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Child Protective Services, CPS, has devastated and destroyed hundreds of thousands of families in America during the last thirty years leaving a trail of broken hearts, broken dreams, and shattered childhoods.
Rather than helping families, government agents have used unconstitutional laws in Juvenile Court to rip children away from their loving parents, break asunder God-given, natural, parent-child bonds, and adopt the children of the grieving out to others who profit financially with large monthly adoption subsidy payments.
Child Protective Services must be stopped! The law that started this, CAPTA, must be repealed. We must work tirelessly to inform the public of this very dangerous travesty of justice. We must keep faith knowing that if there is a God, there is an answer and a way to end this heartache.
Child Protective Services Agents - please come to your senses! Family destruction on false or trivial grounds is wrong, reprehensible, and inhumane.
Fosterers - be aware that for the money you get you are holding much-loved children away from their grieving families while the parents are forced to perform a service plan that is anything but a service to them. I call this hostage holding for the government. This is not kindness - to help misguided government agents destroy family relationships and break loving bonds.
CPS workers and fosterers - I ask that you now let the children of the innocent return to their homes where they are truly valued, adored, and loved by the parents God gave them.
Family rights are God-given rights. And they should not be ignored or postponed. Every moment these loving parents and children spend separated from one another is a torment beyond what anyone should ever have to bear.
It is unworthy of human dignity to allow this terrorism and torture of families to go on without saying something, speaking out, and trying to make a change.
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Fighting Child Protective Services False Accusations
March 5, 2009
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Jan Smith
Comment by Jan Smith — March 5, 2009 @ 7:11 am
Child services is ruining my life. I had a very MINOR drug run-in a few months ago. I never got caught, but I told my parents what was up. My dad, who hates my mother and has emotionally abused me my whole life, called child services on me and has made extensive lies. My dad being a cop in this small town, they believe every word he says, most of them are lies(he’s suicidal, his mom neglects him, he’s out of control, etc.). Now child services treats me like scum, there is a case opened on me for the next 3 months. They continually threaten me about boot camp and jail. I have passed every drug test thus far and have been completing all of my homework assignments with flying colors. They still treat me as if I am some sort of junkie who continues to use. I have followed every rule. But even if I didnt, they dont have anything on me. I never had a run-in with the law, or anything. They are making my life a living hell, and the social worker has quoted said, “I will ruin your life, you wont like me, your a bad person, you manipulate your parents because they are divorced, no matter what you do, its going to get alot worse”. Im a church going nice kid. Never have gotten into a fight at school, never hit my mom or been abusive, never have done anything bad but allegedly smoked marijuana. Which ive stayed away from since I admited it to my parents off of freewill. Now child services, after obeying all the rules and over achieving them, they are threatening to take me away from my mom and send me off to a boot camp. To give you a quick family history, I live with my mom, my little brother Daniel, my little sister Elena, and my stepdad Ariel. We live in a nice two story house, I get plenty to eat, we have lots of family activities(like all jumping in my moms bed sunday morning before breakfast and watch tv), things that functional families do. My dad on the other hand, he is a single guy, has history of OCD and other mental problems. But when I say OCD, I dont mean like the OCD that everyone has, I mean that he records everyone on a hidden tape recorder, has cameras around his apartment to get my MySpace password, and stuff along those lines. Ive lived with my father for 2 years when I was younger. In those two years he found a new girlfriend, he went crazy over her. He’d cry to me about her, he’d pay me money to call her when they broke up or to go see her daughter. He’d also get very angry if I didnt comply to these things. He ran out of the house one time, angrily, and left me there for 4 hours alone, at age 11, because I wouldnt go to his girlfriends daughters school, to say bye to her before I went to visit my mother. He is completely crazy and has told child services, who are power hungry fiends, that I am out of control, to get me away from my family and with him. The problem is, child services dosent believe me, and they are going to take everything away from me, and im honestly just a normal kid. Im very mature and nice and dont deserve to be taken away from my family to be put into a place where drug dealers, and CRIMINALS belong. I am not a criminal. I need help, but I dont know where to go to. I have a couple hundred dollars, but thats as far as the well goes. But this is my life that they have in their hands, they just dont realize it. Can anyone please help?
Tyler Burnam
tylerburnam@gmail.com
Thank You and God Bless
Comment by Tyler Burnam — March 5, 2009 @ 7:41 am
mthr03@aol.com
I am a single mother of 3 girls. I originally lost custody of my children in Bowling Green KY in 2005 when my ten year marriage to their father turned violent due to his drug problem. I was told that if I could prove that I had left him, I would get my kids back. When this did not prove true, I asked my Aunt to intervene so she took the kids into her home and we gave her custody in April of 2006.
When my husband “moved on” I admittedly had trouble dealing with it and started drinking. Within 2 months, my Aunt took my children and moved to Florida. Six months later, I found out that she had taken the girls and left them to live with their father. Soon after, he was arrested again for drugs and the girls were placed in foster care. Since then, I have been desperately trying to bri ng my kids home, but the Department of Social Services won’t allow it without giving me any real reason.
My children were never beaten or unfed while in my care. My ex-husband even states on the record that I was a good mother to the kids. When the state first took interest, they were simply concerned with the domestic violence reports. The worker himself (Keith Logsdon) stated that the girls were well cared for and there was no problem with my skills as a parent. Now, with a new worker in charge, they are refusing to send my children home and taking me to court trying to terminate my rights and prove me unfit.
I do live in a constant financial struggle since I have no family to speak of and live by myself with only a few friends. I will admit I am the loner type person. But I have a good home for my children and am also honest, drug free, and clean and stand a good chance of losing this battle for my children simply because I can’t afford to hire a real attorney.
My court appointed attorney tells me that these cases never turn ou t for the parents and that the Department of Social Services always wins in this county. The CASA (court appointed special advocate) worker brags incessantly that she has “Never lost a child” (returned a child to parents) and the social worker herself (April Basham) has told me that she rarely lets children reunite with their parents in her many years as a social worker. At this point, I am being told that the girls love the foster parents so much and they are so well adjusted there that I am being selfish for continuing the battle to bring them home. They try their best to manipulate the circumstances along with me and my children using their psychology training against me at every opportunity.
I know this will be a good story. Legally, the goal of this department is supposed to be to help abused children and teach the parents how to be better parents. But it has become to simply take and keep children whose parents hit hard times due to various reasons. They took my children at the lowest point in my life and intend to keep them even after I have taken Parenting, and Domestic Violence classes, passed drug screens every time, attended counseling and therapy and sacrificed my whole world to travel the 165 mile trip every week for three years to visit them according to the agreed schedule. They say that no matter what I go through to bring my girls home, I am unfit. I simply refuse to accept that.
In their attempts to manipulate me into just surrendering, they point out how hard it will be to raise 3 girls on my own repeatedly and do their best to convince me that this situation will be hopeless smashing my dreams as often as possible. (“You’ll go under in a month or so. With Neglect on your record, you cant work as a teacher or therapist or anywhere in the psychology field”) They twist the facts to suit their stand in court and reword my own statements and take it out of context and present that to the judge as facts for the specific goal of making me look bad in court. When I confronted the worker about this, I was labeled “uncooperative” and their goal was officially changed to adoption in all their case files. I have evidence of all of this.
This department needs to be look ed at. They take your kids and make you jump through hoops of fire to bring them home all the while emotionally beating you down telling you that you’re no good and can’t win. I can’t understand why they want to keep them unless it’s a funding issue. Upon my own investigations, I have found that their funding depends on meeting a certain “quota” of children in care. Someone has to do or say something. I know I am not the only person who had dealt with this unjust bullying by the State.
Comment by Beth Bruce — March 5, 2009 @ 11:22 am
I need an attourney at low cost in the state of Ohio. We miss our kids and have completed our case plan. he kids love being with us during our visits and they don’t want to leave. Now we are being accused of previous sexual abuse based on a doctor’s false accusations who has never met us or talked to us. Just because my husband is a registered sex offender they are trying to make a big deal about us having the kids at our home. My husband has treated the kids with only appropriate behavior as a father to his kids. His case did not involve children. We need our children home. They are 2, 3, and 5 and have special needs. We are very loving, dedicated parents. The kids have been gone for almost a year now and we were getting home visits and now the home visits have been stopped. They have brought up these accusations after 10 months of the children being gone because of their behavior in the foster home. Please help us.
Comment by Lynn — March 5, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
We have been foster parents for five years and have had several children pass through our home. I understand that we are usually a temporary fix, but I want to know if there’s something that can be done in this case. Almost 8 months ago we were blessed with a 2 month old little boy. He was premature and had two different drugs in his system at birth. His parents are pretty much out of the picture with drug addictions and arrests. He was 6 pounds when he came to live with us at 2 months old and within two weeks he had doubled in weight. We found out that he had received 5 cans of formula a week before he arrived at our home from WIC and all five were sent with him. Anyone knows that five cans is about enough for a week, maybe two if he was a weak eater (which he’s not). Now, he’s healthy, happy, and a part of our family and with termination nearing, an aunt (we believe to be incarcerated dad’s relative) has indicated that she may want to seek custody. Obviously, as is not the case with most relative placements, it’s not in the best interest of the child because we are the only family he’s ever known. We’re well-educated, earn a more than adequate income, and want to keep him. Is there anything that we can do. We’ve heard from people who may be uninformed that foster parents can sometimes fight for custody if it’s in the best interest of the child, but we need to know for sure.
Thank you.
Comment by Nick R — March 5, 2009 @ 2:54 pm
I am a mother of 2 children. I have one son of my own and have adopted my nephew who was in foster care with CPS previously. Now the kids have been taken by CPS because of false accusations against my fiance. It has nothing to do with me but the took them out of school and came to my work. They were placed with a foster family this evening. They questioned the children without my knowledge and didn’t have a warrent or anything. I would really like some help in this matter. These children are loved and taken care of very well. We are having a severe fight with a family member and I know that they are the ones that called out of spite to get back at us for not appologizing to them for a mishap that happened at their house. Now the state has my children. Please anyone that can help me would be greatly appreciated. I need a cheap lawyer in the state of Arizona. Plus, the state lied to my children and just told them they were having a sleep over at someones house instead of telling them the truth. Thank you for your time.
Comment by Amie F. — March 5, 2009 @ 11:54 pm
I am in desperate need of an atorney in NC. This nightmare began in Dec. 2008 when I asked for DSS to help my family, instead of helping us they took 3 of my 4 children stating “failure to protect”. As soon as they took my children I immediatly moved away from the perp. enrolled in parenting classes, obtained a 50-B, and acquired employment all within 4 days of children being taken. I did not recieve a service plan until January 2009 and the only thing that was added that I had not already done was counseling I obtained a referral the very next day and attended first counseling appt. 2 days after signing the service agreement. In court all DSS workers stated on the stand that I was fully capable of providing and taking care of my children their only concern was the past history with the perp of the abuse on my children. Indictment was returned on the perp and he is awaiting trial in Jail. I have cut all ties with this man and still DSS is throwing the history in my face. History is not something that can be changed in 20 years I will have still had a history with this man, just as in 100 years history will still show that Abraham Lincoln was president at one time. My counselor wants to testify on my behalf that my children are not in any danger and they need to be returned to my care. The GAL who has never met me and only talked to me one time stated it was in the kids best interest thet they remain in foster care until they can be reunited with me or until adulthood due to the possibility of being exposed to the perp in the future because I am 25 weeks pregnant with his child, after being sexually assaulted by him. I have had a court appointed attorney that turned out to be nothing more than a puppet for DSS. I am in desperate need of any help. My service agreement has been completed for a while now and I continue to do every thing listed on it. I have a 2 yr old, a 12 yr old and a 14 yr old in foster care. I drive 1hr and 10 minutes to go to a 1 hour supervised visit then drive back home 1 hr and 10 minutes. I had the case transferred to the county I reside in and attend all my counseling, parenting classes etc. However they will not transfer my children when I have a relative here willing to have them placed in their home. DSS approved a kin ship agreement for this home for my oldest daughter a year ago however we did not end up needed her to go there, they are now saying that they are not sure about sending them there. How can DSS approve for one child and at a later date not approve? DSS has not protected my children by removing them they have caused more harm than anything. I need and will appreciate any help, advise, encouragement or understanding I can get at this point. My children are being held hostage to ensure that my oldest daughter and myself testify against this man. Thank you for taking the time to read this and if you feel you can help please let me know.
Comment by Lori C. — March 6, 2009 @ 7:32 am
downhomecc@live.com
Comment by Lori C. — March 6, 2009 @ 11:34 am
I need a defense lawyer against DFACs (Dept of Family and Children Services) as soon as possible, please. I live in Alpharetta, Georiga, Fulton County. DFACs has INcorrectly charged me with abuse or neglect.
My phone no. is 770-569-0509
Comment by Ava Chun — March 6, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
GEORGIA:
You need to contact an advocate, such as:
Dorothy Kernaghan Baez.
Or google Georgia family rights.
Google her name, too.
Best luck —get back to us and tell us what is happening. F.
Comment by Fern — March 7, 2009 @ 5:34 am
I’ve commented before, today I report my son has been taken after a year having him and meeting CPS requirments!!! I had an incident with a teacher neglecting a student and the school call CPS on me and now my son has been taken!!!!!!!! No papers were with the CPS Social wkers and the three police officers they brought!! I need a lawyer to sue the school for abuse and the dept who have disrupted my sons life just because the school called with concerns!!!!!!!!!!!! The Social wkr said my son will not be returning to His AAO class (advance academics options) and taekwondo!!! He is NOT even going to resume school any time soon!! The Social wkr said he will EVENTUALLY resume his education!!!! What the hell! My son is going to fall behind because they claim he needs to be taken from me and protected while they investigat AFTER A WHOLE F***ING YEAR FINDING NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I NEED A LAWYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Amen Sigala — March 7, 2009 @ 7:50 am
I live in the dallas/ft worth and I am a single mother of a 3yr old daughter whom cps removed from my home. I have sold everything I own even my car to afford atty fees. Needless to say I am out of money and savings and I am homeless. I gave up my life to get my child back and the atty quit after I had no more money. I am still no where closer to having my daughter returned to me and I have nothing left. My daughter begs at our weekly hr visits to come home amd cps requiers I put her in the car to be transported back to foster care. The experience weekly is more than tramatic. I need help in any way I can to get my daughter home. I am pleading with anyone for help in getting my daughter returned to me. I dont know what this has done to her in the long run but she is my main concern and we have both got caught in the vicisious webb of decit that cps spins. Thank You for your consideration.
sarah greenwood
Comment by sarah greenwood — March 7, 2009 @ 1:29 pm
Sarah_
There are at least 2 groups in TX.
One is:
http://www.hope4kidz.org ( maybe .com)
Other is one run by a man who has won against DFPS.
His group is:
http://www.txcfr.org Texas Center for Family Rights.
To find an atty: check out Linda’s link at top of Home Page.
Under Attys–There are at least 160 listed, in various states.
The latest comment is mine. It refers to Law Clincs who will possibly take cases pro bono, or at reduced rates. I believe there is one in TX.
Get back to us. Best. F.
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Comment by Fern — March 7, 2009 @ 2:26 pm
I live in Washington State with my new husband and my oldest child. My husband is US navy, active duty. My ex-husband lives in Texas with my 3 younger children and his new wife. In October my 5 year-old daughter made allegations of sexual abuse by my son (who is 10) after she go into trouble at school. She revised her story some 8 times later that night after my ex-husband yelled at and threatened my son, and included an additional 4 people in the allegations - my new husband included (and the daughter that lives with us). When interviewed the first time by CPS, she said nobody had touched her. Through some crafty work with a “close family friend” and longtime family therapist (my ex-husband and most of his family have been seeing this woman for 20 years!), my ex-husband has gotten my daughter to tell CPS and the police that it really was my ex-husband that touched her. Through 5 months of “therapy,” the story has become so monsterous that now she is saying that my husband has abused her for YEARS and that my family, friends, and I all knew about it and just let it go on. My ex-husband is trying to have my new husband thrown in jail and is trying to have all of my access to the children revoked! CPS in Texas contacted me once for 10 minutes by phone 2 months ago to tell me what a “bad mom” I am for moving away from the kids and letting them be exposed to a pervert. Other than that, we have received no letters, no visits - no nothing. According to my ex-husband, the therapist, CPS, and the police have tape-recorded my daughter saying these things about my husband, myself and my family. I am terrified!
Comment by huny monroe — March 8, 2009 @ 2:27 pm
I’m sorry - I meant that my ex-husband got my 5 year-old to say that it was my new husband (her stepfather) that touched her.
Comment by huny monroe — March 8, 2009 @ 2:29 pm
First, I would like to send my My thoughts and prayers out to anyone going through this. Its a difficult process. Hang in there.
Second, Can someone please help me with this question? I am finally reunified with my 2 children after a report of alleged abuse. I finished my plan in 3 months. The case is still open for the usual 6 month post supervision crap, or whatever they call it.
I am due any day with my 3rd child. Although throughout the 4 months of dealing with CPS no one has asked or mentioned anything to me about being pregnant (at 7,8, and 9 months its not hard to see). Not even my attorney has asked, and I didn’t mention it to anyone either.
I was just wondering will they try to take my newborn when I give birth even though I have completed my case plan and reunified with my other 2 children?
Please email me at Lwomar@yahoo.com. Thanks in advance.
Comment by Ki R. — March 8, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
I’m hoping I can get some help. My kids were taken Thursday night. The social worker came to my house (after an accusation of abuse against her father) and deemed my house “dirty” and unlivable. My house is dirty but more cluttered then dirty, I will admit that. But it is NOT unlivable. My kids eat well and have a place to sleep, eat, bathe…etc. When we went to the emergency hearing, they stated now, they are “malnourished” and that they had tried to call the public defender for us but since we have income, they wouldn’t come. Both children (7 and 10) have been to the doctor’s within the last two weeks and if they were malnourished, the doctor would of expressed her concerns, as she has been their peditrician since birth. We have been massively cleaning the house and even tore the kitchen carpet up and are in the process of retiling. I asked that the kids stay with my Dad but that was not acceptable to the worker because he lives in another county. They have separated my kids in two different homes which is even more upsetting. I am in Maryland. I hope someone can help…thank you!
Comment by Emily — March 8, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
I need help my youngest son was taken by CPS on Feb 24,09 I have made several calls to DSS that took him but none of my calls have been returned. He was living with his father and stepmother but his father was put in jail, so my son told his stepmother he wanted to be with me but she called CPS instead and had him removed from the home.
Comment by Lisa Black — March 8, 2009 @ 3:31 pm
The court denied my kids being removed but placed an order of protection against me. I can not be alone with my kidz and/or sleep in my own home with my wife and kidz. Even after the baseless accusations , My wife and i had to put our kidz through a horrible medical examination at one of their CAS. centers which of coarse the docter firmly stated that none of these accusations are true. Everyone they have interviewed has only good stuff to say about us. They are still trying to make us take their classes and even asked us to take a pschy eval. Even after our kidz continue to say nothing juicy to ACS. They are still Harrassing our kidz, my wife and i. My wife and i both have attorney’s but we want to know whom do we speak too. To find out if we can file a complaint and/or lawsuit. Everyone we speak too, even people that know these allegations are false. Pretty much express as if ACS can not be touched just because they stand behind the false thought of protecting the kidz. Please tell me this is not true! We all assume that the possibiltity exist that horrible people may have done horrible things to their own children. But what about innocent parents like my wife and i whom have given their lives for the well being of their children. And it is obvious even to acs that nothing of the sort is going on. There has to be some justice. Please someone write back. We have proof of our innocence and proof of their injustice and/or stupidity! By the way thank u for helping my wife and i. FIGHTCPS is the reason why our kidz are still home. I listened to what i read. Please help me with this. I want to file a complaint and/or sue.
Comment by Edward Tapia — March 8, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
Edward, I tried to email you in the past but was unsuccessful.
Please join the members forum and please do NOT use your real name.
Comment by MaggieC — March 8, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
hi again i need to post this social services placed my daughters w/ there cousin in minneapolis and im not allowed to visit, or talk to them w/out someone standiing over them i have never abused my children they have never been scared of me, they dont have any reason to i have never been notified of any court hearings so im guessing that they are winning, and im losing
i have never felt so cut off from my children since social services came into play, i wish to god that had never talked to them , in the first place, they dont help instead they stole my children, and i know i wont ever get over it, and i cant let my children go i wish there was something i could do
Comment by dawn kjanaas — March 8, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
Need a good lawyer for helping clear name in a admistrative hearing comming up in April. Pleasse help deadline for paperwork is within a month. My teenage out of controll daughter wanted to see her dad she never new. already been to court trail on case. Found no abuse or neglete.
They did do a schedule C with my daugther based on the judges rulling that my daughter was a brat and it would be a nightmare for me to get her back home.
But, cps is still pushing the issue wanting to further document that there was through there investigation. My teen daughter in flunking out of school and is courrently living with her dad. I did nothing wrong. My daughter got into an argument with her grandmother and told about it to the state. My daughters dad (who was legaly not allowed to talk to my daughter or me through a restraining order that has been since 1994 for 2 assault charges filed and charged by me for assaulting me years ago)along with some new neighbors formed some fraud pictures of my daughters face all brused. Luckly we had went to a birthday party the next day at a nephews house where pictures were taken and showed my daughter with no bruses on her face. Also we have witnessess. I am so broke and cannot afford an attorney fees already spend alot of money on one and he was okay but hes to busy doing bankruptcy’s that he specializes in. My mother was not charged with abuse or a crime and neither was I . I recieved letters from the procecuting Attorney’s office saying they are not pressing charges due the fact that they cannot prove it. But, they have my daughter still for 6 months now and i just had to send in a advicate that I will not comply with cps cause they have no case but, are trying to build one out of there so called more assesments they want done. I have already taken a Dv assesment that came out of course fine and normal. They also had me doing Random Ua’s for the last 5 months along with a drug and alchol assesment which stated that I had no current use or replase but recomended ranadom ua’s and 2 AA meetings a week and a sponser, and a mental health assesment ect…. so they can call me a drugy and insane…. yeah right. I did admit to the courts by my honesty that i experimented with drugs 6 years ago for a couple of months but, have since then cleaned up my act by inrolling me self into an outpatient treatment program and volunterring to stay longer to assists other young mothers get off drugs. and went to school became involved with the commuity and helped did alot of volunteer work. They of course ingnored all of this and based there case on me using drugs 6 years ago. Instead of what the case started out as. Im affraid i might go to jail. They have done everything illegal you can think of in the eyes of the law and the judge has let them get away with it. I need an attorney to clear my name. I have all the proof and possibly a case to sue the state of washington.
Just a little bit more info. My daughter also pulled this when she was 13 she is 15 years old now. When she was 13 she cried wolf. And I was investigated and the results where unfounded due to no bruses and my daughter telling the truth. Also while the investigation was going on she wanted to stay with her grandma so the state placed her there and now she is accusing her grandma of abuse. My daughter after she pulled this the first time I took her to the doctors and she was diognoses with depression and Add and tested possitvie for bio-polare disorder. But, since Cps has had her they took her to their own doctors made up some stories Im sure and there Dr. say she is fine and only has ADD. Yeah right.
Well, I hope somone can help. I have no much proof but, just need an attorney to get this going for me. Please. Sincerely, a greiving mother.
Kari R. Poulsbo WA
Comment by Kari R — March 8, 2009 @ 8:20 pm
I am contacting you about a matter of cps( of Monroe county in Pa) receiving a falsified referal about myself and my husband resulting in the Monroe Children and Youth services taking our children into emergency foster care, when they didn’t even have jurisdiction, because we are residents of the state of Tennessee. My husband and myself feel that they have violated our civil rights, because they did not serve us with not one piece of paperwork of why they were taking them, only word of mouth. The social worker stated that our apartment in TN had burned down and that we were homeless, and that was her reason of why she was taking our children into emergency foster care, which was not true. The worker did not even contact TN to back up her claims, but she claimed she verified her information through TN. The only thing the worker did give me was a hand-written note telling the 3 things I needed to have in court to get my children back which were: proof of housing, proof of my husband’s health care, and proof that he was getting treatment. All which I had, when I went to court and they still did not give us our children back. Now they are transfering them down to TN Monday(3-9-2009) to be in foster care in our state, We have court Wednsday, please if you could help or give us any advice contact us @ eleka chung @ yahoo.com…Thank You!!
Comment by eleka chung — March 8, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
i bet everyone will get sick of me posting, but i have so much to say, and have had no one that could relate to these issues, im curious how social services has so much power, and what i can do to help get the rights of parents and children back on track, it just makes me so angry
Comment by dawn kjanaas — March 8, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
CPS is requiring that I go to more than three psychiatrists within the last year. I guess they can ask you to jump over the moon if they want, but this doesn’t seem reasonable or appropriate. They have their docotors that they refer me to go to. I’m done with it…I’ve been through enough evaluations. If anyone knows more about this e-mail me @ heidantri@yahoo.com.
Comment by Heidi Kielser — March 10, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
I really need some help getting y daughter back as soon as possible, my daughter is 3 yrs old and she has been molested and abuse while in foster care, i tried to get legal aid. but no one seems to want to help me , my next court date is on march 26 2009, please i need someone before then, thanks elaine
Comment by ElaineT — March 10, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
Bless all those here who are fighting the evil known as CPS. This month makes 2 years that our family has been fighting for reunification. My advice to all is to do the research yourself. Look to your state codes, CPS policies and procedures, Foster Care Policy. I know how hard it is, when you don’t have any support. Just remember those beautiful faces of your children! Fight them with all you have and never give up! No matter what happens in my situation, if I am granted an IP or termination, I will take my situation to the media. If your worker has violated policies and not practiced ethically, go to the National Association of Social Workers and file a complaint against him/her. Write a letter to the Commissioner of the DHHR in your area. There are many things that will help, sometimes hard to find. Just keep in your minds and heart all the trauma they have caused your little ones and fight back!!! “Hell hath no fury like a mother scorned”……
Comment by Lost in WV — March 10, 2009 @ 7:08 pm
New Federal law:
It is required that CPS notify your family when they remove your child.
Signed October, 2008
“Fostering connections to success and adoptions Act”
Section 103
Cps must exercise *due diligence* in notifying relatives within 30 days when a child is removed from parent’s custody.
Now CPS has known about the provisions of this act for months.
Were your children consigned to *stranger foster care* in this time period?
Can you sue for this derelection of duty and disregard of Enacted Provisions of Federal Law?
Better find out folks. Tell your attorney.
SUE… SUE….SUE.
Comment by Fern — March 11, 2009 @ 7:44 am
Need a lawyer pro bono in Northern Virginia for CPS case
Comment by Lovebug — March 11, 2009 @ 8:22 am
I am being harassed by a CPS worker and am in desperate need of legal aid. However, no lawyer in my area will take the case, even though they all tell me I DO HAVE a case. It is obvious this woman is abusing her power and is not interested in the welfare of children. The claims made were not about me and another agent has even acknowledged the mistaken identity. This woman (the corrupt agent) did not even speak to me about my daughter, but rather about the case CPS had opened with MY mother.
Any information would be a great deal of help.
thank you
Comment by Diane Simmons — March 11, 2009 @ 8:53 am
P.S: Jackson county, WV
Comment by Diane Simmons — March 11, 2009 @ 8:54 am
I am going to need a laywer next year my daughter will graduated from high school and of course my exinlaw who took my kids from me will try to stop from going to my own daughter graduation like they did when my son graduated back in2007 of course my exinlaws who got money to bribe the courts and attorney general and county attorney my exinlaws made a scened at my son graduation they had security telling me that I couldn’t attended my own son graduation and he was 18 next year my daughter will turn 18 and my exinlaws will put a 5 year no contact order on me against my son when my daughter turns 18 my exinlaws is going to do the same thing I need a laywer because my child was a legal age my exinlaws need to be charge for a hate crime because they are brainwashing my children against me I can’t even get their graduation pictures I had to get special pression from a Judge for me to attend my 18 years old son graduation I even show the papers to the security officers at the graduation place I was down in the front so that I could get pictures of my son graduation but I was told that I had to sit way up high so that My son couldn’t see me because if he saw me I would be put in jail after graduation was over my exinlwas got by me and saw my son and called out his name he looked up and saw me my exinlaws called my mom and threathen my mom if I go to my son graduation they would have me arrested that they all where going to have their bicnoconars all on me primary care was with me they had my papers from the Judge saying that I could go my wxinlaws tried to grab my papers out of primarycare hands my exinlaws of course like always had to make a big scene my children are of age I should get to go to their graduation I could’t even give my son a graduation card let aone my daughter.
Comment by Terri Rote — March 11, 2009 @ 11:49 am
If anybody can contact my son for me I would appreciate his name is Brian Rote he has myspace he graduated from Lincoln high school in DesMoines Iowa my daughter Melissa Rote doesn’t have my space but if people can contact him let him know I miss him and I wish he would contact me he is now 20 years old.
Comment by Terri Rote — March 11, 2009 @ 11:53 am
I have been violated of my constitutional rights on more than one occasion starting with the search and seize of my home and my children. My children were placed in foster care due to allegations of endangering my children which was later sustained in court of not being found to be true. I have been fighting DCFS in the Los Angeles County. I’ve written the Board of Supervisors, The Mayor of Los Angeles, and even the Government’s office in regards to the conduct of the Case Social Workers. It seems as though no attorney wants to handle the case I present them. Are there any attorneys out here in California that can take on my case? Me and my children’s rights have been violated and DCFS is getting away with misconduct and abusing their authority. Please, if there is anyone out there that can help, please contact me. Thanks
Comment by T Preston — March 11, 2009 @ 11:55 am
I need an attorney Pro Bono in the Los Angeles County area. Thank you.
Comment by T Preston — March 11, 2009 @ 11:57 am
I live in San Antonio TX and am being investigated by CPS even though this is a custody battle. Can anyone help me with information… My children have to been seen by Children’s Miracle on Monday which i do not have a problem with however the case worker is biased towards me because i live in a nice home and she has ADD children and feels that she raises her children better. Please help!!!
Comment by Shiloh Allen — March 11, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
both of my children are in CPS coustody have have been for almost a year now ,my husband has been arrested on molestation charges. he has been in jail since Oct of last year. I have done all of my services that have been ask of me(6 months ago!) and still they will not let me have my Kids!!! do i have a case? please help! my children ask me every time i see them when can they come home?
Comment by Dom Ferris — March 11, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
First you should make sure you know your rights. Do not let them interview your children without you being present. That will be against your Constitutional Rights as well as your kids. No agency is suppose to interview your kids without your presence. If you are told that you cannot be in the interview with your children, deny the interview and walk out with your children. Do not let them intimidate you. Do not let them interview your kids without you there. Go to this site and it will give you the breakdown of your constitutional rights when it comes to social workers of cps. http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com
This site will have a .pdf file titled, “Child Protective Services and the Juvenile System” That file is very informative and will have case references within. Please read it and don’t let you and your children’s rights be violated. It took me three years to find this information. If I’d known about it back then, I wouldn’t have went through the bullsh*t I’m going through now.
Comment by T Preston — March 11, 2009 @ 3:31 pm
I am having problem with tha Mcduffie DFCS offices. They tell me that my daughter dose not need to see a mental health doctor , but that I need to see one instead. They tell me that I need to watch who comes in my home who i talk to. They have asked about my personal life. The came to my home at the end of Febuary of this year I told the women that I was sick and te kids were to but she still came in , I knew that my home was a mess but I was sick and I have three kids under 10. They said my children was being neglect. But when I asked foe there help in January about keeping my kids safe from there father they couldn’t go against the judge order. BUt when my daughter visted her farther the first that he gets vistation she cfomes bak bloody in her bottom. Then they want to do something I need help in getting DFCS off my back.
Comment by Beatrice Murphy — March 11, 2009 @ 6:30 pm
I have posted here before and never heard from anyone. CPS removed my children without just cause in 2007 and even the kids gardian ad litem agrees with me. I need a lawyer ASAP. I filed an appeal in the case and the court appointed lawyer that represented me told the judge that I was appealing my case. So now I don’t know what to do. My children are confused are doing poorly in the foster homes and I need help to bring them home. If anyone knows a lawyer who will help me sue and get my kids back home please email me at howardfanaee@yahoo.com Thank you
Comment by Fanaee Howrd — March 11, 2009 @ 8:54 pm
Fanaee, what state are you in?
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 11, 2009 @ 9:19 pm
Anyone that has been going thru turmoil about your children should write to your County Board of Supervisors and make complaints, etc. Then after write a complaint against CPS thru your County’s Civil Grand Jury. All I can say is continue to write letters to as many agencies as you can in your state. Senators, congress, etc. Keep notes and try not to talk with your CSW alone. Let them know that you would like record your conversations EVERY SINGLE TIME. If they refuse the recording, do not talk with them just start writing letters to your CSW so they cannot alter our statements. Those are the steps I took. After taking a few of those steps, my son was returned home to me. Make your state officials aware of your situation. Keep records of all your conversations with the dept of children services. And plus leave no stone unturned. Research other cases, etc. Know your rights.
Comment by T Preston — March 12, 2009 @ 4:38 am
There are alot of lawyers, out there that are willingto take on case to help fight this terrorist organization.
Writing your local news papers, lik ethe editors page an dtelling your story may help. If you do, then dont forget to name the terrorist name that is persecuting you an dyour family.
Sometimes local preachers dont mind getting involved with terrorist.
Just dont forget you are not alone. I am an advocate to see if we can have defacs shut down.
They have out served their purpose, for what they were first established for.
If you are needing help. Here are some groups worth trying.ACLU, NAACP, Civil rights lawyers. You local representative, he may be a congress man, senator, etc.
Rememeber always treat these evil terrorist with respect because anything you say they will hold it against you.
They are evil.
Comment by Lewis Floyd — March 12, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
On 3/6/09, the judge gave temporary custody of my 14 year old to my sister for two years.
My sister and niece as well as the counselor and DFACS worker lied in court.
My attorney did nothing to help me, yet I still must pay him for not doing his job.
The judge was biased against me from the start of the trial and wouldn’t listen to me, at times, rolling his eyes at me.
I need a good defense attorney, who can file for a mistrial and represent me like I need to be represented so I can get my daughter bac so she can get real help for her anger problems brought on by my sister.
Please help me. I live in GA.
Comment by Lynn Hufstetler — March 12, 2009 @ 3:51 pm
Preston is right, to find suits against CPS , you can log on usc 1983,then go to usc 1983 information , then go all the way to the bottom and click on case law. should be much helpfull.
Comment by Sam — March 12, 2009 @ 8:10 pm
All CPs victims , it is easy to do the usc 1983, please give it a try, in simple words , you may find some cases simmiliar to yours , where CPS got sued , or in rare cases CPS agent did go to prison .
Comment by Sam — March 12, 2009 @ 8:24 pm
My ex husband left on Aug. 25, 2008. Before he left, he destroyed my house and told my friends what he had done. I have sheriff’s deputies that were here on the 24th and can testify that my home was clean.
I had lived with this man’s mental, emotional, and verbal abuse for almost two years, my children had lived with it also, he would not work, he lied about everything he had done in his life.
On the 25th he stopped by CFS on his way out of town and told them the following:
1. I am a drug user
2. I spend all my money on drugs
3. I am never home and leave the children by themselves all the time.
4. My oldest son is mentally handicapped and unable to watch his younger brothers.
5. I never clean my house.
6. I am emotionally unstable and have outbursts all the time.
7. I never cook for my children.
On the 25th, CFS came to my home, it was dirty because of what he had done, they gave me a drug test, it was negative, the next morning I had to go to their office and take another one, also negative.My children were out of the house for two days until I cleaned up what he had done.
After the initial 30 day investigation and numerous drug tests and random visits to my home, I thought the case would be dropped, how wrong I was.
I have had to continuously go through a series of things all because this man lied about me.
1. Random drug tests, over 13, all negative.
2. I have Borderline Personality Disorder controlled by medication and counseling that I have been in for years, they wanted my therapy records, my therapist would not let them have them because of HIPAA, so I had to see their psychiatrist, who found nothing wrong with me.
3. I have to submit my payment receipts from my bills to them.
4. I have to drop everything, even if I have company and let them see the house whenever they come by.
5. In Dec. I had to go to misdemeanor court because my ex husband had written a check and signed my name to it, I fought it and was found not guilty.
6. In Jan. checks that he had written all over Fordyce, AR came back and the police combined them and charged me with a felony.
7. CFS took my children because they were so concerned about the felony. On Jan. 22 at the case plan meeting, my case worker and my “state appointed” attorney agreed that as soon as the felony was taken care of, they would reccomend that my children be returned home. I paid the fines on Feb. 11, when I went to court for the felony I was not even on the docket, the prosecutor was talking to the sheriff about dropping it to a misdemeanor. I have to go to court on March 17 and it is going to be null prosed.
I live on $700 a month, I have had no utilities shut off, I am a Child Psychology major at the Axia University Of Phoenix with a 4.0 GPA. My oldest son has ADHD/ODD, he takes his medications and has a higher than average IQ, he will be 15 in May, my middle son makes A’ and B’s in school, and my youngest is 8 and has always made A’s.
My youngest is so angry at being taken away from me that CFS has had him put in Pinnacle Point twice since he was taken. My middle child has just withdrawn, as has my oldest.
My state appointed attorney won’t return my calls, I have to be on my medication, yet they took my medicaid, and I don’t have a clue as to when I am getting my children back.
I do know that I am still being demeaned by having to take drug tests constantly, I have had my name defamed, all because of a man that married me to try to get my home. I owned it before we were married, he put us through hell while he was here, and now we are still going through it. Can you please help me, I am so tired of this, my children are tired, and I am the neighborhood mother at that, everyone knows that if their kids come here they will be fed, maybe go swimming in the summer, and returned healthy and happy. I usually have 8-9 boys ranging from 6- 17 during weekends and summer. Please help me fight the state of AR. I am tired of the harrassment and defamation of character.
Katherine Keckler
PO BOX 263
Kingsland, AR 71652
870-348-5428
Comment by Katherine Keckler — March 12, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
i had my childern in my care,i stoped visitation with their father because he was beeting my 13 year old daughter.i talked to my loyer & i was tring to come up with 200.00 to file for supervised visits,couldent get the cash i needed,i didnt get food stamps or enything,my x-husbend started threatning me with taking me to court because i stopped visits with him without court order.I talked to my loyer and he told me to talk to him and give him 1 more chance,so i did ,i called the girls things was ok,then 3 days later i called and my kids was placed in c.p.s. care. they placed my childern with my x-husbends mom&step dad.i told c.p.s. i had a noterized letter stating my kids was to go to my father if enything happened to me or their father.thay didnt lissen to me.in the time of this my 11 year old daughter was sleeping in bed with her grandparents nacked,i made 3 reports of it,thay knowingly sending my girls to school with head lice,was told kids wasnt to stay with enybody& then thay let them stay with their family to babysett their cousins while everybody did drugs,my kids admitted to that to c.p.s. thay did not remove my kids.then the grandparents let my 13 year old daughter leave with a 23 year old women drunk & my daughter got sexualy assalted i cant find a good loyer to repersent me. my loyer passed away of cancer 2 weeks ago.i need help needing a legal ade loyer but cant find one.
Comment by beverly powell — March 13, 2009 @ 5:45 am
My step-grandson (age 10) is being abused, and has been over the last two years. In Georgia, I have contacted the Governor, Dept. Health and Human Services, the Office of the Child Advocate, the Director of the county DFCS, the school Principal, the Sheriff, the Chief of Police, etc. I have evidence. My daughter told the school counselor. I found a psychologist and “N” confirmed the abuse that I had reported. That Dr. later wrote a plan that the father is to spank the child after grounding him. “N” has been grounded to his room with rare exceptions since last summer. This week, the father went to the local police to file an “unruly report” on the child and the police officer told him if the spankings didn’t work, hit him with a belt. The father did. I have photographed the bruises from the event. I told “N” to tell the school again. He did. Usually they just call the father and allow him to explain it away. I have written to the pediatrician, who sent my letter to welfare. DFCS called the father; read the contents of the letter and again allowed him to explain it as lies. I was not allowed to see the children for a few months.This child is labeled a “liar.”
I moved here two years ago to protect the children when I saw that some “unadoptable” children are neglected. I was told that what I had reported didn’t matter and there would be no investigation. The boys have told the school, and the school calls the parents.
Forget the idea that we have MANDATED REPORTERS. Forget that welfare is required to help children.
WHY AREN’T ABUSERS JAILED INSTEAD OF THE CHILDREN? Please suggest who else might look into the case. The D.A. said there is nothing I can do until someone listens to the boys! The purpose of this system is to keep the foster care number down.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2131732860292570032
communitywellness at gmail.com
Comment by M.D. Justice — March 13, 2009 @ 6:46 am
CFS is trying to put my 8 year old in a long term psychiatric care facility Monday, please help me, all he wants to do is come home. Please
Comment by Katherine Keckler — March 13, 2009 @ 11:36 am
For the person in Arizona who needs a lawyer.
Jeffrey Zurbriggen in Tempe
He is honest and you can trust him. I don’t know how much he charges.
For the person accused of molestation:
Do NOT, DO NOT EVER agree to take a psychosexual evaluation. You can not win and they will try and use it against you.
Everyone:
DOCUMENT every single thing that is said and done every single day. Send this in an email to your attorney, to the state advocate, to the CPS caseworker and his/her supervisor. Carbon copy it to yourself and create a file to save it in. All of the Email programs have free storage. Internet access is free at all public libraries. If you have access to a reporter at a newspaper or TV station, then carbon copy it to them as well. FInd out who your state legislatures are and carbon copy them as well.
If you are threatened because of it, document that as well. Once they have taken your child, what worse thing can they possibly do? If you want them back you have to fight.
If EVERYONE did this, in every city town or state, pretty soon it would be pretty evident that there is a pattern of abuse and threats made by these people.
I will add if they email you back, when you hit reply, be SURE and copy your answer and the email you are replying to, to ALL of the above people. Not just the person who writes it.
Every phone call, every conversation, every meeting. Document it and send it on.
And some of you need to learn how to spell and use correct grammer. You are harming your own case when you appear ignorant. Use the spell check and grammer check features on the emails and letters you send. No one will take you seriously if you can’t even spell common words a 1st grader should know
Comment by Nancy — March 13, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
his is how bad CPS has gotten they have promoted Garry Besley to assit dist mgr of northern cal as he sit on his *&^%&*(^%#
and gets a pay check for it. This man should have been fired long time ago , when he did fallow up with his employees and let them do what ever they wanted as he vaca, on us the tax payer at the end of what was going on with my case he stepped in trying to make good. he is a lier, and i will be bring on a law suite against him and his wrong doing
this is as bad as giving Beverly Besley, the job of dist mgr over north cal.
is there a family member working for each other ????? its cps they came do anything they want
Garry how was your holidays with your family, I would know u let a women beat my kids, let then stay in a homeless shelter,
i promiss if it tthe last thing i do you and beverly and your crew will be in front of a judge, now I disabled I have nothing to do but get you in a court room
Comment by Aaron — March 13, 2009 @ 4:38 pm
Judge Assigned: Leonard B. Sand, Docket No. 08 CIV 8792 3/14/09
Mr.H.Villanueva
168 Attorney Street #1-A
New York, NY 10002 Cell 646 203-xxxx
Suing under Section 1983, depravation of Rights.
I am pursuing federal constitutional question Law against the employee’s of St.Lawrence County DSS/CPS & New York City CPS/ACS, with the NYPD for violation my family Civil Rights in a Botched seizure raid at plaintiff home. Bronx Family Court dismissed this case on April 23, 2008, based on plaintiff experience has filed charges against all defendants connected with depravation of Rights.
Has FILED with Southern District of New York Court papers: This is an action pursuant to Section 42 USC 1981, 1982, 1983 the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments to the States Constitution; Article 1, section 6, 11 and 12th of the New York State, and related state claims for false arrest of my family Liberty, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, intentional / negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligence, in the false seizure, detention, legal kidnapping, and retention of the plaintiff’s child, vis, Manuel Villanueva, age then one year old, sans justification, and at the acquiescence of the remaining unknown named.
(1) That on or January 24th 207, the exact date to be submitted after discovery, at about 11:30pm plaintiff was in his home with family at xxxx Clay Ave Bronx,, and residing with his infant child, and having custody of that child.
(2) That upon that aforementioned date, law enforcement officers, including, but not limited to the defendants identified above forced entry into the home of the plaintiff Additionally, jointly by Ms. Harris, Ms. Rivers of the New York City ACS with the assistance of New York City Police department, Police officer John Doe (1) seized the child, and clothes taken from the home by the New York City Police Dept.
(3) While all six john doe individuals Police Officer, and two ACS caseworker in the hine and without providing any lawful reason, or the requisite service of notice normally given to white persons who are subject to similar seizure and detention of children, Plaintiff is a Hispanic parent.
(4) That falsely and unlawfully, illegally, and criminally, with the full knowledge of the remaining defendants named above, filed a false, criminal complaint or, having the power and duty to do proper investigations and research of information, past along and encouraged the forced home entry, seizure of a family member and child upon fake and false information.
(5) That nonetheless, the innocent plaintiff was repeatedly compelled and forced to appear before a court in city of New York, in particularly, the Family Court, County of New York State, and ultimately exonerated of any wrongdoing, and child was returned to the plaintiff after 4 months detention. Moreover, named defendants of the New York City ACS/CPS & the NYCPD successfully concealed, from both Courts and plaintiff of material facts indicating the matter described were always a hoax, and false.
At no time, other then on January 24, 2007 were there any call made to the police dept. of child neglect or abuse.
Six (6) police officer and two ACS workers came without a warrant nor had probable cause existed when the seizure took place and removed my child.
Nor were any police report was ever made
I am 56 years old and the father of Manuel my son and plaintiff never been arrested nor had any issue with the ACS/CPS or the NYCPD. I Mr.Villanueva am currently receiving Social Security Disability since 1995 due to motorcycle injury in which I still am receiving treatment.
I am going pro se, only because I don’t need to prove anything. The facts are there. A real attorney can be able to connect St.Lawrence County CPS and the New York City ACS with NYPD on Constitutional violation, and state Law.
I my self is not an attorney nor would try to say that I know the law, only that like many others I can say that I believe I know my Civil Rights….
There might be others that would tell a lawyer that, I want to sue, because they did wrong.
I would say to you, that I know my Civil Rights by being a member with the ACLU. There is merit,
and reason to believe that there is something there, but you as my attorney can find it to win a case.
Well, in my it will be prove these defendants acted to harm parents, Herman Villanueva and Wife Martina Villanueva, malicious prosecution; wrongful civil proceedings, w/o probable cause. Because the people who thought that no one would fight back against their agency would be a New York City residence. I am talking about would-be-defendant from up state St.lawrence county New York that made a hearsay telephone call from over 400 miles away to the new york city agencies to take action, but when NYC Courts requested to prove the case defendant stop communicating with all attorney, and was transferred from her Dept. this information was acknowledged by my family court attorney) resulting in the dismissal.
I, the plaintiff already filed federal law sue at 500 pear street new York City in pro se office received July 24, 2008 and been granted in forma paupers status pursuant To 28 U. S. C. 1915 filed Oct 15, 2008. I been assigned Judge name sand, for Docket No. 08 CIV 8793 To bring a civil action.Complaint was amand on 2/15/09
I DO BELIEVE THAT I AM ABLE TO HANDLE THIS CASE BECAUSE OF THE FACTS PROVE NEGLIGENCE, all I have to show is Evidence that caused AND compel the Family Court to dismiss the neglect case. AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT CPS WORKER REFUSED TO APPEAR WHEN SUBPOENAED, when issue to her at her agency in St.Lawrence County to answer the question in causing the ACS/CPS and the NYPD in New York City to take action on a matter based on hearsay.
I am seeking a lawyer on a contingency basis or pro-no, everything has been filed and documented that can be collaborated into evidence by other agencies up state St.Lawrence and here in New York City.
Therefore, seeking a Law firm who can connect both agencies that collaborated together against my family based on hearsay. At this time had only named New York City Bronx County Administration Children Services and the NYPD of Bronx County as defendants in a 6 million dollars law suit.
If you’re Attorney interested in receiving more evidence in this matter please contact Herman cell at 646 203-xxxx or email hermvillanue-at-aol.com.
Please acknowledge if this case interest your firms.
Comment by Herman Villanueva — March 13, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
Aaron,are you in san Mateo County?
Do got him in a federal court room, if truly him or the county did you or you kids wrong, I did . and again if you havn’t call attorney Robert Powell, here is his #408-553-0200 from San Josa , Good one. Sam Amin
Comment by Sam — March 13, 2009 @ 9:39 pm
Aaron,
funny , when San Mateo County CPS Stole my kids (the first time), and I asked to talk to Mark Lane ( CPS HEAD) So I can appeal to him, Mark was gone ,guess what , his Vise , Nancy (forget her last name ), told me he was vacationing in the islands Hawwie , I sued San MATEO COUNTY For the wrongfull removall through my attorney Robert Powell San Mateo County PAID ME $135,000 . but all of the TRULLY CPS VICTIMS , you MUST SUE CPS in fedrall courts, oh I forget Redwood City CA Police Also paid me $15000 for the wrongfull removall . As many of you here are trully a CPS victimes , I suggest you copy and past this note and send it to your CPS workers , especifcly if you live in SAn Mateo County , Ca , But again if you are CPS victime and in California , attorney Robert Powell , you should contact him. We Gonna win this fight.Sami Amin
Comment by Sam — March 13, 2009 @ 10:20 pm
In need of a lawyer in Nebraska who is against CPS. Please help thank you!
Comment by Michelle — March 14, 2009 @ 10:57 am
Is there anyone who can help me??? I have to fight this, if they could have proven I was an unfit parent they would have taken my children in Aug, not Jan, please I need help!!!!!!!!!
kissie42002@yahoo.com
Katherine Donley on FaceBook, someone help me fight this please!!!!!!!!
Comment by Katherine Keckler — March 14, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
am, you need to jump on the yellow pages in your State, you must call All attorneys listed for an advise, till you find one. thise apply to all of you.YOU CAN”T DO it ON YOUR OWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Sam — March 14, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
I have lost visitation with my eleven year old granddaughter. I have been her co-guardian since her mother recieved brain trauma injury and her father was killed in an auto accident in 99. My gd has a brain cyst that needs medical attention. I am concerned that she thinks I don’t want to see her. I have just had surgery and did not have representation at the hearing which I was told I did not need to be present for because it was only for my daugher’s custody. My gd also does not have representation. How can this happen? Please help if you can. Sincerely, Jan Titsworth
Comment by Jan Titsworth — March 15, 2009 @ 5:09 am
Are there any child advocate lawyers in Arkansas who can help my granddaughter? She has had NO representation and they terminated my visitation without notice. I was home recovering from surgery and could not be there. Neither I or my granddaughter have spoken a word to the judge. The judge has not looked at any of the letters (some 25) that I had from people familiar with the family dynamics nor did he view a dvd by my granddaughter in which she spoke about what she wanted. Please help!
Comment by Jan Titsworth — March 15, 2009 @ 5:14 am
*There are so many parent victims advocating for their child victims, that I am wondering, utilizing a website such as this, can’t we bridge together physically by geographical locations to support each other in the court/dcs process? I am in SoCal/Inland Empire/SB County, and I would be willing to connect with anyone in this area to see if we can’t help each other in any way that we can!
HOW CAN I FIGHT DCS?
HOW CAN I PROTECT MY CHILDREN FROM THE SYSTEM?
March 2007 – Lost 3 year partner, and home. Met botanica business owner claiming to be therapist and prophet of God who said I was cursed and that he could remove the curse if I had sex with him. I conceived and bore a child in December 2007. 2008 improved somewhat with residency. I stayed with friends temporarily, rented a room for several months, and a studio before securing permanent, independent residency and a leased rental in January 2009 with assistance from SSI.
March 2009 – Discovered botanica owner was performing abortions at business and contacted local police who informed me that without proof, it was not reportable. Police advised me of 1st amendment right to civil protest the business and its practices.
March 04, 2009 – With specific police authorization, I began a protest. Botanica owner called police for “suspicious vehicle”, police made contact with me and observed baby(14 mos.), and requested I leave the business. I complied.
March 05, 2009 – Contacted police, and was advised to notify them prior to protest to avoid hassles from them.
March 09, 2009 – Followed previous instructions. Began protest @ 8 P.M. At 8:30 P.M., botanica owner called police who informed him of my right to be present. Officer addressed me and baby with no identified issues.
March 09, 2009/11:30+ P.M. – Botanica owner collaborated with associates to fabricate police report. Police responded, took witness statements, addressed my presence. Baby and I were in car, running with heat on. Baby was asleep and dressed in long thermal pajamas, winter jacket with hood, socks, slipper shoes, and 3 blankets. Police informed me that I was walking a fine line with my attitude. Police arrested me for child endangerment, took baby into custody, contacted DCS. Sergeant advised me I would be booked at station and that if I chose to waive my rights, he would consider lessening the charge to a citation. I did waive rights but was transferred to jail. Botanica owner arrived at police station claiming custody of child without any papers. DCS placed baby into foster care with older sibling. DCS interviewed me regarding home
March 10, 2009 – I was released “OR” with no criminal history.
March 13, 2009 – DCS detention hearing. Botanica owner, alleged birthfather, intends to pursue custody of baby. DCS grounds for removal of child from mother are 1) past homelessness/transience, 2) SSI recipient equates “mental instability”, 3) Child endangerment for being in car in middle of night without proper attire(unproven). Children ordered to remain in foster care with transfer to other undisclosed location. Matter continued. My children appear distressed, depressed, lethargic, emotionally distraught. My eldest son reports to me that he and baby aren’t eating/sleeping and miserable. I am a breastfeeding mother. DCS is refusing my right to continue breastfeeding.
March 17, 2009 – Detention hearing. DCS to request paternity test of alleged birthfather(botanica owner).
Currently, I hold a severe distrust of the system. My children are suffering needlessly. DCS is wrongfully assisting alleged birthfather in a paternity/custody issue. I am guilty until proven innocent.
Alleged birthfather –
NOT on birth certificate
No form of support during pregnancy or past 14 months.
HOW CAN I FIGHT DCS?
HOW CAN I PROTECT MY CHILDREN FROM THE SYSTEM?
PLEASE RSVP ASAP, BJ
Comment by Bleu — March 15, 2009 @ 9:42 am
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Hey Garry let Renee know is still on the list, to try to get out of her promise, when she quit because of the pressure I was putting on her and I don’t think you’ll do any better job with your new job you could not handle your old one, tell bev I said hello.
Comment by aaron shinabery — March 15, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
Comment by aaron shinabery — March 15, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
Sam I want change not money Beverly besley, gerry besley and his whoile crew needs to be replaced and that is what i am sue for he cant controll his staff they do what they want and he goes OPPs sorry or my staff could have handle it better i sorry, wwhen he should be watching and c hecki ng them first he should be making the final say when some comes up hes on vaca they never calls when he says he will, his staff has made so many misteaks and he has turned a blind eye to it. but now i am on desiblty I am going to get changes made if it kills me yes garry I know you keep an eye on this site and I hope you hear me , if it the last thing I do
you will be talking to a gury in fed court
I have keeped every thing san mateo county WILL HERE ME, and I hope you are the fall guy because you have no fallow thru hope your st patricks is great with your family again I will not know because of you and your staff
Comment by aaron shinabery — March 15, 2009 @ 4:29 pm
Garry one more thing its my little girls birthday thanks for you I will miss one more , its adding up any one that want to sue san mateo county cps for their mistakes EMail me @ aaronshinabery@comcast.net
Comment by aaron shinabery — March 15, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
I will like to speak to an attorney about my case…long and unbelievable story.
Comment by chrystal — March 15, 2009 @ 5:48 pm
In need of a lawyer is ready to fight CPS for justice in Ft. lauderdale, Florida
Comment by chrystal — March 15, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
If you are from Arkansas and cannot get your kids back, we need a class action anybody willing to help please go here
jdandkd71652.giving.officelive.com
sign up and tell us about yourself, your children, and your case.
Comment by Katherine Keckler — March 15, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
We need you here in Arkansas, we are finding it difficult to get anybody to take our cases, there is no one here in our state that will help us. There are a lot of us in the state that need help, yet there is not a single attorney that I can find on here. please help us out…………….
Comment by Katherine Keckler — March 15, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
Aaron ,
Sorry I am confused .
Is it now A husbund and a wife running the show in San Mateo County!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????? as I see Beverly Besley and Garry Besley
Comment by Sam — March 15, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
yes few CPS agents did go to prison.as I SAW ON THE NET.
Comment by Sam — March 15, 2009 @ 10:20 pm
CHRYSTAL, YOU DIDN’T TELL US WHERE ARE YOU.
Comment by Sam — March 15, 2009 @ 10:34 pm
Can somebody please help me in creating or coming up with a way to put an end to this!!!?? My daughter suffers from mental illness I was advised to place her temporarily they didn’t inform me of the jurisdiction hearing and now she has been placed in foster care without my permission!! I feel a class action suit as well as nationwide knowledge of what is going on must be stopped!!! It seems as if money seems to be the only way to get anyones attention anymore!! They certainly are receiving plenty of it!! If I have to go school to school county to county to educate I will!! If they don’t think this is corruption they are as foolish and ignorant as they seem!! I have never in my life seen or knew things like this could EVER happen! Unfortunately the ones truely suffering are our innocent,our future AMERICA!!! I believe this is a CONSPIRACY!!
Comment by Erin A. Moore — March 16, 2009 @ 7:18 am
I took too many pills one day…not enough for suicide…but, b/c of it there has been a case going on for FIVE months now….even though psychiatrists, licensed counselors all believe it was some aberration and that I am ok. Yet, I am still subject to their onging investigation. When will it end? Aside from that incident I have always been a model mother…college educated/advanced degree yet choose to stay with my children while they are young for their benefit. My oldest for education/socialization actually goes to a program four days a week.
Comment by TWV — March 16, 2009 @ 8:23 am
Need a lawyer to fight CPS in Texas.
Comment by TWV — March 16, 2009 @ 8:24 am
I need help with cps, They got a false alligation of abuse , about someone else , not my children , and made my husband leave the home with a signed saftey plan , that I thought I had to sign. I know the alligations are not true!!!!! Now they want me to sign another one. Trying to give my kids consuling and all that. There is no proof, and they want my husband out of the home. Can they legally do that, I cant affoard a lawyer…….. !!! some one please help
Comment by Tiffany Mccorkle — March 16, 2009 @ 9:05 am
my family has a mediated meeting on
friday do i need a lawyer ?
what is mediated meeting?
if i refuse to comply what are the cosicinces?
my case worker has repeatedly askd me not to employ an attourny,is some
thing wrong with this?
Comment by raymond — March 16, 2009 @ 10:03 am
Our 6 month old son was taken away from us after we walked in DCFS ofice for a TDM meeting, agreed to everything they asked. At the end we had to sign a bunch of papers my wife did not want to sign anything without an attorney looking them over first. We now need a good attorney to help us in Los Angeles.
Comment by Paul and Gena — March 16, 2009 @ 10:42 am
I’m looking for someone in the Reading, PA area who can help me with a CYS case I have had open for over two years now. My oldest daughter was missing a lot of school due to my being unable to wake up in the mornings (later I was diagnosed with cancer). This was when she was in 1st grade. CYS became involved due to the school calling, as well as my daughter’s father. The case was originally dropped. Then someone called them again (stating my oldest was now living with her father- LIE, and that I was not getting medical treatment for my then youngest-LIE).
This time they stayed involved. I was taken to court last year, and my children were placed as dependants of the state, but were allowed to continue to live with me. This was due to the school absenses, and the false accusations of my youngest not receiving medical care. I was given a “court appointed” attorney. I told him I wanted to fight the charges since I could prove they were all lies other than the school absenses, and for those I had a reason (cancer and then chemo).
After speaking to me for 5 minutes I was told to go along with what CYS wanted, and that he wasn’t fighting the charges.
For the past year (at least) my children have missed NO school without having been sent home by the school nurse. I went to therapy for an evaluation to show I was not a threat to my children. I allowed them access to my children and home once a month, as required. I kept in contact. Then, I signed up for a voluntary program for a “Family Group Meeting” and was told after that they would close the dependancy and drop my case.
Friday, I received a phone call from my case worker asking to see me. I told him to come over. He then told me someone (but no, he couldn’t tell me who so it could just have well been Joe Blow from Elkamo) had called in and reported my boyfriend is on Megan’s Law.
In August of 2008 I contacted my case worker and TOLD him my boyfriend was listed on Megan’s Law due to an “indecent assualt on a minor” charge he had gotten when he was 19 (SEVEN years ago). I asked my case worker to look into it to make sure it was nothing I should worry about (due to him being around my children and as a GOOD mother I brought it to HIS attention). I called him later the same week and was told there was nothing for me to worry about. For NINE months my boyfriend has been around my children following my request for the caseworker to look into things, and for over a year since I met him (although his brother has a child with my sister so I did know him/know of him prior to us dating).
NOW, suddenly Children Services are claiming he can no longer be around my children at all until he completes a lie detector test, a sexual offender evaluation and sex offender therapy! I was told I had to choose between him or my children, and they made it clear they will take my children. For nine months, they allowed him around the kids, AFTER I informed them of his situation. Now, they are suddenly trying to cover their asses cause someone (someone I have been having some problems with, I am sure) decided to call in. NOTHING was said about him EVER touching my children or inappropriate behavior.
I want to fight CYS to have my case once and for all dropped and get them out of my life. I have an 8 month old, and after recently telling them I am 4 months pregnant (by my boyfriend) they started this… babies bring money for them.
My boyfriend is not a sexually violent predator, nor does he touch little girls. His charge consisted of his being 19 and the girl (whom their was NO sexual activity with) being unerage. Now CYS is trying to make a big deal out of it.
He spent 8 months in jail fighting his case (because the police didn’t have one but he was a scared kid with a PD) so he finally pled out in order to go home. Child molesters don’t get better… and he’s been around my 6 and 8 year old girls as well as my 7 year old neice MANY MANY times ALONE and nothing has ever occured. He’s never looked cross-eyed at them, and has never acted in anything other than a step-fatherly way. He is devasted by this, and I’m fed up with this bullshit system. The case worker had enough nerve to ask me if I cared about protecting my children! I want the case worker fired (because if my bf is such a threat why did he leave him around my kids for nine months) or this case dropped NOW.
I need a lawyer who can take my case ASAP!!
I’m on a fixed-income, but would be willing to pay a monthly fee or work something else out (payment plan?). If anyone can help please contact me!
Comment by Amy — March 16, 2009 @ 1:04 pm
I am in need of a lawyer. I have an open CPS case against me. A few weeks ago I was so exhausted that I finally took 3 Xanax. Just so I could get some sleep. Since my 11 year old son was here, they listed it as an attempted suicide. I was in the hospital for a week. They placed both of my boys with friends.
Then on Friday, CPS came over and told me that they were going to put me through parenting classes, counceling, etc…. and then get me back with my kids.
Today my friend came over and told me that CPS had contacted her, and that they were getting ready to terminate my legal rights and were going to place the children in a children’s home.
I do NOT want this. If I have to give up my legal rights, then I am ok with that. AS LONG AS MY CHILDREN GO TO MY FRIENDS. I do NOT want them in a children’s home. Children’s homes are for children that there is no one that want them. Sad to say, but it is true. I have people that are willing to have my children.
I need help with fighting CPS. Either to keep them in my friends care temporary, or me giving them legal custody.
Is there anyone out there that can help me? PLEASE? I live in the DFW area of Texas.
ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you in advance
Tanya
Comment by Tanya — March 16, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
I agree we here in Arkansas need to band together. I was misled regarding the date for the court hearing and they terminated my visitation without my permission or reason. Then the judge recused himself and ended it all…Where and how do I get help without money. Even more important, how could this happen without my 11 year old granddaughter being represented or even talked to. Her mother suffers from brain trauma injury, seizures and parnoid schzophrenia,my granddaughter is afraid of her, the “doctor” at first ruled that she should not be left alone(my daughter) and then miraculously changed his diagnosis. There is tragedy waiting to happen in this case and nobody seems to care.
Comment by Jan Titsworth — March 16, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
RAYMOND,
Yes , Somthing Wrong with theire advise , Imagine , you are in the middle of them with no attorney ( THEY WILL EAT YOU ALIVE)
Comment by Sam — March 16, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
Tanya:
Under Federal law, CPS has to contact a member of your family or someone you know to place the children with.
Some TX groups: Call them:
Their numbers on Websites.
http://www.txcfr.org Texas Center for Family Rights.
or
http://www.hope4kidz.org Her # should be on her site, too.
Get back to us and let us know how it went.
Comment by Fern — March 16, 2009 @ 5:28 pm
Paul and Gena: Calif:
Go to Home Page ( at top see lawyers list)
There are currently listed over 160 attys.
Most of them are from California.
Also, look at my post ( sent in on March 10th or so)
This post is about Law Clinics and groups of attorneys. I believe there is a group listed in the LA area.
Lots of info on Calif. Go to it!!
Comment by Fern — March 16, 2009 @ 5:32 pm
I am compliant with CPS requirements for over two years and have met all specifications. Despite compliance with regulations all three of my kids are in severance.
What can I do.
I have recorsed as well as written evidence my CPS case worker has lied under oath…..How can I follow up….what can I do?
Bereaved Mother
Comment by Diane Larson M.S. — March 16, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
I need a CPS Defense lawyer, My previous attorneys are unhelpful, defeatist, uncaring…un-idealistic…
My babies need their mother and their mother needs her children.
My kids and I are losing out!
Comment by Diane Larson M.S. — March 16, 2009 @ 8:31 pm
What is funny , CPS doctor often than not ,accuses the parents of being abusers whithout even meeting the parents, thats what happend in our case , but that Doc, kind changed the story, when he had to appear in court .
Comment by Sam — March 16, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
Now ,I agree it is hard to find an attorney to sue them( I was informed that Robert Powell maxed out , can’t take more cases)here what you do ,Go to the county manegar office and got a claim form, to at least start the law suit process, as you have limited time to do so , then you have time to keep looking for an attorney to sue .peapple this America , we have constitutions, take no shit.
Comment by Sam — March 16, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
Help!!! I have a chronically ill son who is also undergoing testing for a rare, life-threating disease that causes him to miss a lot of school. 2 years ago we had problems with a principal filing a fins petition despite doctor notes and the superintendant telling her NOT to. It took 5 months in court, many dhs visits, and they told my ex-husband they were going to take my kids but never told me anything like that, drug test(all neg) they even pulled my older son with learning disabilities out of a test to drug test in the office at school without my knowledge (we just took one 3 days prior) & etc. to have the case closed.and Sec 504 in place @ school. Since he has gotten sicker and his liver test are more than 3x what they should be. he has had to make Many trips to his specialist and AR Childrens hosital in LR, we are in nwa. he has missed ALOT of school. I spoke with the school, informed them of upcoming dr appts and bring in dr. notes, the school still called DHS AGAIN. However the principal new nothing of this.
What can i do? I NEED an ATTORNEY in NW ARKANSAS. If i didn’t get him the medical treatment he needs ( I WOULD NEVER DO) isn’t that abuse,neglect? but if I do and he misses school its neglect? So is it damn’d if i do and damn’d if i don’t. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP US!!!!
Comment by Becky — March 16, 2009 @ 10:25 pm
I need a lawyer in the raleigh area who is willing to fight dss. I have a lawyer now but he is doing exactly as dss ask, nothing more. I mentioned that they were using these children foe monetary gain and now I am told dss thinks Im crazy and not fit to have my child back. I go to court in 2 hours and have already been told by my lawyer they are going to say I am unfit because I have mentioned bonuses and extc. and think that that i believe their is a conspiracy toward me. The best abuse claim they have is that I kept her on the bottle too long. a water bottlee.
Comment by kelsey — March 17, 2009 @ 2:40 am
I need a lawyer for april 28 i need one that will do payment plans.
Comment by carla brown — March 17, 2009 @ 11:24 am
i need a lawyer to help my sister get her daughter back from ilake county indiana cps. they told her almost two years ago that if she did not get a lawyer and fight that she would have her back in three months. now we are getting emails from the foster mother that we have to take the pictures of my sisters child off of her myspace page. they are taking the child out of town and out of state without letting her know. she does not have any recent pics of her daughter cuz the room that they are allowing her to visit in she shares with other parents and their children and they do not allow cameras in the rooms nor cell phones.
Comment by veronica baggerly — March 17, 2009 @ 4:45 pm
In almost a year I have had 7 false allegations made towards me, which were all ruled out and closed. I know the consprisers but because of the confidiniality laws I cannot stop them.Everytime I have complied with their wishes and every case has been dropped, except for this one.I did a urine test for them and nothing i was accused of abusing came back positive only a stomach medicine prescribed to my 10 year old. I took one pill and it came back a barbituate.I explained it to my case worker and three days later they informed me my children are to be placed with family and i have no unsupervised visits for a month. Even my case worker said she was very surprised on how extreme they were being with me and if they had insisted on putting my children in foster she was seriously considering quiting the agency.I believe I am being harassed by CPS or CPS is allowing someone to do it.I am a desperate woman who lives breathes and worships her children.Please someone help me end this nightmare. I DO NOT deserve to loose my kids even for a day.There is ALOT more info please contact me I NEED HELP!!!!!!
Comment by Shauna — March 17, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
IN Texas In almost a year I have had 7 false allegations made towards me, which were all ruled out and closed. I know the consprisers but because of the confidiniality laws I cannot stop them.Everytime I have complied with their wishes and every case has been dropped, except for this one.I did a urine test for them and nothing i was accused of abusing came back positive only a stomach medicine prescribed to my 10 year old. I took one pill and it came back a barbituate.I explained it to my case worker and three days later they informed me my children are to be placed with family and i have no unsupervised visits for a month. Even my case worker said she was very surprised on how extreme they were being with me and if they had insisted on putting my children in foster she was seriously considering quiting the agency.I believe I am being harassed by CPS or CPS is allowing someone to do it.I am a desperate woman who lives breathes and worships her children.Please someone help me end this nightmare. I DO NOT deserve to loose my kids even for a day.There is ALOT more info please contact me I NEED HELP!!!!!!
Comment by Shauna — March 18, 2009 @ 5:27 am
I had a suffolk county case worker from CPS show up at my home yesterday in regards to the case against my husband in Jan 09 that was going to be closed out this week. I was never named a suspect in the case and had cleared a drug and alcohol evaluation at their request and contacted all authorities deemed necessary since Jan.
I was just taking a nap with my three year old daughter while my 20 month old son had just gone down for his nap. She rang the doorbell and slammed my front door upon entering the house waking up my son from his nap. She came across a single coors light that I had opened at 12:30 pm and had half of.
She called her supervisor telling him I was intoxicated and passed out drunk which was not the case. She searched my house and vehicle for other alcohol and of course found nothing. Demanded that I either have a friend come to the house to care for the children or that she would call the authorities demanding a breathalyzer which was a complete invasion of my privacy.
I had a friend come to the house and did everything she asked. She stayed until 3 pm when she had clearance from her supervisor since I was obviously not intoxicated. She also demanded that I call the Retreat for domestic violence counseling, my therpist and submit myself for another drug and alcohol evaluation in Riverhead.
There are no laws stating that a woman can not have a half beer in her own home on St Patricks Day afternoon. Nor are there any laws that state that I can not take a nap on the couch with my daughter. She demanded to know my last dental appointment and medical physical with primary care physician and complained that my mailbox had been knocked down from the snow plows during the blizzard. All of which has nothing to do with the welfare of my children.
I have filed a complaint with her supervisor and the regional office. She is now harrassing my girlfriend that came yesterday during her visit with phone calls.
Comment by Heather B — March 18, 2009 @ 5:51 am
I was falsely accused of neglect of my infant son by my ex- wife, who is not the mother. she had a NJ dyfs case opened on me and now they wont give me back my son until i sign a release form so they can have access to my medical records. I NEED HELP. they are harressing me for the release. and claim “one way or another” they will get it. please contact me
Comment by Peter Lanfrank — March 18, 2009 @ 7:25 am
i need someone to talk to about kern county cps i have been dealing with them for 2 yrs and i have a story that will turn your stomach and they keep making things up and no one will listen at my last court date i was going to un willing going to give my daughters to my mom for guardianship and the judge said the kids stay here we will lose there funding if they goto grandmas out of state i have soo much more plz contact me im desperate and i need help
Comment by loretta farris — March 18, 2009 @ 7:56 am
Shauna , which State you live iin?
Comment by Sam — March 18, 2009 @ 10:46 am
My child and I reside in SFHA housing in SF CA. After our third burglary, in Jan. ‘09, I began to advocate for foot patrols, and for SFPD to uphold the law in our neighborhood by citing and arresting for crimes committed in front of SFPD.
In March I discovered a squatter in the abandoned apartment next to ours. I requested SFPD remove the squatter as per SFHA protocol. The SFPD Officer was furious with me and threatened me with “now I know you don’t want to lose (my child’s name) to CPS!” if I didn’t stop reporting about the squatters.
In less than 24 hours a CPS worker and and a SFPD officer knocked on my door to investigate their CPS complaint. A day or two later and my child was interviewed at her school. Days later the CPS Investigation was closed because of unsustained allegations.
The CPS investigator kept requesting we meet face to face. She said she had a solid job lead for me and she even said she’s speak to the Police Commission about the open drug dealing by squatters she personally witnessed in our neighborhood. I agreed to meet her as long as she promised to bring a written report of her investigation and whatever other documents I could have from the CPS investigation.
We met about an hour before the Police Commission, in the hallway. Not only did she not bring the materials she promised, but she threatened me that “in the next CPS Investigation we will use your refusal to move to a safer neighborhood as a reason to remove (my child’s name) from the home.” My family are on SFHA’s Priority Transfer List and await a transfer to a diverse location that is closer to my child’s school. My family already lives on public transportation, we simply can’t endure more time on it than we already endure.
My entire neighborhood, not just my family, will have safer and better lives as soon as they move or arrest the drug dealer in front of our building.
CPS is intended to be a rescue service for families in crisis. CPS should NOT be used as a weapon of retaliation by city officials protecting drug dealers who don’t even live in my neighborhood.
I am not surprised that CPS found no incidence of child abuse in my family. I have always taken my parenting responsibilities seriously and I love love love being a Mommy.
Instead of being relieved about the conclusion of the investigation I am absolutely chilled by the CPS worker’s threat of future Investigations as retaliation. Reporting the crimes we witness is not a crime. The threat of me and my child being separated as revenge for an issue that has no connection to parenting is a distressing situation that has colored my family’s life every day since the SFPD officer first threatened it.
It is painfully ironic to me that the very agency that is supposed to advocate for the welfare of children and families has incurred the greatest amount of harm for my family.
(comment to this and I will email you back)
Comment by DG — March 18, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
Heathe , where is suffolk County , at what State?
Comment by Sam — March 18, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
Diane Larson M.S. And ALL of you
The the Circuit court in San Francisco recently has ruled, that they can’t lie, look up (beltran vs Santa Clara county ). or you can go to (Robert Powell San Jose attorney) ,research his Web site , it is in there,
But All ,you need to do heavy Internet research, all the way to the U S of America supreme court, it is in there ,has been opinions in regard to social workers lies ..
Comment by Sam — March 19, 2009 @ 10:37 am
Please Help CPS removed my 4 yr old daughter with autism with out giving me a reason. Everytime I call to set up a visit they give me the runaround and give me no answers or information. Its been 11 daysand Im still being fed emty promises of a visit. I yet to have recieve any court date or documents either. My daughter needs me Iam a good mom and we are very close she misses me so much and I dearly miss her to. Thank you in advanced
Sincerely, Dawn
Comment by Dawn Beatty — March 19, 2009 @ 3:07 pm
cps has falsely accused me of child abuse, when my ex hit me while holding my daughter, he should have been charged, he has custody of her and has an extensive history of violence including animal cruelty and 2nd degree assult; when he paralyzed his ex-sister in law while holding his other daughter. the courts have asked for all of my family to be evaluated by cps and background checks when there is no cause, but his family is in the clear, even though they have cause, and are cock-fighters, drug dealers, alcoholics and LIARS! there is no justice here in benton county; kennewick -washington because i am not the only one who has had problems with cps, there is alot more over here. they even ordered me a hair folical test with no cause, accused me of having a knife in my hand but wouldn’t finger print it and its in evidence, random u.a.’s and cps has been to my house 5 times in the last year on false accusations, closing each case, but still keeping me open and
Comment by sarah — March 20, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
continued from above:
and now is harrassing my family. I need a lawyer to help me on this, please help me ! this is injustice and discrimination! i need a lawyer fast, this has been going on too long and i’m tired of standing on my own looking bad when i am a great parent and love my children! I have passed all requirements, yet i still am guilty and haven’t any clue as to why! please help asap
Comment by sarah — March 20, 2009 @ 2:27 pm
PLEASE! I am trying to help my child care provider who has been closed down by Virginia Beach CPS. It’s a long story stemming from a malicious/anonymous phone call by a former employee/family friend to the CPS accusing her of hiding children in her attic. This was a false accusation but CPS did determine that there was a “lack of supervision” and shut her down. The parents that this wonderful women helps are trying to help her find help to fight this. We want our children to be cared for by her. What is wrong with CPS?? They are supposed to help families. They are distroying this women’s livelihood and the job she loves and they are destroying the children who love her and their parents who trust her without question. We need to contact a lawyer for her. Can anyone help us? Thank you - Andrea - VIRGINIA
Comment by ANDREA S. — March 21, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
Andrea, she can file for a state administrative hearing, and all of the parents who support her can either appear at the hearing as witnesses, or write affidavits on her behalf. She doesn’t need a lawyer to do this, though she can optionally have one there to represent her.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 21, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
our grandson is in custody of the djj of valdosta ga we had custody of him or we thought we did untill now 14 years ago we paid a lawyer right at 7,000.00 to go to court of us to keep custody of our two grandsons but he did not domesticate our custody papers and now the judge says we do not have legal rights to our grandson and he is in a group home in pellham ga we as his grandparents don’t know what to do or if we say anything the lawyers say it will make the judge mad and he will make it harder on our grandson he has done nothing wrong why can’t they let him come home please help us we have tried everyone the gov of ga the sen of ga in our district all kinds of support groups but no one has any power to help we have prayed without ceasing and we are not just asking we are on our old knees begging for the return of our grandson please won’t you or someone help
Comment by patsy ekker — March 21, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
To Heather:
You mentioned Suffolk and Riverhead - are you on Long Island? If so, you might want to check out Touro Law School’s (Central Islip) William Randolph Hearst Public Advocacy Center.
http://www.tourolaw.edu/news/press109.asp
Comment by Ms. D. — March 22, 2009 @ 8:13 am
I need an attorney in the central region of NY, bordering on PA.
Without giving details of the case here:
I am a family member (grandmother) living outside NYC seeking legal help for a family member (and their young, small family) living in upstate NY. The state is banking on the fact the family involved has no monetary resources or family support in the region. I am sort of the “wildcard” they weren’t expecting as I have some $$ (not a lot but will work out payment plan if needed).
There is an element to this “case” which could potentially lead to a law suit.
Please help my family and I. If you are an attorney in this upstate NY area and are willing to work with me, please email me (address below); I am able to travel to the region if needed within 12-24 hour notice for consultation/retainer. The family can meet with you at any time.
If you are someone who has had good results with an attorney in the area, please, please email me.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you also for this site, it is a God-send! I found you via a series of links from a Christian website.
My email address:
imissdancing at gmail dot com
Thank you.
Comment by Ms. D. — March 22, 2009 @ 9:02 am
Ms. D NY bordering on PA:
3 thoughts, suggestions.
There is an activist group in NYC who might be able to refer you to an atty in your area.
Contact:
http://www.cwop.org = Child Welfare Organizing Project. Their # is on Website.
Also, remember that the Federal government has signed the Fostering Success and Adoptions Federal law, which provides that children taken by ACS, DSS must at least, give notification to family member. Signed Oct, 2008.
Also, there is a PA group. Try them:
http://www.headsheldhigh.org ( in NE Pa)
Also you can try Connecticut DCF Watch.
Google them.
Good luck–get back to us.
Oh wait, I forgot Martin Guggenheim of the NY School of Law.
Google his name and NY attorney.
Also, look on Linda’s Home Page, here under Lawyers.
There are 165 comments about attorneys here.
I don’t think there is anyone from NY, but look at my post around # 150.
I give a list of Law Clinics ( maybe free or pro bono to your family)
Take a look there, too.
Get back to us and let us know how this went.
Also, you need to join the Message Forum here to contact folks from NY directly.
Need to register to join.
Best.
Comment by Fern — March 22, 2009 @ 12:07 pm
I’m posting for my brother in deschutes county, oregon who does not have internet access but needs a CPS attorney asap. He has a court appointed but the guys not up to par.
My brother was arrested today on assault 3 charges for alledged child abuse of a 9 yr old. the cops barged their way into the home without being invited or a warrant.
the child (boy) had scratches on his arm but didn’t know how he got them.
He (my brother) and his girlfriend have been under investigation by CPS for about a month. The girlfriends mother wants custody of this child and is working with CPS. The 9 year old has behaior issues (hits himself, scratches himself, bruises himself and beats hishead against walls and concrete as well as saying he’s going to kill himself.
My brother and his family need help and as they’re low income paying a lot ofr an attorney would be hard, if not impossible-without a payment plan.
Thanks.
Comment by anyq — March 23, 2009 @ 2:12 pm
Anyq, your brother needs to make his court appointed attorney work for him… that’s a much easier route than getting a different attorney, especially for a low income person.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 23, 2009 @ 2:27 pm
I have 5 children that have been involved with the State of Alabama DHR for 10 years now! (Since 1999.) 3 were involved with them in 1993 for a period of 6 months. I can’t find a way out. I am now 53, have extremely high bp, one kidney and about at a point that I can’t fight alone anymore. I desperately need help. We went through what can ONLY be deemed a “kangaroo” court. Absolutely nothing was done in a legal manner and even most of you would be appalled at what transpired and continues to transpire. I am not from Alabama. I wish to God I had never moved here. If I hadn’t, my children would be safe. Their lives are forever altered and damaged. Both my husband and myself are “professionals.” This caused him to lose his registration as an architect. The damage to our children is unbelievable, undeniable and irrepairable. Please help.
Comment by Vickie — March 23, 2009 @ 4:16 pm
I forgot to mention: My marriage is gone. My husband and I are still legally married but have not lived together as husband and wife for the last eight years. All of this because of corrupt gvmt. & false, unfounded accusations.
Comment by Vickie — March 23, 2009 @ 4:18 pm
I will try to make this as brief as possible.
I reside in Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County.
My daughter, age 31, has been in a tumultuous and abusive
relationship/marriage.
She has 2 children, girl age 14 and a boy age 10.
Her husband is not the father of the 14 year old.
This past July, 2008, my daughter and grandchildren moved back home with my husband and me.
In August 2008, my granddaughter had revealed that she had been molested by her step-father.
She had written a note / letter about the incident.
My daughter immediately called Children Services and they became involved.
My grand daughter was questioned by the police, evaluated and examined by Children Services and their agency.
They knew that the allegation was fabricated.
There were no allegations made against my daughter.
It was in September 2008, that my daughter discovered the allegation wasn’t true. She went back to her husband. However, I wasn’t aware of this at that time, so I contacted C&Y.
Children & Youth Services implemented court procedures, and it was ordered by the judge that both my daughter and her husband have zero contact with either children. They made it difficult / impossible for my daughter to see and have contact with her children.
It was in December 2008, that my grand daughter revealed to me, that the reason she had written the letter of allegation against the step father, was to try to persuade her mother from going back to him.
The C&Y worker put the allegation through as “indicated”, even after learning it wasn’t true.
It still remains as “indicated” and the court is avoiding my grand daughter’s testimony.
C&Y placed the children with us and tried to enroll us into the “Kinship Care” program. They insisted it was mandatory. I did some online reading and discovered that it was NOT mandatory. They lied to us.
We declined the money-making program and C&Y began to make life miserable for us.
They also stifled our political discussions, saying that “we shouldn’t be talking politics around the children”. That, in itself, is a story!
They removed my grand daughter, placed her with the biological father that she didn’t have a bond or relationship with.
In the mix of all of this, the bio father began to make anti-semitic remarks to me, has and is currently being physically and verbally abusive towards her, and stating to my grand daughter that: “as long as you are under my roof, you will be a Roman Catholic”.
She expressed to him that she knows Judaism, not Catholicism.
C&Y and the biological father has mandated that we have “no contact” with our grand daughter, who we practically raised and protected since birth.
Shortly afterwards, C&Y began a court proceeding, threatening to remove our grandson and place him in Foster Care.
There have been several court proceedings so far with different judges, and neither my daughter nor I have been able to obtain legal counsel. The frustration with the “system” was so overwhelming for my daughter, that she attempted suicide and was in the Intensive Care Unit. Thankfully, for all of us, she barely survived.
I feel strongly that our rights have and still are being violated.
I feel that we have literally been raped by the system and courts.
To this day, March 2009, we haven’t been able to acquire legal counsel.
There is more to this case and I’m praying that someone can help or guide us so that justice may be served.
Quite frankly, I would like to initiate a civil suit against Children & Youth Services.
If there is anyone reading this that would be interested in helping, please leave a reply or contact me at the following email address.
Sincerely, Mary
flossy2525 at yahoo.com
Comment by Mary — March 23, 2009 @ 4:29 pm
My Son Brayden is 4 years old and has Down Syndrome. His uncle was cruel to him and I obtained a protective order against him. To retaliate he called CPS. Fairfax County CPS worker Caitlin Ryan took the report called the police knocked on my door and took my son out of his fathers arms. NO INVESTIGATION DONE NO QUESTIONS ASKED!!!! I am still having to prove my innocence they have never had to prove my guilt. Where is the justice in that???
Comment by Carla Elliott — March 23, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
Hello my name is Raymond and my mom had her kids ( my younger twin brothers and sister) taken away because she had a dirty house since then she has got her house inspected and it past. But for some reason they have not given the kids back. It has been six months and in that time while being in dhs of Oregon care my little sister has been sexualy abused and they did not do anything about it except try to not say anything about it. It seems to me that they know that they have done wrong by not keeping my little sister safe. but they just do not care. and one of the twins have started to steal, which he never did in the past. my question is what can we do?
Comment by Raymond — March 23, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
Please…where did my posting go?
I put so much effort in to it and now it is gone?
Can someone please help me?
Comment by Mary — March 23, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
Carla, when did that happen? Have you been to court? If so, did you plead to charges or did you request a trial? It is hard to know what to say unless we know how far along this case has gone.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 23, 2009 @ 7:43 pm
Raymond, are you over eighteen? I’m wondering if you were left with your mom when the younger children were taken. Well, what your mother can do is visit this site and read everything she can to learn to fight CPS in court. This is done with legal documents. There are sample documents on this site in the legal document library. Also there’s a message board here where you can get feedback on your case as you work through it. Can your mother get involved in that?
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 23, 2009 @ 7:47 pm
Mary, I approve all the comments on this site before they appear to others - I usually come in twice or three times a day to do that. That’s why your comment seemed to disappear… but as you can see, it is back now.
I read your entire statement. I understand that you have your grandson living with you but that the granddaughter is living with her father. While it is true that your rights (and your daughter’s rights) were violated in many ways, it is better that your granddaughter is with a relative than with a foster parent. Many children are placed with foster parents and then adopted out - and the families never see them again. So you are lucky, in a way.
I’m slightly worried that if you rock the boat much more your grandson will be taken away. Already they have threatened. I don’t understand why your daughter hasn’t got a court appointed attorney. If she isn’t income-eligible for one, she should hire someone to represent her in juvenile court.
If you want to sue the county, you can try going through the case listings at the federal court to see if you can find other cases filed against the county. You can contact the lawyers who filed those cases to see if they would be interested in your case as well.
You don’t mention how old your granddaughter is. Obviously she’s old enough to write the letter that started this case.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 23, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
Mary in PA:
Sexual abuse allegations by teens are extremely problematic.
Surely, everyone must know that teens fabricate to get their own way, often.
Unfortunately, teens do not think through the consequences of that letter or phone call and find themselves in a worse situation.
Suggest you:
1. Join the Message Forums here. You must register to join.
2. Call the PA group:
http://www.headsheldhigh.org They are somewhere in NE PA.
They have phone # on their site.
Your daughter can possibly herself be represented pro bono. PA has the Education Law Center which may take her case, since she is away from her family.If you look on the left hand side of the Home Page here, Linda has a link to LAWYERS.
Scroll down to around comment 150 ( posted by me) which lists Law Clinics throughout the US.
There should be one in PA.
She seems as if she should be with your daughter ( after all, the daughter did not abuse the teen)
Your daughter is entitled to an atty. You could also call or contact:
http://www.childrensrights.org
They are in NY, but have probably done cases in PA. It seems to me that she may have a claim for damages.
To be taken from your family is no little offense. Recently in Calif, a grandmom and family won 200K from DHS there, since CPS violated their familial rights.
Your daughter may have a case, independent from you, the Mom, and her brother.
Atty Paula Werme in NH constantly advocates for families where the *innocent* parent is unjustly kept from their family..
You need to do what I said and get back here and let us know what transpired.
BTW, didja hear of the offenses in Luzerne County? It might be interesting if you could scare up folks in your county who have had the same things done to them. Class action and all….
Best.
Comment by Fern — March 24, 2009 @ 4:37 am
i am looking for a defense attorney but i get no where fast, no one here wants to help, i have a family lawyer and neither one of us know why we are losing, we have a great case, but not being heard, i haven’t been charged with anything, yet i have anger management classes, domestic violence classes, founded child abuse, random hair folical tests, u.a.’s, and constant cps at the door with new allegations. if i don’t comply i lose the two kids i have here, and lose the two i am fighting for in court. if i’m soooo bad, why do i have 2 here? why am i going through all of this when i don’t do drugs or beat my children?
Comment by sarah — March 24, 2009 @ 10:20 am
Hello Linda and thank you for your reply. I am new to the chat postings but it makes sense that you must screen them before letting them go through.
My grand daughter’s age was in the beginning of my post. She is 14 years old.
As it stands right now, there was a hearing the beginning of February and my husband and I have custody of our grandson although C&Y are still in the mix.
My daughter did go to Legal Aid to apply, but still hasn’t been given an attorney even though she qualifies.
There have been approx 3 or 4 hearings without counsel for her and the courts are still avoiding my grand daughter’s testimony.
If there are any attorneys that read this board, would they work with me?
I will take your advice and check the courthouse for other cases against C&Y. I did find that there is a case on the court docket:
PERRY vs CHILDREN & YOUTH - LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
I’ll try to get the attorney’s name for that case and hopefully others.
Thank you very much Linda as you are doing a good a wonderful service by having this website and posting area.
Sincerely,
Mary
Comment by Mary — March 24, 2009 @ 11:09 am
Sarah, I just responded to your post on the chat room page.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 24, 2009 @ 11:09 am
My poor sister has just entered her new found life when she had her fourth baby taken from her at the hospitial on March/17/2009 !She has been fighting meth(drugs)for the past 4 years and has lost 2 babys already and she wanted to charge so about 9 months ago she was put in jail and decied that day was the day to change..Then an unplanned pregnency took her by the feet and she stayed clean during her pregancy and thoughtthat if her and her babygirl were clean they would let her keep her lucky charme but insted they(CPS) said my sister was durty for meth but the baby was’nt and neither was my sisters placintia was not durty for drugs and they took the baby away !!!My baby sister said she had never felt love like this(meaning when the baby was in her arms)She has really made my heart hurt and am trying to help her because people do change and i just wish that there is someway to help her with a provonia lawyer and with gods grace i could get this baby so she stays in our family untill my sis dose everything cps wants her to do !!!!i need some advice and am open to try anything for my sister i can’t even imagine my life without my own babys and she is so strong i hope somday cps will give her her luckycharm thatr changed my sisters life for good!!!!!
Comment by karrah209 — March 24, 2009 @ 11:20 am
“if you
19 remove the kids, we’ll end up across the street at the
20 psychiatric unit”?
21 A No, I don’t remember that.
That was how we felt ,when CPS removed my Kids , 20, and 21 is only friction of the removing CPS agent deposition , 21 she lied under oath, however the settement was hefty.
Comment by Sam — March 24, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
I have been reading posts on this site for about 8 months now. It seems we all have the same problem,CPS. I feel that if we could get state cases together and fight together we would have a much better chance of winning. There is more power in numbers. I live in nc, if everyone in this state could bring our cases together , doing walks,petitons,or filing ciivil suits together we may get farther. If interested please e-mail me at kelsey613 at gmail.com.
Comment by kelsey — March 25, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
Kelsey, there’s state sections in the FightCPS Message Board where you can communicate with others in your state.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 25, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
My family needs help fighting CPS in Kern County,CA. My family needs help in any way that we can get it because we have no money up front for lawyers. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE someone help us. CPS is totally out of control, they have already let one of their foster parents KILL someone’s baby. I can’t let these twisted baby brokers sell or let someone kill my darling nephew. If anyone knows anyone who can help us please contact me. My name is Katherine my email: fandl1088 at live.com
Comment by Laurie Katherine — March 25, 2009 @ 3:02 pm
To Fern -
Thank you for responding to my post and sharing resources with me. I still have not yet found an attorney but I am praying one person in particular will help my family and I. Just registered for the forum so once my account is activated, at the first opportunity, I will be in the forum.
Thank you for your help and guidance!
Comment by Ms. D. — March 25, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
kennewick washington, needing a lawyer asap no one here will represent me, they tell me that cps has their own laws, help me
Comment by sarah — March 25, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
The police took my babies because my sixteen year old said i whipped her. They have no evidence but they took them anyway. They even have my baby that has cancer. Somebody PLEASE help me. I do not know what to do.
Comment by Teena — March 25, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
My husband and i have been wronged by C.P.S. and the court’s here in this Racist town we live in we have even been told that we should not appeal our case in court on the decision that was made.
Comment by jasmaine a. jeffery,johnson — March 26, 2009 @ 11:18 am
I need help in getting my son back. What questions do I need to ask the dhs workers, attorney’s, judge, what do I specifically add in a letter? Please help me. They dont seem to be of any service and I’m not getting any answers from no one. Not even my court-appointed lawyer…..
HELP
Comment by Channell — March 26, 2009 @ 11:59 am
I left home when I was 16 because I had a very abusive mom. My cousins got custody of me. When they did this my mom retaliated and called cps on them stating my cousin was molesting me (which was not true) case was unfounded. Then I had a boyfriend (my mom never met b/c I was living with my cousins) she called cps and said he was molesting me, (also not trued) Now I am 25, I am married and I have 2 children and another on the way. My mom has continuously made cps calls stating my husband was molesting my children. Instead of cps realizing that my mom is behind this, they just continue to investigate and close the case “unfounded” My daughter who was never exposed to anything before, now has to be questioned on a monthly basis, being asked questions like, “Does anyone touch your pee pee?” These are traumatizing questions. All my friends and all my family members all know that it is my mom, but no one will investigate to prove that it is her. They all say they believe it is her and then close the case and make it unfounded, but the reports keep being made and my daughter has to continuosly be exposed to adult questions . I need any help that I can get. My mom has had a past mental history and was hospitalized because of a mental instability. She had made cps reports about molestation on several people. She was molested as a child and I believe she thinks that all men molest people and she is now looking for someone to blame for what happened to her as a child.
I really need any help that I can get, I just really need to protect my daughter.
Comment by Danielle — March 26, 2009 @ 12:45 pm
Danielle, in my opinion, you should move as far away from your mother as you can, and never look back. Do anything you can to conceal your location from her. Calling CPS on a relative is a very damaging thing. You and your family deserve to live in peace. I’m very sorry when there are separations between parents and adult children - but this is not something you and your children should have to live with. This is just my opinion and I am not a lawyer.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 26, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
Laurie, Teena and Sarah, and everyone…. for feedback on your cases, please register at our message board.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 26, 2009 @ 7:41 pm
I need a good lawyer to help me adopt my grandchildren who are in foster care. The parents rights were terminated and we weren’t even offered custody or adoption by CPS. They won’t even return my phone calls about me adopting them. I have spoken to several lawyers but no one wants to take the case because it seems they don’t want to fight CPS. I am in upstate NY, can anyone help?
Comment by Dan Traver — March 26, 2009 @ 8:50 pm
Dan, check out our message board and try to contact Maggie. She posts here and on the message board… she may see this and respond to you. She is a paralegal in NY state.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 26, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
Dan,
I am not an attorney so I cannot and will not give legal advice, but I can give information.
There is a group in upstate NY that may be able to lend you some guidance:
grandparentsforchildren.org
They are quite powerful.
Additionally, NY statute allows for grandparent visitation post adoption.
You may be able to go that route at least for the time being.
I have to tell you that from my experience, you have a very hard road ahead of you seem determined.
Hang in there.
Comment by MaggieC — March 27, 2009 @ 3:13 am
IF ANYONE CAN HELP I AM A VICTIM OF CPS TORRANCE CA. 90501 REUNIFICATION WAS ORDERD AND CPS UNDERHANDEDLY CHANGE THIER AGREEMENT..HAD A GOOD LAWER BUT ONLY HSVE STATE ONE NOW. I AM NOT NOR HAVE I EVER ABUSED MY CHILD I HAVE ALSO BECOME DISABLED AT WORK DURING THIS ORDEAL AND THEY ARE DISCRIMINATING AGAIST ME AS SUCH.
Comment by GREGORY YOUNG — March 27, 2009 @ 4:05 am
I need help, my daughter is fighting right now, they have her daughter in foster care. In the recent disposition report to the courts, they decided that I cannot get relative placement of my grand daughter, because of a myrid of issues all are very defamatory. Some of the information that they used was based not on me, but on my ex-husband and his wife, illnesses that never happened.
I have been cleared by the state of California to care for children, had to have 10 year background check, go through cps’s own data base, and so on. I have guardian ship of another one of my grand daughters, given by the courts.
Cps refuses to change their report, or to clear the record. I need a lawyer to help me fight this, what they have done could cost me the job that I have, and any hope of getting another in the child care profession that I have been in for years.
Is there someone who could help me with this issue.
Comment by Leona Truesdale — March 27, 2009 @ 12:56 pm
I need help finding a lawyer or some legal advice, I live in Northeast Pa Here’s my story,
I have had CYS involved with me for a few years now, there were quite a few cases, all of which were unfounded, with this last case, they decided to take things to court and make us (me and the father (my fiance) of my youngest 2) we did not lose the children, but he was removed from the home, because of suspected child abuse (which was unfounded) they told us in order for him to come back into the home we had to complete services, and it would take approximatly six months, this was back in Sept. 2008, the services we had to complete were Serento Gardens (drug and alcohol) which neither of us have a drug or alcohol problem, and I will say that I did admit to them because they were going to drug test us anyway that a few weeks before we smoked a bowl of marijuana, which was the first time either of us had done it, and it was to help calm our nerves, the children were not present, anyway, the didn’t test me, but tested my fiance and he of course came up hot, so that’s why they put us in those, on top of that (and this is all court ordered) we have to call in to cps every morning and submit for random screens when they tell us to. The other services were parenting classes, and for my fiance to go for a psychological evaluation which he passed and does not need any kind of mental health treatment, I was already involved with mental health treatment because I have anxiety problems and depression. Due to all of this, I had to quit my job due to noone to watch my children because I worked 2nd shift, and I could not deal with the stress of what was going on and my job. Bill, my fiance is allowed supervised visitation with either his brother or his brother’s wife present, He is currently staying with them as well. I’m almost finished with Serento Gardens, and the parenting classes were put on hold, for a couple weeks I’m guessing. Bill is complete with everything but the parenting classes, and that’s only because we do them together. I would like to know how If I can file for a court date to close my case or if there is anything I can do to get them out of my life. I had an incident yesterday in which I took my oldest 2 girls and sister to see stars on ice, and the other 2 children were with my mother, well someone decided to call and tell them that they were to be left with Bill while I went to this event, which was never in the plans to begin with. So I get home and I”m told by the neighbor that a CPS worker was at my door at 6:30 that night and that she opened my door and poked her head in saying hello is anybody here, (I had to run back home to get a change of clothes for one of the kids and was in a hurry and forgot to lock my door again) She then knocked on the neighbor’s door asking if I was home and they told her no, that my vehicle was not there. So today I called my caseworker and asked her what it was all about and she told me the whole thing about me leaving the children with bill while I went to this outing, I asked her what gave this lady the right to open my door without me home and all she could say is well maybe she had reason to. and I said There was no reason because noone was in the home at the time. I’m really fed up with this whole thing and just want them to leave me alone. I’ve been complying with everything they’ve told me to do, and we still have no progress. My Fiance would like to move on with our lives and get our family back the way it was, get married and move into a new home, I currently live in low income housing, and would like to find a different place, but in order to do that we need this whole mess over with. They keep telling us that they put in for a court date to allow me to supervise his visits with the kids, and that was back in February. I feel like I’m losing my mind over this whole thing, how do they expect us to work on familly issues and discipline issues if he is not aloud in the home without his brother or wife’s supervision, they have children of their own and work schedules, and do not have all the time in the world to just drop what they have planned to come to our rescue all the time. Please someone help me. I would be grateful. Bill has a job and has been employed there for 3 years.
Comment by Kelly Copeland — March 27, 2009 @ 3:14 pm
Leona, have you requested an administrative hearing?
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 27, 2009 @ 4:44 pm
Hi, I’m Jamie and my mess may be too much for even a lawyer to take on. In 1998, I had my first child. I was only eighteen and ended up moving back in with my parents. My mother has some pretty serious mental issues and unbeknownst to me, began making regular reports to CPS. Everything came to a head one night when I came home from work and she told me I had to move out. I called a close friend and packed our belongings. When it was time to leave, the police showed up and told me that I could not take my daughter or I would be charged with kidnapping. Sure enough, my mother had told the courts that my daughter had been abandonded( amongst other things) and been granted custody. I called CPS every day. I went to the Mesa Juvenile courthouse and was given not only the runaround, but no courtdate in which to present my evidence. I had never spent even a night away from my baby and suddenly, I couldn’t see her at all. I never got a caseworker, a visit, or an explanation. I finally saw her about a year later when my mother finally allowed it, only to find that she’d been adopted by my parents. I was never given a preliminary hearing, case plan, or worst of all, a severance hearing and I literally called everyday. Then, I had my son. Occasionally, we would go visit my daughter, but it was rare due to my fear of the past repeating itself. When he was ten months old, my aunt came to visit from out of state. She invited me over to visit at my mom’s house(who was out of town for a few days) and told me that my mom had asked that I get some of my old boxes out of the garage, so they could do some remodeling.While I was in the garage, she left with my son and drove to another family member’s house out of town. I called the police to report the kidnapping and they turned it over to CPS. The next day, I was arrested for “burglarizing” my mother’s house. After further investigation, the police found the charges to be ficticious and released me. CPS refused to give my son back to me. I was given a caseplan that I followed to the letter and the day before I was to go before the judge to get my son back, my mother got a restraining order against me and was granted guardianship of my precious son. I was pregnant and gave that baby up for adoption just to avoid the pain of having another child ripped from my life. Then, I got married and had my fourt baby in 2005. My husband was extremely abusive to the point of nearly killing my baby and I late in my pregnancy. He deployed shortly after and for two years I raised my little boy alone. Once again, multiple reports were made to CPS ( at this time I had moved to AK), yet every time my son was removed, I got him back. When my ex got home from deployment his lawyer gave me a copy of the divorce papers to take home and read over. They were asking for joint custody and I agreed. When we got to court, the judge asked if we had read over the paperwork. I said yes and signed. They were not the same papers though, I never saw my youngest son again. I don’t even know where he lives or what he looks like. When I read over the actual divorce decree later, I learned that they had retyped the custody agreement and in one vague sentance turned over my rights to my ex mother in law. On top of that, I had my wages garnished for 10 years after my daughter was adopted although in the paperwork it says that I was released of financial obligation and for over five years my mother has not gotten a dime of that money. We don’t know where it’s going, but I sure have watched it go. Ombudsman started helping me get the case closed and I was even going to get a check, but all of a sudden online, it said that my money had been recieved and all funds were appropriated. I also never got a dime and for 9 years, I’ve been sending in all of the paperwork to close the support case, yet it’s still open, which is illegal. I don’t know why I even bothered writing this if even the state of AZ can’t help me, but really I’m never going to give up. My kids always have been and always will be my world. I have references all over the country, as well as, witnesses. I know that no sane lawyer will touch me, but have faith that in time the truth will prevail and justice will be served. Thank You
Comment by Jamie Mata — March 27, 2009 @ 8:15 pm
my name is heidi and i am victim of cps .everything i was ask to do i did.i was ask to let my aunt adopt youngest son and i told judge the only way i would let that happen was that if some reason my aunt couldn’t adopted wyatt i could get right reinstated. it in paper work.2 weeks before adopted was finalize she back out. they lie they never did what was said at court.they would not restate right.please help me i been trying find some one 2000 ,i just find site.alot went wrong hole case
Comment by heidi owens — March 28, 2009 @ 7:51 pm
they stole change for me to be boys mother.cps kidnapp my boys.even those you play there game they play god.i really need some look at my case help me sue cps.not get away with this
Comment by heidi owens — March 28, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
this happen in victorville ca s.b.courty
Comment by heidi owens — March 28, 2009 @ 7:56 pm
Hi
In November 2007 I returned home at miodnight from the hospital I had just become pregnant and i thought i might be having complications . I came home to find my husband to be had severly beat my 1 year old and hurt my 2 year old i left him immedietly the police where called 1 year old hospitalized. so it been over a year he is still going to court i am in a new relationship. The reason for his actions where diagnosed on ptsd and tbi bring he was a returning vet. i do not have one bad thing to say about him in court except what happend that night he was an extremly good man. well the da in polk county tx wants me to crusify him when all i can do is tell the truth. so a few months ago the DA got very mad at my testimony i returnd home to victoria tx where i have moved to. i found that DA called in to victoria cps I unknowingly signed paper thinking i could get this over fast. i was not a bad person. Now without a judge ordering it i have been told i have to attend counseling through cps i get 2 visits a month plus drug tets IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREn i want out of this what do I do?
Comment by angela — March 31, 2009 @ 8:06 am
Angela — are you in Canada? Have your children been removed from your home?
If this is a Canadian case there are two sites that may help: Fix CAS and Fight CAS.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 31, 2009 @ 11:21 pm
No ma’am I am in the US (texas) Thank you for your response:)
Comment by angela — April 1, 2009 @ 9:43 pm
My children are still in my home.
Comment by angela — April 1, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
okay in 2006 I lost custody of my kids to my ex in laws. The courts required a CFI that never checked my ex husbands family out or him she just checked me out. I lost my kids due to me leaving my younger 2 at home with a 12 year old. Since my divorce I have changed my life around I am a full time student for nursing and I work a full time job. my ex husband was military so they took his word over mine because he had a purple heart and bronze star which he had to beg for. He didn’t get that hurt over seas. I have tried to just talk to my kids and my ex in laws won’t allow it. what can I do just to get them back. They have a lot more money then I do. The CFI even kissed there butt in the whole process of it.
Comment by Ruby Kisner — April 1, 2009 @ 11:18 pm
Ruby, have you tried filing in family court? Is your CPS case still open?
Comment by LindaJoMartin — April 2, 2009 @ 9:07 am
HOW DO WE GET HELP WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION REGARDING OUR NEWBORN CHILD BEING TAKEN BY CPS FROM THE HOSPITAL ON DAY OF DISMISSAL. WE HAVE BEEN REPRESENTING OURSELVES IN THIS CPS CASE AND WE ARE DOWN TO THE FINAL HEARING, BUT THE THINGS THAT WE ARE HAVING TO DO FOR CPS IS NO WAY NOT VIOLATING OUR RIGHTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE DRUG TEST (MECONIUMN) ON THE NEW BORN CAME BACK NEGATIVE, BUT THEY KEPT HIM ANYWAY. THE REASON FOR TAKING HIM TO BEGIN WITH WAS A REPORT THAT THE MOTHER ADMITTED TO DOING METH DURING PREGENCY. SHE TESTED NEGATIVE 3 DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER HE WAS BORN AND NEVER ADMITTED DOING METH. THE CASE WORKERS AFFIDAVIT STATED THAT SHE SAID AND ADMITTED TO DOING METH AT LEAST TWICE WEEKLY THROUGHOUT HER PREGENCY. THIS IS A FALSE STATEMENT AND THE EMERGENCY REMOVEAL WAS BASED ON THIS STATEMENT ALONE.
SINCE THE REMOVEAL FROM HOSPITIAL THE BABY HAS BEEN STAYING WITH A FOSTER PATENT 120 MILES ROUND TRIP FROM THE PARENTS HOME.
I AM THE FATHER, NOT LIVING WITH OR MARRIED TO THE MOTHER, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO TAKE HIM INTO MY CUSTODY, AND I HAVE BEEN COURT ORDERED TO TAKE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION, DRUG /ALCOHOL ASSESSMENT, PARENT TRAINING, RANDOM DRUG TEST, AND OUTPATIENT DRUG TREATMENT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED WITH CPS IN ANY OTHER WAY. THIS IS MY 1 ST CHILD AND I AM 45 YEARS OLD. HOW CAN THE COURTS ORDER ME TO DO ALL OF THIS WHEN I HAD NO PRENATAL CARE. WHY CAN I NOT FILE KIDNAPPING CHARGES AGAINST CPS WITH THE TOOK MY KID ALSO FROM THE MOTHER AT BIRTH WHEN HE TESTED NEGATIVE. THEY WITH HELD THE NEGATIVE MECONIUMN TEST THAT WAS TAKEN ON 7/4/08 AND WE RECEIVED IT ON 12/16/08 AFTER ALREADY ATTENDING 3 COURT HEARINGS, AND WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUR CHILD BACK. WE ASKED FOR A COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY AND THE JUDGE JUST REPLIED THAT WE DIDNT NEED ONE. I THEN WROTE THE JUDGE AND ASKED AGAIN STATING THAT THE CASE WAS GETTING TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME TO HANDLE WITH ALL THE PAPER WORK AND HEARINGS. HE NEVER REPLIED. EVEN THOUGH THE CASE IS NEARLY OVER WE STILL WANT ANSWERS AND WE ARE AND I AM STILL HAVING TO ATTEND CLASSES FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS. OUR CASE IS FINAL IN JUNE, 09 BUT EVEN IF WE GET HIM BACK, THIS WILL BE ON OUR RECORD FOR NO REASON. PLEASE HELP!!!!! THANKS DIRK WADE dirkwade at hotmail.com 940-549-4067
Comment by DIRK WADE — April 2, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
Dirk, why don’t you register at the FightCPS Message Board Forum and ask the advocates there what you might do to present your case in court?
Comment by LindaJoMartin — April 2, 2009 @ 7:40 pm