Or go to AFRA for Febrary and find a link to story there under AFRA news. . Join us for a demonstration in front of the Juvenile Court House on Civic Center Drive across from the Block on Monday 5/12/08 10am til ?? I just wish I can tell parents and give them real advise of what happens when child services come into your life, because its not just what DCFS and the Dependency court says you need to do to get your children back sometimes its more complicated than that especially when they already made their decision they do not want to return your child to you. If i were to win money in a case i would help others if i could have an hour with my son and or a relationship with him. Make Your Court-Appointed Attorney Work For YOU Cell Phones How Will CPS Caseworkers Use Them Against You? He did a great job, to be sure, but he wasnt the one taking the depositions, working up the case, bringing in the expert, taking the largest risk. You would probably need the kids to say they want to live with their mom and now that youve called CPS they may be angry at her! My daughter was 6 years old when she and i were separated and she was 8 years old when she attempted suicide three times after they had placed her in her abusers care. Please communicate back and give us feedback as to what you have unearthed. Tommy, I would never call CPS for help in a custody case. Please help, and thanks for all your valuable information. Justice was serve! Susan, I dont know anything about an exemption. I am desperately seeking for help. The kids were place in Orangewood Childrens Home for a month, then in a foster home for two months. Attorney McMillan says ask yourself What am I going to give up in exchange for whatever the government is promising and its usually not worth it. He says that you are going to give up some form of your liberty, you are going to lose your parental rights. I was told by a CPS worker that 50% of them are taken ONLY to justify their budgets for the next year. A mothers cry.. I get nothing but the run around from them. One of McMillans most recent big case wins, Lena Duvalls litigation was 5 years. See Rizzo v. Goode, 423 U.S. 362, 375-76 (1976). It would cause panic. Idiot!!!! Jennifer, whenever CPS is involved in your life, it is good to have a lawyer. who is now divorced. McMillan goes on to say that If I can make a business out of it, its a bad thing. Do you have money to pay the attorney that is SUEING? Policy and procedure were not followed. Loy v. Sexton, 132 F. App'x 624, 626 (6th Cir. It may be a regulation your state has that isnt in others. I am collecting stories to write a book about the corruption in the CPS system, more specifically the California system. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN RIPPED APART BY CPS, I WAS LIVING A HAPPY LIFE WITH MY 6 KIDS, NOW MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAS VANISHED BEFORE MY EYES, I HAVE A JOB, BUT CANT GET ANY HELP, ITS JUST UNREAL HOW THIS CPS WORKER MADE UP ALOT OF LIES ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILY, SHE FABRICATED SO MANY LIES AGAINST ME THAT I DONT EVEN HAVE A CLUE HOW TO FIGHT THESE LIES, CAUSE THE JUDGE IS BELIEVING EVERY LIE SHE MAKES UP FROM TORTURE, CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, POLYGAMY, STALKER, MOLESTATION, BURNING MY KIDS WIT A IRON, BEATING MY KIDS TILL THEY ARE BLUE, MURDER, RAPE, FEEDING MY KIDS BLEACH AND FURNITURE POLISH, KIDNAPPING STUDENTS, THREATING TO BLOW UP AIRPORTS, TEACHING MY KIDS TO LIE, AND SHE HAS FOUND SOME WAY TO CONVINCE MY KIDS THAT THEY ARE AFRAID OF ME AND THEY DONT WANT TO COME BACK HOME, ALL OF THESE ALLEGATIONS WITHOUT ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE, JUST SCIENCE FICTIONS STORYS THAT SHE SUBMITT TO THE JUDGE WITHOUT ANY TRUTH BEHIND IT, I SHOULDNT BE IN JAIL, BUT UNDER THE JAIL IN A BOX IF ANY OF IT WERE TRUE. When DCFS makes up their mind they will do anything to make sure your child is not return. The Plaintiff Deanna Fogarty-Harwick sued defendants County of Orange, Orange County Social Services Agency, Marcie Vreeken, Elaine Wilkins, and Helen Dwojak. I have no more options!!! Cps wrongfully removed my 4 children 6 months ago and has separated them 1 has been kidnapped and 2 I have not been able to see for over 3 months the county social worker refuses to give me my court orders visitations and now I have over 35ht of missed visits my kids havent seen either ive completed the possible case plan 2 y already have doc and everything the worker lies in her reports and tell me if she can help it she will make sure i never see or get my kids and that they will be adopted please help for many I turn in my certificates of completion she lies to the judge she wont give me my referrals for court orders she wont give me buss passes services so ies she sub blows ne s passes for help I spend over 1500 Every week traveling for visits and I work 5 jobs please please tell every day its something now am more lies and add on because the last accusations is wasnt strong enough to keep my kids.. Reply to this post if you are interested in talking. See Will v. Mich. Thats why it is a great idea to get an attorneys help as they would know more about whats normal in your area and could have some good advice. The scholl teacher came and asked me to have my child tested for A.D.D. Ive never heard about it before. My grandson has been removed from my daughters care. Here is one of my favorite songs (the praise band sang this in my church last Sunday.). I had only been in California for a week. I have not been charged with anything and my rights have not been taken away from me. My wife asked for a cps investigation of her ex in oriville calif. Whatever we are doing is a drop in the bucket.just a cost of doing for business for them.. There are attorneys in CA who are willing to sue CPS and often they win their cases. Consequently, the state-law claims will be dismissed without prejudice. Next, THEIR PHONES WERE TAKEN AWAY.PRIOR TO THAT THE FOSTER CAREGIVER, PROVIDED NO HEAT, DID NOT COMB THEIR HAIR, PERMITTED THEM TO WALK TO SCHOOL ALTHOUGH, THEY OWNED SIX CARS COMPLIMENTS OF FOSTER CHILDREN, PULLED ON MY BABYS ARM TO DO THINGS HER WAY, THE FEMALE, MADE THEM ATTEND A CHURCH, WHERE THE CHILDREN DIDNT UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE, DCFS COULD NOT REACH THEM, BUT THAT WAS O.K. Still fighting as they are now trying to turn my babies over to my mother who has already picked up against my permission my oldest. My children were taken from their father not me it took them 7 days to take my children after my x had me arrested 2 times by lying the police acknowlage that he was lying but STILL took me to jail! No one is helping. California has been active in pursuing CPS with numerous groups, aside from Lindas pioneering California site. Lodi paid over 100K, County sounds like 300K. Ill do whatever I have to! Then, I sued them and won! Hosp. Except in exigent circumstances, a court order is required before CPS can legally remove a child from your home without your consent. Christy v. Randlett, 932 F.2d 502, 504 (6th Cir. Jessica, it is impossible for me to tell whether your child will be allowed to go home, but I think youve got a good chance at it. I dont care about the money i just want my babies home with me. Hello my question is what do I do when my son has been taken from me cause I was forced in psychiatric care and was told I couldnt call anyone to get my son and now they wont give him back and the foster parents are disregarding covid 19 stay at home orders and my son is 6 who was born with upper respiratory issues and when I talked to him he sounded all congested I havent signed papers for those people or any plan and court is on 29th what do I do please I have no money but I am intelligent and I am so persistent you wouldnt even believe and my son is my reason for life. My nephew has been kidnapped by CPS in LA and we need a lawyer that wins these cases of false allegations. While we cannot act as your attorney, we can speak and write freely regarding our understanding of the law and how it applies to you in the context of your case because those are core rights protected by the First Amendment. If they do not take enough children there is not enough funding for the overhead they have right now. How many tips is truth of child abuse receiving from CPS? My question is, should I even attempt to sue CPS? I think this was conducted in retaliation, but its upsetting and Ive never been in trouble, nothing in my history, the county doesnt respond to calls, emails, I work as a Sr. HR manager and it felt like if I were to fire someone based on a allegation prior to doing an investigation and gathering facts and evidence to support my decision. its not just California. I have just appealed the derision to terminate and I am ready for the next set up for failing case plan and do my best to make it thou the way they want no complaints, smile agree and never take your own stand with opinion . We, together, accomplished a wonderful success for parental rights.. The children were 9 and 6 at the time. I heard he was good. And im still pulling.. Maybe not enough. Neither system helped me or my family to try to keep my nephews safe. (internal quotations omitted). Will we ever get an exemption or is this wishful thinking? Required fields are marked *. She has now lost about 7 lbs in the last month and we were also told she was pretty anemic and all we know is CPS is not seeming to get her the medical care she needs they have ripped our children away after fabricating information and lying in reports we need help our daughter has gone to the same doctors all her life from three months till feb 09 she is now 10 years old she had been diagnosed by tests with severe gi problems and nobody in the system is acknowledging it. This site was built by the trauma I experienced because of CPS. Some of the steps to creating a class action lawsuit against CPS for your state are: 1. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. Have you asked for an attorneys advice? i know that we are not perfect and we make mistakes but to place our children in the same environment or worse how is that protecting them. I received 1 hr a week for visitation . The Jury found against the Plaintiff and for Defendant Elaine Wilkins, by a 10-2 jury vote. MY CHILDREN WERE TAKEN THANKS TO A CASE MANAGER WHO WAS REPORTED TO THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA. 17(c) and 28 U.S.C. Two out of the three are now adults and I have a minor soon to be an adult. Accordingly, Plaintiff's claim against CPS will be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Call them on it and threaten to sue them based on their civil rights violations. Loved them, take care of them and enjoy life with them to the fullest.. Their is a God Up their. Many of our courses are available here. Ky. June 29, 2007). I live in Utah and lost 6 adopted children after my divorce through parental alienation and false allegations of abuse. Children seized w/o warrant. Also praise music helps. Trish, I have had my share of battles with Cps myself .. As Divorce Corp saysFollow The Money. Contact us at [emailprotected]. On March 23, 2007, the Orange County Social Services Agency and two of its Social Workers, Marcie Vreeken and Helen Dwojak were found liable for violating the parental rights of Deanna Fogarty-Hardwick, as guaranteed under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. http://www.ExposeCorruptCourts.blogspot.com I need help. Have witness list. Additionally, a state agency may not be sued in federal court, unless the state has waived its sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment or Congress has overridden it. We expect the Jurys 4.9 million dollar verdict will cause the County of Orange and its Department of Social Services to implement procedures to prevent future abuses by County social workers and protect other families.. does anyone know how to get to this lawsuit. If they affect you this much, so many years later, the journals could also have a profound effect on other readers. He says, you dont talk to government. Choose someone to be the lead litigant against CPS. Have documented proof. I started internet CPS advocacy in October 2000 and before that helped families through the FidoNet computer bulletin. My kids were taken away from me for 10 long months but it took me almost 2 years to get my case closed. Ms. Fogarty-Hardwick alleged that social workers Marcie Vreeken, Elaine Wilkins, and Helen Dwojak caused Ms. Fogarty-Hardwicks children to be removed from her custody without cause, and continued to detain them without cause, violating Ms. Fogarty-Harwicks Constitutional right to familial association. HELP! Thats disappointing I hope you get your babies back. My son was being targeted in school, harassed by yard duty and pushed out of school.