I have studied CPS for twenty years and during that time have heard of only two cases wherein a parent got their children back after a TPR. As I recall, this happened because adoptions failed and the caseworkers decided to try placing the children back with their original parents whose situations had changed drastically.

I am among what appears to be many who want to sue Kentucky for everything it is worth! 8 long years ago my son was taken from me. I was sick and my house was a terrible mess. I was so sick i dropped out of college because i was failing! I asked for help. The answer: a social worker at my house firs thing in the morning with a camera! I was told there would be before and after pictures. I had my elderly father help me clean the house SPOTLESS and there were never after pictures. The judge never heard my side of the story, i was thrown in jail that day, before my testimony, over a $50 bounced check! My disabilities and the fact that my son is disabled was used against me.

I did EVERYTHING they requested of me at first. I was even told in front of my visiting mother (a witness) that my son and i would be ready for weekend visits, and that would lead to his return. Those visits NEVER happened! Every time progress was made our caseworker was changed. Every new caseworker had no idea of the promises that were made.

Eventually i became suicidal because of cps and their false promises. the visits with my son even stopped due to one excuse or the other. Threats and intimidation became commonplace in my life. Hangups when i called in became even more common.

Eventually i could take no more. I moved out of Kentucky without my son. Not even a year after i moved i got a letter, 3 days after, i was due in court for my parental rights to be removed on the basis of abandonment. I NEVER abandoned my child. I fought until i could fight no longer. My rights were illegally terminated and to date my voice has never been heard in my defense.
I have since had another child. A girl. I am now terrified of cps, and terrified to love her as much or more than i did my son. I am terrified that if i do then cps will find a way to take her as well.

In 5 weeks and 1 day my son turns the big 18. He emailed me for the first time the day after my birthday of this last year. He told me he is coming home march 2 of this year and NOTHING is going to stop him. I asked if he wanted to sue the hell out of Ky for their injustice. He said yes. Now how do i go about correcting what was done wrong and nailing those S.O.B’s that took my boy illegally? Also how can i join in on the movement to sue KY with the other parents who suffered and are suffering like me? I lived in Columbia. Media at tension in this is more than welcome after march 2 of this year. Any help or support in this matter or in the upcoming reunion of my son will be more than welcome. Thanks.

From a mom who’s heart is continuing to break.