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by Daruma
Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:00 am
Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
Topic: So lost about this CPS system
Replies: 1
Views: 628

Re: So lost about this CPS system

Keewa, why did they take your kids? And where are you in the whole process, are you working on a case plan?
by Daruma
Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:06 am
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: Can they really take your baby??!!
Replies: 18
Views: 2899

Re: Can they really take your baby??!!

Too vague. They would look into why the first kids were taken, and what the risk is with the new born. Maybe, if you're really lucky, this would happen. From what I've seen, the hospital will put an administrative hold on the newborn, just long enough for a CPS investigator to round up enough "...
by Daruma
Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:55 pm
Forum: Recovery From CPS Trauma
Topic: Paranoid mom
Replies: 8
Views: 2352

Re: Paranoid mom

My child's therapist said it was abusive to talk to the kids about CPS Can you switch therapists? Abuse means raping, beating, starving, or burning your child. Any therapist who puts talking to you kids about a genuine threat--which is what CPS is--in the same category as real abuse has a screw loo...
by Daruma
Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:53 pm
Forum: Round Table
Topic: Which are the best states or provinces...
Replies: 6
Views: 1483

Re: Which are the best states or provinces...

There really isn't a 100% safe haven. That's because these laws, and the funding to implement them, originate at the federal level. Some states are worse than others: Nebraska, Oregon, and (I believe) Texas all have poor records, but that's not an exhaustive list. I also suggest avoiding Washington....
by Daruma
Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:32 am
Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
Topic: they took my baby from the hospital and cps lied!
Replies: 12
Views: 2293

Re: they took my baby from the hospital and cps lied!

RainDE, I'm sorry about what CPS is doing to you and your baby. It's cruel. And I can verify that Washington CPS tells lies. They portrayed my dyslexic DIL as a total moron, claiming she didn't even know how to spell her own name--which they knew to be untrue.

Please don't let them wear you down.
by Daruma
Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:55 am
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: Why do they even come here now?
Replies: 109
Views: 13101

Re: Why do they even come here now?

NoRoses, I've done a lot of thinking about your case. Wondering why they've gone to so much trouble to destroy you when you obviously have your daughter's best interests at heart. In a different thread, Eljay called your caseworkers bullies. That's the only explanation that makes sense. I'm convince...
by Daruma
Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:41 am
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: Do I have a case?
Replies: 3
Views: 885

Re: Do I have a case?

Please take Eljay's advice immediately. CPS dropped the ball. Now they're going after you in order to cover their own sorry behinds.
by Daruma
Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:51 am
Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
Topic: Trying to save my grandson from cps
Replies: 5
Views: 1169

Re: Trying to save my grandson from cps

I take it your son refuses to get clean? I don't know California law, but it might be possible for you to file for custody immediately and submit a motion (as part of the proceedings) to have the CPS case dismissed. I would highly recommend getting an attorney if you can afford one. There are legal ...
by Daruma
Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:16 pm
Forum: Happy Endings
Topic: dissmissed
Replies: 15
Views: 3557

Re: dissmissed

Let us know how it turns out.
by Daruma
Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:22 am
Forum: Round Table
Topic: Oh, for Pete's sake! Psychic caseworker
Replies: 7
Views: 1647

Re: Oh, for Pete's sake! Psychic caseworker

Part of my response to Dear Abby. We'll see if she runs it or not. ...a misguided investigation takes away resources from children who really are in danger... Social workers should follow the objective, verifiable facts wherever they lead. If some disembodied spirit wants to be part of the investiga...
by Daruma
Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:36 pm
Forum: Round Table
Topic: Oh, for Pete's sake! Psychic caseworker
Replies: 7
Views: 1647

Oh, for Pete's sake! Psychic caseworker

Today's Dear Abby (March 18, 2012) starts off with a letter from a soon-to-be graduate in social work, who claims to have paranormal powers. She asks, "I'm concerned about my psychic ability in relation to my clients. If I pick up on abuse in the mind of a child, for example, am I obligated to...
by Daruma
Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:04 pm
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: Can they really take your baby??!!
Replies: 18
Views: 2899

Re: Can they really take your baby??!!

Tttee, does this baby have the same dad as the earlier kids? If it's a different dad with no CPS history, he may be able to get the baby.
by Daruma
Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:01 pm
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: Can they really take your baby??!!
Replies: 18
Views: 2899

Re: Can they really take your baby??!!

Yes, if they involuntarily terminated your rights and adopted your kids out, then they will take your next baby. You can try to have the baby in a different county or state, with a different doctor, and hope they don't learn of your previous history. But if you're on public assistance/Medicaid, you'...
by Daruma
Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:23 pm
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: New CPS headache of the day
Replies: 9
Views: 1808

Re: New CPS headache of the day

Just to be clear: I don't mean you can never make an appointment in advance or tell them you'll drop something off... just don't give away your tactics in advance. :wink:
by Daruma
Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:18 pm
Forum: Round Table
Topic: WE are giving them Permission To...
Replies: 3
Views: 889

Re: WE are giving them Permission To...

NoRoses is absolutely correct.

Candidates won't oppose CPS until they know the voters oppose CPS.
by Daruma
Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:09 pm
Forum: Recovery From CPS Trauma
Topic: Feeling guilty?
Replies: 6
Views: 1958

Re: Feeling guilty?

NoRoses, that sounds like depression, on top of your already-diagnosed PTSD. Is there a doctor or therapist in another town you could see? How about a support group for domestic violence victims? Maybe someone at the National Domestic Violence Hotline (http://www.thehotline.org/) could refer you to ...
by Daruma
Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:01 pm
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: New CPS headache of the day
Replies: 9
Views: 1808

Re: New CPS headache of the day

CW says oh hello, we need you to sign a medical release, hubby says "ok, but I will write it up". My opinion: don't tell them what you're going to do. Just do it. In warfare, there are three things you always want to know about your enemy: their intentions, their location, and their capab...
by Daruma
Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:56 am
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: New CPS headache of the day
Replies: 9
Views: 1808

Re: New CPS headache of the day

It's just driving me a little nuts because when they ( cps) have a question for me or my husband ( whom they won't even speak to they ask ME to ask HIM) they call leave a voicemail if I can't grab the phone then call over and over again. You aren't their secretary. If you think he can handle himsel...
by Daruma
Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:23 am
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: They don't have my address, do I give it to them?
Replies: 24
Views: 3156

Re: They don't have my address, do I give it to them?

the notion of standing up for myself only frightens them more, and that in turn frightens me There are many well-meaning people who will tell you to just jump through the hoops. Parents comply because they're afraid. They trust the system, they trust their own innocence, they trust their public def...
by Daruma
Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:44 pm
Forum: Happy Endings
Topic: dissmissed
Replies: 15
Views: 3557

Re: dissmissed

Okay, if dad isn't on the birth certificate, your daughter needs to call the police and insist that this woman is keeping her child illegally. This is ridiculous. Your daughter needs to insist that this is a kidnapping and/or custodial interference. Don't take no for an answer.
by Daruma
Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:54 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: "CPS" child predators are NOT Social Workers
Replies: 7
Views: 2625

Re: "CPS" child predators are NOT Social Workers

annakenc wrote:I am resting easier in the truth, even though I wake up crying regularly.

Hugs to you, ((((annkenc))))
by Daruma
Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:28 pm
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: New CPS headache of the day
Replies: 9
Views: 1808

Re: New CPS headache of the day

I'm sorry you're going through all this. Until your case is closed, you will have to expect frequent inconveniences and degradations like this. Keep standing your ground. I was actually told by the one CW well if you go along with what we suggest then we won't have to get it court ordered and drag t...
by Daruma
Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:22 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: "CPS" child predators are NOT Social Workers
Replies: 7
Views: 2625

Re: "CPS" child predators are NOT Social Workers

Social Work is a... discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and well being of an individual, group or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or perceived social injustic...
by Daruma
Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:22 am
Forum: CPS Investigations
Topic: They don't have my address, do I give it to them?
Replies: 24
Views: 3156

Re: They don't have my address, do I give it to them?

the report made me sound strung out on drugs and as if I had admitted that many people had shown concern for my parenting skills over the years. I trust you've submitted a statement challenging the social worker's report? That's crucial From a legal standpoint, any error not challenged in a timely ...
by Daruma
Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:11 am
Forum: Caseworkers & Social Workers
Topic: Grand-Mother Awarded Custody
Replies: 6
Views: 2287

Re: Grand-Mother Awarded Custody

If the judge ordered you to have custody, and CPS won't comply, wouldn't that be kidnapping? If you don't get results soon by going to the supervisor, consider calling the sheriff/police, your county prosecutor, or possibly the FBI. Honestly, I don't know what the proper procedure is when CPS flat-o...

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