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  • brookeland28 May 16, 2012 @ 11:23 am | delete
    Time for a update my kids were taken on Jan 26 2012 because my daughter told her teacher my husband beat me this did not happen they did not talk to my husband or myself if i was beaten wouldnt they want to take pictures speak to me find out my side of the story the answer is NO since that date my kids have been in 5 foster homes on of them my oldest daughter was beaten by the foster dad my kids health is declining they are unhappy not eating and very depressed we have jumped thew hoops of fire and more to please these people to no avail i have hope that my kids will come home soon we have court on June 18 2012 i have wrote the judge appealed the chins and also had a internal investigation on cps set into place that have stated that it has been done but i believe this is another lie why would they want to admit that what they did was wrong we have a public defender and she doesnt seem to care we need help and i don't know were to get it my kids need to come home we need them just as much as they need us if anyone on here is a lawyer or would be willing to take up or case to save our kids i would be grateful i still have hope but i fear my kids hope is fading i see it in there eyes
  • ryan-alcantara-9 May 9, 2012 @ 6:52 pm | delete
    I need some help and possibly just secondary assurement. So I being the step-father, came into a woman's life who has two lovely girls. The older one age 12 is in middle school. She knows how important I believe schooling is and how it is important to do your best. Once I found out she wasn't being productive in the classroom, I scheduled a meeting with the teacher. As we met with the teacher, I was being informed of the lack of effort that went into her work. More than I was ever aware of. I sit down with the kids every night after long hours and help with homework, but if it's not being brought home, how are we to know? Anyways, after getting all the details from the teacher, I looked at the daughter and told her she was gonna get it when we get home.
    About a month later I get a phone call from my spouse saying that I was reported to CPS for stating I was gonna "kill" her when we got home. First off, that's not what I said, and now I have a CPS agent coming to my home to interview me, then my spouse and daughter.
    So let's recap, a concerned parent takes time out of his day to meet with you in about how to make sure the work is being done, and done well, and She calls CPS. Is anyone in agreement with abusing the system? Do I have grounds to retaliate such as a lawsuit of false accusations, or defamation of character, not to mention the personal issues and frustration the family has undergone so far. Can someone please offer advice on what to do and how to handle this situation? The kids live well, eat well, smarter than they ever were, and live now in a home in a safe community instead of an apartment in a crime filled community.
  • AmericanCitizen May 10, 2012 @ 12:27 am | delete
    Ryan, you would need to check your state's mandated reporter law - it is slightly different in every state. In general teachers are protected from prosecution unless you can prove your statement. The most important thing is to get CPS to leave your family alone. Hopefully your daughter will verify that you didn't threaten to kill her, and the CPS worker will realize it was a false accusation. Apparently the teacher didn't like you. After all this is over you might want to consider a private school or homeschooling. Take the money away from the public school system and they will definitely be less threatening in the future!
  • stunnedandmad Apr 5, 2012 @ 12:47 am | delete
    My son was born last year in the state of california and cps got involved claiming i was addicted to marijuana and my son had tested positive,along with a week before that at the same hospital i was seen by the trauma ward for being abused by the father. they alleged i failed to protect my son before he was ever born even though i was a victim of domestic violence and had the man removed from our home leaving me to deal with being a new mom alone. they came into my hospital room BANNED ME FROM BREASTFEEDING! told me not to get to attached because the odds of keeping my own son were slim and i had to begin drug testing the day i got out(mind you i had a c-section and could barely walk) before i had ever seen a courtroom. Lie upon lie was built and my case plan was outrageous and had me out of home EVERY SINGLE DAY for some pointless class including a "victim" class, even though they stated i Was a "co-abuser to the father". All I wanted to do was be a good mother, they started calling me a bad one and tried breaking my maternal bond before I Ever got the chance!! I chose to move before their petition for dependency could go threw, now I have a stranger calling me saying he can hunt me down and I have to surrender my son. I'M PROTECTING HIM FROM EVER BEING IN THEIR DISGUSTING BABY SELLING RING OF ABUSE!! How can they ever ask a mother to "surrender" her child on will, NO MOTHER OR FATHER EVER WOULD! If that was my choice I would have signed their bs adoption papers from day one. Why should I live my life scared and threatened over incidences that happened prior to me giving birth to my son and scared they'll kick my door in and take him from me. Can't anyone help me or is this black market court really allowed to do as they please, get district attorneys involved off the record to snatch parents and children up and ruin our lives. I'm a good mother and I love my son more then anything in the world, he will not go to sleep without me(and loves to hear a bedtime story and giggles and coos threw it) as it should be with a newborn and wakes up with the biggest smile on his face to see his mom and we play ALL DAY!!,He is smarter then the average child at his age along with incredible cognitive,physical and concentration skills. FAR FROM AN ABUSED CHILD!! And they're actually threatening a foster home for this little boy, babies end up dead,molested,medicated and abused in these places! Not to mention messed up emotionally for life, think about the grief a child experiences from losing a parent to death and these people are inflicting this pain on them knowing that's how these children feel, leaving parents who have done nothing wrong to suffer for the rest of their lives while some disgusting foster parent is getting paid to let these kids suffer. I am very sorry to be an American citizen,
  • suzanna-bullock Apr 2, 2012 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    my grandkids where taken by cps. cps said i could not get them because i have a old case.i know of people that has had a cps case and has custody of there grandkids. if anyone can tell me anything would appreciate it
  • attorneys001 Apr 2, 2012 @ 3:23 am | delete
    CPS falsely accuses family members of child abuse and then puts them into foster homes,though the children are rigid to go to foster homes.And do they even care to go see how they are treated in the foster homes.Parents should take legal assistance and try to find out the cropped up allegations.Are the allegations true? Are the children really forced to take psychotropic drugs?
  • attorneys001 Apr 2, 2012 @ 3:21 am | delete
    CPS falsely accuses family members of child abuse and then puts them into foster homes,though the children are rigid to go to foster homes.And do they even care to go see how they are treated in the foster homes.Parents should take legal assistance and try to find out the cropped up allegations.Are the allegations true? Are the children really forced to take psychotropic drugs?
  • TTMall Mar 22, 2012 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Very informative lens. Well done!
  • jerry-stewart Mar 20, 2012 @ 3:59 am | delete
    They are NOT above the law,read and sign petition and let's fight together!!

    http://www.change.org/petitions/office-of-children-and-family-services-hold-social-services-accountable-for-their-abusive-perjury-actions
  • jerry-stewart Mar 20, 2012 @ 3:58 am | delete
    They are NOT above the law,read and sign petition and let's fight together!!

    http://www.change.org/petitions/office-of-children-and-family-services-hold-social-services-accountable-for-their-abusive-perjury-actions
  • melaney-cooper Mar 19, 2012 @ 9:14 pm | delete
    Our situation is I live in Texas and have an old case that was not founded and was suppose to have been completely removed where it would never show up at all. Well this past Sept. my grand children were taken by CPS and I tried to have them placed in my home till the parents could get them back and low and behold that case showed up so they would not let me have them. Can anyone tell me if there is anyway to get it removed completely? I love in Texas if that helps.
  • brookeland28 Feb 24, 2012 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    Please help us our kids were taken away with no investigation they talked to my daughter at school and called us and said to bring our other daughter to the school once she was off the bus when we got there they said they had a verbal court order to take them away there was nothing else done they took the kids did not talk to us or come to our home what my daughter said was untrue she said her father beat me please help me get my babies back home
  • brookeland28 Feb 24, 2012 @ 8:09 pm | delete
    Please help us our kids were taken away with no investigation they talked to my daughter at school and called us and said to bring our other daughter to the school once she was off the bus when we got there they said they had a verbal court order to take them away there was nothing else done they took the kids did not talk to us or come to our home what my daughter said was untrue she said her father beat me please help me get my babies back home please im begging anyone to help
  • AmericanCitizen Feb 11, 2012 @ 7:51 pm | delete
    kjdawson and dosmaster, you can get feedback on your cases at http://forum.fightcps.com ... and kj, that is normal that they will not let you reunite with a man who abused the child, so you must deal not only with trying to get your child back but also with breaking up with your b/f. If you have a service plan from the court do everything requested, and do not ever use any drugs or alcohol even if you're extremely depressed about what's going on. Do whatever you can to make a stable home for your child to return to. It would help if your parents would give you and your child a home. That's what usually works best for very young parents with CPS problems. Good luck!!
  • CPDInteractive Feb 7, 2012 @ 5:08 am | delete
    I like your article, very useful and inspiring. thank you.
  • dosmaster5000 Feb 5, 2012 @ 12:46 am | delete
    I am currently facing the wrath of CPS. My wife and I have been falsely accuse of hurting our son. We even have a medical diagnosis to explain his injuries. But they still seem to have control. I have started my own blog at http://nojusticeinthejudicialsystem.blogspot.com/ I appreciate any support and site like yours are very helpful.
  • dosmaster5000 Feb 29, 2012 @ 6:28 pm | delete
    Here is a new news story about false allegations of child abuse from McMinnville Oregon: http://www.katu.com/news/local/Couple-denies-injuring-son-as-they-battle-state-for-custody-140827393.html
  • kjdawson Feb 3, 2012 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    DSS recently took my one month old son into a foster home. I had taken him into the doctor because of swelling in his leg. After they did some x-rays they found that he had fractures in his legs that were "highly suspicious" of non-accidental trauma. After being interrogated by the police for 5 days, my sons father finally admitted that he didn't mean to hurt him, but was afraid of him being taken away so he didn't say anything. The following Monday, DSS took my son into custody until I complete a "treatment" plan. I didn't do anything to hurt my son, and the person that did is in jail pending trial. They didn't have any reason to take my son away from me. They have also informed me that if I have any contact with the father that I will "never get my son back". I feel like they are taking advantage of me because I am a teenage mother and "not a lot of teenagers have babies" which we all know is not true. I am afraid that there is nothing I can do to fight them. I am being torn from two different sides and I feel absolutely helpless. If anyone can give me advice I would really appreciate it.
  • HeartBroken62 Apr 13, 2012 @ 11:37 am | delete
    Bless you...so young and dealing with such emotional trauma. I cannot give you any legal advice...I am not a legal professional. I can tell you to keep your head up...Pray! Pray! Pray! Know the Truth, pray it will come out! Pray it will be heard! Pray it will be heard by the right people who will make a difference for you and help you fight and know how to! Pray that your child will be returned safely to your arms! Don't allow yourself to sink into depression...it can affect clear thinking and cause others to think you are unstable. Keep Your Head Up & Know The Truth Will Be Revealed! May You & Yours Stay Safe In The Arms Of An Angel! MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU...AND THE MANY OTHERS WHO SUFFER BECAUSE OF A SYSTEM GONE WRONG!
  • juliepruitt Feb 3, 2012 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    Thank you for your inspirational and informative post. I've often thought the same thing, that each person should choose a cause they deeply believe in and then dedicate h/her life to do what they can (even if only in their "spare" time) to help end the suffering and misery related to that issue. If only. Now that I know at least one person agrees, I have more confidence that I'm not the only one who thinks that, and will more openly encourage others from now on. Your post, your information, and your dedication have inspired and encouraged me. Thanks!!
  • Chey1997 Jan 25, 2012 @ 3:13 am | delete
    I applaud your sites very much! As a child until the age of Ten i grew up in foster care, I was adopted through the Foster care system. As an Adult CPS took my kids and labeled me as the same things they did my birth mother. Stating that I would do the same thing she did. I was 20 and had no way to fight them! if i'd known then what I know now I'd have my babies.... God Bless y'all!
  • HotRodDreamin Jan 23, 2012 @ 11:55 pm | delete
    ok... so my situation... I previously was a resident of a County in Ca. that has alot of corruption in the entire judicial and law enforcement system due to the small town it revolves around... after My daughter's mother left me of her own accord and because she had started an affair with another individual... she left my daughter with me and saw her once a week for only a few hours for the first month... then out of no where she filed for custody... we have been to court several time and she continues to try to get full custody of our daughter which i will not give her... i have been the primary care provider for my daughter since a month after birth due to a very bad accident i was involved in 3 1/2 months before my daughter was born... that is a lil back ground... I moved out of the small town and county where we had resided and into a larger more city atmosphere about 2 hours away... since then she has called the sheriff's office and falsely alleged i was on drugs and wanted a welfare check, they came out... UNFOUNDED! I had a restrainig order against her for six months until they decided, even though she violated the order a minimum of 6 times, that there was not enogh to keep it in place... july 4th my daughter feel while we were at a swimming hole... scraped her face up... LOTS OF WITNESSES! and Oct 9th the day after my best friend got married my daughter fell off of a chair and split her eye brow open... i was not in the room because i was getting her a tissue to blow her nose since she was sick, not sick last time i dropped her off with her mother but sick everytime she would come back... She was sitting on the chair talking to my Mother and Grandparents via Skype and reached for her sippy cup and fell... 3 witnesses, as well as the slough of other people that heard the THUD and her start to cry as i was grabbing a wipe from her diaper bag... i informed her mother immediately of both events, this woman has proceeded to Call CPS and file allegations of Drug Use, Physical as wel as SEXUAL abuse...these are the biggest of maybe 20 some ott allegations she has reported... they came out investigated and feel that she is not stable and she hates me... they found all alegations to be UNFOUNDED!... Dec 29th.. i dropped my daughter off, she threw a fit started hitting and trying to bite me due to me telling her no in regards to having some chips... she is 2 1/2 keep in mind... so i told her she cannot do that and cannot talk to adults that way... she proceeded to throw a tantrum to which i turned her around and lighlty swatted her on the butt, through a diaper and thick snow pants as it is cold in the the area we live... she knows this to be when she is uber trouble and i rarely have to resort to this but more so as of late and her tantrums have been increasing in frequency as well as trying to get her back into routine for potty training after she comes back from her mothers... at this point we have a 50/50 custody arrangement and swap every 3 days... i drive an hour to the swap spot every three days due the mediator in that small county being very biased... ok so i put up with what i have to because i love my daughter... that day when i dropped her off her mother accused me of not only beating my daughter but now beating my current significant other... which has NEVER happened... as well as now supposedly trying to hit her with my car... these allegations were reported to CPS as well as the Local PD... once again CPS called me... notified me that they were flaggin her for repeatedly filing false allegation and closed the case as Unfounded and in assesment due to unresolved custody issues, the PD also investigated said allegations and found them all to be UNFOUNDED! I went to pick up my daughter the next time i was to have Custody, call for a Civil Standby with the same officer who took her report, they brought 2 cars... what does that tell you... SHE NEVER SHOWED UP! The county our case is in... The DA gave her some sort of Good Faith order... and allowed her to withhold my daughter based on everything that has already been investigated... the DA's office also will not produce a copy of this order due to it being Confidential... so confidential they dont even give it to the judge unless he actually requests it... apparently 297.8 or 298.7 of the PC... this all i was given as well as now the Judge in that county has granted a temporary restraining order keeping me 100 yards away from my daughter... all based on the allegations already investigated and closed as UNFOUNDED! i have not seen my daughter since... none of the allegations she brought to the DA, even when they have a copy of the report from the PD where our swap takes place, were investigated... i was never notified, i had to call for a week to finally start getting some sort of answers... when notified of the restraining order, oh yeah... i had gone to the DA's office to have them call the sheriff's office and release the VERBAL order, with no paper work to back it,so i could see my daughter... since i had informed them of when i was coming they had an ambush of 2 sheriff's and this DA assistant waiting to notify as well as harrass and try to rile me up and push me to do something... they were very rude to me and my current signifcant other ... very unprofessional and could not produce anything but a print out... nonetheless i have no idea what to do... everyone, including, CPS in the county where i live, my lawyers and the PD of the town where the swap takes place... are baffled and have never heard of anything like this... they all feel a huge civil injustice is being done... oh yeah... for got to mention her father is a lawyer in that county... as well as being the campaign manager for the current DA... this town has not one but 2 officers who have been caught having sex with under age girls from the local high school... one of which is now married to and has a child with... no arrests or charges ever filed... there are judges in this county with several DUI's and even have handed out sentences and judgements while wearing an ankle monitor due to house arrest after i believe their 5th DUI! these are just a few of the things that i know... it is a Good Ol' Boy town and due to this i am afraid i am going to lose my daughter... plz help... i just wanna see my daughter again! almost a month of torment and anguish as well as the stress and lack of sleep...
  • jimmyworldstar Jan 23, 2012 @ 1:55 pm | delete
    I think you're fighting a good cause, I don't think that lies and abuse are widespread in the CPS but someone needs to call out issues like these to the forefront. I also believe that oftentimes CPS is too ineffective in preventing real abuse.
  • WPGdad Jan 17, 2012 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    i am not a citizen of the united states of america. i am however a citizen of canada. i live in manitoba. in dec of 2008, my biological son (after DNA testing) was placed in my home at my request after he had been abandoned at 1 1/2 yrs of age by his mother. immediately after his placement with me i noticed he was very apprehensive and nervous; constantly pinching and pulling on his buttocks, groin, thighs, and pulling his hair. he would do this at just about every point of the day....even in his sleep. i'd stay up all night every night just so i could keep removing his hands from these actions. roughly 2 months after placement and talking with my daycare about his behaviors, i was accused of abuse due to bruising (which was due to said behaviors) and my son was kept from me for almost 2 yrs. he was returned to me in 2010 and has been with me since. however we have not been left alone and are constantly hounded by the system with claims of concern for my child and asking how they can help us. even though the still to this day refuse to believe that the bruises were self-inflicted and show no evidence of outside abuse....only self abuse. my son is not going to have a decent chance at overcoming his anxieties until CFS (as it's called here) leaves he and i alone. any ideas?
  • WPGdad Jan 17, 2012 @ 10:01 pm | delete
    i am not a citizen of the united states of america. i am however a citizen of canada. i live in manitoba. in dec of 2008, my biological son (after DNA testing) was placed in my home at my request after he had been abandoned at 1 1/2 yrs of age by his mother. immediately after his placement with me i noticed he was very apprehensive and nervous; constantly pinching and pulling on his buttocks, groin, thighs, and pulling his hair. he would do this at just about every point of the day....even in his sleep. i'd stay up all night every night just so i could keep removing his hands from these actions. roughly 2 months after placement and talking with my daycare about his behaviors, i was accused of abuse due to bruising (which was due to said behaviors) and my son was kept from me for almost 2 yrs. he was returned to me in 2010 and has been with me since. however we have not been left alone and are constantly hounded by the system with claims of concern for my child and asking how they can help us. even though the still to this day refuse to believe that the bruises were self-inflicted and show no evidence of outside abuse....only self abuse. my son is not going to have a decent chance at overcoming his anxieties until CFS (as it's called here) leaves he and i alone. any ideas?
  • AmericanCitizen Jan 18, 2012 @ 2:50 am | delete
    I'd move away from that area, if at all possible. It sounds like the caseworkers have a vendetta going on and are waiting to find your weak spots. Good luck.. that's a long time to have the CFS breathing down your back! Congratulations on getting your child back!
  • naheedahsan Jan 10, 2012 @ 8:59 am | delete
    gr8 lens...... i must say....
  • Traceeshobbies Dec 31, 2011 @ 3:45 pm | delete
    This website is so great in so many ways. Why is CPS able to illegally deny our constitutional rights? What makes them special? I was a caseworker and could not do it the way they said. I believe in honesty, love and family!! you can not treat every body the same, You can't make decisions on just words or whats in reports! You need to have enough sence to know for sure whats best, not just act on a guess!!! 99% of the time they just like the drama of causing problems. Most of the people working for CPS are not working because they care or want to help families, they just want a pay check!! I cared to much to keep this position!!
  • sunshine_smiles73 Jan 2, 2012 @ 8:58 am | delete
    You sound like you are in the middle of my case. I sent a message to my "case worker" similar to what you said. Funny thing, first my kids were taken by my ex-husband, then CPS took my kids from him for abuse and molestation. Now, CPS is making ME prove that I am fit to be a mother and am able to raise my own kids. I have been "raising" my children for 14 years - ALONE! About 18 years ago, I was diagnosed with depression. My doctors were able to determine it was genetically passed on by my biological father (in other words, I was born that way). I have been on anti-depressants and see my doctor regularly. I feel wonderful! Now CPS wants proof that I am mentally able to do what's right for my kids. I had to get a letter from my medical doctors! CPS tells I am to seek professional counseling to deal with the "stress" in my life?!? I have been doing great for 18 years and now I need counseling? I need to prove I have the mental ability to raise my children? I have never been arrested. I have never done drugs and will have a glass of wine if I am at a social gathering. I have an excellent relationship with my children (the 2 in question and my 2 little ones at home). I believe I am a wonderful mother and have been doing the best I can raising my children (my eldest is a junior in HS, has been an A student throughout her school years, and is going to pursue a career as a veterinarian. My son is pursuing becoming a graphic artist. I am told by my babies' pediatrician they are way above average in everything they do), and because my father passed his genes on to me, my parenting ability is under CPS investigation?????? I am being punished because of how I was born??????
    It seems as if every week CPS has new regulations. Today they need XYZ. Tomorrow, XYZ wasn't good enough and you need to prove XYZ by providing ABC. The cycle continues.... How can you prove CPS is completely wrong when it's their personal opinion that makes or breaks a case??
  • AmericanCitizen Jan 2, 2012 @ 11:56 am | delete
    Sunshine, see the legal document library at http://www.fightcps.com - to have your side heard during court hearings, write your own legal declaration and 'objections and corrections to the report of the caseworker'. Also collect documentary evidence to prove your side of the case. Letters from doctors help! Taking an expert witness or two to your trial, if you have one, would also help. Good luck!
  • tomskids Jan 2, 2012 @ 7:43 pm | delete
    Whatever you do fight. Fight, fight and then fight somemore. Do not let these commies tell you what to do with your own children. I wish you the best of luck.
  • sunshine_smiles73 Jan 30, 2012 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    Latest update... I received the report from WA State DSHS (they are the ones who sent someone to my home for a home study). I was in complete shock when I read what she had to say. She reported, when the children (ages 3 & 22 mos) came into the room, the mother's voice got louder. This caused the children to go to their father. #1 - I am Italian! I am always "loud". My entire family is "loud". That's just our nature! #2 - my children have always gone to daddy when strangers are in their presence. They are shy little girls and daddy is their protector.
    After her loud comment, she proceeded to write, "It will be detrimental to the children's safety and well-being to be with their mother. Therefore, home placement is not granted". Is she F#$%EN kidding?!?! Because my voice went up, it's detrimental???? Later in the report, she included our home is on the smaller side. (I would like to know how ANYBODY on planet earth has the mental ability to say, "hmmm...I better make sure the house in which I live, can accommodate my entire family just in case my ex-husband/ex-wife decides to beat & molest my children which ultimately ends with a home study checking to see if I have adequate space for my children to be returned"). She reported, I live in a 1 garage, 2 bedroom home with a living room/kitchen combined room and a loft with no closet space or door from the hall. I sent a copy of our county's public housing record with our home's information. The county's records show: 2 car garage, 3 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, dining area, 2 1/2 baths. Our rental agreement listed the exact same info. I told this to my case worker and get this...she told me to inform my landlord that his description of HIS property is wrong. She told me since she was not the one who did the home study, she is unable to know exactly what my property looks like!
    So, a long story short, I was issued a court order to see one of their psychologists (one who works with CPS...uh-huh) and have a complete psychiatric evaluation with proper medical counseling. The issue with CPS just gets better and better! First, it was an issue with the bastard in question - my ex-husband who admitted he beat and molested my children. Then, it was an issue with my fiance because he was arrested 3 years prior under CA domestic violence law for arguing with me. Now, it's an issue with me because they think I am mentally unstable. What's next...I live in the Seattle area and it's too wet and rainy? My kids health will be in jeopardy because they might catch a cold!
    I will say, when there is a true, a real true issue, where a child's life is seriously in danger, I applaud CPS for making sure those children are safe. But, CPS treat each case the same without looking at the gray matter in between. It because of that, so many innocent parents and their children are torn apart. All of us need to keep fighting for what's right. Keep fighting for your children. Most of all, never give up!
  • tomskids Dec 27, 2011 @ 10:26 am | delete
    Great, Great, Great Lens. If I can ad my own quote "Apathy is the same thing as encouragement". I thank you, personally for not being apathetic. Keep up the good work.
  • 4blessings3131 Dec 15, 2011 @ 8:33 pm | delete
    we could really use your help our 4 kids got taken by cps on nov 12th 2001 our kids are ages 5,3,2,and a month and 15 days old they have been placed with my parents that are unsafe for them this has been brought to dhs' attention and they still refuse to replace them either back into our home or to my husbands mother's home until we fight to get them back home with us our new court date is feb. 6th 2012 we could really use all the information you can give us we are very poor but are able to take care of our family that has been broken by cps we could really use your help please please help us
  • sunshine_smiles73 Dec 8, 2011 @ 5:09 pm | delete
    I am reaching out for any available resources. I have been fighting the State of California for 3 years and I do not know how much more I can take. 3 years ago, my fiance and I got into an argument. No abuse took place. However, as I am sure you all can guess, I dialed 911 out of concern for his own safety (he was in a downward spiral talking about suicide), and the next thing I see is him being handcuffed and charged with domestic violence. Prosecutors charged him with a misdemeanor. My ex-husband got wind of the arrest and threatened to file for full custody of our 2 children. My fiance's attorney who was handling this so-called "domestic violence" case told me she could take on my family law case because both cases go hand in hand. Not knowing any better, I agreed. Several weeks after retaining her, she informed me the initial hearing is going to be postponed to a later date because she didn't review any of my documents. Instead, she took $10,000.00 and didn't go to the initial hearing to file a continuance. Her associate went and told the judge he didn't know where I was. The judge gave my ex-husband full physical custody. My "attorney" has since been suspended from practicing law and has been convicted of money laundering and several counts of client misconduct. Unfortunately, she has yet to be sentenced.

    For 2 years following the hearing, my ex-husband cut off all communications with me and my 2 children. I never saw them again. This past August, I received a call from CPS in California (I currently live in WA) informing me my children were removed from my ex-husband's home and placed in protective foster care.

    I had my children for 14 years prior to losing custody, yet CPS is only looking at the 2 years I was not with them. They say I am at fault for not seeing them, but refuse to see court documentation stating my husband kept them from me. So now, CPS has to investigate me to see if my children can be placed with me.

    My ex-husband ADMITTED the allegations brought against him were TRUE. He had been physically & emotionally abusing my son and daughter for the past 2 years AND has sexually molested our daughter!

    Get this, CPS is conducting re-unification between myself and my children AND between him and my children. CPS is considering placing my kids back with a man who admitting abused my children and who is a child molester, but told me my children will not be placed with me out of fear for their safety because of a misdemeanor 3 years ago. Gotta love the system!!

    I have looked and looked all over for a way to prove my side. Nothing happened to be labeled as a domestic violence incident (apparently, according to the LAW, it doesn't matter), my so-called attorney misrepresented me (in fact, she forged my signature on my documents and filed them w/o my knowledge), and that my children have given statements stating they want to be with me and want their father's rights completely terminated.

    How can it be that CPS tells me they do not deal with the criminal aspects of a crime, just focus on the placement of the children, but won't place my children with me because of a misdemeanor "crime" that happened 3 years ago with my fiance and are considering placing my children with a admitted felon??

    If anyone can give me advice on what I can do to fight this, please let me know.
  • bigfootpcs Dec 8, 2011 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    I am a single father of four children, and i have never had any open cases by CSD (childrens

    services), but recently they got involved in my family because of some false reports made on us, by my ex wifes

    cousin. This woman has a history of making false reports and i believe she is pschizoprenic, and has a long family

    history of mental illness. CSD came into our lives a couple of weeks ago, and since then, has lied to us, family

    members, made threats and even upset social workers in california. Now they have opened a case on us, and forced my

    fiance to leave our home, because of a 12 year old california case where her and her children were abused by her

    exhusband who is now in prison for it. CSD insists she did wrong doing but California states otherwise. They state

    she done NO wrong doing, and i can prove it. She is the best mother figure my kids have ever had and they love and

    miss her dearly. They have us under a very strict set of rules, which does not allow me to work or hardly even pay

    my bills. They are not helping us in anyway, nor does my court appointed attorney seem to be helping. The worker in

    California is telling us to subpena him to court and he will testify that this oregon worker has falsified

    information to support his investigation because no other reason exsists to continue his investigation. Please help

    us, we are being railroaded by the system, and i dont know what to do. My lights might get turned out and i fear

    csd is going to take my kids if i even so much as try to defend myself. They have already told me that in so many

    words. Please help. This is destroying our family and our Christmas together. Now they are passing the buck onto a case worker instead of investigative worker because they are satisfied with the false information that they have gathered against me, and are moving onto a service plan. From what i understand, i should not agree to it at all.
  • nikki1976B Nov 30, 2011 @ 2:21 am | delete
    Hi My names Kim,
    I want to reach out to you ladies, gentlemen, parents, guardians and to family's that are going though a rough and hurting time in your life. Please call me, I might be able to help with your legal issues in the U.S. and parts of Canada, I can be reached at 253 330 4731 please don't be afraid to pick up that phone. What ever you do, don't sign papers with out a lawyer that's your right and your kids too. if you know someone that needs legal assistance send them my way. I will be able to help possibly in more ways than you can think of at present. Thank You.
    Kim.

    If you have a p.c. that will help I can converse with you back and forth and we can talk. I have passion about others and their problems.
  • nikki1976B Nov 30, 2011 @ 1:21 am | delete
    if i could please call me i really would appreciate it thanks for your time and you caring tears run down my eyes as i sit here and see this cause I'm hurting for those family's as well as mine.
    I pray that we as a nation can do something about this madness and stop the incriminating cause it's not right what they do. please don't put this in the thing unless you feel it should go in. this is just something for you thank for showing me you care. that really means a lot to me you touch me when you wrote to me I couldn't believe it. I
    I was in tears when I saw that you wrote me cause it let me know that I matter to you and you don't even know me or who I am. I know that God sent you my way and God could put a total stranger out their that has heart. Please don't ever change cause your what we need in this world a angle that came from the heavens and your just in discuss, Stay bless and love you in christ.
    Sook
  • nikki1976B Nov 30, 2011 @ 1:12 am | delete
    Hi my name is Sook,
    I live in the state of WA, My daughter had made allegations against myself that "I tried to drown her". I had given her a pill from her doctor, and was using a 12 0z. water bottle to help her swallow it down and she struck out at me with a punch and a slap to my face. My boyfriend was accused of putting a mark upon her neck which was in a scratch like form. All this was told to CPS by my daughter after they were informed by the school of my daughters statements. CPS interviewed my daughter at school without informing me first or talking to our lawyers as we had advised the school previously that my daughter was represented by a legal firm and that they were to notify me in any event. The school administrators scoffed at my daughter telling her that she was twelve years old and that she did not have a lawyer.

    My daughter came home and told me about it. I told her to be honest with me , “did you accuse us”? She said “no", she was lying because later on she came back and told me the truth and said "I didn't know that this was serious mom" but it was. Prior to that my daughter had run away and she was having problems in school by not doing her assignments in some of her classes,
    I received a phone call from the school saying my daughter, had ran out the school doors and the staff had gone looking for her. She also has told the Assistant Principle to' shut up' and even called her the "B" word and felt no remorse about it..

    I have been searching for help sense, for my daughter since she was in the 5th grade. I told the CPS case worker and the school that I'd bought The Total Transformation Program for $300 hundred dollar which has a book an on-line help advisor, and CD's for a parents aide, but that wasn't enough.

    I started taking her to consouling telling them, “look their is something really wrong with her and she needs help she needs medication or needs a neruological evaluation , Nobody took me serious I was a joke to them because my daughter displays a different personality to everyone else , she is sweet ,so nice , a good girl. what they don't see is her outrage, anger , her punching holes in the wall in her bedroom , punching holes in her bedroom door. Her trying to electricute everyone in the house and her self.
    They are not there when she goes on her tantrum. I was trying to get help sense last year so it would not get to this point and it now has and now everyone wants to tell me that there's help. Hey that's GREAT where were these same people earlier.When I called all these people nobody knew anything. I

    don't want my daughter to have a rap sheet on her cause no one takes heed to what I say. I mean I even called boot camps . I even tried calling and contacting Murray Povich and Tayra Banks as my child likes the TOP MODEL show. All my efforts got me nowhere.

    I have CPS saying they want to help but they sure have a nice way of showing it. They threatened me and told me to sign my name right here that would have me agreeing to have cameras in my home for 6 months as well as 6 months of community service before there was even a hearing, before causeo , allegations, no formal reading of allegations, no serving me paper on my rights, they acted like I was a drug dealer. I've never used any type of drugs in my life. I don't drink .I don't like the taste of alcohol let alone the smell.

    After our first meeting at the police stattion where I went to speak with the dective, I was supposed to meet with the CPS worker for at least 20 minutes I was still in their being badgered and hounded to sign papers to admit my guilt and fault, she would not let me read the papers or let me take it to a lawyer to read over she just wanted me to sign the paper. NEVER SIGN ANYTHING before you read it AND LET A LAWYER READ IT TOO!!!!!!

    Now that they took her from me they want me to have my boyfriend move out and telling me that my daughter is going to live in another county (in the state) and she will be given a new name, new parents and new SSC number.

    The CPS worker was telling her she is going to loose and her mom would be going to jail.

    The CPS worker said she did her investigation but she hasn't done anything but hound me like a Salem Witch Hunt. The CPS “AGENT” has also told me that she will beat me too. I was told by the CPS “AGENT” that this “was all my fault and that's why my daughter looses her temper, because of my bad parenting and neglegence.” I know I am a good mother I don't hurt my babie I am there for her and I discipline her when it's needed.

    I love my daughter and only want her to have a good home and a good life and just enjoy her childhood. Just for her to be a good kid and to remember her life, be able to see that she had a good life. I just want her to be happy but when the states and schools give them power and ( they ) our children don't know the responsibility that goes with that power then choas reigns. Children then want to run and say I'm going to call cps, i'm going to call the cops on you because your making me do this (thing I don't want to do). I'm just going to make up something. I'm going to mark myself up so you get in trouble. What they don't realize , is that they are the ones that will be hurt too, in this process,that they are the ones tearing the families apart and by the time they realize how serious it is they belatedly comprhend that they've made a huge mistake and when they try to correct it by saying I lied, I made it up. It's to late they have started a mess that they can't undue.

    CPS doesn't listen to what we say and they play games and think that this is a contest and most parents don't know how to get help or what they can or can't say or sign.

    We really live in a messed up sociEty and we are being punished for a crime we didn't commit. The only crime:WE THE PEOPLE gave the state to much power to run over us we are the victums by the state and by the cps. We are the ones that are getting abused by the NEW BROWN SHIRTS and beaten on and that's not right. I just got my babie taken away from me this month I need to know how to fight it this agency They came to my daughters school and just kiddnapped my babie and handed me no papers no phone calls nothing.THIS IS AMERICA????? INNOCENT BEFORE PROVEN GUILTY??????

    But they(CPS) have no problem calling my x and updating him on what's going after getting information from the school after I'd told the school not to affilate my daughter with any information that deals with him and no information is to be given out to him. How or why the school felt that a divorced xxxx, who is not the biological father needs to be contacted I don”t know? Next thing I know the cops and the CPS are talking to my x.
    I found out my x and CPS has struck up a deal about if you can get her daughter away from her I will support you as a foster parent, with financial aid, food stamps,etc. which would be $86,000 a year, vision, dental, and medical for you and her.When I heard that I was like what in the world so my x is sleeping with the enemey with a devil deal going on and then he talks to me like I'm not checking on everything he says and that he provides information to the CPS AGENT that I DON'T KNOW where some stuff is coming from.

    I found out that when I talked to Central Intake a woman named Mary another AGENT for central housing for dispatch and indexing of information and a vehicle for delaying YOU from finding out the truth they lied to me too. Mary told me she was safe and in another county and in a protective foster home.

    This was after My X called at 7:00 P.M. she wasn't in the foster home like I was told. 9;00 P.M. The AGENT comes over to my house asking ME did I know where my daughter was? It's 9:00 P.M. And you're 6 hours late coming to tell me that my daughter's missing and you're asking ME do I know where my daughter is? The Agent gets on the phone afetr I informered her that I'd talked to CENTRAL INTAKE (WHOOPS!!!) NEVER DIVULGE what can become crucial evidence for your case. Anyway The AGENT PRETENDS TO BE ALL CONCERNED don”t buy it.

    She calls central Intake I could hear them talking. LYING, MARYshe said she never knew MY AGENT and it comes out that she worked at the same DSHS office that my AGENT HAD, AND telling the AGENT that she lied to ME, TO DELAY ME hopefully that they would find my daughter so she MARY is saying “I'm not concerned” yet I'm the one who had to call around and my daughter is missing.
    My daughter is missing since the 18th and now cps is telling me that it's not her CPS'S fault but mine and it's my 12 year old daughters fault .

    My daughter was not in my care. She was in CPS's and some how she puts the blame back on me. I don't know where my daughter is and CPS is blaming me,and she is missing till this day. Whos fault is this?!!! cause it's NOT MINE!!!! They are sloppy, messy, evil, conniving, treacherous .They try to befriend you, but they are hateful, misleading, liars, and anything but CPS .

    They are not for the children.They are not for the parents.The community, for the the protection of abused or neglected children they are here to notch a mark on their gun after they've shot you and taken your child away and awaiting the court to bury YOU in GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS.
    It's a Job making , career making enterprise where they gather in their local pubs to chuckle and bragg about the NEW family they've torn assunder, high fiving while you are alone without the person you love your child and YOU, stress, lie awake, have nightmares, worry because a part of your life is missing. They take away your rights,and power away from them the consitution. How can you get them to do their jobs and do it right and keep it for not being in vindictive?
    I don't want to smear the good and truly devoted CPS WORKERS because I just know their are some out there and if they are good it's only 1 out of a milliion of them that stand for what's right.

    They know who's corrupt, I some are married to police officers, are other civil servants who are honest and raise thie children with integrity and honesty, how about in your workplace, weed them out them do more harm than GOOD.

    JACK BOOT DIPLOMACY

    Knock! Knock!
    Clop! Clop!

    I heard the sound in the valley
    I heard the sound in the halls
    truncated limbs severed off our Lady Liberty
    Concrete floatsam parading down the Potomac River
    It's Flame Flickering, Sinking Beneath The Waves
    of Neo-Con Pablam.

    Like a mother to her child who's hurt
    confused and scared.
    Hear the PuppetMaster's of the Neo- Con's
    Saying Sshh!1 Sshh! It's okay!

    WATERGATE REDUX

    As They break into the Smithsonian
    ransacking the Constitution, Putting it into a
    Black OPS Bag.

    Stealing OUR Right's away.
    OCCUPY!!????? Silent Majority!!!!!
    Blinded, Gaffled
    Backs against the WALL

    LAST CHANCE????

    SMOKE ANYONE????Use um if you got um.

    CRACK! CRACK!
    Rat ta TAT Tat
    We Pledge Alligence. Crack!!!!!
    My Country Tis Of Thee BLAM,BLAM
    II GOD WE TRUST RAT AT TAT TAT

    The WIZARD of Blob steps from behind the curtain, to the podium
    with NO FACE.
    Who's To Blame, who's to put out the Flame
    the funeral Phyree is LIT by WHO? YOU? ME?

    WAKE UP AMERICA

    I SEE YOU Oneth by land Two if by sea.
    It's upon us again so BE BE BE Ready BE READY

    GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!
    By N.F.M. 2011
  • mytakenchild Nov 12, 2011 @ 2:06 am | delete
    My name is Carrie J. Strickland, I live in Michigan. My family as well as other family's within our state have been living a nightmare through the encumbered practices of Attorneys using the Division of Family Court as their personal playground resulting in multiple catastrophic occurrences.

    Many that have been affected are able to identify the activities, links and or common involvement of these particular key individuals. Within these groups of individuals they have demonstrated noticeable similarities of corrupt deception while lacking in extremely degrees of professionalism.
    Their desire for capital gain, arrogance and power is a sure demonstration of their true lack of concern for children, deliberately oppressing our children by put them in harms way! They have unlawfully taking away all of my rights to my daughter without warrant, as they have done this to many others and are using our children as collateral in efforts of keeping us silent about their activities.

    Due to this web of deceitful collaboration by thee participates they should at the very least be reprimanded for their actions, and these individuals should face a full investigation by an outside agency into these displayed and provable unethical tendency's of abuse of power according to the Michigan rules of professional conduct as well unlawful activities according to the Constitutional litigation, the State and civil laws and ethics.

    Many rights and Laws have been broken within these cases, preformed by some individuals. We have been falsely tricked into believing that they are guarded by their educational background and held title, furthermore, after a full investigation I am sure that some sort of prosecuting measures and restructuring will be in order for their surreptitious crimes and cruel actions committed against the children and parents of our victimized family's.
  • mytakenchild Nov 12, 2011 @ 1:50 am | delete
    For my story go to mytakenchild.webs.com, soon it should be web address, mytakenchild.com.
  • pati4u1982 Nov 7, 2011 @ 1:24 am | delete
    my name is patricia im 29 have 5 bueatiful babies who were just taken from me by cps. On the 12 of june i was put on probation and on the 24 of june 2011 a cps caseworker showed up at my probation visit asking for a consent to my case i said no he asked for me to take a ua so i said i would. He than ignored me went to the supivisor and got permission to overrule my no consent and was given a paper on two previous dirty uas. All of a sudden he has me crying cause their guing to take my kids. What happened to the house checks to see if their clothes are clean food in the refrigerator are they well taken care of. At the age of 10 i was on probation a dad who beat me a mom who didnt know how to raise us. I started drugs at 10 was sexually active at 10. I was sent away at 12 and released at 16 to a sister who was bipolor. I staarted my own family and changed it all for them my oldest is a cheerleader and a girl scoot at ft. concho my sons are a and b grades the teachers love them. I was in an alternative school for being kicked out, My kids dont cuss. They send me letters beggin to come home on the 10th of july 2011 judge weatherby told me that at one time i may have been a good mom but no more all on my own ive rasied them with a promise to let no one harm them. I showed millions of pictures even took recorded cds of our life. i'm a recovering drug addict i fight it every day one day at a time they havnt done nothing to no one. Please if you can give me addvice or help i beg you. i cant live without them their my world.
  • Settingmeup Oct 26, 2011 @ 11:20 am | delete
    I have an open CPS case and they are setting me up for failure. My Counselor/Life Skills worker has broken confidentiality with me and I have talked to my CPS worker because not only that, she misses appointments, is late, or says I write the wrong dats. My CPS wprker said to me that she believes my Counselor over me because she "knows" her and not me. I told CPS I really needed someone I can confide in and trust to get help so there is no more threats of taking my Kids. They denied me seeing a diffrent Counselor. Beach of confidentiality is VERY serious and If I cant trust her, how am I suppose to get the help I need to save and keep my Family together? They are setting me up for failure. They dont include my Husband on things, they lied in the PPC hearing letter, its all false but told me its no"big deal" to have it corrected. I am trying to find a Lawyer here to help us. I have NO choice but to work with these sneaky ppl who really dont care about me or my Family. Ive had 18 false calls from Inlaws and they are involved because of an arguement that happened here. And IM the ONE WHO CALLED CPS FOR HELP!! BIG MISTAKE!!!! Any suggestions? i have requested meetings, they deny them to me. I feel as if Im fighting the WOrld alone. This is not fair.
  • mrducksmrnot Sep 30, 2011 @ 6:57 am | delete
    DSS (Dept. Of Social Services), CPS (Child Protective Services) or whatever it may be called in your area of residence here in the United States was put in place for several reasons. 1. To control the next generation 2. To take away a Parent's Rights without due process of the Law and 3. As a money maker for BIG Government at the expense of We The People.
  • theVikar Oct 30, 2011 @ 3:23 am | delete
    Here in New Zealand we have CYFS Child youth & Family! the role & concept is the same! I agree with you 100%. To Control & take away parental rights.
  • sunshine_smiles73 Dec 8, 2011 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    Wow! Even in NZ. Here I thought it was only the US that has corrupt laws and no concern for a family's well being. It all comes down to the might $ buck.
  • cpsmommy Sep 24, 2011 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    I Have a cps case going on since march. They took my twin daughters from the hospitial without coming and doing a home visit. They didnt get the father and I into classes entill may. We have and are doing every thing they have asked us to do. We went to cout just last month and cps asked for more time and my daughters lawyer asked for the right to be taken away. They have no reason to we finished our parenting classes. And all the other things they have asked us to do. Every thing from move from were we lived and doing clean uas. So what right do they have to take them away from us.
  • jltyree Sep 22, 2011 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    I have 2 children that were taken away from me this week by CPS and the court due to my husband being falsely accused of child molestation in another county. My ex-husband (which is only the father to one of my kids) made accusations with CPS stating that my husband was being left alone with my kids which breaks his bond of not being allowed to be alone with a minor. I now have visitation for 3 weekends a month and I barely get to even talk to my kids on the phone. All of this started because my husband's ex-wife coerced his children to say he had molested him. He had filed for full custody of all 3 of them the week before the accusations were made. It's obvious of the reasoning behind the allegations, but CPS still has 2 founded cases now against even though he has not been found guilty through court. What happened to being found innocent til proven guilty? Anyways, my ex-husband claims my children were in danger being around my husband. My ex waited 5 months to deem they were unsafe and go through CPS and the court!!! There is so much evidence to prove that my husband is not guilty, but it seems that no one wants to listen to us. I would love for some help on this because I can't seem to find any. This case is in Virginia. Thanks to all who help and God bless!!!
  • roxie73 Sep 20, 2011 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    im trying to fight social services at mo they made up lies bout me took my eleven year old son away to foster carers in dartford i get to c him once every two weeks but never at xmas always supervised its like they treating me like a criminal i thik the government need to take a look at the system.
  • ThomasNKlotz Sep 14, 2011 @ 3:22 am | delete
    Today, however, I share news about corruption within the nation's child protective services agencies that appears to have claimed at least three adult victims, including two in Georgia who were fighting to expose its dark.

    Family Law Chicago
  • lisakaye66 Aug 31, 2011 @ 6:11 pm | delete
    PLEASE help me! Az stole 3 of the greatest kids. I am a single mom and Dk how to fight them & get my babies back.
    They are liars and mean to me. Please help!
  • cpsmommy Sep 24, 2011 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    I think az likes to take every kid thay can get there hands on they took our twin daughters srtight from the hospitial. And now they want to take them away from us for good.
  • gherishjhoven Aug 31, 2011 @ 1:08 am | delete
    you got good one for this...
  • JJNW Aug 16, 2011 @ 5:35 pm | delete
    What a wonderful thing you are doing with this lens. A good cause. *** Blessed by a SquidAngel! ***
  • riff999 Aug 16, 2011 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    Very informative. Blessed.
  • Resjes Jul 20, 2011 @ 10:40 am | delete
    I have a friend who's little sister was taken away on false accusations - it was devastating to the family. She was just a baby too. This is an important topic and I'm grateful that there is a lens discussing this issue.
  • lawpost Jun 29, 2011 @ 9:07 pm | delete
    One of the biggest problems with CPS is that they start from the assumption that persons reporting alleged abuse have honest motives, complete knowledge of the situation, and are otherwise normal, healthy, well-adjusted people. Accordingly, CPS approaches investigations from the position that an accused parent needs to disprove the allegations. Poor training, poor qualifications, and big egos of individual CPS workers compound the problem and reduce the possibility that CPS will get it right.
  • KANEsUgAr May 21, 2011 @ 12:14 am | delete
    Yes, my fiance grew up in different foster homes, and was abused alot. Hes still messed up because of it. My mom constantly had one of the neighbors calling cps on her. She was a great mom, and didnt desserve it. Luckily we were never taken away.
  • peetred May 14, 2011 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. As a family who was falsely accused of abuse, we were lucky to have known enough about our rights when first being contacted to stop any further action or communication with CPS. Other families are not so lucky. I hope to have a lens and share our story soon.
  • Othercat Apr 19, 2011 @ 7:34 am | delete
    One thing I find horrible is that the way society reacts when they find out your children have been taken by DSS. Even if you did nothing wrong, you're still viewed as a bad parent.
  • PlacidPoet Apr 5, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
    i have a huge case against me and my wife. they took our kids then came into our home without a warrant. I was arrested for rape then the charge was dismissed with prejudice and they still are using the charge against me in the custody case. there is alot involved in my case and an extreme amount of lies and fabrications. we need help and don't know where or how to get it. we are poor, please tell me that wont be the determining factor to regaining our children.
  • sunshine_smiles73 Dec 8, 2011 @ 5:23 pm | delete
    I'll say a prayer for you. My children are being kept from me because of a misdemeanor against my fiance 3 years ago. We are in the process of getting his "record" expunged. CPS told it doesn't matter if it gets expunged. He would be required to send a statement in writing explaining why he was charged with a misdemeanor and why the need to have it expunged! Expunged = NOTHING EVER HAPPENED...GONE...NON EXISTENT. If that's not good enough for CPS, I don't know what else to do.
  • jvsper63 Apr 3, 2011 @ 1:24 am | delete
    I came across this just browsing and had to look..Thank you they do make to many mistakes If a child is abused yes they should be taken away . But sometimes they go to worse places..Much to often!!!
  • Norma_Budden Mar 27, 2011 @ 12:35 am | delete
    This lens is featured at Child Abuse Victim Asks, Why Me?
  • Shylohjacobs Mar 23, 2011 @ 4:51 pm | delete
    Thank you for sharing this, although sad. And here I thought my magnetic cell phone holder was my biggest problem when there are kids like this out there suffering. No one should be forced to take drugs. http://magicgrip.net
  • ChaunyWrites Mar 22, 2011 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    Wow! you are awesome for simply taking the time to write this, thank you so much on behalf of the children in our world, I cannot thank you enough, I feel so warm inside just reading this, I'm awestruck, speechless, and amazed to know that such a one as yourself still exist in the world today, and here i thought my heart was alone on earth.
  • LisaAuch Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:33 am | delete
    Lucky Leprechaun Blessing - Happy St Patricks Day
  • ShirlW Feb 4, 2011 @ 8:24 pm | delete
    Just reading the comments here on your lens is an indication that you are fighting a "good fight". Bless you for following your passion and dedicating so much of yourself to such a needful cause. Blessed today by a Squid Angel.
  • hveshdon Feb 1, 2011 @ 5:24 pm | delete
    Its nice to know that there are people out there that are standing up for those who are falsely accused. Most people just hear the news and think good riddance, rather than question whether or not they even did something wrong.
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  • tiff0315 Jan 22, 2011 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    Great information! My husband is a social worker and he sees so much violence every day, but there are those who are falsely reported to cps
  • taylerjordin Jan 7, 2011 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    In 2001 Washington state took my then 2 and 4 yr old children saying that I was abusive and neglecting both of them. I didn't have the money to fight the issue and even after moving back to Oregon was still being accused of things that I couldn't have done because I hadn't been back in Washington and yet even thought I tried to provide proof that I was in Oregon they still put it on the papers that I bruised my 4yr. old daughter. I was young and stupid and was deeply depressed from all of this going on that I decided that it was best that I sign off my rights to my now ex-husband. It took me a few years to finally come to terms with the fact that it was going to be a while before I got to see them again and in the meantime I have tried (and continue to fail) to save up money to retain an attorney for when my daughter turns 16 so if she should want to be with me she could (unfortunately I haven't been able to get ahead ever since all this started so there is no way I can get an attorney). My holiday this year turned out to be almost as horrible as it did the year they took my kids. I received an email from a 2nd or 3rd cousin of mine (whom I don't even know) informing me that Oregon child protective services had custody of my daughter and they were trying to find family members who would/could take her. I obtained the number to the social worker in charge of my daughters case and have since been on a rollercoaster with them to give me my child back of course with no luck. The worst part of it is that in digging deeper I found that my ex-husband has been in jail since 2007 and charged with 5 counts of sodomy against a child under the age of 15 and come to find out further via a relative that my daughter was the victim (at least 3 yrs. this went on that was known of for sure)and it caused her severe trauma not only that she wants to be with me and they won't let her and to make matters worse..in the search for family that will take her they are going to have her move in with my sister who in my opinion barely takes care of her own kids. My daughters reactions due to the trauma she endured has caused her to require constant attention and also requires that there be no other kids in the household as she fights horribly with other kids and now has a tendency to try to get older men to do things they shouldn't do with a child. I have been working on trying to get her back even with all her problems because she is still my child and I still love her no matter what but you gotta love how the system don't care about the parent who never actually did anything let alone the child who all she wants is her mother....If there is anyone that can help me I really need it I have been treated like crap and continue to be treated like I'm a bad person.
  • hotbrain Dec 4, 2010 @ 9:12 pm | delete
    Excellent lens on a very important topic! Blessed by a Squidoo angel.
  • sarah1030 Nov 4, 2010 @ 3:00 pm | delete
    My child was taken from me when she was 2 months old, due to family and a visiting nurse making false allegations. She has been hospitalized twice for failure to thrive, they are saying this is my fault for not feeding her. However, she has been diagnosed with GERD, which causes failure to thrive if not treated in the right way. since she has been taken from me they have changed her formula 3 times, and her acid reflux medicine was changed from Zantac to Prevacid. Since these changes were made she has been doing great. The problem they are saying her condition was non medical when clearly it is. Allegations were also made that I do drugs and drink all time. They gave full custody to her father, who hardly ever has her. His family has her more than he does. I am at a complete loss. I want my child back. Children services says they have made every effort to give her back to me, but that is not the case. All they have done is take my baby from me. And now because they did not do a full investigation on me, I am going to miss all the most important things my daughter will do the first year. Can you please help me?!?!
  • LindaJM Nov 4, 2010 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    Sarah, please join us on our message board where we can give you feedback on your case.
  • mhicke Oct 20, 2010 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    I live in ky and I am a victim of horrific domestic violence, and so is my two year old child that I share with my abuser. I was recently forced by the court to give him my child. He made false allegations to CPS to take my child. The system has failed to protect us. CPS has conducted a poor investigation. I had to write the state capitol for an appeal and it was granted pending the outcome of my trial. My trial is tomorrow. I am facing trial also in December for custodial interference. I was afraid to give him my child and a warrant was issued for my arrest. He is also on the sex offender registry in our state.
  • Mrmakingusmile Oct 20, 2010 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    I love your work, very impressive. Thank you for making me smile.
  • wordstock Oct 18, 2010 @ 10:13 am | delete
    I think that this is so important that i added your link to the Child Protective Services on the Helium Topic Page. While it is important to Helium to have all sides represented, I wanted to make sure that your information was available. This is not a page that I get paid for but as a topic where other articles will be attached, the side of CPS abuse has to be represented. The link to to topic page is http://parenting.helium.com/topic/5669-child-protective-services. I wish that this info had been available when we went through this.
  • jiprue Oct 13, 2010 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    yes my children were recently removed from the home due to a report of abuse from my daughter having a bruise on her face when i was investigated they didn't believe me when i told them that my daughter startled me when crawling into my bed and out of reaction i smacked her. the social worker and state policeman kept trying to tell them that i did it out of anger. this happened five days ago and they said my court date won't be until the middle of December. they were informed while here that i am on medication for insomnia. is there a way i can fight this. this is the first time ive ever hit my child due to my belief of not spanking and use time out as a means of punishment. im in a deep state of depression due to this so if anyone has suggestions of what steps i can take to get them back in the home sooner id be much obliged and very appreciative .
  • LindaJM Oct 14, 2010 @ 2:30 am | delete
    Yes, you can fight this. Please join us on the message board ... we will work with you throughout your ordeal with CPS.
  • wordstock Oct 12, 2010 @ 9:06 am | delete
    Linda, this is a very important topic and having been subject to the lies, I really understand. It took 7 months to get our grandson out of foster care and another year to complete the adoption. Our retirement savings are gone but we have a happy, well-adjusted child. This is the biggest crime in our country. I am the adoption channel manager on Helium and this will be the next topic page I add.
  • starhorsepax Oct 10, 2010 @ 5:44 pm | delete
    A very telling moment on television: An episode of Cops where the police had to arrest someone and take the child in to CPS. A female officer, reassured the child it would have a bed and toys and comfort. She carried the infant in. At the site of the cameras they got very irate and refused the camera crew entrance. The female officer came out in TEARS. A police officer, and said they didn't even have a bed or blanket. This is CPS? Most of that show is the same old cops and robbers, forgotten in an hour. But that one made a permanent impression.
  • crosscreations Oct 8, 2010 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Excellent resource and support for all, thanks for being such a great advocate. Lensrolling to my lens about parent alienation and faved. Best to YOU!
  • lizziebeth Oct 2, 2010 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    Wow. I was not aware of this problem. I think it is great you are an advocate for people who are poor and mistakenly accused. Great lens!
  • SourHead Oct 2, 2010 @ 8:39 am | delete
    Great piece. your lens is insightful and awakening. I'm all for supporting causes with integrity.
  • Squidoo_Queen Sep 27, 2010 @ 7:19 am | delete
    I'm seeing more and cases like this in the UK too. Thankfully they have people like you helping them and getting more attention to this.
  • skiesgreen Sep 24, 2010 @ 10:48 pm | delete
    Abuse of parents is common in Australia also. We had the Lindy Chamberlain case whereby she was jailed for life for murdering her baby while all the time a dingo took it, as she claimed. How do you undo the hurt? *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust and also on Child Abuse
  • glockr Sep 14, 2010 @ 11:08 am | delete
    It's sad that these kind of abuses are happening in a supposedly free country.
  • MattMiracle Sep 7, 2010 @ 11:40 pm | delete
    i live in ohio my baby was taken from my ex almost 2 years ago she was on drugs while she was pregnant ,she had the baby about 4 weeks early.i was in jail at the time cps took the baby from her it was the right thing to do i was happy i know my baby would be safe. i got oput of jail last june since then i been fighting cps i have pass every drug test i did everything that they have ask. I went throght programs for them. im fighting cps so hard the head guy there chuck has been there for 23 years this is the first case that he has went to court an fought this hard you would throught that he was a lawyer how i know this was his first case is he told the court that it was his firat time doing this. see cps is in a small ohio town where every body knows everybody they go chruch together they hunt they went to school together so i don't have money to fight them i need about 5000 to 10000 thousand dollars i only work part time to i went with a court appt. lawyer big mistake i loss the case they took my baby from me i did nothing wrong but my pass caught with me they wouldn't look at everything i have done it didn;t matter i foster parents already chang my baby's first and last name is ther anything i can do??? im trying to file a appeal it doesn't look good. i know if i had the money for a lawyer when this first started i would have won
  • New-York-Personal-Injury-Lawyer Jul 7, 2010 @ 7:35 am | delete
    There are certain things which do not fall into the category of LAW. Family Law is a delicate subject and it should be handled with care.

    There are several cases of child abuses as foster care as well.
  • itsmyopinionk Jul 2, 2010 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    I live in Tacoma Wa. CPS has my baby. I am 40 years old and am living with my boyfriend who is 19 can they stop me from getting my baby back?
  • LindaJM Jul 2, 2010 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    Yes, they will try to convince the court that they should keep your baby, and will use everything they can against you, including the young boyfriend. See my site, FightCPS, for help in preparing for court. Good luck!
  • itsmyopinionk Jul 3, 2010 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    can i stop them from keeping him and still live with my boyfriend?
  • LindaJM Jul 3, 2010 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    I don't know. Every case is different. Have they used this against you in court yet? What do you think the social worker and judge are thinking about it?
  • itsmyopinionk Jul 5, 2010 @ 1:52 am | delete
    I am thinking that I shouldnt tell them but maybe they will be ok with it
  • itsmyopinionk Jul 5, 2010 @ 1:55 am | delete
    I am thinking I wont tell them maybe they wont find out and maybe if they do they wont care because he is over 18 but I was told I probably shouldnt live with a guy let alone one so young. My baby was taken because they thought i used drugs when i was pregnant and because i am disabled they think i cant take care of him
  • momsboyfam4 Jul 4, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
    first of all why was your child taken and do you have a attorney? if not you can try calling the attorneys listed on our website. it is under the falsely accused link of www.mybabiesneedme.webs.com good luck and god bless
  • crystaldtadlock Jun 22, 2010 @ 10:22 am | delete
    My story is quite long and upsetting. I am reaching out to ANY source of knowledge or help that may be offered.

    I had a "friend" whom I have known for approximately 4 years and whom I would travel from my home in Wichita, KS to Eskridge, KS quite regularly to visit with and would allow her to spend time with my daughter. I met my husband and we were married on December 19th, 2008 and this woman was at the wedding as a witness for us. After the wedding my friend approached me about a vehicle I was selling so I agreed to allow her to make payments on the car. After several months of no payments I began asking about it and asking when she would be paying on the vehicle, she began telling me I should divorce my husband and get back into a relationship with my child's father who was very abusive and controlling. This went on for about 6 months and she kept telling me that my husband was poor and could not care for me or my daughter and regardless of the violence my child's father was financially able to care for us and that I should just "get back with him". After I continued to refuse she then began asking about my husband and if I think he would touch my daughter inappropriately. I told her no, and besides we both worked and he was never alone with my daughter to even be able to do anything like that. The woman dropped it and then in July 2009 my family and I moved to Aurora, CO.

    While in CO my mother lived with us and is disabled so she does not work nor drive. She provided daycare while my husband and I worked. After several months we decided to move back to KS due to the cost of living. Upon return to KS, my "friend" offered to help and watch my daughter, I was 4 months pregnant, until we got settled and got our own place. We agreed upon a time for her to bring my daughter home and I spoek almost daily with my daughter and my friend. After she had my daughter for 3 weeks I get a call that my child is in Police protective custody in Topeka, KS which is 2 hours from my home and that they could not give me any info over the phone.

    The following day, which was Monday morning, I recieved a call from an SRS worker in Wichita stating they recieved a call tipping them that my daughter was being molested and that after they had went over everything they advised the tipster that they would not be removing my child. I then told the woman that my child was in SRS custody in Topeka due to being taken to the hospital for an inspection. She couldn't believe it and after talking with police and such I was told I should get my daughter back as there was no evidence.

    I have went MONTHS without seeing my child, my child is STILL in Topeka, the story as to what happened to her keeps changing and getting worse and worse. Now I was involved in the abuse and I locked her in her room and beat her. SRS in Topeka gave my child to the woman who made the accusations who, conveniently, is all of a sudden foster care certified. She then told the courts that I abandoned my child at birth and she turned a room that I have photos of being an office into a bedroom!

    I hired an attorney who FORGOT about my trial date and he took all of my money and then emailed me that he never said he would do everything he could for me, that I couldn't afford the "OJ defense". I have all of this in writing. He even told me that he REFUSED to file a motion for change of venue for me. Since all of this is going on SRS where I live in Wichita has now taken my newborn. None of the interviews done with my daughter were either video or audio recorded. At trial the woman who has my daughter said that my child told her she had done these sexual things with her sister while we lived in CO. I called SRS on my child's father who lives in CO, my oldest resides with her father there, and SRS said there is nothing indicating that she has seen inappropriate things nor has ever done anything of the nature.

    I am trying to find someone who can help represent me. I am appealing the substantiation by SRS. I have had to fire the attorney I had who would not even speak to me. The crazy thing is, I WORK for an attorney who does bankruptcy and even she told me that this guy should give me my money back because he wasn't doing what I was paying him to do. This is my life. I am losing both of my kids and my child is being filled with all of these HORRENDOUS false memories. I need to help her and get her away from this crazy woman as well as prove mine and my husband's innocence. If you know of any attorney's locally who may be able to help me. I gave this other attorney all I had and he states he never intended to call witnesses NOR provide the OJ defense for my case. I have nothing to lose except my family so I am reaching out to any and all who may be able to help.

    Thank you for your time. I realize this is a lot of info but the story is worse and much longer. I left out much of the story out of respect of your time.

    Crystal Tadlock
    316-993-1807
    crystaldspence@homtail.com
  • momsboyfam4 Jul 4, 2010 @ 10:58 am | delete
    I would have to say thats where we need to unite with each other no matter where you are at or where your from the more of us against the system the harder for them. try 9-12 patriots website www.meetup.com/9-12-patriots good luck and god bless
  • momsboyfam4 Jun 20, 2010 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    "Happy Fathers Day" to all the father's that have stuggled without their families and god bless www.mybabiesneedme.webs.com
  • prosperity66 Jun 20, 2010 @ 5:33 am | delete
    Oh my... Living in Europe, I thought it was a story that we could only find in movies... and now I discover it's for real. What could I say except that I was touched by this page and your experience as well as your battle. I wish that, one day, things go better for the sole interest of children, parents and potential foster families. And I thank you for informing the whole world about this!
  • dbestgirl Jun 10, 2010 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    I am a single mother of 2. girl that is 4 and a 6 month old baby boy. My son caught RSV in his daycare at the age of 3 months old, during that time the doctors had told me no smoking in the home which i did comply to and smoked outside. When my son got better i did proceed with smoking in my home. He then had gotton Bronchitus at 5 months old and was hospitalized agian. Then came DHS or CPS as some people would call them. and claimed i had put my child in danger of my smoking in the home. I really dont know what to think about all this, first of all they say its okay to smoke around my 4 year old but not my baby. because they are claiming that he has a respitory problem and i was told not to smoke around him and that i continuely did so. Well thats not true! I never knew he had a respitory problem.... I new he had RSV and i did not smoke in my home at that time. They never told me he could never in his life be exposed to smoke. during the time he was born intill the present i have had 4 manditory reporters in my home a total of nine times. 2 school teachers, the headstart program superviser, and a local nurse. Not one of these manditory reports ever thought my kids were in danger or ever neglected. I could see if i was told never to smoke around him agian and that he had a respitory problem.... and that he never could be exposed to any second hand smoke.. and then continueally did not listen and kept doing this.... I could see that that would be a case for neglect. This issue is stemming from me smoking in my home. They say I neglected my baby boy!!! But i dont feel that i have neglected my child at all! They found me guilty of neglect for critical care of my child and did not put me on the registry. Well i just can not except it.. So i am writing an appeal letter and appealing this matter. I know smoking is a boarder line thing... but I would like some second oppions> and please be honest... Do you think this is a case of neglect? Thanks for your oppion.......... and yes now that i do know my child does have a respitory problem i have since quit smoking... Thanks for taking your time to read this.......I know one question you probably all want to know is how much did i smoke in the home... yes i was a heavy smoker, but my child was in daycare 40 hours of the week while i worked and when he was home it was time for me to make supper, bath my kids, have some mommy time and off to bed. I mostly smoked when my children were in bed and in a seperate room, never in the same room as my child. Thanks again for your oppion on this matter... am I wrong to be appealing this? and was my child neglected?
  • JetHowe Jun 6, 2010 @ 3:36 am | delete
    hi...I wish that I knew about this site a lot sooner....my kids were taken away by Cps false accusations my rights were terminated and then after that the cps workers that were involved in my case were fired due to an investagation about so many children these workers were taking from families and putting them in foster adopt families and about a child that was taken from them and put in a foster home where the boy died due to starvation...CPS literally lied in court in my termination hearing...the Judge congratulated me on my success on turning my life around and told me he was proud of me as I had remarried and was financially stable and had a good home but he still terminated me stating that it took me too long to turn my life around....since then my daughters have been adopted and my son is in long term foster care.....it has been three years since my rights were taken and I am still financially stable and clean and sober....my children were taken for alleged neglect and after their biologically father had sex with a 15 year old in the room my children were asleep in...I had recent cps involvement before this due to headlice epidemic that was happening in my daughters school every time I got rid of it they would send her home again because she kept catching it this led to too many days of school missed so Cps was called in....after their bio dad went to jail for what they did i was harreassed by cps..lied to by them sent to inpatient were my cps worker camr to visit me and after I had done my 60 day court ordered inpatient treatment for alcohol and said I could return home..so I DID then cps told the court that i left the treatment center without thier permission...they had also told me when I was in inpatient that I would have visits with my children which they lied .....so on my own with the support of my family was able to get sober...cps did not like this because I did it without them....I guess my concern is is there anything I can do to get my son home or can my new husband either adopt him or apply for foster care......and I always wanted be a nurse and I hear that I can never do that now because I was terminated?
  • liljenn1978 May 29, 2010 @ 9:38 pm | delete
    i am currently under investigation by CPS, The crazy thing is I knew it was coming due to another caseworker of people that dont like me called a friend of mine, told her all of the allegations about me.. That is soo against my rights of privacy!! 1 day after that cops and 2 cps workers came to my house accusing me of unsanitary living conditions, drug abuse and neglect on my 5yr old who has health issues!! I did allow them in knowing i had nothing to hide. I gave them all of my sons doctors names numbers and addresses!! I went for a drug test!! mind you this all happened on the 27th of May at 4:30pm.. I was told to arrive at the drug place no later then 12pm on the 28th, why is it that when i showed they told me i was there a day late!! CPS is at this time not giving me answers as to why they wont give me an amendment on the paper for the UA.. I was there on the 28th at 8:00am.. I did call the supervisor of the caseworker who broke my rights to privacy. that guy asked me why I was soo upset?? He said I had no idea who I was talking to, He also asked me if I wanted him to pacify me. I am totally disgusted with these people... They can not even prove any wrong doing,, why I am getting the feeling I need to get a lawyer, I have a bad feeling from this supervisor!! I ask for forgiveness I am rambling trying to get it out!! PLEASE I need help I dont know what to do!!!
  • LindaJM May 30, 2010 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    Liljenn, the CPS supervisors are as bad or really, WORSE, than the caseworkers. They are successful family wreckers who got promoted. I would go to the meeting of the Board of Supervisors in your county. When there's time to get up and talk, I'd get up and talk about the violation of my rights and what the CPS supervisor said that you found insulting. If you do this you will only be given a couple minutes to speak so practice in advance and know what you're planning to say. Also I'd write a letter about this to my county area's supervisor (on the County Board of Supervisors) right away. That's what I'd do. The Board of Supervisors are in charge of the county offices. In your state they might be called something different than Board of Supervisors ... but I'm talking about the people in charge of the entire county, not just CPS. Hope this helps!! They will want to keep the county from having lawsuits and they will be able to get bad CPS workers and CPS supervisors fired or demoted.
  • patrickrpg May 4, 2010 @ 7:20 pm | delete
    I don’t know how much longer I can go. I have lost all tha I love in life. I have lost my children and I lost my wife. I don’t know how much I can take. I can’t find the people I need to help, and when I do I can’t afford them anyway. It’s not a matter of if I ever see my kids again it will be never. I Can’t eat I can’t sleep. Every time I close my eye I see them sleeping, so swet and sound. Like I use to when I was with them. I use to watch my wife sleep so sound and when I was tried I laid down beside her. I put my arms around her and told her how much I love her. No all that is over.
    I have no choice I can’t see them, I have no choice I have to let her go. As much as it hurts ( like no pain I have felt before.) I have noone to lean on I have noone to talk to. The pain just won’t go away. My ONLY friend is a bottle of pills. I don’t know how many more nights I can sit in the backyard with tears rolling down my face begging God to help, praying I could take back the thing I have done. There is no hope.
    I love all four and will ever more.
  • missjenkins25 Jun 4, 2010 @ 3:30 pm | delete
    i feel really bad about what happened and i know the pain that you feel and i dont know you but i will talk to you i understand they have done some things to me too
  • patrickrpg May 4, 2010 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    I've been calling these lawyers fow weeks now! What part of I had to leave MY JOB do they not get??? I can't afford 10,000 7500, 5000, or eve 2500! I need help and can't find it. This is how CPS wins, they know we can't afford a proper lawyer, we don't make this kind of money, hell we barley make end meet as it is.
    I need help and all I get is a price I can't pay. What is worng with this picture?!
  • patrickrpg May 3, 2010 @ 2:25 am | delete
    There are things in my life I wanted to keep secret. Some things that hurt beyond belief. Some things I never wanted to talk about again., but everyone should know the truth about Texas CPS, and me.

    When I was taken from my father, CPS, and two police officers took me to a small office and started to tell me things about my father and step-mother. First they asked if either had ever touched me in the lower regions, and/ or anything else. Then they took out a doll and pointed to parts and asked if she had done anything of what the described with the doll. I was 12 and was not going to be treated like a child. For Four to eight hours a day they would tell me what my father did to me, then ask “What did we say your father did to you?” After a few weeks of this I told them what they said, then they would bring in another police officer with a tape recorder, and ask “ What did you father do to you?” I told them the truth which was “Nothing.”
    Some times they would feed me but only when I cooperated. For months they tried this, and for months I told the truth. One day I started to believe what they said, and when the tape recorder came I said one of the things they told me to say about my step mother. That next Monday I was brought to a court room where my step-mother sat. The CPS worker went up to the stand and told them everything that they were telling me to say. They played the tape of what little I said then turned it off. I wasn’t allowed to speak.. They sent her away to prison for 10-15 years. It was my fault. I never got over that.. It’s hard to talk about.
    A few days later They went back to what my father was suppose to have done. Every day Mon. _ Fri. they did this for to years. They sent me to shrinks, and counselors, and they all told me the same things and tried to get me to tell them what they wanted to hear. After they took me from my abusive uncle’s house ( I ran away) they sent me to Waco Methodist Home, where they locked me in a 6X4 room, feed me Imipramine.
    the possible side effects of imipramine?
    fast, pounding, or uneven heart rate;
    chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling;
    sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
    sudden headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance;
    feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;
    swelling, rapid weight gain;
    confusion, hallucinations, or seizure (convulsions);
    easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness;
    restless muscle movements in your eyes, tongue, jaw, or neck;
    urinating more or less than usual;
    extreme thirst with headache, nausea, vomiting, and weakness;
    skin rash, bruising, severe tingling, numbness, pain, or muscle weakness.
    Via: http://health.yahoo.com/depression-medications/imipramine/healthwise--d00259a1.html
    And after and only after I told them I was having this problem they started asking me about my father again. I still told them nothing ever happened. Almost a year went by while I was locked in this room, and everyday they did the same thing. After I woke up one afternoon in the middle of the common room, foam dripping from my mouth and no control over my body I realized I either had to say what they wanted or die. The next day one of the councilors told me what to do. When they came to tell me what they wanted I ask for a lawyer. With in hors the councilor and my CPS case worker was fired, and a new CPS person took me to another home, then they only tries to tell me what they wanted once a month until I called a lawyer for the foster parents cell phone. That night after I dug up my quota of stumps, I went to the bunk house to find the door locked and they refused to let me in.
    I Walked from Lampasas to Temple TX and caught a ride with a preacher for the to Fort Worth. After two days of staying at Union Gospel Mission I was greeted by four of Fort Worth’s finest and returned to CPS. At 21 all records were to be sealed, and no one is suppose to read them. After I found my father was out and safe I thought it would be safe to return, it was a good job and got us a nice house. Life for once was good. Yes I know I should have never used a belt. I more than likely need parenting classes, after all I didn’t exactly have the best childhood and/ or people to teach me how to be a good parent.
    Now Imagine Kevyn or Melissa in that type of environment. How long of some one telling you what your father did to the. How long do you think it would take for an 8 year old or even a 6 year old would stand under that type of pressure. It took one 7 year old I know from a home in Springtown TX, about three weeks, then he believed it. He was 11 when I meet him but he said that he knew it was BS but it he still felt that it was true. This is why I had to make sure the kids got out of Texas. I don’t know about Virginia but I know Texas is evil, and has, will and if they can brainwash children. I spent 7 years with them, and only because I was older and knew better, I survived.
    After foster care I was homeless for five years, then found enough odd job to rent a small apartment. I struggled till I was 26 when I joined the Navy. Even then for the first year I was a drunk. The Navy AM that had made the BAR as his recall number. It wasn’t till I meet my wife that life started to straighten out. I had two girls with her, she had a boy before we were together. I remember sitting in bed preying to God she was ok, my fear was if I ever lost this family.
    One day I got a job offer in Dallas, and things were fine till I lost the job. One night I found my 8 year old with a wire wrapped around his finger and stuck into a broked light and the plug was in the wall. I paniced, I use a phone book in my hand to knock him away from the plug, than out fear slapped him. I thought he was dead, but he was ok. The next week they came back CPS forced me to leave, then a few days later they came and took them from my wife. They held them for three weeks before she was even allowed to see them. Then one of them said I had made him do things to his sister. I never done anything like that and I never could I love my girls more than that. The last thing my wife asked was about my father and what he went to jail for, I never told her he was in jail. They found it and used it against me.
    I’m broke, I can’t get a lawyer because I can’t get the retainer, hell I can’t buy a Coke. They sent my kids away, My wife won’t talk to me, and I have nowhere left to go. The VA gave me 30 days of antidepressiants but it won’t be enough. Tomarrow I go to buy a sirng, and will set it by where I sleep so when they come for me all they will take is my corpse.I can’t go through this and I can’t put my girls through this. It’s the only recourse have. This is what CPS does to children and this is what happens when we grow up.
  • LindaJM May 4, 2010 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Patrick, no matter how bad it looks, things will get better. Remember 'this too will pass.' I know you're depressed - who wouldn't be? But by living through this pain and making your experience public you could help a lot of other people not to have to endure what you went through. Please look to the future. We are trying to make a difference and could use your help. The more you write about what they've done to you, the better you'll feel. Writing is very therapeutic... much better than those antidepressants. Also, try St. John's Wort instead of pharmaceuticals... it is a herb - natures remedy for depression.
  • momsboyfam4 Jun 20, 2010 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    god never gives us more than we can handle we think that it is alot but that's how god shows us and teaches us patience and lets us know that he shall and will not forget about or forsake us
  • helplessfamily89 Apr 28, 2010 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    My three year old nephew was ripped from my arms last night by dcf in massachusetts. His mother had taken off on a vacation leaving my nephew in my care. Ive always been there for my nephew since infancy and me and him had a very close bond so he had no problems staying with me. I stayed at my mothers house because I live in a studio apartment. In 1996 my family was involved with d.s.s with a allegation that my father my sisters step father has sexually molested her. I was only 6 or 7 at the time so do not recall much of the 2 year long ordeal. My parents fought and used all the money they had to clear things up. My sister and brother and I were never removed from our home during this time period. The case was overturned at a fair hearing by the department themselves in 1998. When dcf found out my sister had "abandoned" her son to go to kansas they insisted I go to court to receieve custody of my nephew. Thinking its the best interest of my nephew temporarily we go to court to get custody. Because of the allegations against my father which were overturned they claim my nephew cannot under any circumstances stay in my home. A few weeks prior we had showed dcf all paperwork and court documents stating the case was in fact overturned. At that point that had told us that the concern they had for my nephew being in our home had been dismissed and it was "all set" for my dad to stay in his own home. While we were at court dcf claimed that they never said that and regardless of the fact that the case was overturned it didnt matter there was still a history with the department therefore the child was unsafe. We told the department that my father would once again stay at my studio apartment until everything was straightened out. The next evening they came to the home and took the baby from my arms. How can you possibly tell a three year old child everything will be ok when you dont know yourself? I never felt more heartbroken in my life as he cried for me and my mother reaching out to us as those heartless soulless demons dragged that baby out of a home where he was loved and well taken care of. My family will fight until we get this baby back we never once abused him or ever put him in harm he was very well taken care of and very happy. Please pray for my family and our unfair treatment by the evil department who want nothing more than to tear families apart.
  • momsboyfam4 Jun 20, 2010 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    please feel free to share your story and join our site www.mybabiesneedme.webs.com thank you and god bless
  • WeddingZazzle Apr 17, 2010 @ 5:17 am | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • LaraineRose Mar 28, 2010 @ 5:51 pm | delete
    I am aware that these this goes on and am happy that you are fighting against CPS. They should consider more what the children say and want. Keep up the fine work!
  • momsboyfam4 Mar 13, 2010 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    Hello my name is Yvette and myself and my fiance are being falsely accused of child abuse and we have been fighting cps for almost a year now. We have two beautiful boys and the system has just been railroading alot of people that really love thier children. "Child Protective Services" just care about a job and paycheck. please feel free to read, join, and if you have a story please I encourage you to post on my site www.mybabiesneedme.webs.com please help our family fight cps thank you and god bless you. Children are a blessing from god and the devil is trying to keep them from their parents.
  • Ahser Feb 20, 2010 @ 12:18 am | delete
    Thanksgiving of 99 was the last time i saw my son and daughter. I had them at my home and the morning after thanksgiving i drop them off at the mothers house and i never saw them again. A couple days later i called to tell her what time i was coming to get them for a wensday visit. She said "no your not he told me what you did to him". NOw he was only five and she wasnt even a year . i was Accused of touching and putting a bear up his anus. Plus like that wasnt enough i was Accused of giving him a knife and telling him to kill his sister.There was an investagation and it showed that nothing happened so no charges were filed. OK heres the fun part.My Ex wifes stepdad work for Cps and so did her brother. I had to pay for my Lawyer both Criminal ( for the investagation) as well as the the one in family court. All of her attorneys were provided for her free of cost. Mine were not, needless to say i ran out of money and could no loger pay for one. My KIds were stolen from me by Cps
  • peggyc Jan 30, 2010 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    My heart goes out to families that struggle though this.
  • ImOutOfOptions Jan 23, 2010 @ 5:08 am | delete
    My family and I have been in a battle with CPS of Arizona for the custody of my brother and sisters. CPS took them about a month ago since my father was arrested and allegations of child molestation were filed against him by my 18 year old sister along with my brother. My father and mother have been divorced since 2007, my father was given the custody of my siblings by a judge who didn't bother looking into his background. My father was an abusive person throughout all of our lives with him. On December 22nd we found out my dad had been doing inappropriate things around my brother and sister so we decided to come up with a plan to get the kids away without alerting my dad. Since he moved to Kansas about 16 months ago, we thought he'd leave and then we wouldn't be able to do anything. During this time we kept the kids at my 18 year old sisters place. Then my sister decided to take the kids and confront my dad about the abuse, my dad called the cops telling them my sister had kidnapped the kids. Well the cops were planning to arrest my sister for that but they found out my dad had a warrant. That's when my sister filed the charge of molestation. After this CPS took the kids and would not bother telling us anything. On January 6 or 7th my mom was interviewed by the social worker and was asked if she knew about the molestation. My mom told them sincerely that she didn't know until my 18 year old sister had told her in September of 2009. When my mom found out she went to the courts of Colorado (that's where she lives), notified a lawyer/detective that the state had assigned to the case. I am not sure what that person said to my mom but he didn't do anything. My mom had talked to an officer and that officer told her they needed my sister to file a charge against my dad. My sister refused. She said my dad had threatened to kill her and my mom. Well the CPS turned my moms story around saying my mom knew about the abuse since it began. Besides being rude the social worker told my mom that if she didn't have custody of our half brother she would have taken him and would have kept him for herself. A couple of days later the social worker called my mom, again being really rude, they told her when the first court day would be and told my mom to her a lawyer. My mom can't afford a lawyer and she told them so. The social worker asked her what she planned on doing and my mom said I don't know but I will not quit until I have my kids back and the social worker laughed. I find the lying, rude and laughing part upsetting the most. She's an educated person and she doesn't act like one. Also on January 19 my 10 year old sister told us that the reason I wasn't allowed to take care of them til everything was settled was because, in the social workers words, "we're crazy" referring to my 18 year old sister and I. I had never even met her til the court day on January 12. And even then it wasn't a proper meet and greet. She walked into the building looked at us like we were from another planet sat down with their lawyer whom by the way kept giving us dirty looks. I decided to file a report against her at the Administrative Health Services I believe. But they told us that they couldn't do anything about it since the case was already in court. They also notified the social worker and told her what we had done against her. She called my mother and asked her if she had done that my mom said yes. And then the social worker asked why. Well my mom told her why. That was the first decent conversation my mom had with her since they met. She wasn't rude. And after two weeks of waiting for them to give us the court appointed lawyers number the social worker finally gave my mom the information needed. We have seen my brother and sisters twice and those two times they've told us some really bad things that have happened to them while in foster care. I'd like some advise one what to do. I'd also like some support to help my mom get my brother and sisters out. My dad put us through hell. We have made mistakes, no one should judge us because no one is perfect but we try to make the right choices.
  • SummerBorboa Jan 18, 2010 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    My Children Are Being Abused In C.P.S. Foster Care
    *Please Forward This To As Many People As Possible*

    Is there any one out there who can help us in any way? Please our time is up Feb. 10th, it’s probably too late and putting it to God and the Universe is our last hope.

    Summer Borboa
    1675 9th Street
    Firebaugh, Calif. 93622
    Phone (928) 916-1918

    TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

    My name is Summer Borboa, and I am writing you this letter today regarding my 3yr old son Shawn and my 2yr old daughter Trina. They are currently placed in foster care thru C.P.S.
    There has been times I would go to visit my babies and my son would have bruises on his head, choke marks around his throat. When asked what happened he replied mom did it and pointed to the foster mom. I would call my worker down to see him and she would assure me she will make a report. Later when I would ask her about it all she would say was there was never anything filled, so there is nothing to tell. Another time I went to see him he had two black eyes (pic. enclosed) again when asked what happened he replied mom did it and pointed to the foster mom. Again I called my worker down, and she said Summer he’s a two year old it happens. Another incident when I went to see my babies my son had lice so bad his head was bleeding.
    Now my daughter, when she was about a year old she was hospitalized with staff. No one contacted me. So when I found out (on the 3rd day) I contacted my worker to let her know Trina is allergic to sulfa drugs which is the drug used for treating staff. So on top of being hospitalized with a staff infection she was being pumped full of an antibiotic she was allergic to. All my worker could say to me was it slipped my mind to call you and tell you what, do you want me to say. And to top it off Trina sleeps in a room in bed alone with a grown man, who brags about sleeping in bed with her.
    I completed a 3 month inpatient drug program and numerous other classes that C.P.S. has asked of me. Still my reunification services got denied, and my court appointed attorney has done nothing to try to help me get my children back. When it was time for my trial he didn’t tell me I could have anyone come testify on my behalf. When I asked him he said it was not important to have any witnesses. I also asked him to help me fill out my appeal papers, which he refused. When I did file my appeal he called left a message on my voice mail saying how dare I file papers without asking him, what do I think I’m doing filing for an appeal. I recently asked him to drop himself as my attorney and he refused.
    My next court date is set for February 10, 2010 and I have no idea what to do. If there is any way anyone could possibly please help me, or have any advice it would be greatly appreciated.
    I would like to thank you for taking the time out of your very busy schedule to review my letter.
    Thank You,
    Summer Borboa

    Annette Traylor-Smart
    1675 9th Street
    Firebaugh, Calif. 93622
    (928) 916-1918

    To Whom It May Concern:

    Growing up in a family of police officers we put our faith in justice and a court appointed attorney.
    I’ve had my daughter calling me after C.P.S. visits with her babies because her 3yr old son Jun-Jun (Shawn) had hand prints on his throat and bruises on his head and ears. Another time both his eyes were black (pics. enclosed). When Jun-Jun was asked what happened, he pointed to the foster mom and said “mom did it“. One other time she called me because Jun-Jun had lice so bad his head was bleeding. On 01/13/2010 at a visit Jun-Jun showed his mom a cut on his leg and when she asked him what happened he told her, “mom (the foster mom) put me in bath of cold water and I don’t want cold water and was trying to get out of the bath and I got ouhie“.
    On 08/28/2009 I had a grown man brag to me about sleeping in bed alone with my 2yr old grand daughter and how he used to sleep with the last little girl they had too. While the foster mom is bragging to me about the 5 bedroom 2 story house she had built with the money she gets from babies, and how she is close personal friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger. We called the attorney and everyone at C.P.S. that we could get to listen. Not only did the attorney do nothing neither did the social workers.
    C.P.S. weaned the children from their mother and hen did a bonding study. Her attorney has done nothing to help her. The Judge went as far as telling my daughter and giving her the form to file for an appeal for her family reunification services. Her attorney refused to help her fill the forms out and file them. When She filed the appeal on her own he called saying how dare she file an appeal. (Which was later denied because we didn’t know what we were doing and he refused to help).
    My daughter has done various classes that C.P.S. has asked of her. But they are giving my grandchildren to these foster parents forever and we will not be allowed to see them again.
    C.P.S. has covered up physical abuse and wants to let the people that are abusing my grandchildren adopt them. I cannot believe this case with C.P.S. two children, a mother, and a family has come to this.
    We are asking if there is anyone that can please help us to please contact us as soon as possible.

    Thank You,
    Annette Traylor-Smart
  • SARAHKINNARD Dec 23, 2009 @ 12:39 am | delete
    WE SHOULD ALL GET TOGETHER AND BOYCOTT OR PICKET THESE EVIL PEOPLE....IF WE ARE TOGETHER WE CAN FIGHT THESE WRONGFUL ACCUSATIONS!
  • aj2008 Nov 24, 2009 @ 10:54 am | delete
    The Childrens and Parenting Group that this lens belonged to has survived all the recent changes on Squidoo and is now a Lensography. This lens is now featured at Children and Parenting HQ.

    And of course this visit gives me the chance to re-Bless this excellent lens.
  • asdowning Nov 1, 2009 @ 1:41 am | delete
    I had a cps show up at my door one night, she said someone called in a report but they didnt leave their name. She said they reported that my son had not gone to school because he had gone to get a flu shot, and then had to stay home and clean house. Also they reported that his stepfather had verbally and physically abused him. I just cud not believe what I was hearing. I told her the only truth to that was my son did get a flu shot and he did stay home because it was to late to return to school. My son had called his dad after he had just gotten the shot and told him he proably wouldnt be going to school, so he needed to pick him up at home. I asked her what time the call had come in and she said it was around noon. So I thought to myself who know about my son getting a flu shot and staying at home, well the only person was my ex. I told her that we didnt get along and he hated my new husband. So she tukk note of this and said she had to meet w/ my son and talk. Not sur wat to thnk!
  • Oct 18, 2009 @ 11:49 am | delete
    I have a degree in social work, specializing in Child Protection. I was never able to fulfil that role much (I can think of one job I didn't get because my first response to an imaginary scenario was not to call CPS but to see if I could ascertain myself whether that was actually necessary- a BIG no-no for social workers mandated to report.) I don't believe its possible to objectify subjective realities trhough the courts or any other system- the whole system is out of context because everything happens 'after the fact' and its backwards in that parents in the system are guilty until proven innocent. I think I've been on all sides of this coin- having a degree in child protection, having had a step-child accuse her new stepfather of abusing her with no reponse from CPS except 'family court', and I've also had my own parenting called into question when I found God and my family thought I was crazy for that. Boy do I have a lens to write -:) Great topic. 5* fav Love Darcie
  • dec08mess Sep 28, 2009 @ 5:54 am | delete
    my baby was placed in p.c in dec.08 i was clean when i had him .i had been clean for quite a while there reason for taking was my past drug and criminal history. how is it possible to take a child when there is no current drug use or danger?
  • busywithout4kids Sep 27, 2009 @ 10:24 pm | delete
    This is in continuation.... two of my 4 kids are with my sister and brother in law. they went through foster parent training to help out and they have my two sons. It is Amazing how much assistance and support they get. THey are constantly going to new classes to be better parents, They Just got approved for a couple thousand dollars of tutoring for my son at sylvan learning center. But my thought is.. when they were working with me since 2006 where was all that support with me? It is backwards. THey should be giving the parents support and assist us with getting our lives turned around. they keep talking about reunification, but I swear they are back stabbing incompentant idiots that are just destroying families instead of there phone saying. Building strong families. Not in my case. I will not give up without a fight and I agree with the other poster.. i'll take this to supreme court and go to Oprah about it as well!.
  • busywithout4kids Sep 27, 2009 @ 10:19 pm | delete
    I have been dealing with CPS since 2006. my kids were taken away then and they did there intake and it came back as unfounded alligations. I voluntarily cooperated with them. The closed my case. a few months later my sister called cps on me because my house was out of control. They were taken into custody and I have been fighting to get them back for the last year. I have 4 kids involved. I am a single mother. there dad moved and deserted his kids after we got divorced. I have been doing everything asked of me but it is never good enough. my counselor is outraged at what is going on. He keeps saying I am getting the raw end of the deal and he keeps me having faith I can get them back.

    to be continuted on the next post
  • CCGAL Jul 10, 2009 @ 7:48 am | delete
    This lens is probably the most moving of any lens I've read. I cannot read it without weeping.
  • qlcoach Jun 21, 2009 @ 9:08 am | delete
    CPS is suppose to save children. Unfortunately it does a lot of harm. I can relate because 40 years ago I was a fostercare and protective services worker. Wow. You brought back some painful memories. Hope you will visit my new lens about emotional healing. Gary Eby, author and therapist.
  • MoosesMommy Jun 16, 2009 @ 11:30 am | delete
    um hi, I am a 38 y.o single mom to a 4 y.o WONDERFUL little guy, today he is 4!I DESPERATELY need help or at least a point in the right direction to get help. My mother, who couldnt even manage to raise me, has went in a VERY discietful way and basically KIDNAPED my baby after having filed for guardianship of him. She wanted for him to stay "the night" with her and I agreed after TWO days of her pestering me...with the understanding that he was to be home the following day. What I didn't know was that close to a week BEFORE this she had filed. so the next morning when I was expecting my son home I instead answered the door to a sheriff officer who was there to serve me the papers. This was just a couple of days before Christmas, and she has only "allowed" me to see him 3 times since!! I dont know how to go about getting my boy back and every road I have been taking just ends with another dang brick wall. HELP I BEG YOU tammyidontknow@yahoo.com, or feel free to call (209)818-5024.
  • h_renee May 22, 2009 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    I worked in a childcare facility for almost a year in a class of 3 yr. old. I absolutly loved it and could not wait for my 1 year review to be teacher qualified. I want to be a preschool teacher, its been my dream for along time. well 2 months before my 1 year i showed up at work and was told to leave due to the fact there was an allegation against me for slapping a 2.5 year old girl 2 days before. I of course told them it was not true and I would never do that. I contacted cps and the caseworker could tell me nothing due to the fact I was the alleged perpitrator and she wanted my side of the story. well, I don't have a story because I did nothing wrong. She said I wasn't able to go back until the case was closed. she said they ahd to interview everyone present that day. Ya, they never did, and they never contacted my work place. I have been trying to get back in touch with cps since and have heard nothing. What the "F" kind of system are they running! They ruined my chilcare career!!!
  • Momtothezoo May 22, 2009 @ 9:42 am | delete
    I so understand your fight, though I have been on the other end of the problem as a foster parent. I have fought for the rights of children to have a voice in the courtroom. I saw for myself about my children my not just meeting their parents, but spending time with them to really get to know them. Some, I saw were really trying but others were obviously snowing the court...those I went after. I was able to help in many cases but I was drained emotionally since I had the children in my home as well. We adopted one such child and raised her to adulthood ourselves. You can find her story (Part I) on my lens: http://www.squidoo.com/Audreys. Keep up the good work!
  • OhMe May 22, 2009 @ 1:20 am | delete
    Not only is this lens very interesting and emotional but the comments that you have been getting just makes my heart ache. Good luck to you.
  • LairMistress May 20, 2009 @ 9:24 pm | delete
    Wow, this is some intense information. I don't know what they're teaching social work students these days; but CPS abuses both birth parents and good foster parents (see a case here in WA state, http://www.fosterjustice.com/Poca/Poca.htm ); rips away children on false accusations, and doesn't do enough for children who are in abusive situations. I know a Muslim family who lost all their children on false accusations of abuse (some of them by a grandparent who disapproved of her daughter's conversion to Islam). CPS seems especially to target families who are socially and economically vulnerable (poor, homeless and unemployed, immigrants, same-sex couples, people of color, religious minorities, etc.), while giving upper-class parents plenty of leeway. They seem to have become, as I wrote elsewhere, an "under-the-table adoption agency for poor kids." There is real child abuse out there, but it's got to be handled better than this...anyway, thanks for writing!
  • aj2008 May 20, 2009 @ 4:00 am | delete
    Welcome to the Children and Parenting Group
  • allinfoisfree May 16, 2009 @ 10:58 am | delete
    I've heard a lot of horror stories. Years ago I had a friend where his mother in-law was the accuser and she ended up taking both of his kids away from him and his wife. His advise, on hindsight, was always have your own lawyer with you from the outset.... 5 *'s!
  • Macs_wife May 5, 2009 @ 5:02 pm | delete
    I am FED up! we took in my troubled sister who only starting having problems for a year or so because she fell into the wrong crowd. We laid rules down for her to follow and it did not sit well with her, having rules was something she was not used to. She thought she was never going to go to be able to go home to her troubled friends and boyfriend. Well she decided to tell her friends she was being abused and has got our whole family in an uproar. Luckily our whole family is backing my husband and everyone knows it was a huge lie she has told to get home. Cps has changed every allegation paper every time we go to court. Something new is added or taken out, or our words are twisted to make her look credible. They are saying my husband has to take these counseling classes before he comes home HOW!! when he is not guilty why should he submit himself to that! My husband is a United States Soldier!! he fights for freedom and this country why has his country turned on him!
  • ChineseKitesforKids Apr 28, 2009 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    You really are inspiring. This is a brilliant lens. I would love to hear Mom_Muze story listed here in your comments. I live very close to Riverside County. I have a lot of problems with Child Support Services and I think all these counties need someone to answer too! I mean a REAL someone to answer to. There are so many cracks and flaws that are swept under the rug that no one takes the time to examine each case on an individual basis to really get what's in the best interest of the children.

    Brilliant lens! Great original topic, a great way to get people to speak out !! You deserve 10 stars! They would only let me give you 5?
  • EverythingMouse Apr 11, 2009 @ 3:03 am | delete
    What a moving and excellent lens. My first career was as a lawyer. I was a litigator specializing in helping those abused in children's homes and foster care. I saw many things and heard many accounts which changed the way that I thought about the care system and indeed about life in general. I often felt that there really wasn't much that I could do at this stage as the damage had already been done, but I hope that in some way I made a difference to some. Heartfelt Angel Blessings to you.
  • aj2008 Apr 10, 2009 @ 6:10 am | delete
    Linda, this is very moving. I was in foster care for 2 weeks - not because of anything my parents did but because my Mum had to have an operation and there was no one to care for me and my baby brother. It was in the days when Dads could not get paid time off for anything like that and we were too poor for Dad to lose any money. It was a nightmare and I was hit - I was only 5 at the time. So I know first hand the "darker side" of fostering.

    Angel blessings for you and the work you do and for the fact that this is an excellent lens.
  • Frankster Apr 9, 2009 @ 7:04 am | delete
    Excellent lens about a topic that needs all the exposure it can get. Thank you for putting it together and for all the work you do for wrongly accused parents and their children. 5 stars. Bear hugs, Frankster aka Bearmeister
  • beautifuljoon Apr 8, 2009 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    With the good comes the bad, it is no suprise that the government is out of control when it comes to "protecting" children. I remember when I was 13 and CPS visited me for the first time. A man took me out of class and sat me in a room alone with him. He informed me that my parents didn't know about it and I could say whatever I wanted to him. He asked me if my dad beat me, my dad is the sweetest guy in the world, so I looked at him funny and told him "No." After asking me some questions he got really upset and started pushing me really hard to say things that weren't true. "Your just confused, " he would say, "Your parents are extremely abusive aren't they? We can give you a good home that you don't have to deal with other brothers and sisters- just tell me they hurt you. COME ON! I know they are abusive!!" The guy was really trying to make me lie. I still don't know why. He didn't get me to though.
    Thank you so much for sharing with us! I enjoy your lenses.
  • Wysiwigs Mar 24, 2009 @ 5:09 am | delete
    Kudos to you for taking on such a worthy cause! I am sad to say I have seen this happen myself, most recently by a caring parent who dared to spank his misbehaving child outside of a restaurant. It took the poor man an entire year to get his child back, and pretty much ruined his life. I know my daughter had one speed - "wide open" - and always had all manner of scratches, scrapes, and bruises from bike wrecks, trees, etc.. Thankfully, they were never misinterpreted (but I definitely worried about it!) 5* to a wonderful champion for a noble cause :o)
    Http://www.Squidoo.com/ConnieCrankpot
  • dc64 Mar 15, 2009 @ 10:44 pm | delete
    How sad to read these comments from parents who are desperately crying out for help. I was a foster child, and it was awful. I can't imagine having someone ripping my children from me and placing them in the terribly flawed foster care system. I'm lensrolling this to my Life as a Foster Child lens.
  • Jessica_Burde Jan 22, 2009 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    I wish I had found your site a year and a half ago. CPS finally closed a case against, after taking away our children for over a year. In Sept. of 07 they concluded that we weren't abusive, and we didn't get our kids back until Sept. of 08 b/c of red tape and paperwork.

    What your doing is great, and if know of any way I can help others in the same or similar situations, please let me know.
  • raz99336 Dec 30, 2008 @ 2:35 am | delete
    I am currently dialing with CPS over faults allegations against my husband and i over drug use. im trying to find out if i can have the person that lied about my husband and i have to take a drug test because this person was thrown out of my home because she was caught with drugs in my house and thrown out because of it and her report was out of revenge for throwning her. Can I have CPS test her too?
  • jackiev Dec 18, 2008 @ 10:29 am | delete
    Recently, my mother and my husband had argument, where she threatend to have her husband beat my husband up and call CPS on us for no reason. A few days later, they did. They stated that we had a history of domestic violence, our kids aren't supervised, and that we let the house and our kids get filthy. None of these are true. My stepfather did this as an act of vengence because my mother lied and said my husband said f*** him. I have a voice recording of him confessing to calling CPS and to topit off he's manic depressive schizophrenic with complusive cutting disorder. My mother is bi-polar with compulsive cutting disorder. Now CPS came and took my kids away a few days ago and I have court tomorrow. The police said that we should get them back after court, but I am so scared that they may be indefinitately stuck in the system. My aunt, went and filed a complaint against us because we no longer were giving her access to our kids. I don't even know where to start for help.
  • wherearethey2 Dec 12, 2008 @ 5:53 am | delete
    hi, I may very well be the one person to ever have asked cps for help with my children and have every family/parental right denied! I have been harrassed and jailed for reasons I do not know to this day! I have had restraining orders placed on me to keep me from my children! I have had basically everything that is not legally allowed to happen in these kind of cases done to me! I have watched the court reporter take whole pages of statements out of the final court transcripts! I Have not seen either one of my children since 2005! I have now had a second true finding against me without my atty to recomending an appeal, and when I managed to get one started the judge dismissed it! I was not made aware of that event untill the day after it could be requested again! I have been falsely accused of molesting my children and told to attend special counciling to address it and process it- there I was told that if I did not say I did IT that they would fail me, too much for this box need help
  • eunicedavis32 Nov 22, 2008 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    hey im eunice i was in foster care and got pregnant with my daughter at 16 almost 17. im 18 now and my daughter went to foster care at 6mths. they claimed they couldnt find a foster home 4 us, so i let her go stay with my boyfriend and his mom. but when i turned 18 and got out of cps at 18, she all of a sudden went to cps. it was so unfair. my boyfriend was abusing me though, and my foster mom snitched.i have been required to due domestic violence counseling, anger management, therapy, parenting class, get an apt, and a psycholigical eval, also a mhmra assessment. just because i took meds in cps. i was abused in foster care and i dont want them 2 take her and do da same thing. my trial date is set for next week. i have never done anything 2 her. just because i was in cps and gave birth , dey couldnt find a place. so dey tried 2 take her. she hasnt been with me from the hospital.ive been breaking my neck and spendind mad money 2 get her back,they say if i get all my certificates
  • Ener-G Nov 2, 2008 @ 9:47 am | delete
    Linda, I'm so moved by this lens and the work you are doing. When my son was young and WOULD not wear a seat belt I used to live in fear that if we ever got in an accident I could lose him for being a "bad parent."
  • sararacheleray Oct 19, 2008 @ 8:58 am | delete
    I have recently been investigated by CPS because our Foster son (a 17yr-old Honduran gang member) was caught smoking weed and decided in order to get the heat off of himself he told our foster care agency that we were smoking weed, my husband was abusing me, that we don't feed him or let him leave the house. This was so outrageous that I wanted to take them to court! My husband and I are probably the most loving and caring and best foster parent's their system even has. Well, they couldn't gather any evidence AT ALL that any of this was going on but the CPS worker was so determined to also take away my beautiful 2yr-old daughter that he threatened to file an abuse and neglect case against me for my choosing not to get my daughter vaccinated and for choosing to treat any and most of my child's health problems (which she has none) with holistic doctors!!! WOW! My lawyer told him if that was all he had to bring it on! and that she couldn't wait to see him in court!
  • LarryBass Sep 15, 2008 @ 9:59 am | delete
    What an excellent Lens you've crafted here and SO revealing of the facts LindaJM! What crazy amount of these ugly tragedies are happening daily, all over the place, with these powerful agencies ruining so many people's lives?

    You see Linda, I too, have been spit on and kicked in the private parts by these bastardly organizations that have ultimate power over us and our children and our lives.

    This kind of dirty, rotten, scamming, dasterdly stuff REALLY, Really, Hurts! Makes anyone dislike the way things are being run these days. :-(

    Keep up the powerful work you are doing here sister, it is NOT going un-noticed, by a long shot!

    Your's in justice for a change,

    LarryB
  • bether Aug 25, 2008 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    In December of 07 my 2 beautiful children were taken by CPS due to false alligations made by my mother. I have done everything they have asked of me. I have proven them wrong over and over, yet at every new court date they come up with something to keep this whole thing going. When does it end. I am so frustrated. My children are 4(girl) and 11(boy). My parents are filling my boy full of things and using him to make up alot of things. What can I do? My four year old was close to being returned but the judge granted them an extension to gather more info. Every court date is like this. I feel like i'm guilty until proven innocent. I thought it was the other way around in the court of law? HELP!!!!!
  • Julia Baldwin Aug 12, 2008 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    i am in need of help they took my 12 year old daughter today i am out of state that they took her in and they took her in minnesota i have to leave my job and use my rent money to go back to minesota just to find out what is going on. they said it is becouse she wasnt inroled in the state of minnesota she is inrolded in an online achademy they said that that doesnt fly and took her. someone plz help me what do i do? julia baldwin soulshineink@msn.com
  • Steph Aug 1, 2008 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    I have never delt with anthing,so troubling in my life. I live for my children they are my life. CPS is the Satans little children they will lose in the end. I can't belive they get away with what they do. Boy's I will fight for you untill the end mommy loves u and we will win.
  • momoftwo79 Jul 22, 2008 @ 6:11 am | delete
    Please help! They took away my breastfeeding baby girl & my 2 yr old boy because I called 911 since I thought someone broke into my house! We moved stuff from our 3 bedroom house into a furnished 2 bedroom townhouse so it was packed, but I got a moving truck and was in the process of emptying the house out to go into storage. My husband wasn't in the country so when the deadbolt locked when I tried to get back into the house, I feared someone broke into my house when I was in the moving truck in front of my house because there had been some robberies in my neighborhood. I called 911 since my babies were sleeping in the house. I warned the dispatcher that I was moving & the house was a mess, but they said it wouldn't matter. When the police arrived, they didn't find anyone, but they took everything away from me. Things on the floor & our smoke detector not working made my house a hazard, so they condemned it. Then they took my kids since they said I endangered them. momoftwo79@gmail.com
  • Dr. Forbes Jul 13, 2008 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Hi I am a doctor and the reason I am writing is because I do know doctors make misteaks , But I have a story that your not going to believe . I witnessed a child abuser abuse her child at a party three other doctors that were there saw her too. So after I saw that I told the grandparents and the father of the child all of that . We called CPS and in 2 months they closed the case . They didn't say why they just did . Others at that party saw it too . So in court the father testified about that when he tried to get some custody of his child CPS wrote a letter that cleared her but that child soon after had bruises all over her body and at that time that child couldn't even crawl cause she was still a new born . Does anyone know how I can save this child from abuse . The father of that child even has an audio tape that his ex even confesses to child abuse . can anyone please help me and that child from the abuse from her mother .
  • Kathryn A. Crosby/Stowe-stowe_kathryn@yahoo.com Jul 1, 2008 @ 8:02 pm | delete
    I am currently fighting for my children. I lost all of my children 11/28/2006 because my son had a fractured rib and my explination was not good enough. CPS than took my new born 7/18/2007. I only got to hold him for 1 hour after he was born. I was not alowed to change his diaper alone because since I was melested and rapped as a child there was a great risk of me doing it to my son. CPS is now terminating my rights. I have done everything they have asked to the T. My counseler advised me to leave my 52 week program because I was getting abused in it. Just on that alone. They want to terminate but still alow me to have weekends unsupervised. The father of my older two beat my daughter with the belt recently and left bruises. I was forced to call and make a police report or cps would take them from me. I had a socail worker come to my home in merced county telling me I am not going to remove your kids. Your have been treated wrong. But still I dont know what to do. Please Help!
  • sherri1960 Jul 1, 2008 @ 8:06 am | delete
    Maybe someone can help me with this one. I went to court yesterday on behalf of my grandaughter whom I have had custody of for 10 years,I ask for a court appointed attorney, I realize they aren't great but at least they are councel for the court systems. I was denied, yet mom and dad were granted attorney's. Neither parent active in this child life for all these years. My son was in prison and mom has lost 2 children to this agency that were adopted out due to abuse and I had custody of this one for abuse also. When my son went to prison I begged CPS to place this child with me but they would not I hired an attorney and got custody of her on my own. At this time my funds are low and they have me jumping through hoops with all kind of counceling and so forth,even if I had a job I could not work I am tied up 3 days a week on the service plan and a 4th day I see my grandaughter for 1 hour. I do not understand how I am not intitled to councel when I can not afford my own.
  • Christina Jun 28, 2008 @ 10:58 am | delete
    Yesterday I was visited by CPS for the first time in my life and I know who called in the false statment in was my husband's ex-wife who has not been in her son's life for about 2 years now. And all of a sudden she want's him back so we go to court next month. The worker was really mean to me right off..He knocked on my door like he was the police or something scared me and the kids to death. My step son who is 4 was crying don't let them take me mommy. He would not even talked to me until I produced the children. Like I was hinding them somewhere. Well he sent me into a panic attack I could not even let him into my house I was so upset. So then he said he was leaving and he would be prosecuting me. I done nothing wrong I was getting ready to have a panic attack and I could not deal with him. So I had my step son's thepist call CPS to tell them to come back but the guy was not in the office and was not coming back the rest of the day. I am so scared now.
  • jeanette Jun 25, 2008 @ 8:53 am | delete
    my son jaydon age 5 was taken cause false call from a person upset with me now my son is 9 and only get to see him on his birthday and xmas. he is missed so much and loved so much i want to be heard I am willing to go as far as I hafe to even to the STATE CAPITAL OR TV OPRAH ANY TALK SHOWS, They would not even let me fire my court appointed lawyer and hire my own. they would not even let my mom have a chance as foster parent and she went to school for foster parenting.
  • SueEllen Jun 24, 2008 @ 5:34 am | delete
    This is not new. I am 30 years old now. When I was 12 I was pulled out of my class in school and sent into foster care. They claimed and made me admit that my father was sexually molesting me. Which was not true. They put me in foster care and proceeded to find evidence against my father. None was ever found and he was never charged. But I was abused while in the foster care home and began to run away from every home they put me in. They placed an order on my father that he can not come within 500 feet of me. Mind you even when they decided that there was no evidence they did not lift this. I was in the foster care system until I reached 18 years old. I did not stay in a home long enough for them to get any paperwork together to place me for adoption. And by that time I was considered a problem child and no one really wanted me in their home anyways. Despite what they said I did see my father but every time they found out they would just pull me back out of his home.
  • sharonlare Jun 19, 2008 @ 8:29 pm | delete
    My 17 year old 6'1 son came home sunday night screaming at me he was not going to sty in my house anymore, I told him to go to his room and he was grounded he then started screaming at me when i tried to stop him he pushed me and sprained my thumb left the house when I finally got him to talk with me about a 1/2mile down the road he informs me he has had an accident with my car. Upon arriving home he and his father got into a fight where he recieved a black eye while i in no way condemn this matter my child was removed from the schools the next day brought to the hospital where his girlfriends mother was with him and i was not notified, 3 days past before i was allowed to see my son and this was only do to the fact I called the court and told the judge the CPS worker was keeping me from seeing my son. My son wants to come home and he stated to all parties he is not afraid of his dad as he has never hit him b4 but the girlfriends parents continue to involve themselves in this matterHELP
  • Seth Jun 19, 2008 @ 3:10 pm | delete
    Florida CPS:
    Out of Dade City. They LIE.
    They took my nieces son, asked for a family member to adopt, my wife and I stepped forward and they adopted him out to another unrelated family anyway.
    Start calling the hotlines and dropping the dime on judges and congressmen and mayors and governors. Maybe then something might change.
  • acamk067 Jun 12, 2008 @ 11:25 pm | delete
    So many with the same problem. Does our government no care about the people they say they're protecting? We've been fighting a battle with CPS for five years on and off all due to false allegations made by my son's ex wife. As stupid as she is she doesn't realize if the state takes the kids from my son she will not get them either. It's already documented that she is NOT to ever have custody of them, yet CPS takes her calls and continually harrasses my son. Her way of retaliating against him. I can only wonder if there are laws against this form of harrassment and what kind of money would it take to get her to either stop or be jailed for the injustice she does to her own children at the hands of a corrupt system?
  • Angry Jun 11, 2008 @ 6:37 pm | delete
    In my past I always fought against CPS for other young women without help. The table has turn and now I am fighting for my son and myself. One year ago I had pulmenary edema and was admitted to the hospital,I gave birth at 26 weeks to premature boy.I left work on a leave of absence with out pay. During the time in the hospital i fell behind on the rent and was evicted from my home. I called a few homless shelters and was turned away. Then i went to my mother house to stay until i could return to work.While I contined to attend my sons doctors appointments an insurance company representive sent a leter regarding my son insurance. I responded to the letter this woman wanted to set up taxi service to and from the doctors office in which i denied the offer.She then contacted the doctors office with appointments she had made on my behalf in which I didn't know about. When the taxi show up at the house I was not there.This woman contacted the doctors office and then CPS.
  • Melinda Conroy Jun 8, 2008 @ 1:29 pm | delete
    I need help. In February, 2008, I was arrested for child abuse. My 16-year old son (6'0 tall) called me a fu%%ing bitch. I slapped his mouth, he then took my shoulders and threw me to the floor. I called the police to have him removed from the house, but they insisted I call a family member to come get him. I called his father.
    His father is $58,000 behind on child support, and at that time only had visitation per my supervision (public place) for 2 hours each week, due to his drinking and drug use- and being caught for lying to the court about what he'd put the kids through. I have three kids by him.
    Shortly after my son was picked up by his father and Aunt ( father has no driving privaleges for many years yet), State police came to my home and arrested me.
    I plead guilty as a plea bargain so the event would stay non-public, and I was put on probation for 6 months.
    In April, I took my children to a hotel (a yearly tradition for them to swim). I had drank vodka before going to the hospital (there was no walk-in clinic in town) to have them checked for lice, as I was told I had it a few days before that.
    The hospital staff said I probably should not drive, so I voluntarily handed my keys over, yet they initiated a call to police. The police did not arrest me, and they even gave us a ride back to the hotel.
    I called my ex-husband and asked if he could help me get a ride back to my house. I realized I would be better off taking public transportation, and told him to forget it.
    Several hours after arriving home, child protective services came to investigate. The next day, they removed my children from my home, and I was arrested a few days later when I arrived for an appointment I had set with the probation officer to explain my contact with the police.
    Child protective services removed the children on a basis that "I was hallucinating about bugs, convincing the children they had them; driving drunk with the kids, and other"
    My ex-husband has been secretly (no taxes, or income to prove) working for his sister for the last two years. She owns two houses on a small farm, one which my ex lives in- all bills paid by her, for compensating his labor.The sister volunteered to be the relative foster parent. Now my children are with him full-time (secretly- cause it isn't ordered that way, just not provable).
    He abused me for many years before I finally ended up in a homeless shelter with the kids. Now he has his support lowered to almost non-existent payments, which he only pays when a show-cause hearing comes up- generall 4 times a year, approx $2000 yearly. He hired (or his sister did) an attorney to say he no longer makes $20 an hour, he is only part-time minimum wage. He has avoided taxes (NEVER has paid!!) and the lawyer recently documented this was due to alcoholism!
    I'm stuck...and scared, and victimized just as I have been for the past 16 years of being a parent to his children which he gladly uses as an outlet for his abusive nature toward me.
    I have a court appointed attorney, and a trial date tomorrow for assuming just cause for the children's removal. The attorney (Stacey Rentfrow) says it doesn't take much for the court to decide to keep them wards of the state...and she thinks they have enough. I really don't know what to do.
  • sherri1960 Jun 6, 2008 @ 10:01 am | delete
    Yes I too am involved with a CPS case on false allegations. I had no idea that this organization was above the law. They lie,you are guilty until proven innocent, not innocent until proven guilty. I am so glad a friend I have, told me about this web-site. Even though you are not a in person organization or can speak to some-one, YOU ARE THERE FOR ALL OF US! Your knowledge is a great tool for all of us. I do understand fully why you could not talk to each and everyone of us. I am so greatful for this site. WE CAN COMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH THIS SITE. TELL OUR STORIES AND SEE THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE. All of your children have become a victim of the worse of the worst abuse there is Child Protective Service. They protect your child to DEATH in some cases and in others they turn a blind eye. They remove children that are not in danger and leave behind the ones that are. This AGENCY HAS TO BE STOPPED FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN!!!
  • wyojustin May 13, 2008 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    I am currently fighting supposedly allegations provided by DFS here in the state of Wyoming that my 6 year old daughter is being emotionally abused because my spouse talks to people in a manner that does not suit some people in my community. People we know just ask how are kids ore doing and she responds with good, but we are still potty training my 6 year old daughter. Not thinking of how embarrasing that may sound to her. We stopped that immediately after we thought maybe that would embarrase our daughter but maybe it woudl help as well because she is now wearing big girl underwear. We have been fighting numerous allegations with DFS for 2 years now and I think they just can't prove enough yet to take her. I need help in knowing what to do. She currently is seeing a licensed and specialist therapist here in town that has helped her significantly since we have had her and also has grown close to. What to do?
  • JENNSAUCE May 1, 2008 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    Fighting cps; I live I breath it, i dream of it. It is my wish that cps be done away with. now reality- look at the 6Th amendment of the constitution, if it were revised to include civil case as well? it would end much confusion on false and unproven accusations or allegations. how do you prove innocents if you don't know where to start? are all of our rights really gone? this sadness me so much. I am a mother of three wonderful boys 7 yr, 6 yr, 3yr. All of my children were removed from school and day care April 18, 07.after a long struggle returned home DEC 15, 07. many say oh you're lucky and yes I truly am!! against the recommendations of cps my boys are home my next court date in June,08. I hope to have our case resolved. as a military family my husband is being demoted due to family hardships. he has been on deployment for 6 months, upon returning home he will not be allowed to live in him home, see his children freely, and forced to re due all classes and services he did before the deployment. none of the accusations have been founded. I am considering resending my signatures from ever thing and seeing where it takes us? is this wise if I have the possibility of having the case dismissed of course against the recommendations of cps.
  • bellasmom06inTN Apr 11, 2008 @ 8:02 am | delete
    I just am learning to do this, but Im glad to see you here. Keep up the excellent work :)
  • jesebelle999 Mar 17, 2008 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    PLEASE HELP ME. someone. i don't see on here advice for fighting a CPS case but they are about to take my month old son from me because of AN HONEST ACCIDENT. please, somebody help me...WHERE is the information on how to proceed with the case?? i am NOT abusing him! he's all i have; my heart, my soul my ENTIRE reason for living! tell me what to do! i have a court appointed attorney and he's NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP. he doesn't even have a defense, at this point! please please please help! jesebelle999@gmail.com
  • melodyblessing30 Mar 1, 2008 @ 2:09 am | delete
    Hello, im studying to be a dental student. My aunt is constantly calling cps and saying im doing drugs four months ago i was forced to take a drug test. They will not tell me who is doing this because they have rights I know its my aunt she does'nt like the fact that i live with my grandparents she very jealous that my grandfather gives me money. She wants to declare my grandparents incompetent so they can be placed in a nursing home and sell the house and get access to my grandparents money. I don't not mind taking drug test but I would like to sue here for making false alligations or if its at all possible get a restraining order im sick of dropping work to ask questions when there a waste of cps time. If anyone has any good advice please reply this scares me
  • Admiral_Nimitz Feb 24, 2008 @ 8:06 pm | delete
    I too, am among the many thousands of people trying to get family members out of the clutches of CPS/DCS. I have been fighting California for 4 years now trying to get 3 of my nieces, there was a fourth, but she went AWOL and fled the state to be with me in 2006. It seems the only way to get out of the system is to run!! Please visit my lense to read my story, I hope you'll be able to find it, it is new "Foster Care and Department of Children's Services separating families" or http://www.squidoo.com/FosterCareandDCSseparatingFamilies Thanks and God Bless all of you that are missing kids!
  • babs2eg Feb 10, 2008 @ 11:57 am | delete
    Im dealing with it to. They want my husband to do counciling and also me. They come by my house to check if hes there. Im trying so hard to keep my kids and people keep calling the cops or dyfus. I cant take it no more. I just want my family back and for them to leave me alone. We have no jobs and losing my house on top of it. Im so tired of court and seeing them all the time. Can someone please help me.
  • tfrazee71 Feb 6, 2008 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    I have been thru the system before and did everything they asked, and have gotten them back after being going thru drug court n/a meetings and weave and all the loops alone out there by my self, Getting job and housing on my own i worked very hard to keep what i have, After 5year of being clean and being a better person and parent , All it took way someone to call and make false statements, So I drug tested clean and am still fighting , for my children , I have been excuse of being were I started off before just because of my pass, They thought to take my children away with no proof just because of what some one said. I did everything to fight for my baby's and again I worked so hard for nothing, After this whole thing ends I will neede help just from the wreak life am going thru today with out them, Help any one out there.
  • andria2 Nov 21, 2007 @ 12:00 am | delete
    Im 16 yrs old an have been takin away from my mother about a yr ago an now they are tryin to take my son away from me this has ruined my life....i have no one to turn to but my mom an sons father an they have now put my sons father in jail for harborin a run away PLEASE some1 help Dgentile@aoaf.com
  • staycie038 Nov 15, 2007 @ 9:01 pm | delete
    My husband and I have been fighting Luzerne County Children and Youth Services of PA for 3 yrs. He is trying to gain custody of his daughter my stepdaughter. natural mother placed her in the states hands, he has complied with everything they asked and it is not good enough, she will be adopted soon.
  • Laynee Nov 9, 2007 @ 5:40 pm | delete
    My husband and I have just had our first run in with DYFS. This is a real nightmare. We are in the process of trying to retain an attorney. If you have any suggestions, please e-mail us back. We still have our children (3 Teenagers w/good grades and doing well). We want to keep it this way.
  • BFuniv.com Aug 12, 2007 @ 5:44 am | delete
    Much needed information.
    "No matter what happens, you're smarter than the government. You're more flexible than the government. And you have more incentive to make your life work well than government employees have to make government work well - or even to make it work at all." - Harry Browne
    Thnx
  • Dayastime Aug 10, 2007 @ 4:16 am | delete
    When I was almost 8 months pregnant I got Toxsemia. I didn’t know what it was at the time, and I took an over the counter cold/flu medicine. A two days later I ended up at the hospital, and my blood pressure was out of control. I was flown airevac to another hospital where they performed an emergency C-section. Somehow my baby’s hip was dislocated, but that’s another mystery of another story. After giving birth to my daughter, alligations were reported to CPS that I tested possitive for Methamphetamine. It was later determined as Amphetamine(which was the medicine I took). My daughter was removed from the hospital, later she was placed with my parents. My other children were left with me and their father. After false UA’s on both of us tested possitive for Methamphetamine, my other children were removed and placed with my parents. I requested copies of our UA results and was denied. CPS forced us to allow my parents Guardianship for 1 year, and to seek drug treatment, stating that if we didn’t follow this agreement they would come take our children and sever our rights. Then our case was closed as unsubstansiated. We are afraid to bring the children home because of the threats CPS made. We are are now going to seek legal advice. Please pray that the attorneys can turn this whole thing around so that CPS will be gone out of our lives.
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  • RolandK_Mary Jul 24, 2007 @ 7:35 am | delete
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  • LindaJM Jul 24, 2007 @ 1:11 am | delete
    Taxcutter: If you've filed a complaint against CPS, you can send it to me at: webmaster at fightcps.com - and I will consider putting it on the front page of the site so others can learn from it (and admire it!)...
  • taxcutter Jul 23, 2007 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    Sometimes you just have to take action, and I did. Listed below is a lawsuit I filed to supend CPS laws among other things.

    Case No. 4:07cv3171

    This was written in a way to allow it to become a class action suit.
  • MOM_MUZE Jul 16, 2007 @ 4:25 pm | delete
    We have a horrific story we would like to share.
    Can you help us get this out into the open?
    This could be a presidence setting case if we can sue riverside county.
    Please help
    Muze
  • amber yousif Jul 5, 2007 @ 8:38 pm | delete
    i am having problems with dpss they took my children and are now trying to adopt them out my oldest is in a group home and they falsly accused me of abusing my children so i come to your site for help and etc i appreciate it all because now im going to start my own group thats nation wide

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