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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 The law that started this, CAPTA, must be repealed.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.
Site mission: To provide information and support for families attacked by Child Protective Services and child welfare agents, especially those families facing false or trivial accusations of child abuse or neglect; and for researchers working to protect natural family rights.
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September 1, 2009
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Comment by David — September 1, 2009 @ 6:15 am
I just found your site and wanted to sign in on the guest book. The site looks excellent and I look forward to continuing to read.
Comment by Insider — September 1, 2009 @ 9:52 am
CPS came over 8-10-09 over a “yelling” incident in our house. Now I hear from my brother that an “evaluation” of me, my husband and testing my 15 year old homeschooled son for academics will occur soon. I do not want my son tested.He is traumatized by this. If I refuse test, will he be taken away?
Comment by barbara corby — September 1, 2009 @ 10:17 am
I have need of a lawyer to work on contingency as the civil rights of me and my children were violated by CPS in Utah. I lost my children due to false allegations of abuse. I have never been arrested or charged criminally. When I tried to defend myself in juvenile court, they threatened me with life in prison. Please help. I am innocent and my children have been victimized by this mess.
Comment by Claire — September 1, 2009 @ 11:35 am
I am in need of a lawyer asap. cps took my 5 month old based on lies…please helpme…
i live in tempe arizona
Comment by nicole Grabarec — September 1, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
my son was STOLEN by the state of Indiana, which NEVER proved their case against me, FAILED to make “Reasonable Efforts”; among other things and violated EVERY LAST ONE of my civil and constitutional rights in the process. They are claiming that my parental rights have been “Terminated”; however, there are numerous factors that prove THAT to be a FRAUDULENT “RULING” by and idiotic judge!! —they just wanted their adoption incentive bonuses, PERIOD!!
Please help
Sherri D and Freddie, too
Comment by Sherri Dungan — September 2, 2009 @ 4:06 am
I have a problem with Arkansas DHS. My 13 yr old niece reported her father for sexual abuse. 2 days later her father committed suicide. She has been in the custody of the AR DHS since this occured. This was the beginning of July 2009. I flew down from WA as soon as I could get a flight, attended the Show Cause hearing. It was decided at that time the goal was to place my niece with me in WA. Judge ordered home study and background check and ICPC request. During the first week after her father died, my niece stated to her Attorney that she wanted to stay in AR with her friends. After a couple of weeks, she changed her mind. She thought that because the judge had ordered the home study that all would be done and she would move with me. I called and asked where the paperwork was and never got a straight answer. Take a look at the brief history below:
In the original hearing judge says all are in agreement, she will be coming to Wa with Aunt…..
A week later, no request….
Another week later, no request…..
Phone calls to Case Worker and Case Manager…..no return phone calls
Phone calls to state DHS Office of AR, no paperwork
Email to attorney to see about paperwork, no reply
Phone call to attorney to see about paperwork, no return phone call
Wait several more weeks.
Phone call to State DHS office in AR, no paperwork
Wait several more weeks (in the meantime, go down there and visit with counselor and had supervised visits in the DHS office with niece)
Wait 2 more weeks, receive a phone call from an ICPC Admin at the State Level in AR, niece not in the system (this was this last week)
Niece is cut off from communication with me
State of AR ICPC guy says he’ll check himself with the County and call me first thing in AM. No return phone call from him
Left message for the State ICPC Admin, no return phone call
Call Attorney in AR to see about paperwork, oh finally it has been sent to the County ICPC office. This was August 31st.
Get copy of email from Niece’s attorney about Niece just changing her mind about not staying in AR, paperwork should start rolling now…..
Still cut off from visiting with Niece over phone or computer, ask for visitation, get that visitation, but supervised. Told my Attorney will call and explain why only supervised visits.
Talked to Niece’s Counselor, she was going to talk to Case Worker and Case Manager and see what was up and call me the next day….no call from her now either….
No return call from my attorney….
No return call from the ICPC State guy in AR
2 things to point out here, first, they never told me that they were not doing the paperwork due to the fact that they thought my Niece wanted to stay there, instead they avoided my calls and never told me anything….
Second, this phone thing, they took her phone away from her last Friday because of a comment I made to her to stand up to her Foster mother and to call her own Attorney to see where the paperwork was, I suggested she call her attorney every day if thats what it took to get something done. I guess they were never going to call me and tell me that she could not talk to me or text me any longer, until I got mad and demanded visits with her….then they are supervised and listened to….she had to sit in the Case Managers office and talk on the speaker phone with 2 other people listening to our conversation.
What is wrong with this picture? just about everything in my opinion…..
It says in the Arkansas state DHS policy manual that the individuals involved in the placement case of a child should be in constant contact with the Case Worker. I have not only not been in contact, they refuse to communicate with me at all…
This whole thing makes no sense, they treat me like I’m the perpetrator, like I have to prove I won’t hurt her again, when I’ve never hurt her at all. I have a good and close relationship with her and have since she was 6 months old.
Is there anyone out there that can help me fight these people. It looks to me like they intend to keep her in AR and adopt or make her a permament ward of the court, when we’ve offered her a safe, comfortable home with us, her family…..I’m so confused. I feel desperate, please help if you can. Thanks for reading!
Comment by Cindy — September 3, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
I have a very long story and would like to speak to someone about it. I have been dealing with CPS for years. My exhusband would always do something to our son to keep them involved. I always tried to work with them as best as I could. I am a single mother working a full time job. My exhusband is married and him and his wife have an annual income of 80,000 vs my income 22,000 a year. We done the weekly counseling, the weekly home visits. I thought that they were trying to help me get this abuse from his father stopped. I was way wrong about that. I just want to say that I am a good person, I love my children and my family. I am also a great mother. My kids love me.
My problems escalated with CPS all started from my sister and a couple of her friends making false accusations. My sister has done this a couple times she has alot of mental issues. That she is on medication for. But I kicked them out of my home because they were using drugs. My sister had to sleep in her car and her friends had to bounce back and forth from families homes because of their dogs. They all three threatened me with revenge. I have the police documents to prove it. And I also have the emails of their threats. So they called CPS and now, CPS is saying the I am abusive, a drug addict, and an alcoholic. None of that is true. SOMEONE, also busted out the back window in my van and broke into my house taking a few things. I have tried to let them know that none of it was true by they told me that if I did not give custody of my son over to his father they would take all three of my children away.
I have asked for drug and alcohol test, they will not give me them. I thought that they had to prove this stuff before they could just consider you guilty. The magistrate in 2005, court ordered me not to report any more of the abuse on my son to CPS. And I stopped telling them things. I tried to go to the local police, when he was cut open from being whipped. But they contacted CPS. So now CPS along with the juvenile judge said that the type of disipline that he gets from his father is what he needs. He has been cut open, dragged across the concrete and has his face all scraped open. Bruises and welts. And also been choked and has had numberous items thrown at him. I do not use physical punishment and they have convinced the juvenile court that I am the abusive one. I am lost, I need somone to help me fight. I tried the appeal process with the supervisor at the CPS agency. And he reviewed the case file and said that the decisions were final. I need to know what my next step is, at this point it looks like my only option left is to put my tail between my legs and run. My cell number is 937-309-4100 and my email is jojo424@ymail.com. I informed my attorney that my case worked from CPS had asked me out. He advised me to start recording our conversations. So I did, and my exhusband told them that I recorded everything, The next time they showed up to see me they asked if I was recording it. I said yes. And now they will not return my calls, they have not came and done any home visits since June. I also have emails from my caseworker from CPS that were getting a little to personal. And someone hacked into my account and tried to delete my CPS folder and my ex-husband folder. I forwarded also everything to another account that neither one of those two knew. I am not giving either CPS or my ex-husband that email address until I figure out which one of them had hacked into my account. Like I said this is a long story and would like to talk to someone. Thanks!
Comment by Crystal Hammond — September 3, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
cps wants to terminate my parental rights and im the non offending parent in this case of my daughter being killed by her mother.i was not notified until i got orders to go and pick up my kids for visitation.a month later
Comment by carlos espinoza — September 3, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
Sorry I forgot to mention that I live in Ohio. email is jojo424 at ymail, and cell is 937-309-4100. I wrote the previous post. Thanks!
Comment by Crystal Hammond — September 3, 2009 @ 4:45 pm
Please please help me. My family and I are victims of CPS. They have been abusing us for quite a few years. My son falsley reported myself and my Finace, or paramour as CPS calls him. My son told CPS that we took turns beating him with a belt. The only bruise, and it was almost gone after it being there a week, was from him and his friends playing around at a bus stop whipping each other with the nylon straps from their back packs. At the end of that case, he admitted he lied because he was mad that I wouldnt let him go out and play after dark. CPS still founded the abuse on us! And my son admitted it to THEM! Now my son was molested by his step uncle, whom I have known for going on 8 years now. He never exhibited ANY signs or tendancies. He was great with all his neices from his sisters and his nephews. I did what any mother would do when they found out, I called the cops. And all the channels started moving. And NOW CPS is going after me cecause I make poor decisions about who I have around my children. He was FAMILY! AND CPS was involved with us when this was goin on. I brought that up to them, and how they did all kinds of background checks, AND approved him as a babysitter! But they placed all the blame back on me saying we arent psychic. This week I was informed I have a pre trial set for next thursday, I dont even have a lawyer because this came out of NO WHERE!!! And I wont be recieving the court appointed attorney Ap, till sometime next week, which then I wont have time to talk with the attorney at all. CPS bull Dozed my family, they knew about the pre trial a month ago,. I have called every lawyer here where I am, and noone wants to help because they are to busy, dont take cases like mine, OR they want a retainning fee of $2,000. I dont know what else to do. Please, please please, help me. I beg you. They want to CINA my children. My boy is 14 and I have a 2 year old girl and a 9month old daughter! We are not abusers! Please help us? PLEASE???
Comment by Jennifer S. — September 3, 2009 @ 9:02 pm
Contact me at Sotiredofcps at yahoo.com. Forgot it in my previous post.
Comment by Jennifer S. — September 3, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
I live in Inyo County. For the last three years I have been harassed by various CPS workers. I have signed two Voluntary Maintenance Plans and completed them. The first was closed early. The last plan ended Sep. 19 2008. I have continued counseling for me and my daughter despite I am no longer asked to. Now they have called my ex and ruffled his feathers getting him to file for custody. He was denied! Three weeks after the children have been home from his summer visit, after his attempt at custody and kidnapping my youngest CPS is once again at my door, although this time they have removed them stating 17 investigations (in 3.5 years) only about 4 have been (substantiated) these reports were from 4 months ago. I believe they did this so they would not have to give them to the father due to a court denying him in the last few weeks. I do not know where to go from here I am scared and my kids are alone with strangers. The assessment of here home is incomplete they state. They have had numerous weeks to complete this process. They also are telling me it will not be complete by the next court date in 6 days even though the judge ordered it be rushed for the best interest of the children. What do I do next? Can someone help me? Please???
Comment by Georgette Olson — September 3, 2009 @ 10:16 pm
im in need of agreessvie lawyer to fight agaist cps without being scared and is willing to take the agency on…..virginia beach, virginia…………
Comment by bobby — September 4, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
the judge city attorney are in cuhots together and the lawyers in the town are not willing to go against cps its like everybodys scared the cps workers lie make up storys and i have no hope because they all work together i have four kids and i lost them three went to there granparents the other went to his mother in another country which she abduted him at frist after two years of fight for custody for my youngest son who is over seas and his mother took him when he was three months old i then started fighting for my son in court win custody then cps came and took him from me and gave him back to his mother at the age of 3 i only spent time with my son for only three months until cps took him they wanted to put him in fostercare but he did not speak english and did not know anyone but me i need a lawyer cps is doing whatever they want and miss leading my other three kids to go against me messing with there heads there mother is a drug adict i have been takingcare of them for over 14 years along as a single father cps is a joke ……….
Comment by bobby — September 4, 2009 @ 6:55 pm
we neeed a good attorney for north carolina, my sister has lost 4 children to lies one is a 1 month old baby, we have contacted at least 3 cps workers in order for me to get the childern, and no-one will return calls, i am a good citizen , and never ever had problems with the law except for speeding tickets, please help us…
Comment by laura — September 5, 2009 @ 10:55 am
Georgette, you could ask for a continuance so that the county will have a few more days to get that assessment done. Just a thought. Talk it over with your attorney.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 5, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
My boyfriend and our 2 children (8y girl $ 20m boy) had just moved in the begining of August from a 2bdr to a 3bdr apartment in the same complex. On August 31st I found someone left a blank envelope with a CPS card inside of it shoved into the crack of my front door. In inked hand writing it said “Please call me with time/phone # to contact you!” I of course called but got no answer, only a voicemail. I left the requested info as I assumed that is what you are supposed to do? I kept calling everyday, even leaving a second message, asking what this was in referance to! On the last attempt I was going to give, she answered and informed me that someone had made an anonomys referall that I neglect my child. She then told me she needs to come out to my home to investigate me and speak to my children. I asked why and was I able to be there with her, and she said NO she can only do it alone????? She is due to come THIS Wednesday September 9th (the same day as school starts) at 4pm. I live in Auburn, WA…I am afraid. What can I do? Who can I call to help me and my children? If you know ANYONE please, please email me. Thank you.
bjbiegs_girl @…..yahoo…..com
Comment by Tucker — September 6, 2009 @ 9:52 am
I am Very SCARED cps had been in my from march 2009 and still in it they say they are going to just step out of the case and when my ex goes to court they are going to help him get my 3 children CPS says i failed a drug test yet wont let me see the results and there is no way i failed im low in come family but love my kids more than life its self please there is alot more to my story if you can help me please please try i will do what it takes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Alicia — September 6, 2009 @ 11:14 am
Tucker, you could go to your local law library and ask to look at your state’s CPS regulations to see if it is true that she needs to do a private interview with your child. My understanding is that a child has the right to insist on having a parent or lawyer present when interviewed by CPS. Whatever else you do, don’t panic at this point. Remember, an anonymous referral cannot be used as evidence against you. If she goes to court it will be on the basis of evidence you provide to her. Read my article on what to do, and be very careful what you say and what leads you give her. You’re not required to give her anything. Most likely she needs to fulfill the requirements of her job by talking to you and your child. Most of these investigations are then immediately dropped unless some kind of evidence can be found or is given by you. It would be much better if you could hire an attorney and request that the meeting be held in your attorney’s office. CPS workers often won’t pursue cases when a private attorney has already been hired.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 7, 2009 @ 1:10 am
Alicia - perhaps it would help if you got your own drug tests taken to counteract the CPS workers’ results.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 7, 2009 @ 1:11 am
i have a problem that might not need a lawyer but just advice a cps worker came to my dads house investigating his wifes children and now they want to drug test me for crack. I have never smoked the stuff or ever will but i dont want to take the drug test because i do smoke weed every now and then but this case has nothing to do with me and i do pay rent electricity and cable can they force me to take this drug test and this was a call in tip from someone who does not like my dads wife please give some feed back thanks
Comment by travis — September 9, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
I am a mother of 5 children. My mother in law, who has many mental conditions has been living with us for 2 years. we have told her if she kept stealing fropm me and tyhe children she would have to leave. finally i had had enough and told her she had to go. she had no where eles to go, being mad she took revenge out on us. no money nothing to her name. has went and took out 50 b. told social serveices many lies. and went as far as to calling cps. telling them , im on drugs, i beat my children black and blue, i sale my food stamps, i have no food in the house, im a theefand much more.
cps came talked to my children and they confirmed all was a lie and the was plenty of food in home. i dont beat my children. and i even told her lets go now to take drug test.
cps worker said that everything was fine, minuis the 50 b order. whitch i didnt get a lawyer and defended my self. this is just earlyer that morning, her lawyer asked if i would sign it. ( she says i tryed to kill her) i said i was not guilty of it. i didnt do it. she say theres no guily or not guilty in civil court. trell me a bunch of stuff that she would reword it so it was say i am ok with the order but didnt do it. and i didnt do it. i was thinking that i wanted her away from me and my children and if i had to stay away from her she in return had to also. well cps worker says i shouldnt have signed it, because it says i didnt it, so she is using that proff saying there was violince in the home.
but i was trully thinking of my children, this women is crazy and has tried to break in the home and has also said i tried to kill her. i didnt want her around us, she wont stop calling places telling them lies. is there anything i can do about these aparent faluse accusations. i have proff that everything she saying is untrue. i lost my job today over this because i have missed so many days of work in 2 weeks. she is mad because she is in a shelter and taking it out on me when she knew not to steal my stuff. i need help to keep the women from hurting me or my children anymore. i have no worries about cps. i have done nothing wrong. and can prove it. any advice or a great lawyer to help in North Carolina would be great.
mommy3at22 at yahoo.com
Comment by Ashley Hester — September 11, 2009 @ 12:33 pm
Travis - Yes, it will count against them if they have someone in the house using weed. Can you get another place to live and refuse to take the test?
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 11, 2009 @ 1:29 pm
This post is being transferred from the Lawyers page:
From R. Schultz:
My Daughter needs help to fight CPS
In May of this year My daughter found bruises on my grandson’s bottom and thigh. She took him to daycare and called because she was concerned where he had gotten them. Next thing that happens is the daycare called CPS.
They placed the children in an emergency foster home. The children have been there ever since. I was trying to get the grandchildren, but I have a 22 year old charge that made it a permanent disqualifier. The judge said I could have the children if I passed the home study. There was nothing wrong with my home. Then to transition the children in my home I was ordered to have 3 visits 1 was unsupervised which turns out to be the biggest mistake I have ever made.
That Monday the cw phoned and asked if I still wanted the children I said yes, and that I was concerned that my grandson still had issues with thinking that I hurt him. Grandson is 4 now was 3.5years when taken. I also had mentioned that I thought the foster parents were too attached. I told no negatives to cw except that. Then all of a sudden, because my grandson had said Nana also hit me with a belt. I could not have them. I feel terrible that my grandson would even say that.. He has said it about a few people. I don’t even know how this belt thing came in to play, but I feel it to be fishy. My daughter nor I ever use a belt. I have two sons 10 and 13 that are confused at how all this turning out. My daughter is now being charged with not neglect, but abuse. I just don’t think she deserves this.
We live in Vancouver Washington.
I am in turmoil about this whole outcome.
My daughter has a court hearing on the 2nd of October. I am so scared for her.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 11, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
We are thinking of suing CPS, the social worker who showed up at our home was sexist and discriminatory. In addition to that our daughter was pulled out of school in the middle of the semester and was kept out of school for several months without any tutoring and she is now doing very poorly in school and her teachers are wanting to hold her back a year. If any attorneys think we have a case to sue CPS for the damages they have caused please contact us at adrielme at hotmail.com
Comment by Am — September 14, 2009 @ 10:55 pm
north Carolina. My daughter, now 17 and I had it out in mid-April, 2008.. Her (then) boyfriend said I hit first. Not true. he is willing to straighten it our. ANYWAY…she has failed 15 drug tests, CPS no help. I asked for Intensive in home a dozen times over the last 1.5 years to help me relate to her better, nothing provided. We were homeless for almost a year, CPS no help. The worker talked to the kids at school 2 weeks ago, telling them they were going to live with their dad, I heard about it from the kids, not the worker. This guy has had numerous restraining orders for abuse and has outstanding warrants
in 3 states for drugs/alcohol, as well as convictions for same. They are going to put them with someone like this? Arent’t they supposed to do background checks on people before even TALKING about placement with them? The kids are really upset. Any advice would be appreciated.
Comment by MARY ANN — September 16, 2009 @ 5:59 am
My grandsons where taking from there mother on sept 4th 2009 cause they where at a place they shouldn,t have been. My son was at home working on his car. I went to court with him to see if we could get the boys back. the case worker told us that he didn’t see why we couldn’t have them. they go in an see the judge and the case worker told the judge that he dosen’t think my son should have them cause he just meet him. the funny thing is that the case worker was supose to have called him the day befor we went to court. he never did. after court we sit down with the case worker to see how we could fix this problem. two days after that my son calls me and tells me that cps gave the boys back to the mother. my son and I have been tring tofind out what is going on. I finely get a hold of the case worker and he tells me that he has been taking off the case and he cant tell me any thing, Ive been tring to get a hold of the superviser and its been two days and she wont even call me back. the thing is my son is tring to do the right thing, and the mother of the boys is in a 2 bedroom home living with six other people and my oldest grandson is sleeping on a crib mattress on the floor, my youngest grandson,is four months old and before all this happened I just took him to get his shots, he has never been to a doc since he was born, the three year old hasn’t even had his shots since 2006. the mother is a little sueisideal. but yet her case worker gave the boys back to her and even told her not to tell my son that she got the boys back. now she is telling my son when he can see them and how long he can have them. neither one of them have custody, they both agreed on they would both rise them. I don’t think that its right to just give them back with out telling the father where his boys are at. when he didn’t even do anything wrong. the night the boys where taking the mother was past out on the floor, there was hardly any food the boys where sleeping on the cold floor, the frig. was full of aclohol. and a bag of pot on the table, she was ther to hang out, and she says she shouldnt have lost the boys causse she didnt do anything wrong. but yet she lied to cps andtold them that her and the father dosent talk and she spelled his last name wrong. so they couldnt call my son. an now I cant even get a stright anwser from cps. it seems they dont do call backs.
Comment by Leah — September 17, 2009 @ 12:37 pm
Im in desperate need of a good defesnse attorney in Michigan Detroit or Port Huron I cant find anyone up here whos worth anything my court appointed is a total piece of work. My infant son who was taken in early june is still gone my parental rights have been petitioned for I was accused of battering my infant son who was born @ 27 weeks, spent 3 months and 11 days in a NICU with multiple problems including bone fracture while in the NICU as well as rickets on x rays osteopenia of prematurity vitamin d defficient and also clacium deficient and the list goes on and on. The same hospital calling this non accidental injury is the same hospital that has his records and known medical issues. I really need help. Cps investigated me when he was born and gave the all clear now theyve taken him. Also took my 14 year old soon who is autisic. I do have a previous termination for me being homless when I was much younger. This isnt fair. I pray for help, theres so much more to this. My rights have also been violated, and these people lie and get away get away with it. Today I get a phone call from the police saying I threatened to kill someone which I DID not Do. This is a mess please help.
Samantha 810 824 3164. Port Huron Mi
Comment by Samantha — September 17, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
I need an attorney to represent my at an appeals hearing in Bakersfield, CA. My stepson Jacob is 14 months old- he was taken from his mother at birth and after DNA testing etc he was given to my husband and I when he was 4 months old. Because of the mothers drug usage they made my husband submit to random drug testing etc-even though he has no drug record. He missed one test and they said gave dirty test-so they removed Jacob from us and put him on family reunification for 6 months requiring him to go to counseling and jump through many hoops. He works full time and because of his working hours he is not going to be done with his counseling when the 6 months is up and I am afraid they are gonna continue the reunification for another 6 months until he is done. Right now we get to see Jacob 2 hours a week. Social Services didn’t even want to allow me to visit because I wasn’t his birth mother but the Judge allowed me 1 hour per week. My husband and I agreed to seperate so that I could request placement of Jacob unitl he was able to finish his stuff. I have done everything CPS asked me too- submitted to random drug testing, visiting- yet they denied my request because of a past criminal record- I requested and exemption due to my crimes not being violent or against children- and the fact I had successfully completed parole as well as numerous groups, counseling and classes. I had 16 certificates and 13 letters of reference. I have a good job making a good salary, a nice home, I am active in my church as well as volunteer work. Still they denied me and I requested a grievance appeals hearing which was supposed to be on Sept 8th. They terminated the mothers services on Sept 3rd at that court date which technically had nothing to do with me the counsel for the Social Services requested the Judge to place a supplementary judgement against me denying me placement of Jacob because of my criminal history. He refused to do that and ordered me to come back before him on Sept 15th to hear my side and rule on it. When I went back before him on the 15th he said he didn’t know why this had got brought before him that I had to go through the appeals hearing so it had to be rescheduled. Now it is scheduled for the 24th- but I am not feeling very positive about it as it is before and administrative panel of CPS workers. I need help !!!! you can respone to me at the above email. Please someone help me
Comment by Laurie Brownen — September 18, 2009 @ 10:20 am
I am sorry I see that the above comment doesn’t include my email it is lauriede07 at hotmail.com
Comment by Laurie Brownen — September 18, 2009 @ 10:21 am
Mary Ann
Get an atorney now.
Do not trust CPS.
If you can not afford a private atty then look to any or all legal clinics in your area and/or University Law School clinics.
Keep careful notes; keep a diary; record all calls.
Comment by MaggieC — September 18, 2009 @ 6:18 pm
I know of a foster family. This woman sells drugs, beats the kids, and has adopted over 9 children at one time. She usually has over ten kids in her house. The kids have sneaked calls to others to tell what was going on. We have tried filing complaints over and over but nothing happens. I have found out that CPS did not do a background check before letting her adopt all these kids. She has drug violations on her background and domestic violence. She is a horrible woman and treats these kids as slaves. They don’t even have normal kid lives like going to school events or spending time with friends. Every time CPS comes around she threatens them so bad that they are so scared to say anything. We need help. My email is rickyslick-16 at hotmail.com
Comment by Brittany — September 18, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
Mary Anne:
Look under the link on this site to LAWYERS WHO TAKE CPS CASES.
California is the state with the most attorneys listed. There are close to 270 attorneys and ADVOCATES ON THIS PART OF THE SITE.
Also there are some links to state law clinics.
Bio dads have rights in Calif under established Calif caselaw.
Comment by Fern — September 19, 2009 @ 6:07 am
im married with 3 kids, and a 15 year old step son who i have been with since he was 1, my step son accused me of pushing him and beating him when his mother went to work. i have many witnesses that he had told in the months prior that he was planning to scream abuse to get me out of home. He always seemed to pit my wife and i against each other. cps was called we had team meeting, and they forced me out of the house. I have never hurt any of my children or my wife. Now i cant see my kids, i have received no paperwork, my wife or cps wont return my calls, what do i do
Comment by conrad drouillard — September 19, 2009 @ 6:33 am
I STILL NEED HELP! IVE BEEN FIGHTING CPS FOR 6 YEARS, AND LOST THE WAR. BUT IF I COULD GET THE TRUTH OUT ABOUT WHAT CPS DID, JUST MAYBE SOMETHING COLD BE DONE.THEY HAVE ADOPED MY GRANDCHILDERN OUT. BUT I BELIVE IT WAS DONE BEFOR WE WHERE DONE WITH THE COURTS.I NEED A LAWYER, TO TALK TO AND GO FROM THERE.PLEASE HELP
Comment by CHAR — September 19, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
I do not nessarly need a lawyer just some information. I keep getting fraudulent claims made against me. I have been investigated 4 times in the past 2 years and the 5th time is happening right now. When they did the last 4 investigations and found nothing wrong, why do they keep taking the referrals? I know who did it this time and most the last times. This time it is a family whose daughter is bullying my daughter. I am not standing for it and have taken steps to insure my daughters safe passage to and from the bus stop which is when the bullying is happening. I called the police the other day cause my daughter who is ten was out riding her bike and the father screamed at her and called her a filthy brat and to get her A%# off his street. Yesterday, they called the police on us because that said we were purposely intimidating their child by being at the bus stop to pick up ours. Is there anything I can do about CPS always showing up at each referral when nothing has been found in the past? The other 4 referals was my grandsons father trying to have my daughter proven unfit. Nothing came of any of them. I am getting stressed out and can not ever concentrate on my studies. I have a essay do as a matter of fact at midnight Sunday. I decided to do it on fraudulent referrals being made to cps over grudges or to manipulate someone and that documentation needs to be done on the reporters and followed up on if they make many referrals and nothing is ever found to warrant such referrals and investigations.
Comment by Nicole Drake — September 19, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
Nicole, as I understand it CPS agents have a responsibility to investigate. But you can sue the perpetrator of false reports in most states. Check your state’s “mandated reporter” laws. I live in California, and here those laws are found in the Penal Code. Your state may be different.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 20, 2009 @ 1:41 am
I have been looking but I am not finding anything. I am getting so frazzled. The worker said it was anonymous. But a couple of the past ones had slipped up and I am pretty sure who they were.
Comment by Nicole Drake — September 20, 2009 @ 2:32 am
Nicole, you can go to court and ask a judge to unseal the records and reveal the names of the people who made false accusations against you. Check with your county law library for the regulations and laws.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 20, 2009 @ 2:41 am
I just had twin girls in July of this year. I had an old case which is closed and done with be brought back in to use as a new case. I feel like im being harassed by CPS and they want to remove my twins and they have no reason. I also feel like I was set up by the hospital staff as well as the social worker. I like in Polk City Florida. Please help me.
sweetpea51886 at yahoo.com
Comment by Karina — September 20, 2009 @ 9:29 am
It is now a crime to falsely report a child abuse case in NY.
This is recent legislation.
Comment by MaggieC — September 20, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
i am a mother in need for some help getting my 4 year old daughter back . i have done every thing that i could do this last year to get my child back except doing counsling and geting on meds and thats becase the dhs workr i had b4 the one i have now put a block on my medical so i would be unable to do thmost inportat thing they requested me to do. my daughters father on the other hand has done every thing dhs has requested him to do and they are still taking us both to court to terminate our rights . so is her any one out therethats willing t help u ? please my daughter needs her parents. dhs is telling her that hermommy and daddy dont love her and dont want her any more. so please somebody help
Comment by c. — September 21, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
Need a lawyer willing to fight DCS in Sumner Co TN- have lost 6 grandchildren and am so far failing in even getting to visit- let alone get custody.
Comment by Cathy — September 21, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
c. - If they required you to get counseling and be on meds you had to do that to get your child returned. I hope your attorney can ask for more time based on your inability to get medical help. CPS should have paid for those services if they were required of you.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 21, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
my sister needs help a.s.a.p on false report please call here a.s.a.p she needs help soon!!
325-665-5380 ruby carrillo
325-672-0440 j.r.
325-672-9272 ruby carrillo and celia carrillo
please help up in the direction we need to go in for help!!
Comment by erasmo zamora — September 21, 2009 @ 8:54 pm
please i need help i adopted my daughter 4 yrs ago and i have been fighting CPS for the last 3 yrs when the police and cps used me as a pawn to get info from her bio dad and aunt on drug dealers, he was jailed and then probation and she walked on 100,000 dollars bond, i was attempting to reunited my daughter with her bio sister whom was in florida none the less after we were told she was coming to live with us, we had a false allegation of child neglect and i was arrested months later on a class d felony
charges were dropped by the state lack of evidence but services were put into my home because i was told if i did not sign the papers for services they would remove my daughter. The event happened the day we were moving into our home a report went into the cps office stated a child around 3 was sitting on the curb of a busy street for 3 hrs with a dog, now this street has both sheriff and city as well as state police driving up and down it all day, my daughter has disabilities that would not allow her to sit this long as a normal child would not be able to sit this long. Now it took CPS 3 hrs to respond to this complaint nor did any officer respond for 3 hrs.
All I want is to get my police record cleaned up and to esponge my and my husband cps records, the lawyer who writes the chins orders stated that by signing the paper we admitted guilt but we only signed because we were threatened our daughter had already been through molesting by someone in her bio parents home she was addicted to drugs plus when she was 5 months old the doctors told us she was dieing and to plan her funeral so all we were doing by signing what they forced us to was to protect her from any more uproar and movement in her life
i can send u pictures of our home at the time the pictures they tried to submit were pics of us remodelling before we moved in and whenever she was with us during the remodel she was secured by a childgate in a room the was clean and equiped for her even an eating area was made for her in this room so she would not be injured we need to clean this up and we also need to have cps to stop slandering my name whenever someone mentions it.
Comment by B. — September 22, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
My sister lost her daughter 8 yrs ago, supposedly for neglect, she was in the midst of losing her son to her exhusband, going thru a divorce, and my grandparents took advantage of it and filed against her. My grandfather died 6 years ago and now my non-biological grandmother has had custody alone. No family was allowed to take her, nor were they asked. We have not been allowed visitation, and no one has seen her in all these years. My grandmother has stated that she is tired of having my niece around, fights my sister’s meager visitations, etc…and I wanted to know what we could do to either get my sister custody back or have her moved with our family somehow. Please assist! She resides in the state of Georgia, we live in Texas, as do all her cousins, grandparents and aunts and uncle, she has no blood relatives in Georgia other than my sister.
My grandmother refuses to give me information on the caseworker and i refuse to allow my niece to be put into a home or a detention center, she needs a stable family now!
Thank you so much if anyone can help.
Comment by Cookie Kirk-Roach — September 22, 2009 @ 4:34 pm
my sister needs a lawyer to fight her case near Rockford Iowa
Comment by Samantha — September 23, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
I need a lawyer for my husband and myself… Our three children have been removed from our custody. We are in Nassau County, New York. Please leave post her for me to contact you. Thank you in advance.
Comment by Vickie — September 23, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
Vickie,
I know of an atty in Mineola who handles cases such as these.
His name is John Zenir. He is on Old Country Road in Mineola.
You might want to give him a call.
He is a private attorney. I do not know how much he would charge.
Comment by MaggieC — September 25, 2009 @ 9:32 am
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing you this letter in regards to my children Julia, Aaron, and Haley Czup. My name is Grace Dudley. On November 4th, 2008 Child Protective Services(CPS) came into my son’s hospital room at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. I had been in Texas only 2 weeks before this happened. I moved here from Ohio. At the time, my son Aaron was on Intervenous feediongs as his stomach and bowels had shut down. He had been on these IV feeds since July 28th, 2008 after a surgery on his stomach went wrong. CPS forced me to leave the hospital and to tell them where my girls were as they were going to remove them from my care. I cooperated and they went and got my girls and brought them to Fort Worth. They were staying with family friends since I was at my son’s bedside 24/7 and never leaving him for a second. I found out that I was accused of Munchausen Syndrome by proxy by one of the doctors. This accusation came just one day after I made a complaint to the patient advocate/representative that I was unhappy with the level of care my son had received thus far, and that I had another Hospital willing to transfer him via Leer jet. I believe that my speaking out to the representative made this doctor mad. I was not allowed to see my son from November 4th until December 23. When I did finally see him it was only for 1 hour because the Judge ordered them to let me have a Christmas visit with him. Then they kept him from me until May 2009. I saw my girls every week starting at one hour a week then moved to 2 hours a week. Then in May I was seeing all three of my children for 2 hours a week and there was talk of starting over-night visits and then moving on to weekend visits and gradually adding up until they fully lived with me. They even came out and did a homestudy.
Then some how the sytem went wrong because on April 13 th my children were moved to Ohio on some legality that Ohio had jusrisdiction since it was 3 days before the 6 month time frame was up. Since April I have not seen my children or had any contact with them to see if they are alright. My children are now with their abusive father whom they had no contact with in almost 5 years. CPS is no longer involved and no charges were ever filed against me. The allegations were false and CPS had even told me that if I cooperated with them ( which I did) that I would get my children back. I have undergone 18 hours of psycological testing only to find out that I am depressed and have anxiety. Of course I am depressed and have anxiety my children are 1500 miles away from me and I cannot even talk to them. I have never spent one day away from my children before this all happened. I feel I was singled out for several reasons:
1) We are Christian homeschoolers.
2) I made a complaint about my son’s care.
3) I never left my son’s side and I wouldn’t allow them to do things that didn’t seem right. I thought it was my job to protect him and make decisions on his healthcare when in reality it’s more that a parent is required to do whatever a doctor says (or at least that’s how I was treated). I also need to note that the surgery I declined them doing on him later turned out to be unnecessary!
4) I tried to advocate for my son and get him the best care possible.
5) I wanted a transfer out of the care of doctors that wanted to do the unnecessary surgery.
I want to make sure that parents of sick children are protected. My son had a Mitochondrial disease as well as asthma. I want to make sure that every parent of an ill child will not be afraid to advocate for their child in fear that CPS will take that child away. I have never done anything to even make anyone think I had hurt my child. I will not give up until I know that every child is safe, my children are home with me, and that every parent can sleep without fear of the Child protection system.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I would appreciate it if there is anything that you can recommend I do to end this craziness that parents face with their sick children or how I can right the wrongs in my case that you would let me know by calling, writing, or emailing me. Please feel free to contact me with questions, comments, suggestions, or advice. Thanks in advance!
Comment by Grace Dudley — September 26, 2009 @ 10:14 am
HOW CAN A JUDGE SIGN A WARRENT TO REMOVE YOUR KIDS IF HE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH PROOF. OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE….BECOUSE I WAS NOT FIGHTING THE COPS WAS NEVER CALLED ON ME OR WHO THEY SAY I WAS FIGHTING WITH ???
Comment by BARBARA — September 26, 2009 @ 10:07 pm
CPS WENT TO A JUDGE AND TOLD HIM A FAKE STORY AND HE SIGN A WARRENT TO REMOVE YOUR KIDS IF HE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH PROOF. OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE….BECOUSE I WAS NOT FIGHTING THE COPS WAS NEVER CALLED ON ME OR WHO THEY SAY I WAS FIGHTING WITH ???
Comment by BARBARA — September 26, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
PLEASE CONTACT ME IF THEY CAN OR CAN NOT ….THANK YOU…EWO143 at YAHOO.COM
Comment by BARBARA — September 26, 2009 @ 10:12 pm
Because of something my not yet school aged child told me, I was concerned that my stepson may have caused harm to her in my home while they were in my husbands care and he was providing reasonable supervision. I made an appointment with our doctor but couldn’t get her seen right away.
I then called DFACS to brief them on what was said and the circumstances surrounding the issue and ask 1)if they had a doctor who could see her immediately in an office enviornment, 2)if they could provide counseling resources for my family, 3)what reccomendations they had for handling the situation that I wasn’t already doing.
No history of drug or alcohol abuse, no law enforcement history other than minor traffic, never abused or neglected children or had ever been reported or accused of such. DFACS took my information and used it to log a complaint against me>the caller, opened a case listed inadequate supervision as the complaint against me> the caller, came out to my house and listed all the steps I told them I was already doing as my saftey plan told me the caller>ME could never be revealed.
By the next afternoon, doctors report showed no evidence of abuse, child interviewer showed no evidence, caseworker said the record will not be expunged until my child is 21 or older even though it’s ficticious and unfounded, super said the same.
1)Children were reasonably supervised, 2) I was not the supervising party, 3)My husband is the legal custodian of the then possible minor offender,4)I- the parent of the victim called for information services and had a report filed against me using my own information. Reported incident of children to law enforcement next day after DFACS got involved. Law enforcement report left out the fact that my husband was at home and only stated that I left the residence and when I returned…..Report has been amended now.
Details of what happened following even more unbelievable. These people need guidelines, parents need rights. Something is wrong when they can effectively take an innocent parent who is looking out for their kids, and make them bring charges against themselves, put them in a position to build a case against themselves (even if my stepson HAD offended the child, that doesn’t mean that my husband or I are automaticaly guilty of inadequately supervising them).
DFACS and CPS protected by “good faith” clause, they need to SHOW that they are acting in good faith. Even if the complaint shows to be unfounded it will remain in their registry forever after as a complaint against an innocent person….when it’s completely bogus.
Would like to speak to a lawyer about this issue who is not afraid to duke it out with CPS to help parents and families retain reasonable rights under the law. I am not in jeapordy of loosing my children, but I am willing and able to pay REASONABLE attorneys fees to help parents like myself see that their parental rights are observed, and protect families from permanent actions resulting from bogus complaints, but I want someone who believes in the cause and is concerned with the issues not just the money.
Children should not be used as a pawn. No one will hear you if you don’t speak. Nothing will change if the laws are never tried. If you believe in “justice for all” do your part to ensure it.
If you are an attorney who may be interested in talking to me please email me your verifiable information and let me know what board or legal bar you are associated with, and provide any information about similar cases you have represented, organizations that you are affiliated with that work to preserve family and parental rights, and a personal statement about why this issue is important to you.
Comment by GEORGIA FAMILY ATTORNEY — September 27, 2009 @ 3:38 am
I am not an attorney, I need one please contact me at mamabearvsdbull at gmail.com Previous post about DFACS FILING FICTICOUS REPORT mother who called for information services in georgia. Please read my previous post.
Comment by GEORGIA FAMILY ATTORNEY — September 27, 2009 @ 3:43 am
Please contact Vickie regarding a Nassau County New York CPS Case. My three children have been removed from my care. vgspadafora at gmail.com - I am in a desperate situations and need to speak to an attorney asap. Thank you.
Comment by Vickie — September 27, 2009 @ 8:23 am
Hi everyone,
CPS in las vegas, took my son away from me on 10th,July,2009. I need a attorney to fight for getting my son back to me.
please, how can i get a good attorney? anyone can refer one to me?
thank you so much
daisy_liao at hotmail.com
Comment by daisy — September 27, 2009 @ 9:07 pm
Daisy, I don’t give referrals. It is up to the lawyers to find people through this site or leave their contact information on the lawyers page.
If your child was taken in July, you should have a court appointed lawyer by now, right?
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 27, 2009 @ 9:36 pm
Vickie—NY ( New York )
There is a poster on this group who dispenses accurate ACS info for New York residents.
Please join the Message Boards here for further guidance and individual advice.
Also have you called
http://www.cwop. org or com??
This is a Website devoted to ACS issues.
The Child Welfare Organizing Project.
Based in Manhattan?? But has a good organization. Should be able to advise you.
Comment by fern — September 28, 2009 @ 4:13 am
I am writing you this letter in regards to my children Julia, Aaron, and Haley Czup. My name is Grace Dudley. On November 4th, 2008 Child Protective Services(CPS) came into my son’s hospital room at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. I had been in Texas only 2 weeks before this happened. I moved here from Ohio. At the time, my son Aaron was on Intervenous feediongs as his stomach and bowels had shut down. He had been on these IV feeds since July 28th, 2008 after a surgery on his stomach went wrong. CPS forced me to leave the hospital and to tell them where my girls were as they were going to remove them from my care. I cooperated and they went and got my girls and brought them to Fort Worth. They were staying with family friends since I was at my son’s bedside 24/7 and never leaving him for a second. I found out that I was accused of Munchausen Syndrome by proxy by one of the doctors. This accusation came just one day after I made a complaint to the patient advocate/representative that I was unhappy with the level of care my son had received thus far, and that I had another Hospital willing to transfer him via Leer jet. I believe that my speaking out to the representative made this doctor mad. I was not allowed to see my son from November 4th until December 23. When I did finally see him it was only for 1 hour because the Judge ordered them to let me have a Christmas visit with him. Then they kept him from me until May 2009. I saw my girls every week starting at one hour a week then moved to 2 hours a week. Then in May I was seeing all three of my children for 2 hours a week and there was talk of starting over-night visits and then moving on to weekend visits and gradually adding up until they fully lived with me. They even came out and did a homestudy.
Then some how the sytem went wrong because on April 13 th my children were moved to Ohio on some legality that Ohio had jusrisdiction since it was 3 days before the 6 month time frame was up. Since April I have not seen my children or had any contact with them to see if they are alright. My children are now with their abusive father whom they had no contact with in almost 5 years. CPS is no longer involved and no charges were ever filed against me. The allegations were false and CPS had even told me that if I cooperated with them ( which I did) that I would get my children back. I have undergone 18 hours of psycological testing only to find out that I am depressed and have anxiety. Of course I am depressed and have anxiety my children are 1500 miles away from me and I cannot even talk to them. I have never spent one day away from my children before this all happened. I feel I was singled out for several reasons:
1) We are Christian homeschoolers.
2) I made a complaint about my son’s care.
3) I never left my son’s side and I wouldn’t allow them to do things that didn’t seem right. I thought it was my job to protect him and make decisions on his healthcare when in reality it’s more that a parent is required to do whatever a doctor says (or at least that’s how I was treated). I also need to note that the surgery I declined them doing on him later turned out to be unnecessary!
4) I tried to advocate for my son and get him the best care possible.
5) I wanted a transfer out of the care of doctors that wanted to do the unnecessary surgery.
I want to make sure that parents of sick children are protected. My son had a Mitochondrial disease as well as asthma. I want to make sure that every parent of an ill child will not be afraid to advocate for their child in fear that CPS will take that child away. I have never done anything to even make anyone think I had hurt my child. I will not give up until I know that every child is safe, my children are home with me, and that every parent can sleep without fear of the Child protection system.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I would appreciate it if there is anything that you can recommend I do to end this craziness that parents face with their sick children or how I can right the wrongs in my case that you would let me know by calling, writing, or emailing me. Please feel free to contact me with questions, comments, suggestions, or advice. Thanks in advance! I just want to get my children back home to me safe and sound. thank you and God Bless
Comment by Grace — September 28, 2009 @ 10:01 am
I need an attorney to answer questions and possibly represent me and my husband. We have two little children and live in Plano, Texas.
Comment by Leslie — September 28, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
I need an Attorney who is willing to fight for justice here in Tampa. My children were literally kidnapped by CPS, the police facilitated the kidnapping forcing my 16 year old to come with them by force if necessary while they were at my friends home. I am stuck in a living nightmare first from being falsely arrested and now the judge keeps pushing court dates back because she has a poor memory and over books her cases. My kids have been in foster care for no good reason now for nearly 5 months. Please help, if there are any lawyers in Tampa that want to see justice and crush CPS…
Comment by Michelle — September 29, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
Please help I need a CPS Lawyer immediately..
My name is Deidra and I have a 16 month old preemie that was taken from me 2 weeks ago. On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, I got up in the morning and decided to take my daughter to school with me to talk to my faculty adviser and financial aid adviser. My fiance got her dressed and fed for me, while I got ready. I picked my daughter up from her highchair, as she had just finished eating, and walked her downstairs to my car and strapped her up. She was whinning, but whines a lot, so I didn’t think much of it. I thought she had been coming down with a cold so I stopped at RiteAid before school to grab her some baby tylenol, vix vapor rub, and a humidifier. AFter that we went to my college. I gave her some tylenol, thinking that it would help her with her cold and went on to meet my advisors. After speaking with my advisors, I pushed her in her stroller up the mountain to talk with another advisor. She started crying and I gave her a caprisun and gram cracker because that usually helps when she cries. It did not work so I picked her up. When I picked her up I noticed that she cried louder. I figured that maybe she had a diaper rash so I took her to change her diaper and check. Nothing was wrong that I could see. She was crying really loud so I decided to drop her back off at my boyfriends house so that I could finish getting my schooling in order for the fall quarter. WHen I got to my boyfriends house, my daughter just wouldn’t stop crying so I called her regular doctors office to try and make a same-day appointment. They said they would have an advice nurse call me back, but that never happened. I called my parents and asked what I should do, and they told me to take her to the emergency room. I took her there and ever since then my life has been hell! I told the hospital everything that I suspected (chest congestion, runny nose, and watery eye). I also mentioned that she screamed when I picked her up earlier. I as well as the ER nurses did not see any bruising on her leg and suspected the cold as the problem. They took x-rays of her leg just to be safe. It just so happened that she had fractured her right femur. The ER doctor in so many words accused me of hurting my daughter. Said that he did not see it happening any other way. My daughter was discharged from the hospital and I was advised that CPS and the police would be notified because it was protocol. At 2am the following morning 6 police officers including 2 detectives barged into my fiances home and accused us of hurting her. They took her and wouldn’t even let me pack her a bag of clothing and food. The officers took my boyfriend and I down to the police department and questioned us as if we were criminals. ( My boyfriend works at children’s hospital as a Respiratory therapist and I am studying respiratory care in school). They put my daughter into foster care that night, and dropped her off at my father’s the next morning. The detective informed me that it could take 1 day or 1 week but in the end they would straighten things out. The following Friday my father (who now has custody of my daughter) and I took my daughter to a children’s hospital nearby and got her leg casted. The doctor’s at the children’s hospital informed us that it was not a fracture all the way through and that he had seen this happen in cribs many times. The next Wednesday CPS held a meeting that a lot of my family members, my fiance, and myself attended. They had informed me that my daughter would be back with me that day. For some reason the case was not investigated all the way through at that point so they said another week. They said that they needed another doctor’s opinion because the first 2 hospitals findings conflicted. This past Friday the detective called my fiance and I down to the police station and questioned us once more and let us know that he found that no one was neglectful or my daughter. He said that his case was closed and that it was now only CPS to deal with, but that it should move fast because the 3rd doctor found that this was accidental. Today, Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 4 days later, I finally got into contact with the CPS worker and she said something different. She said that the doctor told her that he felt that we hurt my daughter. She informed me that they have 90 days to deal with the case, and that charges will be filed, and that this is not going to be closed or dismissed now. My fiances was on leave from his job, I am not able to continue schooling, and my daughter is still not in my care. I sat in the hospital on bed rest from 6 months of pregnancy to 30 weeks of pregnancy just to keep her healthy. I slept in the hospital when she was born at 30 weeks to be by her side. She visits the hospital regularly because she was 2lbs when born and is very small for her age. I take great care of my child and I am so hurt because I am being treated like a criminal. I am being abused by CPS and I really need someone to help me. After reading all of these cases on this website I am scared of what is to come. My fiance and I have done nothing wrong, and I am really tired of them treating me this way. Do they not realize that we don’t get time back? And do they not realize that they can not take back how they make people feel from accusation (not FACTS)? Please help me I am hurting so bad inside because my daughter has never been without me. SHe has never even spent the night anywhere. She is my baby and I do not believe that I should be treated this way. I live in Federal Way, Washington.
My email address is dedeauld at aim.com
my phone number is 425.306.0398
Comment by Deidra — September 29, 2009 @ 8:27 pm
Deidra ( WA ) & Michelle ( FL)
Deidra–you are fortunate in that WA state has at least 2 active groups and couple of attorneys who have won big v DSHS.
Take a look through the Lawyers Website to find the groups in WA state. Also both of you should quickly read the FL and WA state articles on this site. R section of Home Page.
Michelle–FL
Google DCF and lawyers or attorneys and go interview one.
Also read the Lawyers part of this Website.
There MAY be a FL atty listed.
I find it unusual that DCF took (kid S) rather than just the 16 yo.
Also both of you need to join the Message Boards section of this site. Need approval from Administrator.
Deidra—you might need to also research OI—Osteogenesis Imperfecta. You child was a preemie and OI can be tricky to diagnose.
I am just regretful that you did not get a tape recording of what the 2nd ER doctor told you about crib injuries.
Deidra, your factual statement was exemplary.
Thank you for being so clear. However, all do not use your correct names.
Best to you both. Get busy. F.
Comment by Fern — September 30, 2009 @ 4:35 am
I am also having a problem with cps. They are harassing my family. They are trying to pull my son out of school and they are not allowed and they are stalking and harassing us. Everytime we move they are following us and everytime they come out it is false accusations. This is beyond rediculous. If anyone can help us please do.
Comment by Ashley — September 30, 2009 @ 9:26 am
I’m in need of an attorney to help me fight CPS. I’ve been falsely accused of abuse…without any investigation, CPS decided to put me on SACWIS, as indicated…and I wasn’t even in town when this incident was supposed to have occured. I’m in southeastern Ohio, near Marietta…thanks for any help.
740-732-4749
theedge43202 at yahoo.com
plz, any help would be greatly appreciated
Comment by Tom Bacharach — September 30, 2009 @ 11:25 am
My name is Joshua Askew of Mt Vernon. After being unable to reach my son by telephone I searched the internet to find my ex wife. She’d moved to Pennsylvania and placed my son into a residential treatment facility Hoffman Homes in Gettysburgh, PA, without my knowledge. She refused to provide me any further information. I contacted the facility and spoke to a case worker Ms. Barnes and set up a visit. She informed me my son was being medicated with Risperidal. I checked the drug on the internet to find out what it was for and what the side effects might be for an 8 year old. To my surprise the drug hadn’t been approved for children and cause sterility. When I got there I saw he didn’t look well. His face was swollen and he had a lost look on his face. He was glad to see me.
The counselors gave me a tour to assure me my son was in good care. They were also very vague as to why he was there. I asked them why they would have my son taking a drug that isn’t approved for children and causes sterility. They told me my son had been diagnosed Bipolar and ADHD. I filed for custody immediately.
I received custody of my son March 11, 2005.
On April 12 2005, due to an incident at school caused a CPS investigation. Case worker Nina Nelson/WCDSS came to my home with blank disclosure forms for me to sign. I refused. She advised me to have my son evaluated at Mt. Vernon Hospital. I cooperated being I wanted to help my son get the care he needed. At the hospital while I was registering my son Ms. Nelson was speaking with a nurse, the same nurse checked my son’s vitals. We were escorted to a small room in the back. After almost three hours my fiancé went to get us all dinner. We ate and waited a few more hours. I asked Dr. Bartow (the one who blew himself up) if he knew how it would be before my son could be evaluated. He told me “We have a bed for him” I asked him how could he have a bed for him without an evaluation? He called the police on me. The police that were sent were threatening and used vulgar language. My fiancé called 911 to request a sergeant come to the hospital. She called three times and was told “The police are already there.” Finally a Dr. E. Walsh came and evaluated my son. He rectified the whole situation and sent us home. This traumatic event was not over. I received a call from Susan Berger and Terry Richard both of CPS. They requested that I apply for welfare to get “services” for my son. I asked them about the legalities on page 14 of the Welfare intake form which is needed to apply for services. They were unable to answer my questions. I went to DSS to ask them about the application. They called the police on me and had me BANNED from the building by Iris Jenkins/Associate Commissioner of Social Services.
In September 2006 I was charged by CPS with medical neglect because I hadn’t applied for Welfare. On October 5, 2006 in front Judge Cooney I was offered to sign a voluntary placement form in order to have the medical neglect charges dropped and my son would not have to take medication. I agreed to a 48 placement at Four Winds. My visits were denied. I was called for a meeting 10/29/05. Two pieces of paper were thrown across the table by Terry Richardson/WCDSS who told me “You are indicated for medical neglect. After four months of denied visits, my son was transferred to Pleasantville Cottage, Pleasantville, NY. I was denied visits for another two months.
In the past three years I’ve gone to:
Legal Aide, they told me I have to be on Welfare
Student Advocacy….unable to help.
Family Ties of Westchester….Useless
Urban League….another welfare program
NAACP Legal Defense….can’t help unless incarcerated or on death row
County Executive Andrew Spano….ignored
DA Dafoe’s office…..unable to help
Brenda Smith/Mt Vernon School Superintendent (at the time)…..useless
Comment by Joshua Askew — September 30, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
Joshua - the medication issue has been verified - too many foster children are being placed on psychotropic drugs. Risperdal is a drug for schizophrenia, not bipolar! And you’re right - it is not for children but hundreds of foster children have been forced to take it. On my video page you can find a video about these forced drugs for foster children (a chemical straightjacket)… Videos about Family Rights and CPS Cruelty.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — September 30, 2009 @ 10:01 pm
Joshua,
Try the Bronx Defenders at 718 838-7878. They handle cases for Bronx residents only (to my knowledge) but they might be able to point you in the right direction in Westchester.
Also, CWOP (Child Welfare Organizating ProjectI in Harlem, 212 348-3000.
Comment by MaggieC — October 1, 2009 @ 7:28 am
CPS got involved with me in Feb. 2009 when I called the cops on my husband for domestic abuse…now i am being investigated, i have been drug/alcohol tested and passed, the case was appointed to be a informal adjustment…and now bumped up…they want to take it to court because they say i need better parenting skills! I am now a single mother of 4 beautiful children,,,I get rid of the abuser now they are pointing fingers at me! I dont know whats going on but i need help FAST! before this goes any further! I am in southern indiana( harrison county)…please help…
Comment by Cindy — October 1, 2009 @ 9:03 pm
I am need of an attorney though I have no funds to pay one.I found out after I reported CYS to public welfare who are supposed to monitor CYS in our state of all the false allegations CYS made against me and the courts say I can not sue CYS.
Comment by Diana Smith-Loweranitis — October 2, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
CINDY—INDIANA
Website and Youtube video clips from
http://www.honk4kids.com
Their phone # is posted on the site.
Also, join the Message Boards here.
And, look thru the LAWYERS part of the site where over 270 individual attorneys and advocacy groups are submitted by individuals who can attest to the efficacy of the counselors.
Folks if we all work together, we can TAME the illegalities rampant in CPS, DCS, ACS, DES, DYFS, DSS, DCF, DHS, CYF, CSB, DSHS, etc.
KEYWORDS; DHR, DHHR, FIA, TDPRS, DFPS
Comment by Fern — October 3, 2009 @ 4:27 am
Diana, CYS/CPS has been sued many times; sometimes successfully. Many people sue in federal court on the basis of violation of constitutional rights.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — October 3, 2009 @ 10:53 am
Friday Sept. 18, 2009 CPS came into my home and removed my 6years son Quadir williams because of my failure to participate in criminal procedings and supposedly refusing services.
CPS had been harrasing my household since May 2009 when my son arrived at school with a little bump on his forhead and his teacher for the 2nd time within a few months called CPS and say she suspects abuse. On the affdavite I CPS basicly says that they are assuming my son sustained his injury by my husband. So my Husband was arrested back in May and is going through trail motions. I have plenty of medical documents that proves what CPS has in there statments as False. I did recieve my son back a week latter but I am still facing charges for interference with child custody because I refused to let go of my baby when they came to remove my son.
I need Help my self and my husband did nothing wrong we are law abiding citizen that do the best we can for our Boy. Now because of CPS everything that we have worked so hard to build and the lifestyle we have provided for our son is tummbling down. I was acting like a mom holding on to my baby and now I am facing a felony charge that will completly ruin my life and son. Please Help me I am not rich or anything but I can do a payment plan or whatever to help me out of this sittuation.
Comment by Katlyne — October 3, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
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Comment by Ray — October 5, 2009 @ 6:21 am
DCFS in Palmdale Ca. has removed my baby from my home with bogus and false accusations ! My baby boy is 12 yrs old and has special needs. They said until everything gets cleared my baby would go to a foster home! My parents immediately requested to be that home, DCFS ran their fingerprints, and had them fill paperwork. After a few days my parents were cleared and now DCFS denied them with no explanation! My baby is in strangers home, he only knows us his family! PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME
Comment by priscilla — October 5, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
Priscilla, you can request a Fair Hearing through the welfare department regarding violation of your parent’s kinship care rights. Read the state regulations for social services at your county law library!!!
Comment by LindaJoMartin — October 5, 2009 @ 2:27 pm
ON JULY9, 09 THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE MY CHILDREN WERE REMOVED BY COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES!!!! FROM MY HOME BECAUSE OF A FALSE REPORT AND NONE OF IT IS TRUE….. I REALLY NEED HELP I WANT MY BABYS BACK!!!!!
Comment by Valerie Yepez — October 5, 2009 @ 10:08 pm
Please help my daughter. She lives in Weatherford, Tx. She and her family moved there a year a go to help with my ailing 84 yr old father. She and her husband had problems with cps about 2002. She and her husband did all the jumping thru hoops and the whole 9 yards. CPS had sold her 3 sons and she was pregant. When the girl was born cps took the girl as well. They won their kids back because the pro-bono atty had proven that the children had been sold and the cps worker was getting the gain. Now they are harassing my grandkids in weatherford. this story could go on and on and I got very ill from the constance harassment and iam still trying to recover from it. Now more harassment. Please my daughter and her kids are heir to 204 acres of land that has been in the family since 1918. Thank you for your time but I think you could open a lot of cps’ behind the scenes bullshit!! If you are willing to fight this war. Oh yes if it helps - my daughter’s great -great grandfather was linidan and was offered land in okla, but he refused - however i do beleive his name is on the tribal roles. Sincerely Cathy
Comment by cathy — October 6, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
A Prince Georges County Social worker continued to file neglect charges against me although the child was not in my home and a constant run away. The child is sixteen and the social worker filed that he was in need of assistance. I am in dire need of help.
Comment by Ozzie Cunningham — October 6, 2009 @ 4:32 pm
cps taing everythine that means everything to me and now one year latter cps is trying to adopet out my 3 babys thay not tink i can,t take care of my kids after 10 years with one of mine 5 years with the other one and 2 1/2 years with my baby cps came from oregon to washington to get my kids on a non experdated worunt now one year litter thay want to mike me sine off my rights to adopet my babys out i am in need of some help my lawyer sucks ass and is on cpsis side to help me you can call 509-773-3220 or 509-250-2519 and heres my email heather_brockway at yah00.com
Comment by heather — October 7, 2009 @ 10:12 am
I need a lawyer to help file suit against Fl. Like so many others our family has been wronged and still suffer from the pain caused. My case is closed but the memories are still here. I have MUCH proof and kept ALL paperwork from the 3 yr long case. Without the specifics….anyone can imagine…I would like one interested party to ask for details to at least offer proffesional opinion…and maybe some direction.
Thank you
Comment by Angie — October 7, 2009 @ 10:32 am
814-434-1609
ajohnson112 at neo.rr.com
For Angie Johnsons contact info
Comment by Angie — October 7, 2009 @ 10:33 am
A letter to my Grandbabies
Dear Darlings,
Grandpa and I are so sad that we have not seen you in over a year. We tried hard to have you come live with us. However, the Judge thought it would be best for you to stay where you are. Please do not ever think any of this is your fault. You are so precious to us, and no matter what we will never forget you. Maybe when you are older you can ask K. if you can call us. Our telephone number will always be listed under grandpa’s name. I know that you have new first names now, but that doesn’t matter you are and will always be our grandbabies. I hope K. is treating you both well. We will never forget you or never will always try to find ways within the laws to see you. Take care. We love and miss you terribly.
Love Grandma & Grandpa
Comment by Jean — October 7, 2009 @ 1:19 pm
I am in need of an attorney who can help me persue a civil suit against Clermont county Ohio. They terminated my parental rights more than 9 years ago. I always assumed that there was nothing that I could do, they had all the power. Well I am older now and a little more wiser. They stole my children 33 days after my husband put a gun in his mouth and blew his brains out. I was suffering from PTS and MDD. They did not care all they did was terminate my parental rights and lie about everything. My oldest son is a child with special needs he suffres from RAD, PTS, and ADHD. So instead of trying to get him into a stable environment they have institutionalized my child. I have had 2 more children since that the courts in KY found me more than fit to raise. They had no bases to remove my children in the first place other than I was sick from grief at the time, yet was not given the opprotunity to get treatment. My son’s psycologist told the court that the only one that they ever thought that he would bond with was me and the court did not care. My younger son, who I am in contact with, thanks to his adoptive father, lives with his adoptive mother. She recieved her foster license from Lifeway, yes the same place that gave Marcus Fiesel’s murderers their license, she had a conviction for welfare fraud and they never even did a background check on her. Since he has been in her care after her and my son’s adoptive father divorced. There has been numerous complaints on this woman. She has sent my child to school with karosene in his hair because she did not want to pay for heating and had him sleeping on the floor next to the heater. He broke his arm in football practice and it took her 5 days to take him to the doctor. CPS had to come to her home because after a year of calling them they decided to go check out why she had reversed his lock on his door to lock him in his room when he was 5 years old. There was never a question on whether or not my children were mistreated when they were with me, they had every other excuse. I wasn’t mentally stable, I didn’t have a place to live becasue I couldn’t stay at my home where my husband committed suicide. They stole my children and ruined their lives. They used a sickness that was beyond my control and never allowed me the opprotunity to get better. My family stepped up and asked for my children and had interstate home studies done and they were favorable, yet they were all placed up for adoption. I thought this was a family first state. I want to file a civil suit againt them, there is a lot more to this story and documentation to boot…someone please help me….no one wants to accept a court suit against a government agency, please someone tell me where I can turn!
my email is becky.burch at hotmail.com
Comment by Becky — October 8, 2009 @ 10:46 am
You can also call me at 8595390375. Please any help or adice would be welcome….I have all documentation from the permanent custody trial, and I also have the documentation from the complaints made against the adoptive mother. I need a lawyer to file suit in federal court for a violation of constitutional and civil rights, someone PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Comment by Becky — October 8, 2009 @ 11:15 am
I need A LAWYER that is up to the Challenge to fight CPS. i want my TWINS home with me. 831-234-8400 Javier
Comment by Javier pina — October 8, 2009 @ 1:31 pm
Does anyone know a real good defense lawyer against CPS in Council Bluffs Iowa. I need one and I need one fast. CPS is ruining my business my life
Comment by Tammy — October 8, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
I need a lawyer to help file suit against Fl. Like so many others our family has been wronged and still suffer from the pain caused. My case is closed but the memories are still here. I have MUCH proof and kept ALL paperwork from the 3 yr long case. Without the specifics….anyone can imagine…I would like one interested party to ask for details to at least offer proffesional opinion…and maybe some direction.
Thank you
Comment by Angie — October 8, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
I live in Montgomery County, MD and my daughter was taken from me almost two months ago. Like so many others here, their so-called “petition” is full of blatant lies. I’m younger and financially strained to say the least. I have a court appointed lawyer who is a tour guide at best.
Please, I need help. I have no way to truly defend myself and my daughter. Help us before both of our lives are destroyed forever. My email address is: janakatja at yahoo.com
Comment by Jane — October 10, 2009 @ 12:25 am
I have a hearing coming up w/ CPS in Pennsylvania. They are alleging that my son is a victim of abuse due to alcohol and prescription drug abuse. I and my fiance (the childs father) have been in a medically assisted treatment program for over a year. Our Medicaid was terminated. I called our caseworker and stated that I am in treatment for narcotic addiction and need the Medicaid reinstated so treatment can continue. He then turned and called Children & Youth stating that we are abusing drugs and our child is in danger. This hearing coming up is to allow a county judge to determine whether or not to remove our son from his home and turn him over to CPS. I don’t know what to do. Our son is a happy healthy child. Never misses school, is actually an honor student.
Comment by Janel — October 10, 2009 @ 1:35 pm
I need an attorney that is not afraid to go up against the state of michigan. We hired numerous amounts of attorneys and when they seen how corrupt this situaution was they became affraid to loose there bar assc. Or to reck a relationship with the courts in the county which they reside. Im getting together enough people to make this a class action against Grand Traverse County. Please tell me your story and if your interested in mine let me know i need as much help as i can get!!! I dont have alot of money but i can pay for some if any attorney willing to help me with this. Im currently waiting on True Life TV to get back with me on a documentary of my journey and the beginning of bring down CPS and there corrupt ways !
My email is Ashleychase420 at yahoo.com
please contact me and if you live in michigan and have these problems as well be shure to get ahold of me enough is enough its time to take action and go where ever we need to go to get our story heard!!!!!
lets stand strong together!!!
Comment by ashley C. — October 10, 2009 @ 1:44 pm
I am in need of a lawyer who will help me fight. i had a court appointed one and she wont do anything for me.
email me at
carmensigurdson at live.com
Comment by carmen s — October 10, 2009 @ 5:36 pm
To anyone who can help or will listen.
I am a thirty five year old woman with three girls ages 14, 11, and 4. I have had extensive behavior problems with the oldest daughter, she has been s uspended out of school five times is three years and has been charged with breaking an entering and felony auto theif. I have begged for help with her through the state only to get the response of just because a child doesn’t behave at home , it is not our problem. I have exhausted my means aas a parent on a country and county with deaf ears. Yet three weeks before my daughter faces charges of stealing my veichle and driving on public roads she accuses me and my fiance of beating her for years.The state then files charges against us and by 5:30 on Monday 9-14-09 I am in handcuffs, not only do I nnot know why but I don’t even have my rights read to me. I am of course handed a paper that I can’t read because my hands are behind my back. I am then put in a Sheriffs car and taken to the sheriff’s dept where I am ablle to read the paper and find I am accused of assalt on my own child.What gets me is when I was put in the Sheriffs car I am put in the front seat and my fiance in the back, and if driving my own vechicle if I didn’t put on my seatbelt I would be charged with breaking the law of click it or ticket. Why is it that when I am presumed to be a criminal my life no longer matters and seat belts aren’t required, am I no longer and American. Yet the officer has can drive at speeds of 65 to 70 miles an hour on 55 mile an hour roads with me in the front seat with no seat belt , yet he made sure his was! I don’t know at what point I no longer mattered. I am then denied bond sent to the Virginia regional jail by the same officer with the same result except me in the back seat and him talking on a cell phone. These are the type of people we are asked to have our childern look up to and who else to set the standard of obeying the law then the people who are suppost to enfore them. How does all of this work? I made sure I requested that I get contact lens solution because I can not sleep in my contacts . I got to the jail at 8:30 pm on 9-14-09 and after asking three officers and a sheriff for contact solution I got nothing. I went to court the next morning with blood shot irrated eyes and yet I never recieved any solution for my eyes until 5:30 pm on 9-15-09. It is sad that a person like me who has never been in trouble can be arrested and treated so badly by a system that is yet to take a statement from me or even attempted to find the truth.What rights do parents have these days and what are the consequences for the people who wrong accuse the innocent. Yet what does that matter because the suffer caused by these actions can never be erased, the wounds will heal but the scars will always remain. Thank god for my father he posted bond for me and I got out of jail But the ordeal has just begun. I am terrified to hire a lawyer in the area because at this point in this town all legal services are tied to cps I don’t stand a chance in hell. Yet two days after being released from jail the accusing daughter and her foster parent show up at my house demanding clothes and etc knowing there is an active restraining order on me and my finace. Now if I would have violated the order I would be put right back in jail. So because now that I have no rights and cps would not stay off my property I had to change every lock on my house. Yet one week later the oldest daughter and her foster parent break into my house through a window and pretty much take anything the want and me being a criminal now I can’t even file a report I am told to write my things off they won’t be recovered anyway. They took all of my important papers like titles, social security cards , birth cerificates etc. now the state wants all of the documents which I don’t have and now I being accused of not cooperating, Go Fiqure That! I am a very hard working mother who is now in the eyes of a not so justice system an out right criminal. I am totally apauled and ashamed to be called an American, what has happened to this country? Then on top of all this my court appointed attorney tells me on 9-17-09 that I will have to throw out the man I have been living with happily for three years because the judge hearing the case frowns upon couples living together unmarried. This the man whom my younger two childern call DAD. I didn’t know living together was a crime and since when should a judges personnal beliefs enter a case? Yet this country will allow gay couples to adopt and raise childern and this is considered STABLE! Wow I am at loss for words and would like to know where is the justice for me and my other two childern. Now that I am an unproven criminal who will actually listen that is right NO ONE! Criminals have no voice just a number , but just maybe if people listened they just might learn a thing or two. Even the worst people on earth can have valid complaints. Yet the worst thing for me is I will sit here and be without my childern until this system is done kicking me around and taking my dignity. The funny part is I serve my country for eight years and was a prision gaurd for six and Have NEVER been in trouble yet I am a CRIMINAL. Yet what I only want to be is a mother to my childern again. If anyone can help please let me know I am open for suggestions. Please contact me at wendymonoskey at ymail.com
Comment by Wendy — October 15, 2009 @ 6:41 am
Steven in Fla you called me about representaion for suit…federal indictment type .I awaited your return call in antcipation and am still not giving up hope.I need someone to help me. I will go on with or without….with would be easier! PLEASE if you find this contact me back.814-434-1609 Your heart had you to call twice….and we are a good reason….I wont let you down!
Comment by Angie — October 15, 2009 @ 1:28 pm
My fiance has a 6 yr. old daughter who lives with us. We recently stopped allowing her to spend time with her grandmother. Her grandmother went to the magistrate court and claimed she had witnessed a “raw red vagina” last time she had the grandchild for an overnight stay. The judge granted them a protection order against us and temporary custody of the child until a hearing approx. 2 weeks from now. We have not talked to anyone in C.P.S. or law enforcement other than when we were served with the protection order. We called C.P.S. ourselves and they claim they will go interview the child and then come talk to us. This is insane that someone can just go make false accusations and get custody of a child like this. We have yet to talk to anyone about this. How can this be ?? Can anyone help?? We live in Morgantown West Virginia and our email is roney.brandon at yahoo.com and our cell is 304-906-7407.
Comment by Brandon Roney — October 16, 2009 @ 4:46 pm
My strongest advice (I am not an attorney-this is NOT legal advice) would be to discuss this matter seriously with your attorney and gather all evidence pertaining to your daughter that shows that she is incorrigable and has used this accusation in retaliation.
Compile all the police reports against; all doctor’s records; etc.
Comment by MaggieC — October 17, 2009 @ 4:18 pm
My nephew had been at daycare and one evening his parents had noted a small discoloration on his buttocks and the next day pointed it out to daycare workers to see if they knew where it came from. THEY then reported child abuse and the baby had to be irradiated with 11 xrays which of course were all negative and seen by some incompetent physician who did not even fully examine him and now the father has been told he cant be alone with his son this is the most attentive and caring father imaginable what are our rights presumed guilty without any evidence?? is this Iran ? what can we legally do CAN WE SUE CPS for their actions?? This is absurd what an abuse of power from uneducated idiots who jump to conclusions without any evidence of wrong doing what can we do??
Comment by Sandra Higgins — October 19, 2009 @ 2:29 pm
My 5yr old daughter was taken out of her kindergarten class based on neglect. because I was not able to provide my child with a stable living enviroment. I had moved back in with my mother and stepfather because I’m a single mother and was enrolling in college to better my daughter and myselfs life. Due to certain circumstances I shortly moved with my lifelong friend and her father, they have a big house and a room available for both of us and were more then happy to take us in. Because it was so abrupt I’d failed to call and make sure that CPS was aware of my move. My daughters fathers mother is the reason why I have the CPS in my life my daughters father is in prison and shortly after he went away I broke off the relationship as soon as I started dating again this is when the complaints were made and CPS came along. any “allegations” that they have brought up have never been proven true nor was anyone charged or jailed but they insist on telling me that these are “MARKS” against me even though none of the allegations directly involve me but because I allowed my daughter in these peoples presence I’ m an unfit parent. Example: CPS took my daughter out of her kindergarten class because I failed to inform them that we moved even though I was moving the same day they took her after she was taken out of class I was then informed that her Uncle was sexually abusing her and that an investigation was being done less then 3 hours later the police officer in my town that carried this interview out found the case as UNFOUNDED. Case closed he found nothing of the sort that would point to anything that would be sexual abuse, this was September 8th 2009 and I have still not had my daughter returned. I have made multiple calls most of them unreturned i have done the counseling and the counselors do not understand why I have yet to get my child back the CPS says that innapropriate horseplay was going on and because I allowed my brother to overstep my child’s boundaries I can’t have her back. I’m not in the house with my brother anymore and have brought this to there attention and now there reasonings of keeping my daughter away from me are that I need to have my own place and a steady job. I unfortunately have just lost my job of three years due to how badly my personal life and this situation affected my work performance. Also I initialy moved from being in my own place because it would greatly lighten my financial load making college possible. None of this seems to be relevant and now even if I wanted to move back out on my own i cant afford even to do that I need legal help ASAP my email is kaykay18e at gmail.com and my cell is 262-689-7636 thank you!
Comment by Kayla L Keller — October 20, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
I need a lawyer to help me with my case.
Comment by Angelique — October 22, 2009 @ 8:39 am
HELLO, IM LOOKING FOR A FAMILY LAWYER. I WAS REPORTED TO CPS IN HOUSTON, TX BY FAULSE ALLIGATIONS. NEED SOMEONE THAT WILL NOT CHARGE.
Comment by LILANA — October 23, 2009 @ 9:11 am
I live in Yates county NY. I am looking for and atterney to look at my case and give advise or help in any way.I can go to you in onterio or stuben or surrounding county within an hours distance. if further my # is (585) 554-6676 msg Kathy (mother) also able to discuss with a lawer. Thank You for your time. thank you for this sight.
Comment by Jessi — October 23, 2009 @ 11:34 am
To make a long story short…
now that the cps case is finally closed and our son has returned home for good. The case took over two years even though all of the charges proved to be false only days after they abducted the children!!! WE have come to notice many overly sexual behaviors that did not exist over 2 years ago when he was taken. ( he is only now turning six years old and he was mimicking fellatio on his cosine that is only 7.) when we confronted him on this behavior yesterday he told us that he was sexually abused at his foster mothers house and when he tried to stop it he was punished!
To put it mildly ” i need help ” i have contacted cps about this foster parent already ( by a phone message as always, they never seem to answer the phone) but it is time to lawyer up and i need the name of a lawyer that will take this case on contingency or Pro Bono. this woman, yes it was a woman that ….. anyways she has many foster children in her home is not working and drives a fifty thousand dollar car, carries a two thousand dollar purse and wears alligator skin (real not fake i asked when i saw them) boots. she has also kept keepsakes that we ( me and my wife) sent to the home on birthdays and holidays. but he returned home in a pair of shoos that are so tight he had rubbing blisters on his feet. this story is much longer. so if anyone knows of a lawyer that can help in Houston Texas please send me an e mail.
hackingmaples at hotmail.com
Comment by BRIAN BLOW — October 26, 2009 @ 9:53 am
I don’t know why my post about my case is not on here but I need legal help my email is shayala_08 at yahoo.com,
Comment by Shannon — October 26, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
Greetings!
I am looking for an attorney to represent me with my dependency case in Snohomish County Juvenile Court. Has to be contingency fee basis because I qualify for Pro bono.
I have plenty of facts in evidence to build a case against DSHS. I know of only two or three attorneys who go up against the giant and no responses yet. I will continue to build and advocate for me and my family.
aleutwoman49 at yahoo.com
Comment by Debra — October 26, 2009 @ 6:46 pm
I am in desperate need of an attorney to help me fight CPS in Lincoln County, North Carolina. I am very close to Charlotte, NC. Please respond immediately if you know of someone that can help me.
Comment by kay jones — October 27, 2009 @ 9:22 am
Hi, My name is Michelle.
I am 20 and I have a sister that is 16 that is in cps custody but she does live with a foster mom. I recently was finally able to talk to her after 8 yrs. . . And all of a sudden the case worker is saying I cant talk to her anymore and im a lier and all this stuff I called the supervisor and she said she cant help me. So my sister secretly text me from school on a friends phone saying she hates it there and they are mean and her foster mom is going to kick her out and stuff. I dont know what else to do. Who to call some one plz help me! selmergirl89 at aol.com
Comment by Michelle — October 27, 2009 @ 2:42 pm
Kay, check the lawyers thread - I believe a lawyer in your area recently left contact information.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — October 27, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
my children were removed on Sept 11, 2009. basis of removal…uncooraprative and possible sexual abus. Investigation results. Reason to believe on neglectful supervision for me and reason to believe on sexual abuse on my daughter and rulled out on sexual abuse on my sons. Investigation wasn’t completed until after the show cause hearing but the forensic interview was done 11 days prior to hearing but not available to judge or any one else. Investigator said on a taped conversation in my home to my husband that the results were so vague on the interview that he didn’t think they would get anything off of it. Attorney I hired agreed to an order with the court with out making cps show any evidence or calling any witness’s to the stand that were there ready to testify. the person that made the referral denies is my daughters grandmother and she is seeking custody in the intervention she filed but will not cooroperate with cps and sign or admit to that referral of sexual abuse and also denies it over and over in a homestudy conducted on her. Judge ruled placement with my mother apon completion of homestudy but that did not occur. Status hearing we get our service plan and mine consists of pshy eval and a drug and alcohol assessment. the judge ruled out the rest. the judge also requested homestudy reports from cps so she could rule on a placement and cps denied having any of those reports available yet to them and placement of my children was once again put off. This time until next hearing in FEB 2010. They are left in foster care and I checked my court file and 1 homestudy was filed that day before court even started and 2 more before court even ended that day so they had them there in the courthouse but lied in open court to the judge which has now caused my babies to be tied up in foster care even longer. This was in the last 2 weeks. The second attorney I retained has been made aware of this and all he wants to do is wait a few more weeks to get the investigative reports in that he requested weeks ago so he can then come up with a game plan. he said in a few more weeks if the information is still not made available he would file a motion of discovery. So knowing my children are sitting in foster care for no reason the law is still tying my hands from doing anything to help them come home. i get only one hour supervised visit a week and have to drive one hour one way to do so. I would drive that every day of the week if I could but think it is wrong. And I forgot to mention that because of the allegations on my husband for sexual abuse of my daughter, he moved out and moved over and hour away so he would not stand in the way of me getting my children back, but that is not good enough for them now they say since that risk factor is removed their is a risk factor of me being a single mom in it’s place and my caseworker stood in my house this week and told me when i requested once again for my children to come home that they legally have a year to provide services and that I can expect at least 8-12 months before I get my children back home with me even if I complete my service plan in the next couple of weeks. They may request the court to possibly increase my visitation time or possibly change it to unsupervised but that they would not make any changes and let the judge make all the rullings. Their has to be something legally that I can do to show the judge hey check my case. homestudies file stamped before you requested them and they deniied access. taped interview on my daughter completed month and half ago not available to any one not even judge. no proof of neglect of any kind. completly unfounded especially in regards to the 2 sons. What is a person to do when they can completly with hold evidence that way in open court and completly ignore court orders and NO ONE holds them accountable in any way. Where is the justice in that?
Comment by ms. L. — October 29, 2009 @ 11:32 pm
Hi my name is L. and i really need a cps defence lawyer…iv gotten my kids taken from me 5-19-09 and still from this day 10-30-09 im still fighting to get them back…a child investigater took my 2boys for no reason what so ever they did an investigation and found nothing…a family member of mines called and made a false report..me and my husband cant live without our boys there only 1 and 2 years old…we really need a lawyers help everytime we go to court theres always somthing new thy add to my caise plan..we live in low income houseing in florida pasco county….we really need help to get our kids back we cant do all this alone..if any lawyer can help please contact me by email…THANK YOU..God bless……
Note from Linda: Florida attorneys: if you want to contact this person, email me at webmaster at fightcps.com
Comment by L. — October 30, 2009 @ 10:43 am
Ms. L - read: Who Will Help Prepare Your CPS Case?
Check the legal document library for sample forms and write a declaration about the facts of your case and the form called Objections and Corrections to the report of the social worker. You will need to get someone to proofread and edit for you. This is a legal document you can take to your attorney and insist it be seen by the judge. CPS cases are decided on a “preponderance of the evidence” - if you take no evidence you lose! Compile your own evidence in the form of legal documents and doctor reports showing your children were healthy in your care, statements from neighbors that your husband hasn’t been around, a positive report from a therapist who you choose, etc.
Also send your attorney a letter asking him to request the return of your children at the next hearing. Make Your Court Appointed Lawyer Work for YOU
Definitely do everything to complete the service plan before you go back so they can’t use that against you, and don’t miss any visitations. If your court order doesn’t specifically state that your visitations must be weekly, supervised, then you may be able to file for a state administrative hearing requesting more visits, unsupervised. If you get them it is a good sign your children will return home.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — October 30, 2009 @ 3:32 pm
Big Apology to everyone who I didn’t get around to answering lately. I am so busy and October was a difficult month in many ways. I didn’t even get a new guestbook posted here! Please check the advice given to others and know in my heart that this is meant for you as well. I love you all.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — October 30, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
I need a lawyer to fight CPS for me they have removed my 6 month old and my 20 month old. Please help. San Antonio, TX. I can be reached via email at randimoc at yahoo.com. Court date coming up in 11 days. Please help.
Comment by Randi — October 31, 2009 @ 1:36 am
I am seeking a lawyer for myself and my daughter. We are in KALAMAZOO Michigan. We want our names off the central registry for domestic violence between us, going to trial Dec. 3rd. 09., so says CPS of K. County after a ten minute interview of our lives, now we are criminals according to cps. Their decision appears to be racially motivated, we are white, they are black and the child is mixed-racial. Not sure what else they are going to do with us. Thank you.
Comment by K.Alex — October 31, 2009 @ 6:51 am
please contact us at brap(at)waste.org for lawyer in southwest michigan for removal of names off registry and anything else they try to do to us. thanks
Comment by K.Alex — October 31, 2009 @ 6:56 am
i need some one to help me get my babys back the city of covington took my babys and put me in prison for things i did not do 11mouths i was locked up now my babys have to call someelse mom you can call me at 8593076928 any time day or night my heart is hurting so bad someone help us please we love and need them back home
Comment by stephanie roberts — October 31, 2009 @ 11:27 am
looking for an agressive attorney willing to take on CPS ASAP–Bellingham, WA area–10/31/09
Comment by Susan Constantin — October 31, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
To any lawyer who practices law in the state of Washington who sees this:
I never thought I’d be posting on this site asking for a lawyer; however, i’ve been involved in helping my friend in her CPS case, as her children were not only taken from her without Constitutional due process, petitions have been written against her that are full of fabrications, and there is no sustantial evidence that proves what is said in these petitions, except for what the CPS worker has said about her. Not to mention, the CPS agency, and the doctor that they have working for them, has challenged her ability to parent effectively due to my friend and her partner being blind, and the fact that they used blindness at all is illegal, considering that there is a law in her state that prohibits the parent being deemed as abusive or neglectful solely on the basis of a handicap, and blindness is included among the list of handicaps that they state.
I’ve been hard at work preparing whatever I can to see that she is represented fairly and that she can obtain some compensation for the severe violation of her rights and the trauma that has been caused to her children through all of this. I’ve written a letter that I hope to have submitted to the courts, challenging all the claims that they have made in the petitions, as well as pointing out where my friend has been wronged. This letter is thirteen pages and counting, and as my friend and I get ahold of more documents, which they are now trying to stop us from doing, and when CPS commits more offenses against my friend, I am adding more to the letter. This letter is well researched, and it contains a number of laws to prove points made.
It is my hope that a lawyer will contact me as soon as possible. She has a court appointed lawyer now; however, both my friend and I would like a lawyer who is willing to represent her case without a bias to the system. All of us here who are seasoned know very well that a court appointed lawyer is not the way to go, and if my friend has any hope of winning, she needs a good, competent lawyer who does not work for the system. I should also mention that the clock is running down, as she goes before the courts on the twelfth of this month.
If you are a lawyer in the state of Washington who is interested in representing her, please contact me by calling 301-535-3733. This is my business phone, so I’m easy to get ahold of here. I have all of her documentation that she has thus far, and I also have the letter that I’ve written. All details will be provided upon calling me.
As an advocate who must maintain a level of professionalism, I cannot post all of the details here, unless I have her consent, even though she is my friend because I treat my friends the same way in this line of work. She will be by to post here in a bit to give all of the fine details about her case. As a friend and as an advocate, I feel that it is fitting to post here in this section to get the ball rolling.
Thanks so much for anything that you can do to help. We look forward to hearing from someone soon.
Best regards,
Reina Brown
Comment by Reina Brown — November 2, 2009 @ 11:07 am
Looking for legal representation in a DFCS deprivation case. Urgent please I live in the Atlanta, GA area
Comment by Jennifer — November 2, 2009 @ 3:33 pm
Reina, thanks so much for helping your friend. I wish all falsely accused parents had such a kind advocate.
Comment by LindaJoMartin — November 2, 2009 @ 5:33 pm
Linda,
It is my joy to do this for my friend. I was once a victim of CPS. My parents were accused of being abusive to me because I was a child who was sick a lot, thus being a lot smaller for my age than i should have been–I spend a lot of time in hospital and had forty-two procedures done to my eyes before the age of three and was subject to a lot of medical trauma. Custody was temporarily taken from them for a weekend’s period, and i was forced to stay in hospital, being subject to CPS approved treatment, which harmed me in the long run. They thought they knew best for me, and they changed things around, not listening to my parents at all, hence the reason I’m blind today.
On that first Monday, when that weekend was over, my mom frantically called the doctor that was caring for me and who was able to operate on my eyes so i could have sight, and he went to bat for us. I was then released and given back to my parents. Unfortunately, the dammage had been done. I’m now blind, against CPS, and I’m fighting and advocating for both causes–the blind community and parents who have been wronged by CPS. My story is much longer than that. That was just the abridged version.
linda, thanks so much for posting that post that contains the link on how to make your court appointed lawyer work for you because if we cannot incur a lawyer at least by tomorrow, we may have to go that route. I’m still doing a great deal of research to find out which procedures we should implement to insure that my friend wins this case; however, if you can offer any help to us, her and I appreciate it one hundred percent. I’ve been doing research while she compiles all of her documentation, which is becoming increasingly difficult because now they are trying to keep her away from getting her hands on any further documents, since they now have caught onto the fact that she is documenting everything. Nevertheless, someone can always offer a suggestion that will help, and believe me, we are willing to accept any that you might offer.
It is so difficult to get through all that red tape. It is no wonder that some parents completely lose their minds. It is already hard enough when one must fight day in and day out with bureaucrats, but when their children have been seized on top of that? That is when it is mind boggling and almost impossible to deal with. I love the slogan for the American Family Rights Association, which states that “Friends don’t let friends face CPS alone.” And, I stand by that one hundred and fifty percent. I’m always there when my friends are in trouble, as loyalty is part of my foundation that makes up who I am. Not to mention, the Bible states about loyalty and friendship:
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”–John 15:18.
“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”–Proverbs 18:24.
“A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.”–Proverbs 17:17.
These versus mean a lot to me. Furthermore, there is one here that everyone can appreciate, and that reads, “Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—both are detestable to the Lord.”–Proverbs 17:15.
I spoke to my friend, and she will be by to post her story after she prepares everything she wants to say. When i talked to her last, she was drafting everything up. She will be posting it here and on the guestbook.
Warm regards,
Reina brown
Comment by Reina Brown — November 2, 2009 @ 10:09 pm
Need help now in Nebraska. 13 year old now 17 got her way and now has the school jacket she wanted.Its bad and they have put Dad away after 3 1/2 years of hell. The state convicted on the pictures of a house and a birth certicicate that he was over age 18 when this happened. Sentencing is Dec. 3 2009 and mom needs help. Poor people convicted because of a child who didnt get what she wanted….HELP
Comment by Faith Yeager — November 3, 2009 @ 9:08 am
I am trying to assist my family in any way so that they can get good legal representation/counsel.
I am the aunt of a one-year old nephew and a two-year old niece, born to my brother and his former girlfriend, both who have dealt with past addiction. The children were removed from their parents in what is referred to as a CHIPS order (children in need of protection or services) and placed in foster care under the jurisdiction of Itasca County Health and Human Services in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The parents’ rights were eventually terminated.
I do not dispute any parental termination issues with regard to the childrens’ parents. I do dispute the treatment and prejudice that has been shown to my parents, the biological grandparents of the children, as they have attempted to gain custody of their only grandchildren. I have grave concerns about my familys experience during the insidious investigation under CHIPS to push a permanent adoption to a non-relative foster family (who have an adult child who is a registered Level Three Sex Offender) in lieu of my parents who have been faulted unduly for continuing to love a son who terminated his parental rights based on his own self-destruction not the sexual molestation of another.
I believe my parents have been scrutinized harshly and with double standard, from their first contact with social services continuing through the legal process a complex system very unfriendly and alienating to average citizens. While Native Americans have fought to keep their children within their tribes among family and families of color fight to maintain to keep the connection to their own ethnic roots, religion, customs and culture Caucasian children can be removed from their biological families with disregard to family-first.
The process from CHIPS removal to permanent adoption is a finely tuned time machine that works towards placement based more on quick surface home studies, DHS filings, and a court calendar that does not account for human naivety of the biological family. Most importantly, a fault within the State of Minnesota is that adoption cuts off the visitation rights of grandparents (biological family) unless the adoption is granted to a step parent or blood relative.
I find I must be vocal and appeal to those who have the power and authority in positions that remove biological children from their families to take a deeper look at the long term damage that is far-reaching to not only our cherished children but to us, as families, as communities and as a country that alleges to be one of the most advanced super nations. We are no longer a family-friendly nation. Changes must be made in-house within human service agencies, within counties with policy and oversight and legislatively to provide transparency and support to biological families like ours who could not find answers for our questions.
More families, like mine are experiencing the backlash of division based on an idealized mindset of some social worker or guardian ad-litems loose interpretation of what an American family should be. I ask that I not be forgotten as my parents child and a loving aunt in this process. I verify that my parents are the family that will provide what these children need: safety, physical and emotional security, religion, continuity and a loving extended family that are the biological strength and connection to their little souls.
No one is protecting children when they are taken from families who are their history!
My parents had an attorney who they believe did not serve them well but continued to ask for money in large increments that depleted their retirement. They have since tried to find new counsel because they feel they could really be provided the representation that they have been seeking all along. However, they have no more means to raise the revenue for a retainer.
I want to help my parents raise the money ASAP (deadline for trial outcome is Nov 13th) as their new counsel would need to get right in the middle of a case/trial that is nearing it’s 90-day deadline and request that new information be allowed and submitted to include the children being placed in a foster home where a level three sex offender was allowed to come and go. It is a very sad situation when beloved grandchildren are taken from their grandparents. I know we are not the first and far from the last family to go through this..
Please read our entire story about our fight to this point at http://www.the-stolen-children.com.
Comment by LaNaya — November 3, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
Need immediate legal representation or referral for CPS case in Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas. My 6 month old and 20 month old are currently in CPS custody. Removed with out a court order while I was staying at the Battered Womens Shelter. This is the 2nd time they have removed my children without a court order and without reason of imminent danger present. Please someone contact me, they have violated many of my rights and their own policies and regulations along with Texas Family Codes. Please I desperately need legal advice and am willing to pay attorney fees. Please! I miss my children very much and they need me. THE ONLY ABUSE TO MY CHILDREN HAS BEEN BY CPS THEMSELVES (Emotionally & Mentally)! I can be reached at randimoc[at]yahoo.com or at (210) 449-5138. Thank you in advance to anyone that can assist me in my fight against CPS.
Comment by Randi Moczygemba — November 4, 2009 @ 4:12 am