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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 The law that started this, CAPTA, must be repealed.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 7, 2009
This law professor and a police officer will tell you everything you need to know about talking to the police. Good information… you never know when you might need it.
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Everyone must remember that CPS caseworkers are NOT police.
Often times, they do not even have a college degree. That is, in some states.
Many times, they are YOUNG AND WITHOUT CHILDREN.
So, it really is better to simply deflect their questions and or be unavailable to them.
What ever you do, though, be polite. Show that you are the ADULT in the situation.
Folks, there have been all kinds of stories written about the “Welfare Ladies”. Starting from the l930’s.
CPS really is an unwinnable job. Let’s face it—social sciences are not the most rigorous college majors.
They have to GROW THEIR CASELOADS TO CONTINUE IN BUSINESS.
And as you all read here, many thoughtful and concerned cw’s quit once they understand what their job really entails.
So, politely decline their entreaties to *visit* you. They are not here to help. They are visiting you to validate what they have heard. Even if it is from a neighbor who dislikes you, or an ex who has an axe to grind.
Suzanne Shell of Colorado will say, in her book, Profane Justice, show the child to them at the front door. But do not let them in, do not engage in prolonged conversation, and do not debate, fight, or attempt to convince them. They will get your responses wrong anyway.
BTW, most child welfare agencies use SDM questionnaires today. Structured Decision Making.
Please do not use or abuse illegal drugs. Please love your children. Please, women and men, be strong.
Comment by Fern — March 8, 2009 @ 4:34 am
CALIFORNIA AND OTHERS:
Suggest you all read this front page story from the LA Times.
Major story of 7 pages.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/l
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Story on SDM —- or how what you say enables computer to make decision to kidnap.
Comment by Fern — March 8, 2009 @ 5:08 am
Link is:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-childabuse8-2009mar08,0,2084725.story
Comment by Fern — March 8, 2009 @ 5:08 am
Yeah, dhs only believes the BAD stuff (real or imagined) about the family they are pursuing. They don’t give a flying f*ck about the REAL abuse going on in the foster homes (& in my case, relative placement).
Comment by Susan — March 8, 2009 @ 5:30 am
hi i have to say i wish i had knowen these tips before welfare took my children, i was forced to follow all there instructions and it didnt matter, social workers lie at least in my case i believe that social services, the judge, and my attorney were working together, well then managed to destroy my family my relationships w/ my children, and im so bitter about the whole thing, i love my children i was told by my attorney and the social worker that i didnt have any rights, and now after the fact i find out that i did
Comment by dawn kjanaas — March 8, 2009 @ 7:52 pm
I would not ever talk to the police, they are one of the reasons I don’t have my children.
Comment by belly — March 9, 2009 @ 12:03 am
I’m a former CPS employee and I agree you should NOT let them into your home without a warrant. They are trained to bully and lie. Don’t believe them. It kills me that I tell people these things over and over but they never believe me until it’s too late. Everyone assumes that CPS will just go away if they only show them how cooperative they are. It does NOT work like that.
Comment by Chris — March 9, 2009 @ 12:57 am
TRUE!!!!!!!, Chris is so correct!!!!!! DO NOT talk to CPS!! They cannot make you and the are not the law. When you talk to them, the can is then open and they will turn everything you say into someth8ing negative, they willpl add to your words as they see fit,so they can take your children!! If and only then, if a law enforcement comes to your house, you can shw them your children to show they are ok. Do NOT open the door without a search warrant!!! They(the police and CPS) will try to scare you into o.pening the door without having a search warrant. when they leave, you leave and later call and find out the info about what they have been told etc. this will give you tme to call kinship and get your “ducks in a row”!!! read stories on fightcps and also “google” (falsley accused child abuse/neglect)
Comment by stormee — March 9, 2009 @ 5:01 am
Did my best to comply with a court order but that was not good enough. CPS snatched my 16 yr old daughter from school on a Friday afternoon. They came in and interrogated her during school. They got just enough info to accuse me of violating the order. This order was a recommendation by a referee and not signed by a judge.
It didn’t matter. I must now go to trial and try to get my daughter returned to our home.
I can plead responsible, no contest or not responsible. No matter what I plea or what the outcome it will take at least 6 weeks to get her back. I was given the privilege of visiting my daughter once in a chimp cage. She was terrified that I would blame her for her removal because she talked to CPS worker. I must now deal with foster care services to gradually work my way back to where we were before she was kidnapped by CPS. My recommendation is upon initial contact with CPS, contact a lawyer. DON’T WAIT until it is too late! It will be much cheaper and less traumatic on you and your children.
Comment by gasyoas — March 9, 2009 @ 5:40 am
what can be done when cps worker ignores the lack of care being given by foster parents such as red streaks not rash in cracks of legs, rear, and privates, and not taking baby to a doctor when she has green snot comming out her nose for 6 days? we did use a disposable camera to take pictures of the red marks when she was delivered for visitation with dried bm in the crack of her rear and the store gave pictures to the caseworker who just said that isnt bad. This caseworker has also been caught telling lies. How is it ok for a foster home to ignore giving proper care?
Comment by cc — March 9, 2009 @ 5:45 am
EVERYONE:
CPS must now notify family within 30 days of a child been taken by CPS.
New Federal Law, enacted October, 2008.
Read and get back to those cw’s. Was your family notified if your child was seized by CPS.
READ THIS:
Grandchildren Adopted Out of the Family
By Amy Goyer | February 24, 2009
Reader Question: Our family has been ripped apart because our grandchildren were adopted outside the family. This has been very traumatic for all of us as we have tried very hard to get the authorities to allow us to adopt them. We feel the system has failed our entire family in this matter. How do we get people to listen? And what can we do to keep going? We want everyone to be aware of the laws in our state and what they can do to prevent this from happening to them. Where do we start?
Many grandparents are willing to step up to the plate and gain custody or adopt grandchildren when parents can’t raise them – for whatever reason. Unfortunately, your situation is all too common. Family members may be the last to know when a child is available for adoption. The good news is that after many years of advocating for grandparents in this kind of situation, on Oct. 7, 2008 the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act was signed into law. This new law directly addresses the tragic issue you and many others face. It mandates that state child welfare agencies provide notice to all adult grandparents and other relatives within 30 days of a child being removed from a parent’s custody. Most states have already had notification policies on the books, but in reality those policies were not always enforced. This new law makes it compulsory, with few exceptions, and it also makes it easier for child welfare agencies to find families members.
Some of the strongest advocates for this law were grandparents who are unable to have a relationship with a grandchild because adoptive families chose not to allow the child to see – or even know about – their relatives. There is still a need for more advocacy. Spread the word that this new law exists, and hold your state agencies accountable to it. Start a discussion about this topic here on Grandparents.com. Grandparents, if the child welfare system is involved in your grandchild’s life, make sure that those on the case know you exist and how to reach you. Sadly, this law comes into effect too late for this family, and many others. But it does shed a ray of hope for the thousands of grandparents who will face a situation like this down the road.
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Comment by Fern — March 9, 2009 @ 7:00 am
CC.. what you can do is file for a state administrative hearing and let an administrative law judge decide if the caseworker is doing her job properly. Many of these hearings are settled beforehand.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — March 9, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
I showed my niece the above video.
Until now she thought I was overly concerned about talking to these people w/o a lawyer.
She understood after watching the video. Our rule is “NOT WITH MY LAWYER”. Even the youngest (My 6 year old) knows this is the rule.
I have tried to explain this to my niece who recently moved into our home. However until she saw the above video, I can safely say, she thought I was crazy.
Not anymore. It sends a clear message.
Comment by fran — March 10, 2009 @ 9:26 am
Children’s Services in Tennessee are extremely corrupt. I can give you example after example. In my case, I have two children and 8 and a three and a half year old, I have 50-50 custody of. My ex has never liked the fact I had 50-50 custody and for years has done everything she could do to cause me problems. About four months ago, my three and half year old somehow ended up with a bad bruise in the back area. I do not know how it happened and that is the truth. She took the child to the doctor and then called Children’s Services. I have had no contact with my children in four months. The 8 year old told them in the interview I would never hurt either one of them and did not hurt the three and a half year old. I don’t even spank my children. They targeted me, I have spent thousands on legal fees and it hasn’t matter one lick. Forget contacting the governor, etc. they do not care plain and simple.
Comment by Mike Winters — April 21, 2009 @ 11:20 am
Oh let me give you some advice on talking to the police—Don’t and do not agree to a polygraph even if you are innocent.
They will set you up in a heartbeat. They are trained to use anything against you. In regards to a polygraph, here is how it works. They will tell you it can’t be used in court. Well if you pass it, then indeed it won’t be. However, let’s say you are particularly nervous (innocent people have failed lie detector test before and guilty people have passesd them) and fail the test. Don’t think DCS won’t use it against you. It is lose-lose. Do not agree to take DCS mandated parenting classes for something you did not do either. They see that as an admission of guilt. Fight it in court.
Comment by Mike Winters — April 21, 2009 @ 11:24 am