Hi there! I’m here to help you learn to fight CPS false accusations in court. Welcome to the FightCPS website! I discuss strategies for parents and their attorneys to use to fight CPS in juvenile court.
I’m Linda Jo Martin, author of River Girl (fiction for ages 8 to 15). My education is that of a preschool teacher and paralegal, with degrees from Shasta College (AA in Early Childhood Education) and College of the Siskiyous (AS in Legal Assisting.) Because of the paralegal (legal assisting) program I learned how to fight CPS, and on this website, I extend that information to you.
I first heard of Child Protective Services when I was enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program at Shasta College (Redding, CA) in the 1970’s. Back then, CPS was still in development. It is strange how so many pieces of my life contributed to what I can offer on this website. I think God prepared me for this, and I didn’t in any way realize it at the time. God’s plans are so very different than ours.
I Fight CPS Because I’m a Parent
Aside from college education, I have five children, and that’s the best kind of education on any type of parenting issue. My fourth child was temporarily in CPS county custody as a newborn infant because I was battered by her father, and because a woman who didn’t like me (my ex-husband’s girlfriend, who barely knew me) typed up lengthy false statements libeling me. She and my ex-husband sent them to the CPS caseworker. They were trying to keep my older children away from me, which they effectively did for many years. There’s nothing quite so shocking as opening a court document to see that the CPS social worker recorded a pack of lies therein, and will submit them to the judge!
Joseph Sarandos Taught Me How to Fight CPS
1937-2010
Political Dissident
& Poet
He helped many parents
involved with CPS.
At the time I worked as a welfare eligibility worker for the Department of Social Services. I did not work in the CPS side of the building, but had plenty of opportunity to observe CPS social workers and caseworkers, and learn how the department operated. I quit the job as soon as my baby was returned to my custody because I wanted time with my child, and didn’t want to work for a child kidnapping organization that caused me and so many others, extreme pain. My experience working for that government agency helped prepare me for what I’m doing now – helping parents whose children were taken by Child Protective Services.
After succeeding in bringing my baby home from CPS custody at eight months of age, I wanted to help other young parents who might not have the legal knowledge I did. At first I worked on administrative hearings for other parents, as a legally appointed fair-hearings representative. I also wrote articles about CPS injustices for a local weekly paper, the Enterprise News, owned by a Libertarian Christian who approved of what I do. Later, as the internet developed in the early 1990’s, I realized the best way to reach the greatest number of parents and families, is to put my information on the internet for all to see and learn from.
I no longer represent parents at administrative hearings and do not have private clients as I’m not an attorney. It is best for each parent to have a local attorney who is trained to handle Child Protective Services cases in juvenile court, and who knows the local social workers, who can anticipate their strategies and actions, and who is best equipped to review your case and make recommendations. Keep in mind that each state has separate, but similar laws and regulations about child welfare and protection. If you’re involved in a CPS case, it is important that you read and understand the laws in your state.
The FightCPS website has been on the web more than fifteen years, as of 2017. Originally it was called Fight CPS and Win. I started internet CPS advocacy in October 2000, and before that, helped families through the FidoNet computer bulletin board system (BBS) networking technology – I even had a FidoNet BBS in my home, with a dedicated computer turned on 24/7, for several years, before getting my first internet account!
In 2013, only a few years ago, I became a Christian! I never expected I’d do that, but now, I don’t know how I ever lived without Jesus in my life and heart. He makes all the difference. Jesus comforts the brokenhearted and I recommend that kind of love to whoever experiences any kind of emotional pain. Something to consider, if He’s not part of your life yet.
CPS False Accusations
Child Protective Services laws and agencies are abusive to families and children. This site provides support and information to parents falsely accused of child abuse by Child Protective Services.
FightCPS does not give legal advice for your case. Nobody associated with this website is an attorney. We are parents who have experienced accusations from CPS, and our perspectives and suggestions are from that point of view.
Find an Attorney to Help Fight CPS Effectively
If you are attacked by a Child Protective Services agency, the most important suggestion I can give is to hire a good family law attorney. Any suggestions seen on this site should be discussed with that attorney who will have the best advice for you based on the locality in which you live, and your unique case circumstances.
I cannot find an attorney for you, but I have a list of attorneys who take CPS cases in the USA. You are responsible for doing a due diligence search on the qualifications and effectiveness of any attorney you hire.
There are sample legal documents on this site. I do not prepare documents for anyone and cannot represent or help anyone in court because I’m not an attorney. I suggest you take any documents you prepare to your attorney for review, before filing them.
See the disclaimer for more information.
FightCPS does not advocate or condone violence or illegal activities of any kind.
FightCPS is intended to help people learn enough about the law to be able to help their attorneys successfully defend them and their families against false accusations using legal documents and strategies that put parents in a stronger position when they go back to court.
For more information, see the FAQ.
The Problems of CPS Injustice
Child Protective Services, CPS, has devastated and destroyed hundreds of thousands of families in America during the last forty-four years since CAPTA was made a law in 1973, 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.
Foster parents – 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 foster parents – 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. They should not be ignored or postponed. Every moment 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.
Fighting Child Protective Services False Accusations
my family is involved with CPS in louisiana. our 16 yr old made false allegations of sexual abuse and physical abuse against our 4 minor children because we found a hickey on her. Their father has been locked up since June 2023. I was arrested in February of 2024. I keep telling the case worker that our daughter is lying and has gotten the help of older half siblings that have a vindictive attitude instilled in them by their mother. we have plenty of proof and witnesses that we are loving, caring parents, who will protect our children at all cost. anything said to the case worker is taken and twisted to fit their narrative. we are both facing prison time, their father life in prison. all over lies from a child who wanted the freedom to run the streets, which we wouldn’t allow. cps has violated our rights and no one will listen. I’ve contacted higher up workers of cps who no longer communicate with me. I’ve contacted the ombudsman. no response. they work in secret and should not be allowed to. the case worker never has answers for me or lies to my face. cps should be exposed and have to answer for the destruction that they have brought to so many families in this country. we have lawyers, mine is a public defender who doesn’t have the time of day for me. our children are our lives. we will not stop until our names are cleared and someone answers for the hell they have put our family through.
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My children been taken at birth for a threat of harm nothing has happen for them to be taken from mes. I am in Spokane wa and my twins I been fighting for almost 3 years now. I am under unsupervised vists and the foster family is fighting custody and even been proven in court that foster parents preneral alienated me for 2 months from my son.
My son being exposed to controlling and abusive behavior and the state leaving him in the home. I need pray next week my son has a chance to go to my moms in another state. Next week the foster family went and took my son to get a covd19 variance with out my permission kept it 30 days from the state. Then came to me ask me I would allow the covd19 variance to my 2 year old and I said no against my religious beliefs and then foster family admitted to the state that already got one. I have court as casa is pushing him to get the second dose against my will. The judge decide then.
What sad is that my son is in a home he is being abused in and cps won’t do anything to protect him. Please pray for my family sep 27 2022
Hello my name Delilah I live in ARIZONA . I have a question can anyone explain what this means.
A.R.S. 8-863 (c)
Under certain circumstances, parental rights in Arizona may be reinstated. For example, if the child is in state care and doesn’t get placed in a reasonable amount of time, the parent can petition to reinstate their parental rights as long as they can prove a safe environment will be provided. Termination of parental rights in Arizona may also only apply to one parent. annulling the possibility for adoption as the child resuains in the unaffected parent’s care.
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Hope she’s doing better by now. I have a 15 yr old in the system. My mom thinking she knew better to get her help due to her behavior called social services got them involved in our life. 1st social worker warned her were not the people u want to call for the help u need. Don’t call us on your daughter for wrong reasons. Reminded her be grandma it’s her responsibility. My mom was angry with her response called the supervisor on her unfortunately. Best honest social worker I’ve ever met right there. So my mom waited a little called again called on me for the next 3 months.
Naturally I was angry at her so I wasn’t sharing any info with her. She had no idea the danger I put myself in for my daughter or yo find out what my daughter was into. People watch your daughters Instagram closely. It’s amazing how many older are actually trying to pick up on young girls for money. U know what that introduces our girls to. My last hope was probation things were so bad. So she got caught stealing the police called for me to pick her up. My daughter had taken my phone so I had no phone at the moment. My car was parked got hit/totaled by a drunk driver I believe. Nothing done on that end by cops even though there was camera footage they just had to request it. But that’s another story.
So I’m on the bus coming home my mom tells them I don’t know where she is at. They say can we get her ph# she says no way to get a hold of her. So they say can u pick her up? She says no not my responsibility. That was her payback to me right there. So my daughter was taken in to the system. As soon as I got home I called. I had to wait a use she was still being transported by cops. So I was interviewed by a social worker and I was desperate. I was mad that they took her there instead of juvenile hall. She said they don’t file those type of charges on kids.. So I figured I talk to them ask them for help. She applauded me said all this would be on a voluntary basis. No case against me. I convinced myself I did the right thing.
The next thing you know there telling my daughter I’m not cooperating. I said there’s nothing I have to do. She kept telling me there saying it’s your fault I can’t come home. From the beginning this was a mess. They asked me to bring her stuff to her I kept telling them I will try to recover stuff since it was all over from her running away. She had took my clothes and some from my mom. Leaving me with hardly anything. So I got her stuff finally took it to her at visiting. I said do they need to check it first. She said no. All in front of the visiting booth were they sit. Plus they walked her back with this stuff. It ended up having drugs. I got blamed. Treated me badly after.
Social worker talk to my daughter and me dismissed the case. But the one on the case took it upon herself to do her own questioning making false statements to the court. I asked about the social worker and supervisor who dismissed the case. They deny it happened. They refuse to give my daughter paperwork so she can’t see what they wrote. They remind me not to talk about the case with her. If we didn’t we would never know the lies they were saying between us.
Till now she is being denied paperwork and so am I. They deny her the right to be present at court cuz there scared of what she wants to say. They say we sent her back in reality never brought her at all. Counselor is willing to testify in court on my behalf just don’t know where to go. How to choose a lawyer. So she’s been in and out of group homes running away on the streets. It’s done more damage than help. I regret trusting them for help I should of brought her home that day like I had the chance to. But I was desperate and with COVID there was not much help out there. Biggest mistake if my life.
I had twins they threaten to take them away. So I finally caved in doing there drug testing and all. I was scared to fail having no car and newborn twins on the urine testing. So I asked for the patch against my lawyers recommendations. So I wouldn’t have to worry about not making it to a urine test. Having to take the bus after c section with twins is not easy. So the judge granted it. I also had to take on demand urine tests which I gladly did. Why? Do they not have faith in my patch? My urine tests came out negative and my patch comes out positive. They want an answer all I can say is going through my daughter stuff which I did find drugs. But I was just guessing that had to be it. They said not possible. So I do my own research find out that clothes can cause it. Thru sweat of the individual. Like I said my daughter had taken my clothes now that I have it back cause she was caught I’m wearing them. Yes! They have been through the washer even. So that has to be it. It’s not hard to see something is clearly wrong when my urine is negative patch is positive with minimal levels were it’s not triggering the urine tests. If I was using drugs while in the patch the numbers would be high. It doesn’t disappear from the patch. On the patch site it even says use extreme caution before accusing an individual in this situation. So if this can help anyone do not use the patch!!! I have now picked up my babies and fighting for them.
Hi my parental rights have been terminated because my munchausen by proxy mother wanted to steal my daughter for her monthly income. My mother imposed mental illness on me which I did not have, I have complex PTSD and besides all the munchausen abuse I received as a child she is now doing it to my daughter. I want to get my rights back due to fraud duress and coercion and the fact my daughter is being abused by the munchauser, now my mother is trangendering my daughter into a boy with the last 5 years of brainwashing and gaslighting, besides all the munchausen things that are being dont to my child
Protest like Woodstock. It needs to be where the country needs to be involved.
I need help I’m in the state of Alabama. I have recordings, documents, etc. Of illegal acts of them holding my kids from me on false claims. I have no money for a lawyer. I got a court appionted one who is doing nothing. I have a clean slate never been in trouble or drug use. I have hardly any contact with my kids, I had to get put on antidepressant and my doctor said due to this stress I could possibly have a heart attack. I don’t know what else to do please help. My kids were already allowed by DHR to go out of state during the worst of covid19 and state orders. Yet I have no clue if my kids are sick or not. Please help.
I contacted my state legislator, as advised on this website. I got a response from an office assistant that said I need to contact someone on the County level (a county supervisor). Is this true (or did I just get a lazy office assistant)? I live in California. I have had no in reaching out on the County level.
please ms Linda, help me find justice, based on civil rights violation and conspiracy i went from a happy mother who is an upstanding citizen and college educated and just gave birth to a scared and broken soul, my case is complex, started with a racist and hateful neighbor and escalated into a racist city who conspiring with cps stole our house then stole our kids, please help me seek justice, my case is easy to prove and i have all evidences but the state that happened is abusive most attorneys are scared to tackle this kinda issues so i want to take it to a federal court but dont know where to start and i just need guidance, please advise me
brokenheart – I’m not an attorney and can’t give advice on individual cases. I’m just a writer. You need a local advisor who knows you, your situation, and the way caseworkers in your area operate.
MICHAEL
If you have a cps case in NYC go to FIGHTACS.COM
Please help me fight against cps for making false alligation against us. They snatch our baby boy 1 yrs old.
I went through dcf in Connecticut and my child was injured while I had custody but they had temporarily hold. The worker said I would not get my son back if I sued them but my son is 14 and still has the scar for the rest of his life. Can he sue when he turns 18?
Yes Sarah, he probably can sue for the first two years after he turns 18 but definitely he should check with an attorney who knows your state laws. Maybe you could start looking for the right attorney now… see if someone is willing to take the case.
We need to get worldwide organization started to help parents that have their children kidnapped and sold by children services and family court we have to keep exposing corrupt children services and family court a lot of parents and families are in need of help and support fighting for their children and grandchildren we need to get organized state by state so parents are families can have resources in their state let’s all join together for all of our innocent children in the broken foster care I will keep exposing corrupt stark county children services and family court anyone can contact me on fb or add me on Facebook saveourchildren
Dealing with DCFS here in Southern IL. The agency is seriously horrible!
I have a lot that needs to be shared! But don’t want anyone to read to much about my personal on going!
Hey question I have a lot of questions but most important question! My daughter has been doing very bad had my sister as a friend to talk with but not treating her as a niece as me for a mom keeping my daughter in line not allowing her to do the wrong my daughter packed her bags along with my other daughter and left with my sister without letting me know! Kidnapping and turned me in because I wasn’t allowing my child to do the wrong! So now they are in my sister’s care as a temporary foster care. trying my best. I’m not giving up I need help!
so my fiance and my 3 month old baby boy got his 2 months vaccinations on a friday and we found him unresponsive on monday morning. The hospital worked on him for 35 minutes before getting a pulse again. During their exams of him that included x-rays they found (to our complete shock) rib fractures that looked to be 2-6 weeks old. We have absolutely no clue how they happened or who would even do such a thing. We were in complete shock and just devestated. And then CPS gets involved and now we arent even allowed to see our son, who is still in the hospital recovering. We just received a call from them today and they are taking him from us! We have an attorney but he isnt being very helpful at the moment. From the start cps stated that there is no way for the fractures to be caused by an accident and that we did it. How do we fight this? Does anybody have any information that can help us?
Chris, it is pretty common for CPS to take babies with unexplained fractures. Some people have been able to get medical experts to testify for them. Hopefully your attorney will be able to help facilitate that.
Hi Chris, I am so sorry this is happening to you as it is happening to me. Let me know if you need any advice cause I am a little educated on CPS. They think its okay to accuse parents of abusing their children when they have no evidence. My advice would be to not give up and keep fighting. Do not plead to anything either. In America, you are innocent until proven guilty. Hit me up if you need someone to talk to as we can encourage each other. Hang in there!
Interested to know how this was dealt with…. are you able to see him? Did it get sorted? Because they don’t have any evidence you have done it, is there a case? I am currently been accused for bruising which I have not done and don’t know what has happened.
CPS took my 11 year old son away because my older 18 son said I did meth with him and I refused to take a test because I felt violated and invaded I felt I had rights when I realize that I couldn’t be alone with my child I agree to take she said it was too late I had a sheriff show up then three more cruisers surrounded my home my 21 year old daughter was here and able to take him but against my wishes they took him somewhere I didn’t want I made that clear. I had to pack his stuff he wasn’t even allowed back into our home. I called a lawyer as they were still here. The hearing is at 8:45 its scheduled before my lawyer can get back ahold of me. And it is a shelter hearing because I guess I’m unsafe because I refused the test. I also had 6 people willing to take a test and stay with us but it was all too late she said. I cannot even talk to my son until after the hearing
My ex husband and his wife are mad at me cause they said i don’t punish the kids enough. I get a card on my door from their county’s dcs. I live in a different county. The dcs lady went and talked to my son at school. I trued to call her all that day and was able to get a hold of her the next day. She said the allegations made against me were severe. She said after talking to my son she decided their was no need for an immediate follow up and that she transferred the case to my own county. I have 3 kids and they only talked to my oldest son. I still have no idea what the allegations are. She said my county will have to tell me. I cannot afford a lawyer. I am doing my best and i love my kids. What should i do?
I do not know who else to turn to so I am hoping that this letter will be read and that I might be able to get some assistance and guidance regarding my case.
I am currently in a fierce battle which involves Child Protective Services. Immediately after I separated from my spouse, CPS showed up at my door to investigate a variety
of false allegations made against me by the ex. In that particular instance nothing was found so I did not hear anything back from them.
Later on, CPS was called on me by a few individuals who witness the state of neglect my child was in when brought over for visitations. A case was opened in the city where where my ex spouse chose to move to with my child and a caseworker was assigned to investigate. Immediately after this happened, my ex spouse called one of my friends, laughing about being contacted by the caseworker, stating that the caseworker apologized for the call stating that he “knew the accusations had no merit” but he had to do his job and call anyway, and that I had another thing coming.
Sure enough, the case against my spouse was closed as unfounded, my spouse was declared a great father, and within days I was accused of sexually molesting my own daughter. My ex spouse rushed to present this accusation to court, without any details in merit. No further information was provided except for the fact that I was now prohibited from having ANY contact with my child. In the meantime, we obtained a declaration from the person the ex-spouse declared that was the reporting party, declaration in which said individual denies any such report against my person.
The court appointed a GAL to investigate and obtain the CPS records. Sadly, not only did the caseworker (and the supervisor) did not have a clear explanation of what happened, but they refused to turn ANYTHING over. In the meantime, I am being investigated by CPS, by the Police Department, by a Child Abuse Advocacy Center and who knows who else, and I get to have sporadic visitations with my child as my ex spouse is bent on not having me have ANY contact with my child. In the meantime my ex spouse parties on, claims poverty while his lifestyle does not match his words (brand new luxury car, baby sitter/nanny, super electronics, improvements to his residence, etc. – all while he is on state unemployment), refuses to work (in public), and has publicly made it clear that his intent is to destroy me in any way possible.
I am respectfully asking for your support and assistance in the investigation of this case. I have filed a complaint against the caseworker but do not have high hopes that anything will be revealed or that I will be able to get to the truth. The GAL in this case is getting roadblocks raised at every corner and to this date was not able to obtain any concrete information about the case or the investigation. My dissolution and custody court case are in limbo pending the outcome of the mysterious CPS investigation. My life has been a nightmare morally, emotionally and financially.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Annie – have you been to court yet? Do you have an attorney? Your attorney should be able to get a copy of the case file. When you go to court there is a social worker’s court report you should receive in advance. Using that you can make a response to tell your side of the story … here’s a sample document that might help you draft a response. Objections and Corrections to the Report of the Social Worker
Hey please help me cps took my son from me and they said that he was removed from my care because of his teeth and my ability to preform proper care for him and he was never in any danger at any time that was a matter of opinion now they have him living in Oakland— please contact me i need help i’ve done everything Cps wanted me to do they switched my worker 3 times and 2 quit working there so there is a case here i have very much more to tell u please call me at — — —- at your earliest convenience.. court is wednesday please help me
Tabatha, I’m sorry but I can’t work on cases because I’m not an attorney. I put information on this website hoping you can get some ideas to work on your case yourself and with the help of your attorney. I hope you’ll get your son back. I know how much this hurts and hope you’ll be treated fairly.
Thanks I’m going thru the same thing but the opposite my husband is a registered sex offender and my thirteen year old daughter knew but she kept throwing herself at her and I didn’t know about. What can I do cause Cps is asking me to support her or what should I do? Cause my 2 year old is in foster care and 7 of my other children are with their dad how would I fight this?
Unfortunately I know exactly how u feel because my husband’s ex wife got together with his own mother because they wanted to each have custody of one of his 2 kids from his first marriage so they said he molested them. At first only his girl would go along with the story but after cps hounded his son at school over and over again he finally agreed to go along. My husband was arrested and put threw a 5 year trial before it was kicked out of court. This was done solely on the word of the kids. Everything the kids said we could prove was a lie but cps nor the police would allow us to give them any information about what was really going on. My husband’s kids even thought this was funny enough to run around the court hallways laughing at us. No one wondered why these two adults were wanting to split up these siblings or even why the mother all of the sudden wanted a relationship with her daughter when she hadn’t for years before this. Our nightmare only ended when the daughter was caught lieing on the stand and the prosecutor got caught hiding medical reports that proved what the kids said couldnt of happened. When my husband’s ex seen the whole thing was falling apart she told the prosecutor that she couldn’t put her daughter threw it anymore and it ended right there. Nothing else was said after destroying our family financially and emotionally and the embarrassment of it all was horrible. I am not trying to depress you with my story but instead prepare you for what can happen. These caseworkers have alot of power and the courts and the police believe them. CPS even tried to make me show my 3 year old at the time naked dolls. Can u imagine what those workers could of turned that into if I would of let them? Do not trust that these people want to know the truth because it’s not about the truth. They are not on your side. Document everything that happens and who says what because u may need that information later. I do wish u all the best and I hope ur story does not end the same as mine did.
my sister has temporary custody of 2 teenage girls from their nannie my sister has a case on her from many years ago and i do to about 20 years ago and now the dfacs is holding our past against us 20 years ago can they still do that
Lois, you could challenge that in court or in an administrative hearing. However, that’s what they do – they look for anything negative from your past to use against you. If they can get away with it they will do it. Some even tell outright lies in court. They should be brought up on perjury charges.
Hello my fellow freedom believers … Ok so if anyone has input please, i need all the help i can get. So about 3 months ago we had a random knock at the door. low and behold a cps investigator. She demanded into my home. i stopped her at the door and told her kindly leave, “I know my rights.” she had my phone number, calls me and tells me she had a call and just needed to see my 1 year old daughter.
At the time we were in the middle of moving. the house was a mess. did not feel like dealing with her on that particular day. I received another phone call stating the police are on their way for her to gain entry. Knowing that it was a lie I Shrugged It Off. About a minute later I get a phone call from the same lady she says to me because she had been sitting outside of my house for about 45 minutes. can’t you at least hold her up in the window where I can see her I agree. While showing my daughter who was around 11 months old at the time to her through the window she said thank you and that she would be starting an investigation.
So dates got scheduled for her to come and check the welfare and food and all the other things that go along with CPS bull. She tells my fiance and myself that the reason she was there was because she had gotten a call that we were mixing jar food with formula and a bottle. My wife and I, I’m sorry, my fiance and I stated to her that we would never do that, first of all because at the time we already had three children which I still have custody of. three of them my wife was pregnant at the time and has just given birth on the 24th. But I’m jumping a little ahead. it went from the allegation of mixing jar food with baby formula and a bottle to my daughter. mind you there were and are currently children in my home, never once was questioned about them.
I’ve had CPS on me four times now in the last year maybe even the last 10 months I’ve jumped through hoops after hoops with multiple workers. Offered to take a swab test for drugs which I passed. Upon her second visit during her so-called investigation of what we were told was mixing jar food with formula and a bottle it jumped to – my daughter hadn’t had any of her immunizations her whole life. My wife and I both looked at each other and kind of chuckled. She signed us up with a program called the Judson Center or something like that which we had to go through 10 weeks of 10 hours a week them coming out to the house. For family meetings and getting all of the kids shots records in order mind you we’re now into our new home.
So I was told that if I did not get my daughter shots even though I told them I knew for sure she was almost up to date she was only one set of shots behind and I had records for, but were stored in our storage unit. She told me that Michigan has a database that every time a child has a vaccination it automatically goes into their database. So they offered to pay for the children shots while we were working on getting their insurance back on. I took it upon myself because the only one they said that was not up to date but not just not up to date hadn’t had any shots. Was my daughter not even the shot they give them when they’re born. I took it upon myself to pay for the shots at the health department.
In the process of moving things from the storage unit to the new house I happened to come across all of my daughter’s shot records. Mind you the case was only opened against my fiance not myself at the time. that’s good old CPS for you. So fault lies on them for not automatically putting those records into their database.
I’m then told that I put my daughter at risk for getting her shots if I knew for sure that she had them but every time I told them I was for sure she had them they told me if I did not get them they were going to take all my children. Bottom line she assigns me to my I guess you can call it long-term CPS worker which I believe it is a year program she comes out once a week and checks on their welfare.
Since then my wife has delivered our fourth beautiful child baby girl. My fiance is prescribed Xanax for social anxiety and pdts and panic attacks which when we found out she was pregnant her OB said that it would be more beneficial to stay on them just at a low dose which my wife not only abided by but then less than what was given she was also authorized to take her other pain medications but refused to do so. She was on to mg of Xanax 2 times a day they put her on 0.5 mg once a day on the way to the hospital my wife was already contracted to A5 having back to back severe contractions and took a half of one of her pain pills because she could not bear it anymore. Now mind you CPS worker number 1 and number 2 we’re aware and authorized for those to be in her system when baby was born because her doctor had her on them she did not take the pain pills the whole time except for the last 10 hours of birth and took the benzos like I said sparingly.
My daughter was born on the 24th of May 2017 it is now 28th of May 2017 and they are holding our new daughter at the hospital originally supposed to go home with Mom. The CPS worker called the hospital and asked that they put a 96 hour hold just to make sure baby was okay. Which I did not object upon but did not like the idea baby showed no signs of withdrawal whatsoever from anything and also we requested that they took the levels of the so-called drugs to see the amounts my wife was taking I’m sorry my fiance.
Now new CPS worker is saying that because it’s Memorial weekend she is off and she wants to talk to us about filing a court order to take the children because of the drugs in Mom system that everyone including CPS and moms OB were in accordance with her taking. I nor my wife did not sign the birth certificate or affidavit. I am rather doing a claim of life certificate. What are the odds of my wife being able to pick my daughter up on Tuesday May 30th 2017?
My children’s father ex girlfriend made a bogus call on me saying I do drugs. I have a script for low mg pain meds which I rarely take. The dhs lady went and talked to my kids at their school she lied to my youngest and said she worked at the school..I have given them each a copy of the Miranda rights..the dhs worker then called me and demanded me to take a ua and came and knocked on my door a couple of times for the past week. She finally called me again from a different number because I blocked her number and she said I missed an appointment which I never ever agreed to and asked to meet with me. I said I know my rights and I’ve spoken with an attorney and I don’t have to do anything you say..sh asked me who my lawyer is and I told her sorry, I don’t have to tell you. I know my rights and I will stand my ground! She has a bogus call to go off of and she knows it..what should I do for this to stop?
Nicole, if you have an attorney, why don’t you ask him/her what to do next?
Please help….nevada took my kids from my mother and then took my other kids when I GOT THERE…we were in Texas and now reside in Arizona to get away from my soon to be ex husband….thanks for any help or advice….i can’t afford to pay 3,000 in Atty fees…I live on my pension…thanks
Me and my husband have been fighting CPS in NC for over 2.5 years endless court dates and time out of work.I have PSTD,ADHD and Depression.My depression has only deepened since they took my baby girl 4.5 years old on Feb 17,2017.It’s been the longest period of time in my life.I am not telling my full story as I am having to give up my rights (we have no other choice!) and I know that they watch this board.I had a website set up,and no one gave us ANY help.If your out there,YOUR NOT ALONE. God bless you all and keep fighting,for us who have to give in to let our child(ren) up for adoption? BE THANKFUL YOU HAVE YOURS.
What do u mean, u have to give up ur parental rights?
Hi I want to know if CPS was right to take my baby away. she came in unannounced after she received a complaint about a domestic violence report by the police. she asked me what happened and i explained. she didn’t like it cause it was different from the police report. she kept saying I don’t know the answer to most of the question I asked and at the end she proposed me a safety plan which was only by words. I asked her about what if i decide to lift the restriction order what will happen? she said she will go ask her boss and came minutes later with a warrant to remove my child (not a court order) her reasons were I refused to abide to the safety plan she proposed verbally putting the child under imminent danger. But was the emergency removal necessary?? Point – nothing that the so called danger was not even in the house any more and was already respecting the restriction order.. How can I go about proving they were wrong? point – nothing that my attorney proposes to negotiate a safety plan arrangement with them since the judge has already signed the court order.
Mary – CPS caseworkers routinely take children out of homes where there has been domestic violence – especially if they suspect there’s a chance you’ll allow the abuser to move back into the household. It is very common for battered women to let their abusers back in – that bond of attachment and love is very strong! So they take the children to keep them safe while the parents are working things out. To get your child back you can certainly explain in court that you have no intention of ever letting that man back into your life, and that you want the opportunity to raise your child in a safe environment. If you’ve already signed a plea or stipulation in court it is too late for a hearing to present your evidence. If in fact it is too late you should be given a “reunification plan” or “service plan” by the court. Do everything on that plan, never miss an appointment or visitation, and do what you need to do to stay away from the abuser. Talk to the counselor about creating boundaries for you life so you won’t be likely to be with any other abusers in the future. Be aware that many step-fathers have been known to abuse the children of the former relationship. Sometimes it is safest to be happy with being single… but you will need to get a stable home and a job so the baby will have a good place to go home to. Good luck!
I understand but to be honest all of this was a mistake. I got angry and I called the police. He didnt do any thing. when I got back to my senses it was too late and he got arrested. All I want now is my family back together. I havent sign any thing yet. I agreed with them to sign a safety plan. What are the things I have to look for in their contract? I know they can be very corny to have you stay in their contract for a while. Advice needed please
Mary, sorry I don’t know much about service plans but if they tell you to stay away from the man, and you do contact him anyhow, and they find out, they will take your children. It would be good to hire an attorney before signing anything, if that’s possible.
Hi I’m the Maternal grandmother of two children age three and age five … me and my spouse has been raising our grandchildren since thier births. 5years we had full legal permanent Guardianship on both kids since their births. Recently my daughter, the biological mother of our grandchildren, was incarcerated to prison. On Aug.13,2016 a caseworker came and wrongfully invaded our home. She search our private home and she didn’t have any documentation or a warrant. A local police officer escorted and helped taking our grandchildren away.
Since this date we made several phone calls to CPS and we never received any calls back. Several weeks to this date we received a quick call from a supervisor who advised us to be in court at ten am. Before we could ask her any ? she hung up. We arrived to court early and wanted to make sure we’re at the right court room. As we head upstairs two women approached us and said the meeting is over. They had a televised hearing without us with just my daughter, the mother of the children. This was unfair we felt left out still no info of what was happening here..
We enter the courtroom and sit down. It was unbelievable – we didn’t understand any of it. The judge appointed us a attorney for that day. And we went into a conference room and the attorney advised us to go downstairs to terminate our guardianship and said it would help us adopt the children later on and keep us off a black list. So we did. This took place Sept 18, 2016 and that’s the last time we heard from anyone from (DCS). CPS/DCS has not made any effort to contact us about court hearing any kind of documents regarding this case.
They went after my daughter. For child abandonment. 4 months we receive a copy of the petition from an informant and all of what I read about the grandparents and the welfare of the children been nothing but false fabrication on the caseworker. She reported when she arrived on Aug.13, 2016 she reported the children were home alone with no adult supervision. small child taking care of her sibling. This was in fact a lie. … And it keeps continuing to get bigger as I read the Dependency report. That a lot of allegations and accusations regarding to us. The grandparents. They’re making us look like really bad grandparents: neglect, abuse, physical and emotional. When does this stop and how can I stop these heinous acts of hearsay, of false fabrication of untrue reports. They are using to destroy us ..
I have been a Daycare provider for 15 years. I never had not one complaint during fifteen years nor have we had any complaints the last 5 years regarding the welfare of our grandchildren. I do need help. Cause I do have documentation that all the untrue statements and reports they submitted I can prove they’re all wrong. I just don’t know where or who to trust. My last attorney was fake. Took a lot of money from us and we found out he was fraud. Anyways we’re facing all of this and we did nothing wrong. We would never hurt or harm our grandchildren but they did. They’re the ones that hurt our grandchildren the night they removed them traumatizing them. They were scared, confused, alone, screaming. Upset. angry. it was horrible. Too touching to talk about at the moment. This is what we’re facing by predators invading our private home without a cause. Kidnapped most definitely. Thanks for reading my side of the truth of this ongoing case that needs to be diminished and ended. Thx skyesangels2017
Skyesangels – your attorney who advised you to cancel guardianship should probably be sued for malpractice… he helped DCS fool you into thinking that cancelling the guardianship was advantageous… you might want to go look for a legal malpractice attorney in another county… someone who isn’t friends with that attorney who harmed you and your grandchildren. If you want your side of the story told in court the way to do it is to create legal documents such as the declaration and objections/corrections statements found on this website.. you need to do that to get your side of the story into the court record. See if you can get the guardianship cancellation reversed. They took your grandchildren because their mother is in prison and unable to rescue them from adoption. Easy adoption bonus money for your state… when a parent is helpless to even try to get them back.
Thank you for the advice I did right up a objection and correction statement regarding every untold lie that was reported and a declarations of fact.
But I don’t know who to give it to . I had a one day attorney that the judge ask to represent us and I had a cut feeling but I trusted his good faith . I have no money left after hiring a attorney just recently and paying the upfront lawyer fees he turned out to be fraudulent. Not real. So know I feel loss and stuck I just found out there’s a hearing tomorrow how do I end this .It’s hurting me deeply . I don’t know who to trust or who to turn to that’s willing to hear my side of this case .
Skyesangels – there are few attorneys that do an honest, good job of defending anyone in CPS cases – too many of them are more loyal to the counties that pay them. So we’re in the unique situation of having to learn to defend ourselves! Each one of us must learn to be our own legal help. Yes, get an attorney if you can afford one – but be prepared to take your evidence to the judge via creating your own legal documents. Give the documents to your attorney if you have one. You must have a copy for every party to the case (judge, county’s attorney, your daughter’s attorney, and anyone else – guardian ad litem, etc…) and the document should be inserted into the case file through the county clerk’s office before court – so the judge has time to read it. I’m really so sorry you and your grandchildren are going through this – it seems like they’re railroading you with false accusations so they can get your grandchildren into adoption.
That’s exactly what. There diong us. I have been a. Daycare provider for the state prison out here for 15 years. And have been raising my grandchildren for 5 years .And not once in all the years. I. Ever had a complaint from anyone regarding neglect or abuse . I had everyone who knows me and my grandchildren to write me a letter of recommendation and. Have it notarized. I hid myself in a dark closet when they wrongfully took the children. I kept myself in total confinement shutting everyone out and everything out of my life for four weeks of blaming myself . I cried endisly day and night I couldn’t eat and hardly drink. It took a old good friend to wake me up and fight the truth and do it for the children. He threw me in the shower and told me no more .. I was ready to leave this world because they took what means deeply to me within my heart and soul, I felt useless and ashamed that I didn’t protect them from the two strangers that kidnapped them from their happy stable home. Skyes-Angels
I glad my old friend raffled me up cause it pissed me off but it made me stronger I promised myself I will not prevail I won’t let them win …Those two beautiful babies are not there possessions there my gift from above. And I will not stop till this is put to a end. I have been studying for months educating myself in family law .Im going to college and working on my Bachelor’s degree in 6 to 9 months I will obtain my degree . I want to be a lawyer that for those who need help and cannot afford attorney fees . Because I have seen so many family’s loose their children because they couldn’t afford to hire a attorney. And I don’t mean pro Bono or legal aid .My own private firm Skyes-Angels family law. This is my goal and I have the determination to make it happen . Amen. I look at My Case as my first case of representing my self . I know Linda Martin there is alot of good attorneys out here .I agree after 7months of dealing with three different episodes of fake or fraudulent lawyers . I come to the conclusion the best defence is the one who knows the truth in regards to our case and with knowledge and faith I will do my best to end this case . I will keep you posted on the outcome of my case . For tomorrow is my turn in court to speak out what is right and best for our children . I will speak the Truth. Prey for us as we will prey for you family .God bless everyone. Thank you fightcps.com for all the info and support this sight and you have given to me . I learned alot right here for months and will continue to learn more .Thanks again
Skyes-Angels
I had a dcs worker who made her own case and soon was no longer at dcs they are trying to put my boyfriend in prison and he has done nothing wrong dcs gave his mom our 2 daughters and both attorneys are telling us different things and they were saying I am not complying with anything and I do everything I recently left my job due to them constantly sending me home or scheduling me and not needing me we went to court a few times the first time the lady said if I got a restraining order on him I would get my kids and I didn’t get them back then the second time we went to court the judge asked why did I have a restraining order if I don’t have my kids when I dropped the restraining order they used it against me last month saying they ordered me and I have no paperwork saying it was ordered everything was basically forced I just want my kids back
I am a maternal grandmother of four children and I adopted my grandchildren in 2007 and in 2010 CPS was in my home removing the children while I was at work saying they were abused, All because of a teacher by the name of [name deleted] who presented herself to me as a diagnostician and wanted to help me get visual aid for my child turned out she was the one who made such accusations, My husband and I had to go to trial and he had no legal representation because the court appointed attorney I had decided she was not going to represent him when she was appointed to represent both of us.
My oldest grand child has been raped, prostituted out and placed in Foster home to foster home, and placed on so much medication, It is a shame the she had to experience womanhood by rape at the age of 9 years old. The attorney for the children was on the case when I adopted the children and she turned around and played double jeopardy with the children lives, I was appointed an appellant attorney who took my husband to court and never one asked any questions or tried to represent us. the court appointed attorney became the county attorney and the prosecuting attorney became the District attorney everyone had something to gain except the children, they have ran away from the foster home they are in and the authorities removed them from that home and CPS placed them right back with that evil woman and man. They are covering up the fact they lied, and tell everyone not to let the maternal grandmother see them. [name deleted] the CPS supervisor had the nerve enough to show up at my father’s funeral with the foster mom and children and left before any of the family could see them. We had enough pain going on without them adding insult to injury.
The governmental system is sickening and they better believe that the God I serve has an oven coming and they will have to answer the question from the real Judge (JESUS) – who told you to separate families that I chose and put together – and there will be no answer they can give to get them into the gate, and He will not discriminate no matter what your color, job status, or money.
[NOTE: sorry I have to delete names on this site due to problems we’ve had in the past. See posting instructions re: no names. – ljm]
It has been a little more than a year and a half since I last posted a comment and requested help on this site. Thanks to the very good information provided by many in the same situation I was in I was able to resolve the case with a full overturn and withdrawal of all charges and “substantiated findings.” I just received the signed document of dismissal from the courts stipulating this.
I make this comment not only to express my gratitude but to encourage those who are facing the same. My children are still in my home safe and sound, and I do not have to worry about OCS any more. They dragged their feet, switched judges several times, switched lawyers, even switched up the accusations, but through it all I persevered and though I never actually had “my day in court” (which was threatened several times) in the end it wasn’t necessary.
Thank you all.
Ton, That’s great news, that your case is closed and your children are safe. I love getting news like that!
My sadistic extremely abusive dad wrote a false letter/report on my psychiatrist’s letterhead posing as my psychiatrist and had my daughter taken away and adopted into what I now believe is an abusive cult home. It happened in 2005. they alleged sexual abuse and even though I could prove it wasn’t true, they threatened criminal charges if I did not sign her over to the state. On the advice of my attorney I did so. There’s a cult involved, the bloodiest cult in N America. The therapist I took Sierra to was receiving death threats, such that I did not want to force her to testify. I still have no contact with my daughter unless a family member spots her at cult rituals. I’m saved and I love Jesus. Is it too late to clear my name? I’d like to foster parent.
Tara, I have known people who had CPS involvement but went on to work at preschools or foster parent. You could try – it never hurts to try. Just be up front with your truth, don’t try to hide it. They’ll either say yes, or no… right? If you want to try to get your name off the child abuse registry – check your state law here: Review and Expunction of Central Registries and Reporting Records
Hi Linda Jo.
I just wanted to thank you so much for keeping this site up and running. The information provided here helped save my daughter from state custody over completely false allegations. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for the resources.
Linda, I am fighting a founded of neglect for my son whom was 17 1/2 who was a delinquent selling drugs and was gone from my home as a runaway. On a day he decided to break into my home he was arrested and to retaliate, get out of trouble, or maybe change the focus off him, he told the police I abused him. This is the third time he did this, the other times I was unfounded. I am at the administration level with a OAH going pro se as I don’t have any money due to an injury back in 2007 which left me unable to work. I am up against an AAG who is fighting me all the way with discovery and can tell this is not going to be a good/fair trial. There is so much illegal doings with the CPS, my sons school and the police I don’t even know how to unravel all the lies and deceit. I have been reading the Statues, Bill of Rights, Constitution and Legislation and Administrative Law in WA, (…Act), DSHS/CA in WA rules and Superior Court of WA. It is all Greek but I’m trying. Other attorneys I talked to say just focus on getting the allegations removed and not all of the lies, deceit and illegal moves they made. Thoughts and Directions please.
Also, what is the best strategies in the Administrative Courts? Statistics show in my state 98% of cases are won by the State but if I do win it will get reversed when CPS appeals… I’m happy for you that you became a Christian!! That is a win win for you!
God Bless and thanks, j
Johanna, you’re right – most administrative hearings are won by the caseworkers but if you have plenty of evidence on your side of the table, and the regulations printed out to submit with your statement, sometimes you can win some elements of the case.
Johanna, is the 17+1/2 year old son the only child involved with CPS or are younger children affected? Is there a criminal neglect case or is it just CPS? It is really hard to suggest anything when I don’t know the details of what’s going on. The attorney is right that you should focus on the allegations made to the court, and not all the things that aren’t being reported to the court. The judge decides the outcome, so creating your own legal documents for the court is a way of getting your side of the story considered as part of the case. However – I’m thinking – if the only child is that old then why sweat it at all? He’ll be 18 in a few months. He won’t get adopted out to a stranger. I worry more about the younger children who are separated from their parents.
I am fighting it because having a FOUNDED on my name means I can’t work with the elderly or children which I am a advocate for children with disabilities and am a YogaFaith instructor which my focus is with the elderly and children.
Also, I have read that if I don’t get everything in my pleading for OAH, then at the next level (of the appeal) I can’t introduce new information. I have lots of evidence of my son issues/lies and situation that was going on at the time which has not been introduced and of course their is NO witnesses to the neglect I supposedly did toward my son.
I have proof , in CPS own case notes, that the school and CPS knew where my son was when he was on the run yet I was showing up at school and they repeated he wasn’t there and CPS sent me a few emails saying they wanted to help me but couldn’t get into contact with me or my son to do so. Also, CPS offered me a FAR and said it was voluntary service which I declined and in her(CPS WORKER) explanation, said I wasn’t being Investigated. (Now I know when they offer a FAR they HAVE to give you a written explanation of what it is which explains if you DON”T except a FAR it becomes a Investigation but I wasn’t privy to that information till much later)( I also was NEVER told they talked to my son) Then a month later, after she hid my son with the schools help, she sent me an email saying since I didn’t take the FAR it was now a investigation. I am then informed I need to go to a FTDM and in their own rules states the parent are to bring support of family and friends to the meeting. But, when I get there they deny the family and friends access to the meeting. The meeting was a front to their real intentions of taking my son from me. They went around and talked about how wonderful my son was, and we were instructed to only say positive things about him, and when I tried to say anything I was shut up. Then they decided to take custody of son by taking me into a back room and saying they needed me to sign paperwork which I wouldn’t so they called the police whom came and told them to turn my son over to me. So they locked me up in a room which I was instructed I couldn’t leave and let my son leave out the front door to be called in as a runaway again by me. My side was never investigated nor my story told.
I want to put in the pleadings the rules and laws that were broke by all involved. I just don’t’ know if this is the time to do this??
No other children, CPS only, not criminal.
To date this…This happen back in Oct of 2015, when he ran , Dec 2015 is when I went to first court appearance at a Dependency case and he was suppose to be placed in care outside his home. The case has been strung out since Feb of 2016 to get to this stage.