Mom was in prison for 7 years for felony child abuse and from the pics I saw of her 3 year old child, she should have been put under the jail. Anyone that would harm a child to the degree this child was beaten, held up against the wall (handprints around his neck to prove it), food stuffed down his throat, finally leaving him in a seizure (likely the only thing that saved both children's lives), mom took him to the hospital; does not deserve rehabilitation, imo
Anyway, 36 days before TPR, CPS changed their minds and denied our license to adopt. The reason given at the time was that we did not have a "significant relationship with the child".
We filed our appeal according to CPS Policy 7800 Admin. Review, on March 1, 1998; which, according to policy, they are to respond within 30 days. They responded April 28, 1999 . http://www.hope4kidz.com/CPSResponse.htm
On April 12, at TPR hearing, our attorney filed an emergency intervention to prevent the state of Texas from taking PMC until the judge could have a hearing on our motion to adopt. Judge Molder said the Emergency Injunction was not filed timely!
Due to the very nature of an Emergency Injunction, there is NO time frame requirement! We were told if the judge tells you to show up in your skivvies, you better show up in your skivvies!
If my memory serves me well, (which would be a miracle!~lol!~)
On Friday evening, around 4:30 p.m., prior to our hearing at 8:30 a.m. on Monday morning, the foster parents filed an Emergency Intervention to prevent us from adopting. [strange how there were no time requirements for them!] (The foster parents had NEVER expressed a desire to adopt Bek... The foster parent is also my half sister!) My knees literally turned to jello as I stood at the payphone speaking to our attorney. I just could not believe that MY SISTER, 13 years older than I, would do such a wicked, hurtful thing. She knew we loved Rebekah and that Rebekah was extremely bonded to our family. We had never heard of "farming out" but that is what she was accused of doing to to Cover her Arse, as CPS dangled two little boys she was planning on adopting in front of her, she did what CPS wanted...
On Nov. 4, 1998, we proved that we DID have a significant relationship with this child. We were ready for trial immediately but the Judge said our attorney had to find a date that the two other attorneys could agree on. WHAT A JOKE!
While our attorney was trying to get them to agree to a date, CPS Trial Lawyer, Butch Cox, set the date for July 12, 1999!
We were not allowed visitation.
We spent 60,000.00 because like most naive people, we truly believed that once the judge heard the evidence, that there was no evidence to prevent our being licensed, Truth and Justice would prevail
Jump to Nov. 2004, we thought that by now they had grown up some, since every person that worked in our case from the Admin, to adoption super, and child's worker were fired/retired/demoted and Tamara Carroll, the worst liar of all, was sent to Ft. Bend County, surely they realized that WE WERE NOT THE PROBLEM!
WRONG! We have completed the PRIDE training, although walls were thrown up at every step to complete it, and ended with a "contract provider" being the most unethical, uncaring, downright mean woman to my children! One who is a PhD student and has worked with children who have unique brain disorders for eight years. Misty did not take kindly to the way this woman treated her and when she called me, I just said, "Baby, sit down and write it down right now while it is fresh in your mind." Lordy be did she ever put this woman and CPS in their place.
Needless to say, we were denied a license to adopt or foster, "because we have a web site that has negative statements about DFPS employees." I responded that if any of the information was found to be invalid, please report it to the board of directors and it would be corrected immediately. NO RESPONSE!
In answer to your question, if you do not say yes ma'am, thank you ma'am, I appreciate being stomped into the ground, I am willing to do whatever you say without question and I will never disagree with you, you will not be allowed to adopt, much less foster, in the state of Texas because you will have shown "an unwillingness to work with the agency".
Have letter, will gladly share!
Joanna Wright
Hope4KidZ, Inc.
