relinquishment (Out of County)†form in violation of its mandatory duties order to expedite adoption.
9. On September 26, 1975, Plaintiff was placed in the home of Harold Augustus Barlow and Carole Leah Barlow, potential adoptive parents pursuant to a Notice of Adoption. This placement by Defendant DPSS and eventual adoption of Plaintiff by the same adopting parents was in further violation of Defendant DPSS’s mandatory duties in that she was first required to be placed with family members of Plaintiff, who had priority rights to physical and legal custody of Plaintiff over her eventual adoptive parents. Plaintiff’s family was ready, able and willing to assume all physical and legal custody of Plaintiff, to provide for her in all aspects and to provide her with a loving home. Said family members of Plaintiff included, but were not limited to, her paternal grandmother and grandfather who sent Defendant DPSS and others letters repeatedly offering and in all aspects indicating their willingness to take care of their granddaughter in a loving home.
10. As a direct and proximate result of Defendant DPSS’s breach of the foregoing mandatory duties, Plaintiff was placed in foster care of Defendant DPSS and eventually given up for adoption to Harold Augustus Barlow and Carole Leah Barlow. Harold Augustus Barlow died before Plaintiff turned four (4) years of age, and throughout the remaining years of her minority Plaintiff was neglected, abused, and generally ignored by her only remaining foster mother Carole Leah Barlow. As a further direct and proximate result of Defendant DPSS’s breach of the foregoing mandatory duties, Plaintiff suffered personal injury, the loss of care, comfort, love and society of her biological family, suffered severe emotional and personal distress, and continues to suffer personal injury and distress associated with the loss of so many years of family love and support in addition to continuing to suffer the consequences of her life as an unwanted adoptive child.
11. The damages sought herein are in excess of the minimal jurisdictional limits of this Court.
WHEREFORE Plaintiff prays for judgment against Defendant DPSS, and DOES 1 through 20, as follows:
1. General damages in excess of the jurisdictional limits of this Court;
2. All medical, incidental expenses, and special damages according to proof;
3. Loss of earnings and earning capacity according to proof;
4. Costs of suit;
5. Pre-judgment and post-judgment interest; and
6. For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
DATED: May 31, 2007 LAW FIRM, APC
BY: ____________________________
I think more people who were wrongly adopted out need to file law suits against CPS.
Comment by ROSE — July 3, 2007 @ 12:45 pm
Los Angeles county last week, settled out of court in the case of child in the custody and control of LA county whose Dad was not located for over 11 years.
Negligence.
Google: MARINE FOSTER LOS ANGELES
Posted to news on June 28.
I do not know whether this is Dad’s acting as sole plaintiff, and whether daughter is also party to this suit.
My guess is the attorney will file separately for daughter, Melinda.
Comment by fern — July 4, 2007 @ 7:30 am
I have a feeling this will start happening more often since cps is so much more in people’s lives these days. After this happened to me, I was amazed to read the numbers. It was unbelievable. Futhermore, I have heard of people I know who have been involved with these creepy people. Some it was meant to be, others no way!
Comment by startingover — July 4, 2007 @ 8:21 pm
i hope she wins im so glad to hear that she is sueing there asses
Comment by dyani marez — July 5, 2007 @ 7:47 pm
My son and myself are in the fight of our lifes or should I say my granddaughters life. Children services kidnapped my grandchild and lied that they had a court order to do it. Now the ARA is trying to cover his tracks saying he never said there was a court order. My son is the non offending parent and was brought into the systen because the mother of his daughter had another child by another man and was on drugs. DCFS took that child and that is what brought my son into the system. He and this girl had been broken up for the past 2 years when he found that the mother was using drugs. He has been raising his daughter by his self for the past 2 years. DCFS has harrassed him until he was thrown out of nurses school. My granddaughter is now having emotional problems, such as wetting her pants, won’t sleep alone, and she is having nightmares. This is all new since the kidnapping from DCFS. I am currently looking for a Lawyer to press charges against DCFS perhaps some one who has had some of these problems with the department. I am an X social worker for DCFS and I do have some insight to these issues. Can anyone point me to a good lawyer who will fight these people?
Comment by Christina Simmons — July 7, 2007 @ 11:48 am
hey
just a note for you from another parent in the same boat for over two years now .
good luck with that - they all stick together and protect each other - they wont bite the hand that feeds them - they will make more money off dcfs than they will you and they know it
Comment by vince kelty — July 7, 2007 @ 9:17 pm
Thanks Vince, I know your are right about sticking together I was a social worker for protective children services (DCFS)and could not find another job fast enough. I will keep on looking because Kidnapping is a felony and my granddaughter is suffering because of it. I won’t stop! Any information that can be passed on will be of great help. I to will pass on information I learn.
Comment by Christina Simmons — July 8, 2007 @ 9:29 am
This whole thing started with DCFS looking after my best interests. Is that what they are concerned with now? Was that what they were concerned with on my eighteenth birthday, when I was told not to bother looking for my mother. And then telling me, “Your mother didn’t want you. She gave you away the day we took you away.â€. Was it in my best interests to keep my mother and I apart? Was it also in my best interests to lie to me and tell me I was an only child? The mother they chose for me was very cruel and my childhood was very lonely and painful. The only one who treated me like a person and not a burden was Harold Barlow. I know that he truly loved me and wanted nothing but the best for me. He was always coming to my defense. But after he died I had no one. Was it in my best interest to take me from my mothers love, even with all of her problems, and place me with a woman who did nothing but loath my presence? Looking back I can honestly say that there was only one time growing up that she held me in her arms to comfort me. All I wanted was her to love me. No matter what I did it was never good enough. But it was in my best interest to take me from the love I had with my mother and place me with a woman who had nothing but ridicule and contempt in her heart for me. My mother was ripped away from me thirty-two years ago. She is now a missing person. All I was trying to do was to find my missing mom. I will probably never see her again. I cannot tell you the pain I live through every day because of this. They punched a hole through my soul back then and it is still there today. The only thing that is different is that all of those years that I spent hating myself and wondering what kind of horrible monster I was. One who’s own mother was unable to love. But today I know who the real monster is. And I’ll be damned if they think I’m just going to go away! There isn’t a mountain in this World I won’t climb to make sure that they are held accountable for what they did to me. If they did it to me I know there are thousands out there just like me that have no idea. I have a little mission in life, and I think we all know what it is. I promise i’ll try not to let any of you down. I hope I have become their worst nightmare. Like they have been to all of us for way to long. Thank you all for your support! Let’s keep our fingers crossed! Elizabeth
Comment by Elizabeth Bruce — July 11, 2007 @ 9:43 am
Hello,
My name is Ashley I am 20 years old I have a sister that is 22 years old. When i was 2 years old my sister and i was taken into foster care where we remained for 18 years. They terminated rights in 94 but we were never adopted. We were in foster homes where we were abused physically, sexually, and emotionally. The state also LOST our files for the majority of our life. My sister and I have wanted to sue the state of Tennessee but we dont know if we have enough grounds or where to even begin if someone could please help us e-mail me at lillyash05@yahoo.com
Thank you,
Ashley
Comment by Ashley — July 17, 2007 @ 2:59 pm
it is way past due time to form an agency against these people. plead for all victims of dss to come forward and tell the truth of what they have done to their lives. its time to fight for our children and to protect them from these kidnappers.and murders.they are indeed through our courts allowed to steal kill and destory.lets call for a gathering at the whitehouse and have them destroyed.we can form a new way to help truly abused children.they formed theirselfs many years ago and literally killed children they claimed to help.and are clearly not interested in a childs best interest. their practices are proof of our goverment giving them permission to kidnap steal and sexually abuse and destroy their mental and physical beings. if one person can have prayer taken out of our schools then we can have dss taken out of our goverment agencies.they should be paying a price for every child they harm whether it be from misplacement causing death or suffuring a child from the natural affections of his-her parents.they should be put in prison the same as a murderer rapist kidnapper thief.and alienation of affection caused directly by their inability to do what they claim to be there purpose to begin with. lets stand together and instead of talking about this lets actually do something about THEM!
Comment by debra — July 21, 2007 @ 2:53 am
DCFS on 7/12/07 has taken my 7 mo. old baby away from my home. I did nothing , but people are accusing me of things that I have proven that I have not done. It looks very bad for me. I have been alloud to see her 2x’a once at a dr. apt and once in an agency for 1 hr. only. I need to have my baby back!! She is 7 mo. old and i dont see them giving her back to me anytime soon… i donot know what i will or am going to do….
Comment by Anne Bruni — July 26, 2007 @ 4:49 pm
People, about suing DCS—you truly need to consult an attorney who will research the statutes on sex abuse in your state.
Because of clergy abuse, there is pressure on the GVT. to allow this to take place.
Get a free initial consult from an atty.
This law is fluid and is changing.
After all, attorneys have to EAT, too
Remember, to find an attorney who handles these cases go to a librarian at a law library who can help you find active attorneys in cases v. DCS.
Also, those attorneys ( who have recently litigated v. DCS will have more recent experience with statutes and can evaluate your case quicker.)
Comment by fern — July 27, 2007 @ 6:25 am
DSS or McCarthyism?
I truly believe that when a family is accused by an accuser a “POLYGRAPH” should be given to the accuser to see if in fact they are lying. Also, many caseworkers are very cold and mean streaked. Once a year they should be given psychological evaluations to see if they are doing their job or trying to reach a quota to get promotions.
Comment by Mordka — August 17, 2007 @ 7:59 am
I have been doing my own research on my case, and so far I have found a lot of wrong doing. My children were taken on 6-29-07 and so far no one includng CSW, LAPD, My Attorney, etc. have been able to give me a clear answer to Why my babies are in a foster home? I am considered of Very High Risk Level of Abuse and Neglect, BUT 7 days before that PER: DCFS; ” Mother appears to utilize proper discipline techniques towards her children” and “She has ben able to maintain her family with very little social support”. Does that make sense?
Comment by Liz — September 17, 2007 @ 11:28 pm
whats crazy is iam trying to sue in my state oklahoma.iam told that you can not sue them as a whole but your allowed to sue the case workers.I mean what good does that do these people come in destroy familes lie in cort break laws an nothing is done but as a whole there safe in cort when they mess up.what ever happened to justice?
Comment by shawno — October 8, 2007 @ 4:19 pm
in 1998 my daughter was molested by her foster parents she is now 21 and has been effected by this to where she sobs .i found out about this 1year ago .i dont know if these people still are taking in children .but it scares me .is there any thing legally i can do to the county who did this to her.she is not able to hold a job and has been in and out of group homes . i can talk her in to coming forward now only because it is the same county that has taken her sisters away and placed them in the same court system .for one parent being disabled
Comment by darla — June 12, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
My grandson was taken today by CPS. He has been in placement with me for three months, and he is 11 1/2 months old. Our county has a 100% no institutionalized orphans rate that it is very proud of. For me to keep my grandson would mean that they would have to give the deference required by the California Welfare and Institutions code for an alternative to adoption placement. SInce it is illegal for them to remove a child from placement from a relative soley for this reason, they are even pulling my divorce papers from 12 years ago. My heart is broken, and right now I am totally numb. I keep hearing him call out for me like he does when he’s at home….
Comment by Helen — July 22, 2008 @ 8:04 pm
This whole thing is a horrible experience. If you have lost your children to the system, hope exist regardless of how hopeless it seems. My children were taken from me because my daughter saw me having sex with my wife. We went thru hell. It seemed the world was against us and sitting on our shoulders. It was a lost battle if DCFS had a choice. We decided to fight and fight and fight. I told a social worker ” You want me to jump thru your hopes? Fine I will do it and I will smile.”
Parents: Play the games. Take the extra mile. It will make them look like an ass. DON’T pick apart the court docs. It will waste time. Do what ever it takes, please. Don’t let your child in that system. It took us 2 years for them to leave our lives. My son was born in the middle of the case and they took him, too. He is not affected by this game. My daughter is having problems now, on the other hand. She was a well balanced stable child. She now has listening problems, nightmares, social problems, fearful, OCD issues, and is a very angry little girl. Our biggest problem before was sucking her thumb. Just imagine if she went thru 18 years of this. Don’t let them go, it will always haunt you.
Hope. Just hope and fight. If you can get a Lawyer, your children are worth it. Sell your TVs, movies, computers and anything else, but get a fighting lawyer. Also, impress the judge. DO NOT COME TO COURT IN JEANS! We dressed as nice as we can to show respect to the court. You would be surprised how many people would walk in dress in their best street clothes.
DCFS still has to prove what they say. They will drop 20 different charges on you in hopes just one will stick. Just because they say it doesn’t mean it’s true. They will start bargaining with you about what will stick and what will not. This is where a good lawyer comes in.
Remember this though, they came in to your life for a reason. Look in to your self their may be a problem. Take the help it can’t hurt. I had to take 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling and a AA type class because I was drinking wine the night of the incident. I took it a step further and hired a personal counselor and took 2 different parenting classes. DCFS was shocked and they became impressed. DCFS actually started to work with me. The judge was so surprised that i finished the 52 weeks that she had to ask twice. For the record, we became better parents and partners with the help we received.
After we played the game and DCFS had nothing to complain about they had no choice but to drop the case. The court dropped the case and DCFS had two more follow up visits. Everything looked great, and we have not seen them since. The only thing we are dealing with is our daughter’s issues.
The biggest issues I saw was what was in the interest of the children is the biggest excuse for DCFS to get their way. Department of children AND family services should be for the family not just the child. Fix the family not just the children. Removal should be a last result of failed help, not the first response and the failure should be on the departments head not just the parents. States shouldn’t get incentives to adapt children out because the wrong motives can be reached.
So please, if they are coming in to your lives don’t give up. I hope my story and advise will help. Please no matter how bad or hopeless it seems; it’s not. Get a professional counselor because that’s your greatest light in the dark. They will vouch for you, listen to you, and help you get thru the hard times.
Good luck and may your children AND family be safe
Comment by J.McMurdy — July 23, 2008 @ 6:46 pm
Mc Murdy:
Lots of truth in your story, but still do you think your children DESERVED TO BE TAKEN FROM YOUR HOME, for your sexual romp?
That is the main point of CPS intrusions: THAT THEY ACTUALLY HARM CHILDREN.
Research tells us that children are sensitive to strangers at around 9 months.
If a child is wet nursed as an infant, effects may not be as severe.
F.
Comment by Fern — July 24, 2008 @ 6:55 am
we are in the fight of our lives, my grandbaby was wrongfully taken by cps 8 mths ago..they have lied about myself and the other family and my daughter, just to keep my darling granddaughter. they are keeping my g-baby away from her loving home and family because of there false accusations they dont like me because i stood up for my daughter , they denied the uncle placement for no reason.they even denied family and friends. this is insaine these people are sick., .my poor daughter i will do anything for her,and her baby she was 16 mths when they kidnapped her. shes 21mth now, top it off we hired this attorney and its completly screwed up. got my daughter to sign a amended petitition, now the baby is a dependant of the court .he was supposed to get the baby placed with family asap. no one has fought for us, and $ 30,000 later.I need a attorney that is agressive, a go getter not affraid to fight we have been violated and we still need help to get the baby out i will do what ever i have to. our life with out her is empty and painfull .. we lost so much time missing her grow, we cant replace the lost time we sure would enjoy her back home. i no she misses her family. we all have a deep bond, she is still detained. and its hard on all off us i cry every day. we pray every day for her safty. she has been threw hell, literly. bruises on her bite marks, 5 different homes, i heard the we can file a petition, if the dept denies us wh placement whiich they have for no reason. if any one can help us it will be so greatfull, any advice will be gladly taken too. we will never stop fighting for our princess, never! good luck to all, that is fighting for there children. or relatives or just loved ones,.dont give up, put up, a fight !
Comment by devasted family — August 20, 2008 @ 5:08 am
As a former Foster Parent in Riverside, CA, I am so happy to see this website I could cry! My husband and I went through a night mare because of the lies told by CPS workers in Riverside County and the babies that we had cared for, virtually all of their lives and in fact intended to adopt, were ripped out of our home and never returned. We made the mistake of telling CPS that we intended to keep one of the childrens Mother’s in his life and they were not pleased with that at all. The reason we intended to do that was because that child was being taken away from her by the lies of the workers that had removed the baby in the first place. When the worker brought him to our house the first day he was removed from his Mother, she told us that his Mother would N E V E R get him back, regardless of what she did! He was a healthy, happy, clean, five month old baby boy, tall for his age but obviously well cared for and loved. That made no difference to the case workers that had his case. They were determined that Nathan
Amos, born September 7, 1998, to Kristie Amos in Riverside County, would never return to the custody and care of his Mother and he never did. He was adopted by someone after he was taken from our care and we never saw nor heard of him again. Nathan was nearly three when they took him from us, we had had him since he was five months old and loved him very much just as his Mother did. We hired an Attorney with what we had and when that was gone we had to give up. His Mother had NO resourses with which to fight them and she believed everything they told her when they said to her face, “you are doing fine, just keep working.” and then made their snide remarks as soon as her back was turned. Those are some of the most heartless people I have ever encountered in my life. I have a multitude of stories about the CPS workers in Riverside, CA. After seventy some Foster Children were placed in my home most of the time six (full capacity) at a time, I saw and heard it all from those people and it was NOT GOOD. You are welcome to contact me for more information.
Comment by Charlene Perry — September 24, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
CPS/DPSS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT (RIVERSIDE, CA) FOR KIDNAPPING OUR CHILDREN WITHOUT CAUSE
We are organizing a class action lawsuit against the County of Riverside, the State of California, and all parties involved in unlawfully detaining and holding our children against our will, and without cause. We have documented the deep, imbedded corruption in the “social services” agencies in California. We have filed three civil lawsuits so far, and are looking for other families who have also been annihilated by this evil. Contact us at fightcpscalifornia@gmail.com.
Comment by K — October 28, 2008 @ 7:23 am
I have been trying to find this case for my law class, but have not been able to. Does anyone have more information about it?? Thanks.
BTW I am a foster parent who just had 4 kids removed over a false allegation. Hurry and wait!
Comment by Jeff — October 28, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
Sorry Jeff, that was all the information I had.
Comment by Linda — October 31, 2008 @ 12:29 am
My heart goes out to all of you. Unfortunately, DSS does not stop with children. In the name of “helping” the elderly, they actually abuse them. They try to force as many elderly as possible to fall within the jurisdiction of their “social services” network. Despite the fact that there are many elderly and their families who choose to make other living arrangements, DSS is pursuing forcing them into State licensed homes against their will. DSS as a whole is out of control. The more children and elderly it forces within its jurisdiction, the more money it commands. They have become Nazi-like, stretch the truth when necessary and are on power trips. I’d like to find an organization that fights DSS as a whole.
Comment by Trueadvocate — November 16, 2008 @ 3:51 pm
True,
I have experience with Adult Protective Services and you are so right.
The social workers steamroll over families.
Comment by MaggieC — November 17, 2008 @ 6:04 am
Christina Simmons,
Please contact me, I believe that I have had problems with the same dcfs office location as you.
PLEASE!!
Danel Jordine-Miracle
Comment by Danel Jordine-Miracle — January 8, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
90.1% of all parents with joint custody pay their child support, but DDS still goes after them. 72.2% of all parents with limited visitation pay child support, but DDS still goes after them. 44.5% of parents that have no visitation at all pay their child support, but DDS still goes after them!
DDS lies to, deceives, extorts, defames and attacks good parents!
No wonder California is in bankruptcy! File suit against this sickening agency! It’s the only thing that will stop them!
Comment by Marc Wojak — February 22, 2009 @ 8:58 pm
This is the good new’s to all that can here me the one’s who think they are in the best interest of our Angel’s may it be so. I know you know by now every knee shall bow to the lord and on that one day he say’s to you what have you done faithful servant? Hope it is of pure heart and not for the Love of money that you have forsaken these children, because the Lord is our real Daddy! Go to your Bible and open it up to John 10- 10,this is what it say’s The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come thatall my childrenmay have life, and to the full. Here this if you have prevailing prayer mom & dad God can and will change his mind for you, pray and hour a day turn your raido off and cry out to God, God help me to press on! Listen you have to have prevailing prayer or it won’t happen, read the word of GOD THAT IS WERE HE willTALK TO YOU!
JESUS MISSES YOU LIKE YOU ALL MISS YOUR CHILDREN, THAN TALK TO HIM RIGHT NOW, INVITE HIM RIGHT WERE YOU ARE TO WORSHIP HIM CRY OUT ASK GOD FOR MERCY WETHER WERE RIGHT OR WRONG GOD DOEN’T CARE HE LOVES SO MUCH SO SAY FATHER WALK WITH ME TALK WITH ME SLEEP WITH ME TRUST ME HE WILL PRAISE HIS NAME AND ALL HELL WILL FREEZE. AMEN faith faith faith faith faith this is your answer.
Comment by JOY GUNDERSON — February 23, 2009 @ 6:18 am
I became a foster mother in 1984. I was in the Register News-June 1986 for being an outstanding foster mother. Immediatley after that I was attacked over my two foster sons by the Department of Childrens Social Services constantly. I gave birth to my own son and the DCS drove me to paranoia and cost me my Condo in Mission Viejo, Ca, I gave it away. I took the boys to Los Angeles County where I was a target for even more abuse. They as I had feared were determined to take all three boys into custody. And put me through Court room and Psychiactric HELL. After 4 years of determination I finally had some cooperation and got a referral to a Court Appointed Child Psychiatrist. Dr. Patrick Bezdek. And won my case! Insist on a Court Appointed Child Psychiatrist-so he can do an assessment on you and your child. Your first mistake is going to an ADULT TREATMENT FACILITY for an evaluation. The truth is with the child, And the County was using detours to a quick reunification,. We have been one big happy family for 12 years. Monterey Park Court-SUCKED!!!
Comment by Peggy Hankin — October 10, 2009 @ 11:58 am
The problem with the Child Protective Services is that they have to respond to a complaint. A lot of complaints are not legitamate. But they cannot take any chances. They seem to believe a lot of dishonest people. THE CPS/DCS needs to :1)talk to the childrens pediatrician about regular check ups, injuries if any etc… 2) the Child should be asked questions pertaining to abuse by a child Psychiatrist immediatly. 3} if the parent is clear of abuse the child needs to returned PRONTO!!! People who make child abuse accusations are not really qualified to keep a child from reuniting with his/her parents. The County does not follow the rules in the handbook relating to permanent custody. And the courts are taxed with irresponsible custody cases.
Comment by Peggy Hankin — October 10, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
This message is for Ms. Charlene Perry if you get this message it is in regards to cps in riverside county please email me at juliemooremusik[@]gmail.com
Comment by julie — December 7, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
I have been completly and totally conspired against by riverside moreno valley cps and the cps worker has been lying over and over to the court and is trying to keep my children ages 11-17 away from me forever he even told 2 of the children they cannot even say hi to me at the courthouse I need to see if anyone has been in this type of situation.
Comment by julie — December 7, 2009 @ 8:43 pm
I feel really bad for anyone that has to deal with any CPS agency in any state. With all the budget cuts, this is one group of persons who needs to have their jobs eliminated. The Social Service Programs at our universities should be disbanded and “real” programs set up that will actually assist persons. By the way, to enter into majority of Social Service programs at 4 year universitie,is a requirement that your IQ be no higher than your underwear, thus this qualifies most of these people. In addition not having a soul is a strong second. If you are so angry THEN DO somehting! Change the laws that they govern, pickett the department on the sidewalks, call investigative reporters in the media, and tell your story, the more exposure CPS has that is negative the better, be involved with politicians who want social service reform..support them. CPS stands for Can’t Protect well fill in the blank.
Comment by Joy Barrba — February 11, 2010 @ 10:50 am
Thanks Joy, sounds like you’ve put a lot of thought into this and I do agree that caseworkers are governed more by their ego and greed (for an ill-begotten paycheck) than by humanitarian values. There’s a section of the FightCPS Message Board Forum for activism.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — February 11, 2010 @ 8:16 pm
Christina simmons if you are still having problems with the same dcfs office please contact me. haven’t seen ur post in quiet a while. you were one of the workers who were there when my son Brian Miracle was detained and I believe his subsequent serious neglect had an impact on your decision to quit. well i have had another child who was taken from the hospital after being mistakenly sent there after a receptionist took a mistaken phone message from hospital social worker calling to see if there were any open cases butv was taken as if he were reporting a case. all hospital medical and social worker staff was against detainment as were emergency response people (jay t. and steve m.) but the ara who was the one i tried to have arrested back when brian was almost starved to death over rode their decision not to detain. this was 2 days before christmas last year and 1 hour after telling me they seen no reason to open a case and had discovered they were never supposed to be sent to the hospiatl in the first place because NOBODY at hospital or elsewhere was filing a report and pediatrician was gonna release baby 1 day early if billirubin levels came back ok. the ara has since managed to hide behind the name “the department” to keep from it being known he was behind everything or why. IF YOU SEE THIS POST PLEASE CONTACT CHRISTINA PLEASE. YOU SEEN WHAT THEY DID TO MY SON. as a worker who was actually present at time my son was detained and then quit only days after i FORCED you to look at how he looked and acted 6 months later I know you can help me and i believe i can help you the same way. i fear for my son and his sister and now this new baby who they have placed in the same foster home as my son. IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT CSW MIKE G. ALSO QUIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FOR SAME REASONS AS YOU. PLEASE CHRISTINA YOU ARE ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN MAYBE HELP ME AND MORE IMPORTANTLY MY CHILDREN AND OTHER INNOCENTS LIKE HIM. Please Christin Simmons. Please. I suspect you have problems sleeping at night because of memories and now personal experience of “so many cases so many children” as u put it once upon a time n I believe that we can help each other to find the peace we need to sleep at night and the comfort and piece of mind from knowing our children and/or grandchildren are safe. Mother of “The Miracle Children” oh and Daddy too
Thank you Danelda and Ellis
Comment by Danelda Jordine — February 16, 2010 @ 12:50 am
Danelda, I emailed her for you…
Comment by LindaJoMartin — February 16, 2010 @ 1:26 pm
Hello, I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction. Im kinda old to be so upset about this, but it is effecting me now more than ever. I grew up in foster care age 6 thru 18 minus a year and 1/2 give or take, me being a runaway. I only went to freshmen year and half a yr fo my sophmore yr. and attended 6 high schools, Ive been mosested beaten, verbally abused you name it. My younger by 8 yrs, sister also. I was adopted twice and neither worked for me. My sister was kept at the last placement. long story short\
I have no one, I was a drug addict from 16 well 15 years. I then sucked it up got clean for my 2 children, son now 22 and daughter now 18 on Feb 22 2010. Never a father in the home. I graduated got an excellent job. The problems began when my son was around 9 (long story and very sad) He is going to prison soon and its not the first time, daughter was a straight a student model child, she just fell in love for the first time OMG…. Im falling apart my work situation long story, my drug addiction on and off again, im hurting so bad. I feel like i have detatchment or never was held type of syndrom. I remember when i got pregant i had those kids so some one would love me, now they are struggling with the same thing. I want help, im poor i have no family to speak of ????? Cps did not help me they ruined me and as a result my children are now facing sure damage???? Please write if you have any helpful advise. Tears are pouring the whole time i type. I want to not be here any more, but im no quitter damn it. i deserve some help? confused
Tammy 5303211891
Comment by Tammy — February 19, 2010 @ 2:57 am
i posted something 2/18/10 maybe i said something i shouldnt have, i dont see my posting
Comment by Tammy — February 20, 2010 @ 9:04 am
Tammy, hang in there. You still have a future after raising two children in very difficult circumstances. Your son’s incarceration is tragic, and I can understand your angst. You cannot control everything your children do and their decisions are influenced as much or more by cultural influences, peers, schools, and friends, not just by their parents. You were dealt a hard blow to be placed in foster care so early in life. This is more proof that foster care isn’t an answer. Children are better off with troubled families than in foster care. You deserve compassion from yourself most of all. Work on loving yourself and taking care of yourself, now that your children are adults. The best years of your life may be coming very soon now. You can’t go back and fix the past. Don’t beat yourself up over it… place the kids in God’s care and move on.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — February 20, 2010 @ 9:14 pm
Tammy - sorry I was slow to approve your posting because I was out of town…. I get behind sometimes.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — February 20, 2010 @ 9:50 pm