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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 The law that started this, CAPTA, must be repealed.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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I want to thank everyone that prayed for me in these last nine months of strife. I have won my appeal against the CPS charges and on June 1st, 2009 adopted the two foster children that was taken so wrongly from me. Faith, prayers,determination, support of family & friends, a good attorney, and a belief that the truth will prevail has gotten me through (although it cost me 60 lbs in weight loss LOL!).
Thank you all and keep fighting the good fight.
Donna Shepherd
Comment by Donna Shepherd — June 11, 2009 @ 10:34 am
My story will take a book to explain. Briefly, my 4-year-old son got out of the house twice onto my lawn. DCS was called and I added a latch to the door. One day in a hurry, I forgot to latch the door (I locked the deadbolt, the knob, and the lock to screen door). I told him to go out the kitchen door to the back yard (gated). I waited until I heard the kitchen door opened before going upstairs to get my purse and keeps. I had 10 mintues to get to a babysitting job. Of course, someone called DCS. He was not in the street. I have a huge front yard. CPS took my baby on April 16. I told them during the meeting that I had corrected the situation by ordering a door knob that locks in 3 seconds of closing. The supervisor stated that that was nice, but didn’t pertain to this case. I also got an alarm system that beeps whenever the door is opened before going into the siren.
I have always stated that I did not know how he could get out the screen door because the lock was complicated and usually takes me 3 tries. I only use the front door to get him on the bus and on return.
I found out a couple of days ago that my 4-year-old rammed the door with his body until he dislocated the screen door. The lock could not reach the other side. I had been slideing the lock to the left catching on nothing.
The social worker said that there was no need to take this to court, but the supervisor came in 5 minutes later and said yes we were going to court. She charged me with dependent/neglect. CASA submitted a report that read like a bad novel ie. I threatened to kidnap my child and 5 of the safety placed family kids. This is the family I was babysitting for. Stated the mother saw me give my baby pills. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. My baby’s parents are biological brother and sister. The whole family is riddled with every addiction under the sun. I avoid Rx drugs as much as possible unless it is totally necessary. Plus 3 years ago my baby had heart surgery to close a hole in his heart, but he still have a mummur.
My baby came to me when he was 2.6 years old and had no language. He did ticks with his tongue when he was trying to get something across.
Today, he speaks like and old man and uses quite a few big words in his conversation because I insist on teaching him all sort of words. He is only a few months behind developmentally behind and I was hoping to close that this summer. I can only see him for 1 hour a day supervised. He has no less than 15 doctors and therapists appointments a month. We have only attended about 2 out of the 15.
My baby has many health problems that are fixable and I can’t work so I have all the time in the world to spend with him. I was babysitting against my doctors orders not to work, but I thought 2 hours a day, I could do. But it had a big negative effect on me.
Casa’s report was filled with rumors and lies. So much so that my lawyer stopped the hearing that day so she could put people on the stand. Casa visited one time only. No one has every observed me with my baby, not even the Guardian Ad Liem.
My lawyer asked that I be able to take my son to his appointments and the judge was in agreement until she asked the other side if they had a problem with that and the Guardian Ad Liem said ‘She has threaten to kipnap him.’ This was in the CASA report.
Because my husband (separated an filing for divorce) said that I need to have a psychiatric evaluation and treatment. Of course, CASA picks this up as a recommendation. None of this have any medical training. I visit my doctors regularly (narcolepsy and my PCP). Some of the other silly recommendations ‘proper restraining of TV (just moved my furniture in and the Plasma was against my dresser waiting for someone to hang it), proper restraining of furniture meaning my couch and loveseat in the living room hardwood floor.
She site lack of proper parenting skills as a concern. My baby couldn’t talk at 2.6 years old. He could name the parts of his body, he threw horrible temper tantrums, he hit his head against the wall, he was afraid of kids, etc.
Last year he was the only kid that could count to 14, he knows his ABC, all the parts of his body, learns and remember his vocabulary homework. Everyone from the principle, teachers, and children loves him. Everybody knows his name. He doesn’t fight, bite. He loves to hug and shake hands, and that smile will make your heart melt. He addresses everyone respectfully and loves to go up to old and disabled people and put his hand on their hand and say’ hello. how are you doing.’ The smile that he gives them and everybody make people smile back.
He doesn’t write on the walls or anywhere else. He loves to help me clean while asking a thousand questions which I encourage.
I don’t know where they get ‘lack of proper parenting skills.’ He goes to church and knows how to behave.
These are not some of the worst things. It just too many. I do want to add that I live in the richest county in
Tennessee in one of the richest subdivisions. Children of all ages in this community are outside often without supervision. On one street there are 68 children from 6 and downward. A 3-year old was playing in my yard yesterday. No one call DCS around here.
The biggest different is that I am the only black in this huge subdivision with a white child. By the way, two of the calls I know came from the same person who doesn’t live in the neighborhood. I asked my lawyer to check the other call to see if she made all three cards.
Monday, June 15, I am going to lose my baby. I can’t fight these people. They will barely look at me and definitely not look at me.
I have a college degree in journalism and English (don’t judge my writing. I am crying and scared to death). I have worked for the United States Attorney for 4 years, as a reporter for a couple of years, computer supervisor of a large bus company in which they package my programs and sold to other bus companies, worked as an editor, and graphics and web designer for a large hospital and university.
But they are going to take my baby. The place he is now, the mother reported to me that he is having mostly bad days wanting to know why Mama won’t take him home.
I am helpless. My lawyer and my husband’s lawyer are confused about what is going on.
Comment by Hester Monk — June 12, 2009 @ 8:33 pm
DCF took away 2 out of my 5 children last night. I have had a bogus case going on since last August. I spoke to a lawyer today, before today I only had a court appointed lawyer, who wasn’t really working for me. I don’t care what it costs, somehow we will pay for it, but I NEED my kids back. We have court on Wednesday and I am hoping for the best. All alligations are bogus and DCF has succefully tore my family apart.
Comment by Jodi — June 13, 2009 @ 6:37 am
I lost my baby yesterday.
Comment by Hester Monk — June 16, 2009 @ 6:43 am
In my state of South Carolina, the department of social services (referred to as DSS from this point on) took my children from me 2 years ago. The funny thing about it is, that I was the one who contacted law enforcement against my husband. Somehow it got all turned around on me and now my babies are with my mother. I have missed so much with them. I keep getting the run around with what is going on with the case, I have not gotton the paper work that I feel that I was supposed to get, the caseworker involved will NEVER return my calls, nor will my court appointed attorney. I do not have a job and I have NO money for a “real” lawyer..please pray that this will get resolved soon,,,I fear for my babies mental health..when they were taken from me and placed in their fathers
“protective” custody, their ages were 13,10 and 8..now they are 15 ,12,and 10 and all I hear is how they want to die…yes that is what I said…my little girl is 10 years old and I have heard stories of her not wanting to live anymore…PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL INTERVENE AND REVEAL THE TRUTH! I am being accused of sexual abuse,physical abuse,physical neglect and mental injury of course all of this is false.
Comment by Cindi Laminack — June 17, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
cps has put my 6 kids in foster care
over 1 positive drug test with 2 clean
and im attending treatment i love my kids and im truly sorry to have been
the one to blame for all of this.please
pray for us.the judge is not real fair
Comment by elizabeth — June 17, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
I am so sad my daughter has been out of my custody for over four years now. her name is Akasia…i wish things would have been different. I miss her so much. Cps screwed me over so bad. Now there is nothing i can do but pray, have faith and believe that her instincts will guide her to me……and even though that is all I have to get me through…It is not enough…..I am having major feelings of despair and hopelessness surrounding the possibility of ever seeing her again. The pain is unbearable. Please pray that my baby girl and i get to be reunited in some way as soon as possible, I love her so much she is my all…i have two other children that i have had since I lost custody of her……but I hurt everyday all day for her! I wish i could forgive myself for not fighting harder. I did not know who to trust and how to win.
Comment by sarah bovee — June 18, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
(((Sarah))) … I prayed for you and your daughter to be reunited as soon as possible. My prayers are usually answered; this I know from experience. Please forgive yourself because you are not the cause of this unjust system. You and your daughter are both victims. Instead of carrying the burden of guilt and pain, please pray for your daughter every morning and know that God and His angels will watch over her and keep her safe.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — June 19, 2009 @ 12:54 am
Please pray for my family. My oldest daughter 16 and my 13yeard old decided to call cps and tell them that my husband and 15 of his friends had been raping her. this was just one week after I called the police on my daughter for beating up her 10 year old sister and run around the house with a knife from the kitchen. An officer at the school knoew I was having problems with her and she was going to be sent to Camp Blanding. ( a military style boot campus for troubles teens, The office at her school was suppose to be her sponsor) First they just took my 13 year old the charges are so ridiculous. Then they took my 3 youngest children 3 weeks later when i told The CPS worker she could not speak tp my 3 younger children with an attorney she got even nastier that she did before Lied and said I had a healing black eye and could not protect my children. Then the paper work in court not only said I had a black eye but I knew about the sexual abuse becuase I was there. The story just keeps changing with the flick of Mrs. Jakso’s pen. Nobody is listening to me and they Have my children with relatibves I do not get along with that made my son sleep in a lundry room closet becuase he pied on thier sofa while he was sleep. I told them and they Did not do anything about it. I want my children moved until all the foollishness is sorted and the truth comes to light. They need to be with one of the grandparent until They come back home. Becuase they will be back home. I trust in God and he said soon this too shall pass. This case worker needs to be fired. Mrs. Jakso is a BOLD facre liar and the truth is not in her. She is truly evil and operating under a corrupt system . Please Pray for the Murray Family especially my 3 younger children who are being tormented by the cps worker and my aunte and her husband. I need my babies back home . LORD GOD, LET NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME PROSPER, AMEN.
Comment by Tabatha Murray — June 19, 2009 @ 12:47 pm
Please pray for my grandson and my family. CPS has put us through living hell. I miss my disabled grandson so much. He has been in foster care for 2 1/2 years. I have fought to get him back, but the social worker just seems to bring up a brick wall just when we get close to getting him. He has Angelman Syndrome and can’t talk. I wish that he could talk to let them know that he wants to live with my boyfriend and I. He is so happy when he is here. I pray for closure of this case soon in our favor. PLEASE PRAY FOR US. I go to church and break down. Our pastor has seen my grandson and the way he is with us. To CPS, nothing matters. IT ISN’T FAIR.
Comment by Leslie — June 19, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
children social service were here on 6/17/09 since my one of my daughter call on them to report meof child abuse, I have 4 kids 17,13,10,2 the 13 years old child had been reporting me since 1year ago of abuse, she is in a foster care now. She has behavior problems, but social worker did not want to help her with her situation. I now have a new case open as of 6/17/09 and I also have criminal charges against me with could amount to 18 months of jail as stated by the DA offer. I don’t care about me anymore, but I don’t know what is going to happen with the other 3kids. The father of 3 of them is not available and the baby father is living with me now. The thing is that the foster parents are advising my daughter how to go against me. Since I found out that my daughter had some sore of relationship with the foster father not appropriate. Please pray for all my children. I have no hope for me anymore…
Comment by wendy — June 20, 2009 @ 10:26 am
I ask you to pray for my family on June 29,2009 we have a court date in the decision of whether or not the State gets custody of my children. If we are so horrible why did I get my 8 year old back and now they want him and Erilee 9 mo. old. Two months ago they found a subdural hematoma that was caused by a boy at daycare who threw it across the room. Unfortunately that’s not good enough please pray for us!!!! God Bless us all!!!!
Comment by Jennifer Garcia — June 20, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
please pray for my family. someone wasmad at me and called cps on my and my husband. NONE of the alligations are true and i got a lawyer and my husabnd had to get a public defender we are a young married couple we have been together for almost 9 years now. we just went to court and the juge was ready to dismiss the case but because when dfys worker talked to my daughter and asked if she ever felt scared when me and her father fight (yelling only) she said yes. what child wouldnt be upset to see their mommy and daddy yelling? the judge orderd them to investigate and we have to go back to court soon. the worker has harrassed my family and threatend us because we did not sign her case plan but we are not guilty!!! the “law guardian has the right to come back and talk to our children and come into our home but they had NO evidence of anything besides my daughters comment. please someone email me!!!! i feel helpless but i know that god os on my side i have faith but at the same time this has been almost a month they came into our lives and me and my family are devastated!!!!!!! please help
Comment by Karen and Daniel Alberto — June 20, 2009 @ 2:18 pm
I had my son Randy Nicholas Miller torn from my arms 5 years ago on false accusations. He was adopted at 6 months old when my parental rights were terminated. I miss my son every day and need prayer to get the case overturned. I love my baby boy so much and I am his mother always and forever. I did no drugs and the test proved it. EVERYTHING they said about me was lies and I had a public pretender. Please pray to God for me that my loving son will be returned to my arms soon. Thanks from california
Comment by barbara — June 22, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
I found that my Parenting Assessment by local DCS. I sent emailed Health Connect America that I have evident showing the original document said no Parenting Classes needed. Then the next paragraph completely turns around and say I need parenting classes. I am going to fire my court appointed who has done crap and have shown up at one meeting.
I called and email evident to the Governor and the First Lady, and Congresswoman Blackburn.
Then I told them that is I don’t get the unaltered document after I have finish emailing or calling every government official, then I will forward my documents to the President and the first lady.
I told them that I will start calling every television station in the area. I am furious.
Comment by Georgia Ave-Lallemant — June 24, 2009 @ 6:50 am
I need all the prayers I can get. It has been 19 months now, and I am using a different attorney, who seems so much better. Hopefully, he can bring my daughter home.
At this point, I feel like just ending my life. I really don’t feel as if I have any thing else to live for.
Pray for me.
Comment by Lynn — June 24, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
My 15 year old daughter has falsley accused my husband and i of physical, emotional abuse and neglect. and now the next day she is claiming that there has been ongoing sexual abuse. but this is the first time ANYONE has heard of any accusations. the CPS came and took my other 2 children who are mentally handicaped and put them all in one foster home and now she has manipulated them to lie for her. i tried to explain that she is angry at us because we did not allow her to see the boy she “loves” and that she will manipulate her brother and sister. but its like the social worker wont hear us. now criminal charges are being brought against my husband. his family thinks he did it, but they never even visit except maybe once a year. my family who sees us almost daily does not believe it because they know him well. He works for the school district and this will ruin him. PLEASE PRAY FOR US. as i will pray for all of you.
Comment by irene — June 25, 2009 @ 8:47 pm
Pray for my friend Ms Jones. She is a good friend of mine who didn’t know anything about CPS and trusted them unknowing that she gave up her rights to be a parent again. She voluntarily signed her rights after her caseworker advised her they would bounce the kids from foster home to foster home until she signed them up. Since then she gave birth to a son, he was immediately removed from the hospital. She was expecting to get her son back and move out of state, however they have advised her no friends, family, or efforts she makes (she’s complete parenting, counseling, and so forth, and has received cert after cert) will be sufficient or considered.
She found a great man and gave birth to their daughter, he has custody of his own daughter. CPS commented in court they didn’t like him right away. The judge advised they will have to consider him but he will have to do things before he can even have his own daughter.
Accused of what? Nothing, and he will need to fight for his newborn 3 day old daughter! I spoke to her late last night and she was so distraught and I am just trying to help.
I was in foster care and saw my life squeezed from my family. I wasn’t allowed to be with my father, even my best friends father (Retired Army Sargeant) wanted to foster care me. No. I was sent to a home where I was made to sit for 10 months. Five days before 18 years of age I was put out and labeled a “vulnerable” adult. I was chased over 3 states by my abusive mother, who the state protected more than me and I was a legal adult. That’s what happens when your mother’s husband is a player in the band with a Director of CPS.
I know what my friend is going thru, and CPS doesn’t want the abused or neglected. They want happy, healthy, and beautiful children. It took 17 years (1982-1999) for them to put me in custody, I had my teeth busted out when I was 5 years old. They didn’t want me, why did they wait till I was 17 years old?
I know women on drugs that have their babies, my friend has never done them and all her children are gone. I don’t know the whole story but she watched my kids, did projects with them when I ended up at a shelter and was homeless. She spoke and cried of her children and what’s happened to them. It was supposedly best, but it was a lie straight from CPS. She was great with all the kids, she knew what to do without her raising her voice. I can see a good mother and it pains me that she is ripped apart my CPS of Oregon just as I was in Fergus Falls, MN. I’m still recovering today and it hurts so much.
Lastly, because I know the system ant their tricks I was threatened with reporting 2x’s. I left immediately. At two different shelters. The first time a lady claimed that my choice of healthy foods wasn’t right for my son, I was ordered to give him Cookie Crisp and anything he wanted to have. I left promptly at the next shelter they claimed$ my 30lb son who is 2 1/2 years old should wear size 3 diapers and was too young to potty train. I left when their opinions moved to him having a bladder disorder, or “kidney failure.” His in another state doctor concluded he is healthy and I would love to send them a copy of the report, because I knew they were fanatics and had no idea but ignorance.
Lastly, if I can help anyone in any way you can email me @ momof342009 at yahoo.com and I will offer my prayer or try to help in any I can.
Comment by Jennifer — June 30, 2009 @ 9:26 am
. Hello, I would like to post a prayer request. It has been seven years since i have requested prayer.During that time I had custody of my daughter and had initially given up four daughters during a divorce ten years ago. One has aged out of the system and has experinced alot of inner anger. The other three were adopted. The oldest of the three was kicked out of the adopted home before the age of 18. The other two remain there appear to be fine. I recently seen pictures of them for the first time after nine years. That was very hard to process because that was not how I remembered them. My oldest daughter has literally beat me in the past two years. I never once fought back. All she could tell me during that time was she wanted me to suffer like she did and feel the pain that she has felt for years while in foster care.. I do not know if she will ever forgive me for the decision I had made, but when I gave up my kids I did it out of love… I did not know how to let go of my own childhood. I had been to therapy a few times but really did not know how to utilize it and make it work for me. I am going to engage in therapy again. I honestly feel I can benefit from it. I do have custody of one daughter who currently resides in foster care. I have a permanacy hearing coming up. It has been two years. I do pray they do not terminate my rights. I have got very bitter toward the worker in fact I expressed my feelings with a few cuss words at times about how their system has failed me and not only just me but my other children as well. It is very scary to have kids in cps custody. I believe their intentions are good but those homes are not always as safe as they say I have two daughters who are of age and can testify to that. I do not say this to scare you. But do not give up on your kids. I know from experience the toll it takes on us emotionally first hand. We as biological parents have to keep our kids as safe as we can no matter where they are. I have said a prayer for each of your stories I have read asking God to give you strength for this fight and to win. Thank you for taking time to read this
Comment by brenda shive — June 30, 2009 @ 6:53 pm
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Comment by Christy — July 1, 2009 @ 5:15 pm
My fiance and I had our daughter July 1st. We were told by my case worker that they werent going to take her from me, because my previous case was getting ready to close. We were just waiting for a Child support order with my ex to get signed by the judge. Cps, had already told the judge they were happy with the services completed and that they were backing out of the case.
This was 1 week ago. Cps showed up into my recovery room yesterday and took my then 18 hour old daughter from me, and their reasoning was they were opening a dependancy on her, because athe other case (*with a different father*) had not entirely closed yet, because they were waiting for the child support order.
I would think based solely on that it would be illegal to take my baby from me. I have completed EVERY service from them!
Please pray for us, Our daughter should be home with us, and not in foster care. We miss her so much. And didnt get the time to even barely meet her, let alone say good bye to her!!
God bless you all. We have our team meeting on Tuesday I hope the case gets canceled due to a bogus reason for it being opened in the first place!!!
Comment by D and R — July 3, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
DCYF took my daughter on June 25th, 2009 and I miss her so much. My fiance, who suffers from multiple head injuries had a medical episode that appeared to be a seizure. DCYF said the doctors were mistaken and that it had to be domestic violence. Since that night, he’s gone to the hospital 4 times, 2 times by ambulance (once from his doctor’s office after having another episode). Even after producing medical documentation, I’ve been told I have to go through the courts to get my daughter back, they will not drop the allegations even though their lawyer said it will probably get thown out. I pray every day for my baby girl to come home. I miss her so much.
Comment by C. Smith — July 6, 2009 @ 5:00 pm