NATIONAL RESOURCES…
Heritage Defense
www.heritagedefense.org
Defends the rights of Christian parents, particularly in social services cases.
Phone: 1-800-515-5901
Alliance Defense Fund
www.alliancedefensefund.org/main/default.aspx
Coordinates attorneys across the nation who litigate for the defense of religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, and traditional family values.
Liberty Council
lc.org
A non-profit organization whose goal is to provide educational resources and free legal service, the Liberty Council defends religious freedom, the sanctity of human life and traditional family values.
Rutherford Institute
www.rutherford.org
Among many areas of litigation the Rutherford Institute will provide free legal service for cases involving the protection of parental rights.
Pacific Justice Institute
www.pacificjustice.org
A legal institute dedicated to providing free legal service that protect parental rights, in addition to other civil liberties.
Email: info@pacificjustice.org
Phone 916.857.6900 M-F 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Thomas More Law Center
thomasmore.org
A non-profit legal organization dedicated to providing free legal assistance for the defense of religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life.
The Justice Foundation
www.txjf.org
The Justice Foundation is a non-profit litigation firm dedicated to providing free legal service defending fundamental freedoms including cases involving parental school choice and parental rights in education. Please note as of 1/30/08, they are unable to take cases regarding parental rights in education.
Parenting and Politics
www.parentingandpolitics.org/resources
An organization that might have helpful resources.
Family Defense Center
www.familydefensecenter.net
Helps families whose children might be taken away and be placed in foster care.
National Parents’ Rights Association
www.NPRA.info
This organization exists to educate and inform parents of their parental rights.
CPS Watch Legal Team
www.cpswatchlegalteam.com/index.htm
This organization helps families under attack from CPS.
NORTH CAROLINA RESOURCES…
| 01/11 Mr. Clifton Brinson SMITH, ANDERSON, BLOUNT, DORSETT, MITCHELL & JERNIGAN 2500 Wachovia Capitol Center Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 821-1220 (919) 821-6800 cbrinson@smithlaw.com (mostly litigation) |
01/11 Daniel A. Kuehnert Simpson, Kuhnert, Vinay, & Jones, P.A. 216 North Sterling St., Suite A P.O. Box 1329 Morganton, NC 28680 O: (828) 437-9744 C: (828) 403-5996 F: (828) 437-6800 dankuehnert@burkelawyers.com |
| 01/11 – 5058551 Allen D. Smith, Esquire* Smith, Dickey, Dempster, Carpenter & Harris, P.A. 1680 S. Horner Blvd. Sanford, NC 27330 O: (919) 776-2010 F: (919) 776-2437 C: (910) 309-8494allen@smithdickey.com |
01/11 Philip J. Clarke 4702 Park Drive Morehead City, NC 28557 O: (252) 342-0253 F: (252) 727-9010 pjclaw@earthlink.net (homeschooling father) |
| 01/11 Mr. Roger N. Wiles (NC Bar #20628) Attorney & Counselor at Law 278 Greenfield Drive Lexington, NC 27295 O: (336) 478-2365 |
The above list of legal organizations is provided to give you options as you search for attorneys to take your case. ExposingTheRecord.org is not affiliated with the above legal organizations and can not guarantee that your case will be taken.
My Testimony
Free legal resources for Fathers in custody/child support conflict in NC, especially Wake County.
http://ncinfo.fortune
How about free legal resources for Mothers????? Any information on that? How about Deadbeat Dads? Thank you for any help you can give.
What exactly do you need help with? Specifically, What deadbeat dad issue are you facing? I’ll do my best to at least point you in a direction based on what I know about this system…
I need your help ASAP? I have a 15 year old daughter, she turned 15 last Oct. my son is 11 yrs as of Dec. 2011. As school was about to return in Aug 2011, My ex husband decided he was going to take kids from the grandparents of whom I had let them spend two nights with, and run with them to Virginia. this was about the time I discovered my daughter was clearly a troubled teen and tried discussing it with him, rather than help me he found this the perfect opportunity to be her best friend and let her do whatever she wanted, Long story, they are here she pushes me, curses me and taunts our 2 smaller kids 4 and 2 years, last week she fought me and I held her as usual until she calmed down I walked outside my daughter called her sister in law whom in turn called her partying 23 yr old sister who called cops they came out and investigated that I had not hit her, she hit me and urged me to file “undisciplined child order” next morning CPS worker was at my kids school asking questions taking pictures and I was not even aware that her sister filed a complaint through them, she told my children not to mention her presence at school that day and said she would be to our home that afternoon, she never came, well wed afternoon thurs, and then friday morning I still knew nothing about a complaint or that she visited my children she scared them saying if they told she would remove them from our home. Friday afternoon about 3:00 I got a call on my cell the lady stating her name and I said “who is this and what is this in reference to?” She replied” CPS and she needed to speak with me, I thought this was initial phone call, she has not been to my home yet, but wants to, I just learned of my constitutional rights and I’m distrought that she went to there school asking questions and taking pics of my daughter on her “personal” cellphone? Surely she is initially suppose to meet with me before my children? They have been violated as have I? My daughter has been acting out so she can go back to her fathers where she was permitted to run wild and get to drink, smoke weed, date older boys that are 18 and older, she says social worker told her there is no law against this? I need help, I am devestated! My children are terrified to even go to school! They know now that being here is in there best interest considering when I found each of them they were in bad health and immediate health care, they want to be here and my daughter stated she told her sister in law this because she was mad and paid her brother ten dollars to say the same just to get at me for busting her on smoking again, the worker ask them questions about me and my husband, ask what meds do we take…isn’t that violating the hippa medical law? I feel very violated and I do have health issues that I aqirred when my kids were taken by there father for 5 months! I have panic attacks and anxiety as to be expected if you have ever experienced this kind of thing, how dare her to go behind my back, I NEVER KNEW A COMPLAINT HAD BEEN FILED, SHE NEVER CALLED ME UNTIL FRIDAY, THE 23rd, SEEN MY KIDS TUES THE 20th! Please help me, I don’t know the steps to take but I need to do something QUICKLY! Thank you, GOD Bless! 1-336-425-6678-cell
I have seen, heard, and read about so many of these CPS involvements and infringments of a family’s integrity that it makes me sick to my stomach. My family has also fallen victim to CPS, their frauds, coersions, conspiracy, and extortions as well. I admit that I was none the wiser before because I did not believe this could happen to me and my family. In the past few months I have been educating and preparing myself for the tough legal battles that are ahead. What I see lacking is an effort on the part of affected people and their families (me included ’til now) to bring hard-hitting civil racketeering (RICO) lawsuits in the federal district courts against these CPS departments and their agents (the racketeering enterprise). ANY private individual can bring such a lawsuit against CPS and all their minions alleging: (1) an enterprise; (2) engaged in the violation of one or more specified predicate acts over the last ten (10) years; (3) constituting conduct in a pattern of racketeering activities, etc. Read the Federal Civil RICO statute at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968. There are pitfalls in pleading Civil RICO complaints to be aware of and this takes time to research and compile for your particular case. I have not come across any cases where families who have been impacted by CPS have utilized the Civil RICO statute to fight back where the grounds obviously exist. I have seen numerous civil rights lawsuits which I think should also be filed but in connection with a civil racketeering lawsuit. I am working on filing such a lawsuit in federal court in the very near future. The only thing that could be better is an attorney who can aid in the filing of a national class action lawsuit against the United States government and the state entities otherwise known as CPS and their co-conspirators. Godspeed to all. I am not an attorney nor do I give legal advice. What I do do is freely inform others as to where information can be found so they can take a look and decide for themselves as to future legal options. If you are appointed an attorney by the court, rest assured that it is very likely the court appointed attorney will NOT advise you of your options to bring a private and/or class action RICO and civil rights lawsuit suit against CPS and their co-conspirators (which includes the courts, attorneys, guardian ad litems, therapists, social workers, etc.). After I file my lawsuit, I plan on posting the complaint and other court filings on my website (www.cpsrico.com). Many people are affected similarly justifying a state and/or national class action lawsuit against CPS but this is not happening. Until it does, families will continue to be unsuspecting victims of CPS and their wrongful removal of children from homes without a warrant, court order, or exigent circumstances. THIS NEEDS TO STOP. WE ALL NEED TO STAND UP.
The DCF is very corrupt in Ct. The court and the public defenders all work together. They refuse to release my child because he is placed into a relatives foster home and they are white and child is biracial and they will not let him see his other culture who raised him. Please give any info on a cival lawsuit.
I need help ASAP. I’m not good at any of this. My son’s parental rights have been terminated. We filed an appeal and it has been denied. My son received a letter from his appeal attorney telling him he could file for a discretionary review brfore June 7,2012. Well go figure that I called the Supreme Court in Raleigh,NC and I was told that we were supposed to have it in by June 5,2012. I’m staring at the letter from her right now with the June 7,2012 date on it.
I am a grandparent that was lied on by CPS and can prove it. I haven’t seen my grandchildren in almost 2 years. I have been ripped off by two local attorney’s here in Dunn,NC and I am broke and unable to defend myself or my family. I’ve never been involved in any of this. I have the transcript from the whole trial. It is a joke. The judge that decided the case wasn’t even supposed to be the judge. CPS requested him. I need someone to talk to. I can explain better than I can write. There are more than 20 lies in the transcripts. The one public defender we had caught the CPS witness (a worker that had quit but was subpeoned for our trial) in 5 different versions of a so-called instance that no of us were even aware of. He pointed this out to Judge Bullock and of course the judge acted like he didn’t acknowledge the fact she had commited perjury. The Dept. was given several names and contact information for family placement of the children. Two of our family members weren’t even contacted at all. One was my mother the other was my brother who could easily support the children.But, this worker lied under oath that she contacted both of them.
This same worker lied on me and I want to file a class action lawsuit against Harnett County. I can prove I was lied on. I am heartbroken and have been put on 2 types of anti-depression medication as a result of all of this. It would take a whole day to explain the corruption in our case. One of the foster mothers works for Legal Services in Harnett County. This should’ve been a conflict of interest. At every hearing she would approach my son and the children’s mother and make promises to them that if they would not fight back for their children that when it was all over she would let them see the children. This can be proven also. Legal Services does the contracts for DSS and CPS in Harnett County. How convenient. The clerk at the Supreme Court told me that we could file a petition for Writ of Certiorari. I don’t know how to do this and I have only a little time left to do it in. If any one can help please contact me 910-591-0940.
First of all THANK YOU for this site! I have searched for 7mos for direction. My 4children were ILegally kidnapped by cps 12/15/2011 They were seperated & have suffered physical,mental,emotional & pychological abuse. I am a single disabled low income christian mother. Cps has not alleged abuse nor neglect but rather dependancy. I have RECORDINGS & other documents proving what they have done but can not find help. I was told if i prayed for my children again with annointing oil (olive oil) that I would NEVER see them again per THE JUDGE. There is much more but if anyone can offer any suggestions it would be sooo appreciated. Again I HAVE PROOF. Thank you & God bless all who has dealt with this issue in ANY matter.
if it is dependency it usually means they have nothing against you. cps will try to make you stipulate so they (CPS) do not have to prove anything because they cant. go to the clerk of court with you file number and ask to look at the in the file. also file your story with the CC and just be very carefull what you put in your court report make it short and simple because to much info cps will use against you.
Who can I contact. My son and is baby’s mother are fighting, she has filed bogus charges against him in to different cities and a restraining order in Raleigh. My daughter, husband and I were not involved and had no intentions of getting involved with their issues. But she has taken it to an all time low and instead of trying to just destroy him, she has call cps on my daughter and I regarding my daughter children. Even though it came in anonymous, we know it was her because when my son and her got back together, I didnt trust her, so I told her some bogus things that only she would know, and them same things were the main points in the cps workers report…not only did she do it once but she called again exactly a week later with another bogus allegation and my grand baby’s hadn’t been home that whole week. Who can I turn to that’s not going to cost me hundreds an hour, to file defamation of character charges against her and her mother. Thanks
I struggled a fight with DCFS for 8years fighting for my children based on false allegation DCFS has turn me and children life upside down 2003 my children parternal side of their family made a hotline call accusing my youngest daughter father of sexual abuse of my children it was proven in 2005 that nothing happened to my children by a cook county medical examiner when she examine my children all of the test were normal no sign of forced entry her hyman was in tact the G.A.L filed a appeal with the apealett court the court over turned the desicion and came to my home in rockford and took my children out of my home.come 2007 my son(steven) age 7 was sexually abused in the foster home by one of the foster children my son made out cries to me by phone to let me know what happened ,after the first incident my son started experiencing behavior problems DCFS moved him for house to house keep in mind DCFS never took the time to place my children with my relative.2009 my son was placed in lake shore hospital he was under meds he was sexually abused for the second time under the state care while on physcotrophic medication from that point on my son has been experiencing anger issuse ,behavior problems me and my son was @ a visit back in 2010 my so asked me where his sister’s was because their foster parent did’nt show up for the visit he got a little upset because its hard for him they are already split apart,the cause worker reported to the court that I am the one that upset my son when he leave the visit DCFS took my visits away from me and my son I haven’t saw my son in 2years and the behavior problems they say he was expriencing is still on going and he have’nt saw me in 2years. my daugther’s are in the foster home being physically & emotionally abused the case was not brought into the system on my behalf now I have neglect in my background which prevent me from getting a job I just graduate in 2011 From Computer Systems Institute for Certified Medical Assistant can’t get a job because this is on my background I been homeless for 2 years because the court asked me to move back to chicago so that I can be closer to my children and they would assist me with housing that did’nt happen someone really need to investigate DCFS cause they are not fair they keep familys apart they don’t bring family back together they try to adopt them out right under your nose I need help because I truly love my family UNCONDITIONALLY and want to reunite with them without a doubt PLEASE HELP THE BAKER FAMILY WE ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP….
I haven’t seen my son since May 7, 2011 due to the family court system here in Horry County South Carolina! My son’s mother passed away on April 18, 2010 and her parents have my son and the local police would not help with this matter. They have kidnapped my son and I as the father have no right’s, I asked the family court for a GAL and she is so one sided, its like she has something against me and that is not fair to my son or myself? She was appointed on or about June of 2012 and when I ask when am I going to see my son, she told me that my son does not want to see me! I know that is not right, my son loves me very much and we were so close and before his grandparents did this, me and my son was together everyday! I would pick him up from school and we would do his homework and do things that he wanted to do! I tried to make up for what his mom was doing to him, he did not know his mother she was always drunk or involved in her own self! She never did her part as a mother and now that she is gone her parents are telling my son that i’m not a good person and that is not fair to my son, he needs his father in his life and I will never give up on him! I think the GAL should be put in jail for the wrong she has done to my son and the grandparents are in the same place as the GAL and they should have to pay for what they have done also and the family court system is so wrong in this case! The grandfather is a police officer and its time for the buddy-buddy system to go!!!!!!!!!
I just happen to come across this website and honestly…I don’t know where to begin! The one thing I can truly say is I KNOW HOW ALL OF YOU FEEL! I have raised my children (4) of them, which all of them were miracles because I was not suppose to ever have children. And the one thing many women want are to have a child of their own…I thank god every day for giving me them, because I am now 28 years old and have had a full hysterectomy 2 1/2 years ago. Although I am blessed, I lose my children for what?? For being a WONDERFUL mother and doing my best to raise them the right way. Which is another question…What is the right way anymore? Apparently these judges and Guardian ad litem’s feel that taking your children from you and giving them to 1 accused child molester and another convicted drug and domestic violence felon…WOW, I guess i would have never done it right then, because i have no charges against me and don’t drink and drive and molest children for a living!
I am going to apologize now for those who may be reading, I am truly sorry, I just can’t bare to think that men and women are losing their children for no reason at all. My two sons were taken from the judge and GAL in June of this year… Guess what the GAL reason was??? EDUCATIONAL NEGLECT!! Okay sounds like a pretty good reason right, well here is the catch..my sons were 3 and 4 years old; living in the state of Pennsylvania (father lived in Maryland) both of us since 2009, and the jurisdiction was in West Virginia! I BEGGED for a change of venue 5 times, and got laughed (you heard right) laughed in my face and was told absolutely not! The judge said, “We know more about this case than Pennsylvania does and we will keep it here”. I had tried everything, I went to the court house in PA 4 different times trying to remove this case, but the only thing I could do was to persuade this judge in WV to relinquish the jurisdiction. Well I guess my magic didn’t work, because now i see my two sons Every other weekend and 2 days on the holiday week. I am not allowed to pick them up, i can’t go to their school without the father being notified first and i am not allowed to take them to their doctors. Mind you, i raised my boys since birth while the father was out sleeping with our next door neighbor..lovely huh?
I have never been so humiliated in my life.. I was called everything but a good mom. I was called a drug addict and yet I was randomly drug tested on numerous occasions by the courts and CPS, and PASSED. Yet the judge allowed it to continue.
My daughter, well guess what… Her father who has been incarcerated 7 years out of her 8 years of life for non-payment of child support, receiving stolen goods and transferring them, domestic assault and battery (on me, 22 times) and a “needle pusher”… Now has custody of my daughter, since September 6, 2012! Out of those 7 years, I COULD NOT terminate his parental rights for nothing…the judge wouldn’t allow it…But guess what? They terminated mine, yes I HAVE NO RIGHTS. I have seen my daughter 3 times since and have spoke to her 3 times on the phone. The funny thing about all this is the SAME JUDGE and SAME GUARDIAN AD LITEM, as my sons case, was the same ones who took my daughter.
On September 6, I had a hearing for my daughter, which I HAVE NEVER
Hi, my children and I have also experienced family court corruption in WV. I live in Greenbrier county. Our judge was Culpepper and GAL, Allison Huson. I’ve been unable to connect with other parents from WV who have experienced corruption. What county did this take place in?
Please delete my previous comment. I just realized she named the county on her continued post.
Sandy,
I have tried, I am unable to do this on my end. Try to go into your account/replies and try to delete whatever you feel needs deleted. But from my understanding, it is a freedom of speech, and if it is illegal to post then the gentlemen who posted the videos on you tube would have been in trouble. I don’t feel you have done anything wrong here. You mentioned a name, but you did not inform me or anyone else of what was done. I really would advise you to check the WV statues and Codes. Here are some useful links, I find them very helpful.
* http://www.courtswv.gov/
* http://www.wvbar.org/
* http://www.courtswv.gov/lower-courts/family-courts.html
* http://www.wvodc.org/
* http://www.lawv.net/Home/PublicWeb
* http://www.courtswv.gov/court-administration/administrative-office.html
* http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/judicial-investigaion.html
Some of these links will give you the state statues and some forms that can be filled out by you without an attorney. Although, they do advise you to seek legal advice but like most of us, we can’t always afford one. So just read the packets and it will walk you step by step when filling these out.
Best of luck!
Hi Sandy,
I do apologize for the late reply. Although, I don’t mind answering your question at all because this HAS to STOP… My case was in Hampshire County, which is a good drive from Greenbrier but I am sure you have seen all the corruption taking place in WV. If you would like, we can work together on this. I know how you feel, and I don’t want you, me or any other parent hurt from their selfishness ways.. . I think this is the most ignorant state ever. And they call themselves Judges.HAHA
Im sorry, I just can’t take it anymore. I ache so bad and every day my daughter and sons are staying with dads, the more days I have to wonder if I am going to get that call.
I will do whatever it takes to help you as well. We can all fight this. Meanwhile, I will look into some laws, My husband is studying to be an attorney thanks to these courts, and we will see how we can possibly link these together. If there is a will, there is a way.
Best of luck to you also…Please keep in touch@
missed a hearing EVER. That morning at 740am, I was on my way to the hearing and got T-boned by another car. Trying to do everything in my power to get to a phone to call someone so i could be there, I couldn’t make it. My hearing was at 830am, by the time i got to a phone, i called my grandmother who called the Hampshire County court house in West Virginia to inform them of my accident. The clerk told my grandmother that most likely the judge will reschedule the hearing due to the Accident. (being a reasonable excuse) Well not knowing if they did or not, obviously they did because one month prior to this the judge ordered the father weekend visits from 1pm to 6pm on saturday. Since the father claimed i didn’t let him see her and i was interfering with his visits, it was awful funny that he got to see her on that Saturday. So saturday evening came around, I CALLED AND CALLED AND NO ANSWER, here I find out after dad answers the phone….he said “You ARE NOT getting her back”, and of course I said “yes I WILL” he said sorry your SOL, the judge granted me full custody!” Well I couldn’t believe what i heard, so I immediately hung up and called the family court judge and the circuit court judge demanding for answers! Four hours later I get a call back stating that “we continued the hearing without you, because I SERIOUSLY doubt you were in a car accident” Well I argued that one…But once again…Guess why I lost my daughter??? You got it…EDUCATIONAL NEGLECT!! Yet my daughter was enrolled, missed 1 day in 2 years and a HONOR ROLL student with straight A’s.
So how in the world can these judges, who we are suppose to trust, keep getting away with this??
Just like the rest of you here, I am here for answers too!! PLEASE! I WILL HELP ANYONE OF YOU THE BEST I CAN BECAUSE I DON’T EVER WISH THIS ON ANYONE….NO ONE WHO DOES NOTHING WRONG!!
I hope to hear back from someone.. and for the rest of you, spread the world! Let justice be served!!
We’ve been fighting for my grand daughter for 5 years. guardianship court and a court appointed attorney (with as much insight and training as a circus fortune teller)took control of our lives. And I paid for it! What can we do? I’m in Calif. I know of other people this has happened to. How can they say in the best interest? Denying a child from their mother. Who are these people? How can they sleep? Can we do a class action suit? This is criminal ..what they do. Is there a legal term for it besides torture?
Hello my name is Stephanie and I need help finding a lawyer that can help me sue CPS and get my children back befor they end up hurt or worst dead and all the lawyers I have talked to have told me that they don’t take cases in my county because (the cps department and court system in my county are “good old boys” and stick together) and lawyers around my town I don’t really trust them. I need someone that’s not afraid to go up against these people here is a little about my case:
For the pass year I have had to endure the abuse and discrimination of the Washington County department of child protective services. I just want this nightmare to be over, I have jumped through every hoop these people have ask me to do and I’m at my wits’ end. I have pages upon pages of notes I have kept of all the shady corrupted things these people have done to me over the pass 12 months. Everything from lying to perjury to violating several of my civil rights.I have been a mother for the last 15 years and NEVER once had a report made to social services up until last January. I had issues with a neighbor so this neighbor called and made false reports. She called like 4 times and 3 out of the 4 times my kids where not even home at the time of the allege incident. The only charge that CPS was able to use was because my 11,7,5 year old as well as (the next door neighbors kids) was in the fenced in back yard and my sitter was watching out the window while she was doing dishes but they said “she wasn’t physically out there”. So 9 days later CPS show up at my door (I never gave them permission to come in) and they told me if I didn’t agree to voluntarily place my kids with my sister that they would be placed in foster care and it could be months before I would get in front of a judge. So I agreed to let them stay with my sister which was fine until my daughters father who had not seen them in 3 years and is physically and emotionally and sexually abusive and who I have had to receive 3 orders of protection in the past for abuse on me and the children. Not to mention he is a alcoholic that drinks EVERYDAY and drives with my children in the car he has them in a bar for hours upon hours at a time. Back in Oct/Nov 2012 for 5 weeks I led my ex (my daughters father) to believe that I was willing to work things out with him (just so I was able to see my kids) and in those 5 weeks I witness him physically and verbally abuse my kids. I kept a personal record so when I went to court for custody I had a record of what he did anyways my case worker from CPS saw the list while over for a visit and told me that if I didn’t go down a request a order of protection that I could get in to trouble. So I did like my C.W told me to and I told the commissioner what I had witnessed him doing (beat on my kids, curs them, he pulled my sons pants down and made humiliating comments to him not to mention it’s not his biological father,and there is other stuff) So the commissioner granted me temp. protection until we could go in front of judge. CPS question my son about what happened (which was video taped) and my son told them about him beating on him and about him pulling his pants down and making comments about his penis.My son told CPS that it made him uncomfortable and that he did not like it and cps said that it’s normal for a “father” to do that to there sons penis and when I asked to see the video of the interview I was told they couldn’t find it. My caseworker told me in front of witnesses that the cps investigator caseworker that’s in charge of my case “HATES ME and that she thought my daughter’s father was attractive and she liked him and that’s why she recommended my children to go with him” and then my caseworker said “we get whatever we want in court” It makes me sick that CPS could careless whats in the best interest of a child. My caseworker told me that she wished she could testify on my behalf but she was threatened that if she did she would be fired. There is so much more stuff that these people have done to me that I would have a 10page email. I need to know what I can do? I just want my kids back and I want this to be over I also wish there was something I could do to help prevent another poor mother from going through this horrific situation. I don’t have loads of money but I am a good mother and I don’t deserve to lose 2 of my children just because someone from child protective services does not like me. I am begging you from the bottom of my heart to PLEASE PLEASE help me.
GOD BLESS YOU,
Introduction
Over the course of the last 7 years I have been asked questions that seems to haunt my daily thoughts.
“WHY DID YOU LOSE YOUR CHILDREN?”
“IF YOU WERE SUCH A GREAT PARENT,
WHY WERE YOUR RIGHTS TERMINATED?”
“IF YOUR CHILDREN WERE SO HAPPY,
WHY DID THE STATE KEEP THEM AWAY FROM YOU?”
“IF YOU DID EVERYTHING THE COURTS ASKED OF YOU TO REUNIFY,
HOW COULD THEY STILL HAVE TERMINATED YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS?”
The questions were fired from every single direction you could ever imagine; Friends, Family, Acquaintances, Court Officials, Lawyers and even strangers off of the street who occasionally may have overheard a private conversation I was having with another person in regards to my case.
The questions seemed to almost hurdle over the walls that I began to build after my Parental Rights
were terminated to all five of my children. The questions, acting as though they were little explosive bombs threatened to bring my very vulnerable wall down.
BUT, those questions did not bring my wall down. In fact, they actually helped me strengthen it with knowledge.
Let me explain:
Over the course of the last 6 years, I could have done a number of things because of losing the most important thing to me, my children and the ability to care for them on a daily basis or even to have regular visits and family interactions with them.
Many people in situations, such as my own, have given up because they have been told so many times that there is nothing else they can do to rectify their particular situation, therefore an entire family unit, a generation, and their communities are being destroyed.
Many people in situations, such as my own, turn down a path of self-destruction and end up homeless or in shelters, or worse some have complete mental breakdowns and end up in mental institutions and on Anti-Psychotropic medications for the rest of their lives.
Then there are the few, who feel their only recourse to drown out the pain of losing their family, is to turn to drugs in hopes of numbing the pain.
=> PLEASE UNDERSTAND:
I am NOT here to judge ANYONE. That is NOT my place, nor why I am writing this.
But, what I am trying to say is this:
• Over the past 6 years, I have not fallen victim to those questions or to the situations whether they be past or present.
• Those questions fired at me, the very ones that stung with every syllable
now fuels me to dig deeper for the truth in my case.
• Those questions have also inspired me to change my Educational Goals and Career Path from Criminal Justice (Lawyer) and pursue Family Law Specializing in CPS and Foster Care Cases, also Specializing in the representation of Families with disabilities. I also am pursuing a second degree (a double major) in Journalism.
• Those questions have fueled me to research every aspect of my case and others like mine.
• Those questions have made me ask questions that have led to doors being opened.
Those questions have ignited a fire within me to finally stand up and say
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
My Voice Will No Longer Be Silenced!
Our Story…
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Please Note:
That when speaking of my children I will refer to them as “My Daughter or Son”.
Keeping that in mind, because I have 4 Sons, I will put a number behind the word “son” to signify which of my children I am referring to. 1 being the eldest and 4 the youngest. Example: Son1 would be my oldest son.
I am doing this so that I can protect the privacy of my children both now and in their futures, but still tell our story.
The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth.
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My life growing up was not an easy one (that is another story all in its own), but on July 7, 1997 my life would forever change and a down-ward spiral of events began to riddle my life and the damages in its wake has left a family torn.
On July 7, 1997; I was struck by an oncoming vehicle at approximately 35-40 miles per hour while walking across 8 mile at the Warren-Detroit, Michigan border. When I was struck by the vehicle there were 3 points of impact; my lower extremities from my hips down and 2 areas of my brain were affected. The accident caused several physical injuries in addition to double Traumatic Brain Injuries. The injuries were so severe that I was transported from one hospital to another; I was in need of Level 1 Trauma treatment. Due to the extent of the injuries, I was on a ventilator. According to my parents and other family members, the hospital prepared them for the worse. I was not expected to live.
My parents contacted and retained Attorney Geoffrey Fieger who then gave my case to Attorney Ven Johnson, who later became partner within the firm.
Mr. Johnson proceeded with my lawsuit and a battery of testing and rehabilitation was taking place, however, once the lawsuit agreement was signed and accepted, all treatment ceased. Because I was a minor at the time I didn’t have a say-so, and my parents were not aware that I was entitled to according to Michigan Laws and the stipulations of the settlement.
Upon turning 18, having the legal ability to make inquiries I made several calls to Mr. Johnson pursuing the issue of my treatment ceasing, he however said that there was nothing else that we could do regarding the auto accident and the claim. I did not and could not accept that, so I continued calling. I have called Mr. Johnson and Mr. Fieger on several occasions; however my pleas for help have gone unheard.
In July of 2012, I contacted AAA Insurance on my own and requested more information regarding my case and the stipulations of the settlement. Upon calling AAA Insurance, the operator that I was speaking with let me know that the only reason why my rehabilitation stopped was because my claim was in “purged” status. I asked her if they could “un-purge” my claim and if they were able to and did so, would I then be able to restart my rehabilitation services that were stipulated within my lawsuit. She advised me that I could. I also questioned the fact that my wage-loss compensation stopped well before the 3 years that I was entitled to, among other services that I was subsequently unable to receive.
AAA Insurance Company has re-opened my case due to my perseverance on the matter. My question, however is, why couldn’t Mr. Fieger or Mr. Johnson do the same 12-14 years ago, thus preventing the domino effect that occurred later on due to rehabilitation both physically and cognitively, not being administered according to the settlement?
Since the re-opening of my claim and restarting several services related to the car accident in specific, the claims representative advised me approximately 3 weeks prior to Christmas 2012 that my file at AAA Insurance has been destroyed, so they are attempting to recreate my file.
On 1/21/2013 I am scheduled for a NeuroPsychological examination to refute some of the misdiagnoses that have been diagnosed over the course of the last 15 years.
Due to the Traumatic Brain Injuries that I suffer from, the state of Michigan twisted the misdiagnoses into a reason to terminate my parental rights to all 5 of my children.
On August 24, 2006, the state of Michigan removed my children from my care with a court order that stated approximately 33 allegations. Within those 33 allegations, the court recognized that both my children and I were victims of physical, mental and sexual abuse. They also recognized that on several occasions I pursued our abusers legally and each time the perpetrators were let go with a slap on the wrist or with no legal discipline at all.
Due to the neglect from the legal system, that was sworn to protect people such as myself and my children, a type of vulnerability was instilled within not only myself but my children as well. For a long time I was open about my situation and I told people about it so that we could get away from it, but going unheard for so long my voice began to quiet down and I became a person that I no longer could recognize and it would almost would have seemed that I accepted our situation. I never accepted it.
I already knew that I had to get my children and I out of the harmful situation that we were in and before I could make my move and make things better for us, things within my family took another turn for the worse.
On March 11, 2006; we welcomed into the world Son3 who was born about a month premature. Approximately 2 days later, my daughter was molested by Jason Carter, who was my sons father’s (my abuser) friend. Upon finding out all the information about what happened and comforting my daughter, letting her know what happened was not her fault and promising her that he would go to jail for a very long time; I called the police and filed a full report and being advised to take her to the hospital, I took her to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, who then called Oakland County Child Protective Services to report that my child had been sexually violated.
Child protective services started a case in regards to what happened. During the case I finally opened up and told the worker my plans to leave the man that I was with for many reasons related to the abuse and what happened to my daughter, I told her that you never can move on from something like what my daughter experienced, but the constant reminder of it is located within the surroundings of that home we were living in at that time. I asked her to help me obtain funding from the Department of Human Services to relocate my family, without our abuser. She came back approximately a week later with a check to move us to another home. We moved within weeks and our abuser was not with us.
We resided in our new home located in a completely different city, while being able to also move closer to family and friends so that we had a better and stronger support system, and cooperated fully with CPS. Not even 4 months later we endured the loss of my biological father’s brother, with whom I developed an excellent relationship with after an 18 year separation period; and the passing my (step) father, a man who raised me as his own from the age of 18 months.
In the month of August 3 phone calls were placed to CPS anonymously stating that there were bruises on 2 of my sons’ bodies. CPS showed up at my house and knowing that the allegations were false I allowed them in my home because I had nothing to hide from them. They stripped my children bare bottomed and inspected their bodies. At the time, I was not aware that by the CPS handling the investigation in this manner she was violating their rights and mine as a parent. An investigation involving the removal of their clothing should have been conducted in front of a licensed physician so that any type of bruising could be documented properly and a speculation of whether abuse was occurring based on the bruising if any were found. At any rate, during this caseworkers investigation and viewing my children’s bodies, there were no bruising found. Then another call was placed to CPS and according to them, they had no choice except to remove them.
During my court case, several of my American rights were violated including but not limited to:
* The United States Constitution
* Civil Rights
* Human Rights: Article 8
* Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
* Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Within the past few years, I have uncovered that the 3 phone calls that were phoned into CPS and that led to the removal of my children came from my maternal-aunt. This person, on several occasions pursued me to allow her to adopt several of my children, and each time I advised her that I was not going to do that. During the week of my father’s funeral with witnesses present she threatened to take my children from me and I would never see them again.
Now I am going to jump to the past, just for a moment…
In 2005 there was a call that was also placed to CPS approximately 3 months after the incident even occurred, I spoke with my Maternal Aunt, the woman who eventually would foster parent then finally adopt my children, I specifically told her that my son was struck by my boyfriend at the time and that I was afraid, not only for myself, but for my children as well. I asked her… I begged her and cried to her, to please take me and my children with her for a week or two, maybe help me by taking me to low income housing to apply for help. But all she would allow was taking my children for the weekend or a week. She placed a phone call to CPS, but an investigation never occurred. This woman claims to want the best for my children and for me, but she purposefully left US in the situation that caused me and my children harm. I told people, but they chose to use the information for their own selfish purposes.
During the case:
1. My aunt became friends with the G.A.L and the Foster Care Worker on Facebook. (PRINT SCREEN OF HER FACEBOOK PAGE AS PROOF WITH DATE AND TIME STAMPS) – Ethically wrong, and creates a CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Both the GAL and the Foster Care Worker should have removed themselves from the case.
2. My aunt obtained an Adoption Attorney within the first three months of my children’s removal. She also told my children that they could now start calling her mommy, because she is their new mommy among other things. By telling my children this, my then 6 year old little girl during one of our supervised visitations asked me if she could start calling me Jessica instead of Mommy. I asked her why she would want to do that, and she responded, “Aunt T says that she is our new mommy, and because you made some bad choices, we are going to be living with her from now on.” My aunt NEVER had ANY intentions on returning my children. She fought tooth and nail to keep us separated. She inflicted psychological damage on both me and my children. I thought that I could trust her in taking care of my children and supporting me in a positive manner so that my ability to rehabilitate and be reunited successfully with my children. I was so wrong. This individual, a woman who claims to want the best interest always for my children and myself, has publicly humiliated me on her Facebook page by posting untrue allegations about me, while on the stand and under oath has lied in regards to pain medications that were allegedly administered to my daughter. She stated under oath, that my daughter came to her in care with a prescription for “pain medications,” “narcotics,” she also stated that “on the medication bottle, it stated that it was for her legs.” Under the HIPAA Law, prescription bottles CANNOT display the diagnoses or what the medication is for. IF the bottle reflected that information then they would be in violation of the Privacy Act. Not to mention, I offered on several occasions, full medical reports for ALL of my children and from every single physician they were seeing. The courts refused my evidence.
3. The Judge herself, during the case recognized and put on the record that she knew that my aunt had other motives in my case and in regards to my children.
4. My aunt supported my abusers and their wants, rather than the preservation of family and proper therapeutic rehabilitation services for both my children and myself so that we would be a healthy family unit.
5. My aunt lied several times while on the stand in order to gain the ability to adopt my children in my termination. (POSSIBLE PURGERY CHARGES)
6. The Oakland County Foster Care worker cohersed me into reuniting with my abuser for the “sake” of my children and to show “a healthy family unit.”
7. Due to the reuniting with my abuser, I became pregnant again. For the first few months it was okay, then when I was 8 months pregnant my abuser slammed my stomach in the car door 8 times, causing me to be hospitalized and the baby’s life was lingering.
8. I tried to fully prosecute him to every extent that the law allowed, however the prosecution for Hazel Park, Mi dropped the case due to the fact that one of the witnesses could not make it to an interview because he had a prior obligation. And rather than the prosecution rescheduling the meeting she just dropped all the charges and my abuser walked away from the incident scott-free. I however, remained at the hands of CPS and the judicial system persecuted because I was a VICTIM, thus they in a sense re-victimized me.
9. Everyone involved in the case acknowledged that I was fully in compliance with the Parent Agency Treatment Plan, however that was not enough to bring my children home. The courts said that my employment income was not sufficient, so I obtained better jobs with higher rates of pay. Due to doing that, they considered my employment unstable and inconsistent. In the 18 months that my children were in care I managed to obtain employment that paid me minimum wage and by the time that Oakland County Circuit Court terminated my parental rights, I was making $14.00 per hour plus commission.
10. The courts said that my housing was not sufficient, however, since my children were not at home, the Judge stated on record, that she did not expect me to maintain a 3-4 bedroom home until reunification was expected. (So, how can this be a valid reason for termination?)
11. The courts said that my lifestyle was chaotic at times. Who’s life isn’t from time to time. But in my defense during my case and even now, my life has been chaotic, but not in the negative sense that the courts have defined my life as.
My life during the case consisted of:
a) Maintaining all doctor appointments PCP, OBGYN, etc
b) Maintaining all Therapy sessions
c) Maintaining my employment
(I worked 30-40 hours per week, and at times even maintained 2 jobs at the same time)
d) Attended every visit, with the exception of 1 due to being hospitalized.
e) Attend Domestic Violence Prevention classes
f) Attend Sexual Abuse Prevention classes
g) Psychological Testing
h) Drug Testing
12. I was denied a trial by jury. I was told that in cases such as this I was not entitled to a jury.
13. I was cohersed into pleading no-contest, I was told that it would speed things along and I would be able to get my children home faster.
14. I tried to start an investigation with the Children’s Ombudsmen Unit in Lansing, but the case was rejected.
15. My foster care worker, Nia Bonds, said that I was diagnosed with “Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy”, which the Judge threw out.
16. My aunt and the workers coached two of my older children into saying that I sexually violated them, 100% FALSE. However, I still cooperated and was interviewed by both Hazel Park, and Warren Police Departments. Both Departments said that they KNEW the allegations were FALSE PRIOR TO ME GOING IN THERE. They stated that they KNEW this because “the children used words well beyond their young ages.”
I paid for ALL of my services on my own, even though DHS/CPS are court-ordered to provide these things among other things under the reunification proceedings. I have several letters of recommendation, and passed all of my drug testing upon request without any hesitation.
My life now consists of:
1. I am a full-time college student that is studying for my Bachelors in both LAW AND JOURNALISM. I hope to one day successfully prevent the removal of children from homes based upon unjustified and false allegations.
2. I have maintained employment and income sufficient to maintain my own home, utilities, car, insurances, doctor visits and medications.
3. I have maintained the pursuit of the truth within this case as well as others across the state and flowing across the country. I am constantly researching.
4. Since the termination, my aunt has allowed me to visit with my children on two occasions.
a) August 2011 one week after the suicide of my first 3 kids father. This visit was approximately 2 hours long, located in Milford, Michigan at the Dairy Queen on Milford Rd. At this point my aunt lied to the children in relation as to who I am to them.
b) July 2012, I visited with my children for approximately 2-3 hours at my brother A’s house; Located in Madison Heights, Michigan, while my mother was house sitting. I was in Clinton Township at the time and I received a very unexpected phone call from my mother who at that point asked me if I would like to see my children. I asked her how and she said not to worry about that and to just answer the question. I said yes of course and she told me to hurry up and get to my brother A’s house. Within a half an hour I was at my brother’s house and visiting with my children. This time, however, I brought along my camera and allowed my 5 year old, (Son4), to snap away the camera. It kept him quite happy and also provided proof of the visit.
c) The day after the visit, my children were requesting to see me again, and my aunt is refusing them that ability. She already is acknowledging that I am NOT a threat to them because she has ALLOWED me to visit with them and has even offered it without my requesting it.
There is much more information in regards to this issue, (please contact me if you would like to know any more information, or if you need something clarified, etc…) however, at the end of the day is this:
1. I have been unjustly and wrongly discriminated against due to a TBI suffered as a minor.
2. Had the rehabilitation services been properly administered, there would have been proper documentation that could legally support my ability to support and raise my children properly.
3. By continuing and completing the cognitive rehabilitation, the Court Psychologist would not have the opportunity to “misdiagnose” me and document that I have a “underlying mental health condition”
4. Even though I have requested, via court order, my psychological reports, based under the explanations that I want to obtain proper medical and mental health care for the conditions whatever they may be, has been denied.
a) According to the APA, and the NeuroPsychological Association:
When a 1st party (courts) order a 3rd party (me) to undergo a psychological evaluation and upon the completion of the evaluation a diagnosis is made that the 3rd party (me) was unaware of and had not been treated for previously; It is the responsibility and duty of both the administrator of the test (psychologist) and the 1st party (courts) to properly notify the 3rd party (me) of the “condition.” This information being provided to the 3rd party can ensure that proper treatment can be obtained and rehabilitation can occur.
b) The courts are purposefully hindering any progress that I could have made at an earlier time, in addition to that, they are continuing to hinder my rehabilitation by not releasing this information that was so detrimental to my case that it caused the severing of my parental rights and caused the destruction of my family unit.
5. During the duration of my case while active and in court, prior to termination, it was the courts obligation, IF in fact I had this supposed mental disorder, to organize my family’s reunification proceedings to be in compliance with the American Disability Act and the Rehabilitation Act. Neither of which was ever implemented into my case.
6. Since my accident, I have never been approved for any Disability Funding from the Government for myself and “disabilities”. IF, in fact, I was so mentally unstable, should I not then qualify for some sort of Federal or State financial assistance?
I AM A MOTHER IN NEED OF HELP.
I DID NOT DESERVE THIS TO HAPPEN TO ME.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, MY CHILDREN DID NOT DESERVE THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN EITHER.
I am a person, just like you, just like anyone else. We all make mistakes, but it is up to each one of us as to what we do with those mistakes. I have learned from the bad decisions that I have made in my past. I am pressing forward with goals implemented into my life so that I am making positive changes to my life and therefore it will bring positive things to my children, regardless of when I get to see them again, they will see a person who overcame the statistic that was assumed by a judge and psychologist that she was destined to become, according to their “Group Think” diagnoses strategy.
My children are my everything, they are my life. My children are the very breath that I take. I am prepared to fight for them indefinitely, regardless of their ages. They will know that every day that they have been gone has not been in vain or for nothing.
Every day that they have been gone, I have made a phone call, written a letter, researched laws, and obtained additional therapy services in order to make a change within myself and eventually in the future I will make a change in the way these kinds of cases are handled.
Termination of Parental Rights should be handled with much more care and discretion than what they currently are being handled and the Preservation of Family Units need to be the MAIN FOCUS of the Judicial System, instead of tearing apart families.
Hello Stephanie,
I couldn’t help but read your post and feel an overwhelming feeling of sympathy for you and your children because I too, have experienced something similar. Words can’t describe what you and I are feeling and I wish I could say “it will be okay” but I can’t because even if it gets better, nothing can replace the hurt and wrong that these people have done. If you don’t mind, I would like to ask if you have contacted and filled out the forms on the states website for the disciplinary office? If you have not done so, I suggest you do so immediately. My attorney is still battling the state with my case, but meanwhile he suggested that I fill out any and all forms that the state provides on their website and try to get their attention. After all, it doesn’t hurt to try. It is going to be a long rocky road but it will pay off and keep a journal of every little incident, with the times and date even pictures. Meanwhile, I will spread the word for you as well as I have for other parents in these situations and will keep in contact with you. I wish you nothing but the BEST OF LUCK and my thoughts and prayers are there for you and your children.
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I can’t read all of these, It hurts so much to know so many are going through my pain and my children’s pain. My children…6 of them are being raped and beaten… One they took because they wanted to send her back to the abuse another state has rescued her from. During that time my 5 oldest were witnesses that no one hurt her in our home. So they created a fake case and tried to keep all 6 of my girls…. I proved they had kidnapped my children and the judge refused to look at my evidence stating if he looked at my evidence he would have to lock up all of the social workers and even his own bailiff!! They against judges order and against the laws gave my abusive ex-husband our address. When he had a hearing without me being served he got temporary custody, DFS of Wyoming said they were where they deserved to be!! How can anyone believe that little girls deserved to be raped and beaten and watch their animals killed and tortured??? Well they got the first girl sent back to those who had trained her to be a hooker, they kidnapped her and went to Myrtle Beach South Carolina, I had to inform DFS where the child was,. DFS paid for these people an attorney, to take my husband’s rights away…When they returned to the city they were allowed to have her… 3 months went by before he was allowed a phone call (they cut off all contact with me and her little sister… This child with a 5 year old mentality told her daddy that he should come up to grandma and grandpas house and honk the horn and she would run out and he could take her to a motel for the night! DFS said there was nothing wrong with that, but stopped his phone calls again! The last MDT meeting the grandmother told the MDT group that she doesn’t have a counselor that in 18 months they haven’t been able to find one??? Then said she had a new doctor because the pediatrician quit!! They said to the grandmother that she was doing a great job??? Well we received our first call from them in months not including MDT meetings to tell us that South Carolina DSS had caught them, we took evidence down there proving DFS of Wyoming had prior knowledge and knew what was happening to that child in that house and did nothing to protect her (this went on for two weeks) suddenly DFS shows up visits with our daughter and snatches her out of the state of S.C. In the that state a judge has to hand over custody, so in essence they have kidnapped our child and placed her back in the same hands that sent her to prostituted!!! Meanwhile we find out that she is most likely pregnant and that is why they did not want her daddy to see her…
We NEED HELP!! these people have threatened that will be arrested for showing up at any city office there and they have scheduled and emergency hearing knowing if we show up their cop will lock us up!?!?!? They will not transfer the case to the county we have lived in for 3 years and none of the lawyers up there are allowed to represent us, the last one told us if I actually fight for your family I will be disbarred!?!?!?