Corrupted and Unethical Procedures that exsist within Anoka County and MN CPS
Terminating my rights to my children with a mother who has Mental Illness
My daughter was placed into Protective Custody Dec. 2014 and I just had my rights Terminated for my infant Daughter recently, and my 16 year old son was placed in long term foster care several months prior. There is a year limit in CPS cases, but in cases like mine, they did not adequately handle my case in appropriate time and ethically deprived of getting my children back due to the time frame. I have a Mental Illness and I have been seeing a Psychiatrist for almost 2 years, and have been appropriately been medication managed. This CPS case started out labled and "suspected neglect". Almost right away Anoka Count, MN claimed that I'm seriously unfit to raise my children. They overloaded me with several testing and support services all at the same time. That put me under duress and overwhelmed. They wanted me to go to places of THEIR choosing and ITRS, when the Court proceedings were happening. There was NO case of physical, emotional nor verbal abuse. However, during each hearing, concerns of my mental health kept coming up. Anoka County, MN made me jump threw tremendous hoops, which I believed and still do today think they may have done this to run out my time. Anoka County, MN claimed in each hearing that my mental health was deteriating. My contact with my children were subject to the Social Worker, and then my visits were on and off and on and off again. That is unjust, not just for me, but for my children. My Safety plan was simple and being completed as asked, but CPS claimed my mental health affected my parenting to my children. The longer CPS kept my bond with my children at a further distance, it became harder for my youngest to attach to me again. CPS ordered several testing and interviews without side resources THEY chose. Furthermore, meeting these assessors for and hour or two was NOT enough time to adequately diagnose me. Regardless of my current Psychiatrist for almost 2 years and Therapy, they refused to allow they testimony and observed and tested diagnose. Anoka County MN CPS ran my year out my placing me into one facility to another for intensive care. Each facility I went to, stated that I did not need to be there because I was stable enough to be out independently. So they continued to make false allegations of further concerns and eventually put me on a Civil Commitment for 6 months, of which I completed with outstanding recommendations to be released of my Civil Commitment. I've been stable and competent and nurturing and empathetic, while waiting the DBT list, I went a head and started my book anyways. CPS HAS ALWAYS stated that I am willing to fully comply and cooperate with the safety plan. CPS also stated that I clearly love my children and have made some progress but not enough. I did my hardest under the circumstances of them moving me around from facility to another. Meanwhile time was running out and I count not get the appropriate bonding visitations with my children and to show them the amazing progress I've made and the new skills I've learned. Leaving my case up to the Social Worker was not in the best interest ton reunify me and my children. I was appropriately caring for my children prior to CPS getting involved, once they had I went through a mental crisis which was isolated due to the fact of being under duress of my children being taken away. Once CPS placed me into AMRTC which could last up to 3 months, and then they suspected that I would be going to a long term foster care facility. Which NEVER happened, because AMRTC stated I was able to live on my own and able to care for my children. During this stay, my son was placed into long term foster care and my daughter was immediately placed for adoption due to the fact she was still an infant.
They denied my continuance,and if they granted it they would have seen positive changes and a lot of progress and stability even just for 2 weeks or a month they would or could have given my and extension of time to assess my ability to maintain my mental health and my children. I should have had the chance to continue to reunite with my children now that I am stable and able to care for my children. No Termination Proceeding should have been started while I was in a facility. I had a mental crisis and under duress with this whole case. Anoka County, MN should not have disposed of my children while I was getting help and they could see how stable and my emotion were under control. I'm BEGGING you to change the law for cases like mine. I have been stable and Consistent with my Mental Health care every month and utilizing other support services. I'm getting better everyday. I want to be able to have the right to restart another Safety Plan and show them I CAN care for my children in a positive and nurturing way. Amend this law for a parent like me so that I/we can get my/their children back regardless of their Mental Illness. The law states that you can not terminate a parents rights if they are receiving help. They must look at the progress the parent (me) made before making any actions to Terminate Parental Rights. PLEASE CHANGE/AMEND THIS LAW. MY KIDS ARE MY WORLD. I NEVER ABUSED THEM, NEGLECTED THEM OR PUT MY CHILDREN IN DANGER. In the Appellant documents, Anoka County, MN has made me look absolutely a danger and a bad parent. The statements from people where not true and made me look awfully bad. I deserve a new trial due to all the confusing and incorrect evidence along with every ones opinion, I was not present at the hearing because they had me in a facility and I could NOT provide my evidence to prove their allegation were not true. I didn't have a good attorney that had my best interest nor fought harder, but after awhile I fired him and he got serious about my case and said he would do his very best. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY KIDS BACK. I will even agree to take the assessments and supervised visits again too and reunite with my kids slow until they finally are already to start home visits, night visits, weekend visits ect. Then I can be allowed to bring my kids home for good. This is how the law should be for parent(s) like me and my case. My Mental Health is stable and controlled, concerns from Anoka, MN that my illness would affect my children didn't give me a fair opportunity to reunify with my children. Anoka Count, MN CPS never gave me a fair chance. They never acknowledge of my positive progress. This is how the law should help cases like mine, a fair chance for us to have a new trial. Anoka County, MN should have not taken my children immediately like they did WITHOUT INVESTIGATON THE (FALSE) ALLEGATONS. The law should extend the time frame in cases like me, to provide and prove my stability and progress, then make a decision AFTER I am released from a Mental Health Facility. If I was granted my continuance I would have had a fair possibility to get my kids back. Like the Law states, NO DECISION SHOULD BE MADE WHILE I WAS IN AMRTC.THE CASE SHOULD HAVE ' A STAY' PUT ON, NOT TO DISPOSE OF MY CHILDREN BUT GIVE ME A CHANCE TO GET THEM BACK.IT WAS FRAUD THAT ANOKA COUNT, MN CPS DID. I HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROVE MY FIT AS A PARENT ONCE I WAS RELEASED AND I DID NOT GET THAT.
They denied my continuance,and if they granted it they would have seen positive changes and a lot of progress and stability even just for 2 weeks or a month they would or could have given my and extension of time to assess my ability to maintain my mental health and my children. I should have had the chance to continue to reunite with my children now that I am stable and able to care for my children. No Termination Proceeding should have been started while I was in a facility. I had a mental crisis and under duress with this whole case. Anoka County, MN should not have disposed of my children while I was getting help and they could see how stable and my emotion were under control. I'm BEGGING you to change the law for cases like mine. I have been stable and Consistent with my Mental Health care every month and utilizing other support services. I'm getting better everyday. I want to be able to have the right to restart another Safety Plan and show them I CAN care for my children in a positive and nurturing way. Amend this law for a parent like me so that I/we can get my/their children back regardless of their Mental Illness. The law states that you can not terminate a parents rights if they are receiving help. They must look at the progress the parent (me) made before making any actions to Terminate Parental Rights. PLEASE CHANGE/AMEND THIS LAW. MY KIDS ARE MY WORLD. I NEVER ABUSED THEM, NEGLECTED THEM OR PUT MY CHILDREN IN DANGER. In the Appellant documents, Anoka County, MN has made me look absolutely a danger and a bad parent. The statements from people where not true and made me look awfully bad. I deserve a new trial due to all the confusing and incorrect evidence along with every ones opinion, I was not present at the hearing because they had me in a facility and I could NOT provide my evidence to prove their allegation were not true. I didn't have a good attorney that had my best interest nor fought harder, but after awhile I fired him and he got serious about my case and said he would do his very best. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY KIDS BACK. I will even agree to take the assessments and supervised visits again too and reunite with my kids slow until they finally are already to start home visits, night visits, weekend visits ect. Then I can be allowed to bring my kids home for good. This is how the law should be for parent(s) like me and my case. My Mental Health is stable and controlled, concerns from Anoka, MN that my illness would affect my children didn't give me a fair opportunity to reunify with my children. Anoka Count, MN CPS never gave me a fair chance. They never acknowledge of my positive progress. This is how the law should help cases like mine, a fair chance for us to have a new trial. Anoka County, MN should have not taken my children immediately like they did WITHOUT INVESTIGATON THE (FALSE) ALLEGATONS. The law should extend the time frame in cases like me, to provide and prove my stability and progress, then make a decision AFTER I am released from a Mental Health Facility. If I was granted my continuance I would have had a fair possibility to get my kids back. Like the Law states, NO DECISION SHOULD BE MADE WHILE I WAS IN AMRTC.THE CASE SHOULD HAVE ' A STAY' PUT ON, NOT TO DISPOSE OF MY CHILDREN BUT GIVE ME A CHANCE TO GET THEM BACK.IT WAS FRAUD THAT ANOKA COUNT, MN CPS DID. I HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROVE MY FIT AS A PARENT ONCE I WAS RELEASED AND I DID NOT GET THAT.
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