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		<title>Canada: Ontario&#8217;s Child Welfare Ombudsman Speaks Out</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2011/06/20/canada-ontarios-child-welfare-ombudsman-speaks-out/</link>
		<comments>http://fightcps.com/2011/06/20/canada-ontarios-child-welfare-ombudsman-speaks-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My heart fell when I read  Who Oversees Children&#8217;s Aid Socieites &#8211; by Ontario, Canada&#8217;s child welfare ombudsman, André Marin. He has been the ombudsman for his province for five years. In all that time he&#8217;s received 2,587 complaints &#8211; from people he was unable to help. It seems the government wants to give people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennessee: &#8220;Bath Salts&#8221; not a good idea&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2011/06/13/tennessee-bath-salts-not-a-good-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cookeville Herald-Citizen, a newspaper from Cookeville, Tennessee, issued two articles about parents using bath salts &#8211; apparently a new kind of drug. Parents, please! Drugs and parenting don&#8217;t mix! Please stop! For your KIDS, please stop! How can I, as a family rights advocate, help you, if you will not help yourselves? No more [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Washington: Three foster children sued CPS and won 7.3 million dollars</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2011/06/05/washington-three-foster-children-sued-cps-and-won-7-3-million-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://fightcps.com/2011/06/05/washington-three-foster-children-sued-cps-and-won-7-3-million-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foster children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation &#8211; in a foster home! We&#8217;re not surprised. Three children in Washington state were granted 7.3 million dollars in a lawsuit settlement by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). CPS social workers in Washington placed the children in the home of Enrique Fabregas, a foster [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>Class Action Lawsuits Against CPS</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2011/05/16/class-action-lawsuits-against-cps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[class action lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is time to network together to get class action lawsuits against CPS going in all fifty states, and in other countries too. Today at the FightCPS Message Board Forum the topic came up again. So many people want to be involved in class action lawsuits, but most don&#8217;t know how to get them started. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>43</slash:comments>
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		<title>Texas: Central Index Appeals</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2011/05/10/texas-central-index-appeals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 18:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appeals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blacklist]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central Index Blacklist Appeals In February 2000 a Texas child-collecting couple lost 11 adopted children along with their 2 natural-born children when teachers decided that stapling empty cookie wrappers to a child&#8217;s shirt as punishment for gluttony was &#8220;emotional abuse&#8221;. Gary and Melissa Gates got all their children back after only three days and the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sample: Statement of Objections and Corrections to the Report of the Social Worker</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2011/05/09/sample-statement-of-objections-and-corrections-to-the-report-of-the-social-worker/</link>
		<comments>http://fightcps.com/2011/05/09/sample-statement-of-objections-and-corrections-to-the-report-of-the-social-worker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a SAMPLE of a DECLARATION to be used in objecting to the exaggerations, misstatements and multiple errors often put into CPS court documents by CPS caseworkers. It can be adjusted to use to object to psychologist reports, in which case it would be called &#8220;Objections and Corrections to the Report of the Psychologist&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Write a Declaration of Facts to Submit to the Court</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2010/12/22/how-to-write-a-declaration-of-facts-to-submit-to-the-court/</link>
		<comments>http://fightcps.com/2010/12/22/how-to-write-a-declaration-of-facts-to-submit-to-the-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[declaration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[juvenile court]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When parents appear in Juvenile Court they are handed a report written by a CPS social worker. It states the county&#8217;s side of the court case. Who writes a similar report explaining the parents&#8217; side of the case to the judge? Usually, nobody. Legal documents explaining the parents&#8217; side aren&#8217;t written because they have court-appointed [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>41</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Sue CPS in Federal Court</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2010/12/03/how-to-sue-cps-in-federal-court/</link>
		<comments>http://fightcps.com/2010/12/03/how-to-sue-cps-in-federal-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil lawsuit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to sue Child Protective Services in federal court it is best that you hire an attorney. Of course, it can be done In Pro Per (on your own), so if you have confidence in your legal abilities and can&#8217;t afford or find legal help, then go for it! Most of us, however, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>70</slash:comments>
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		<title>CPS Problems? Here Are 7 Ways to Fight CPS&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2010/11/08/cps-problems-ways-to-fight-cps/</link>
		<comments>http://fightcps.com/2010/11/08/cps-problems-ways-to-fight-cps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hidden Depths Buy at AllPosters.com If you&#8217;re appalled by the actions of CPS, here are some ideas for correcting the injustices: 1. Write a letter to each and every member of your county board of supervisors detailing actions that show illegal activities or injustice on the part of local caseworkers. Suggest that they cut the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>93</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sign Nothing, Without An Attorney Present</title>
		<link>http://fightcps.com/2010/08/19/sign-nothing-without-an-attorney-present/</link>
		<comments>http://fightcps.com/2010/08/19/sign-nothing-without-an-attorney-present/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[juvenile court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal documents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service plans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just heard from an attorney who wrote this: &#8220;The issue is this: by the time they call me, it&#8217;s too late, they signed the form. Once they sign the form, the case is over. If there was one thing I could tattoo onto every parent&#8217;s arm, it would be this: SIGN NOTHING WITHOUT AN [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>41</slash:comments>
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