Create a Law for Reinstatement of Parental Rights after Termination in Every State
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Dec 24th, 2016Katherine G. from Tiffin, IA writes:
My daughter has been out of my care for eight years now and she was supposed to be living with her father. She has not nor has she ever been in his sole custody besides during his transporting her from the state I live in, to the state in which his parents reside, which is who she has been living with since my rights were terminated. He has never granted them any legal standing as her caretakers, nor has he paid any child support or remained a constant in her life. I am now 5 years sober, remarried with a beautiful baby girl and we are more than willing to take my daughter back in our care. Since she is with my exhusband's parents, it's pretty much impossible to reestablish any communication with her even though I have been sending letters, texting my ex's father and sending pictures on a bimonthly basis for years now. Having this type of legislation would be a godsend because my daughter deserves to have the mother I am now, in her life and I deserve he chance to make things right. Not a day goes by that I'm not looking into some way to get this handled legally. -
Dec 21st, 2016Melissa M. from Las Cruces, NM writes:
My daughter Jon'taia was tooken out of my custody on dec 2009 when she was ten months old. Over a case worker named Lyin bechanon lied on me to the just of abusing my daughter and using drugs just because she said if i did not stop yellung she was going take ny daughter away. As i already have a high voice she felt i was a treat and i was not. My ex was cheating on me and putting ne through hell and they didnt even care just found every reason to adopt my daughter and termanite my rights i did not sign over. By the time lincoln nebraska termauted my rights my daughter was two. I need server justice on the DA, social workers and case worker. They gave my daughter to someone that work for the state bamed mindy parker and it ant right. I had food a clean house clothes and income support my daughter. Please this is wrong i suffer everyday.HELP me i need my right back as my daughters biological mother. I am a mother of an other daughter named Maya and i am good to her and gave a husband that lives me.REPORT COMMENTS
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Dec 8th, 2016Tabatha C. from Fort Smith, AR writes:
I am a former foster child in the state of Arkansas. I know a lot of other former foster children. The DHS system destroys children and familys without even trying to help. Children that are aged out of the program are left on their own with no family or help from the ones that destroyed their lives. Children are being abused physically, mentally and sexually and the case workers are not even trying to fix the problem. Just the same excuse that there isn't enough workers to change things or help the familys they destroy.REPORT COMMENTS
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Dec 7th, 2016Natasha B. from Salt Lake City, UT signed.
Dec 5th, 2016Alisa M. from Brownwood, TX writes:
I did make bad choices. My rights were terminated. My sister has adopted my oldest two children. I want a relationship with my children. Not tear them from their home!! I love them and want the best for them. I've completely changed my life from nothing and going to prison, to being a single mother still but buying my own home and making 22 dollars an hour.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 30th, 2016Amor G. from Salt Lake City, UT writes:
I would do anything to have my kids back.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 30th, 2016Someone from Lodi, CA writes:
the Lodi police department removed my son from the nanny's house but left her son with her. My son wasn't in any immediate danger but because my phone was shut off (which i had already informed the nanny) so because i wasn't reachable, the officer and cps thought it would be best if my son went with them because the nanny watching my son, her apartment manager had been harassing her about having my 3-year-old son on the apartment property because he was discriminating against my boyfriend at the time for whatever reason. pretty childish of a grown man to act like that, when it only hurt my son and i...the police station couldn't even give me a police report even though my son is a minor....how is that even legal. it took me several hours and walking across town (to the police station, the nanny's and to pay my phone bill to make calls to locate my son) then when i called, it was the DA's phone number. I literally had to look up CPS's number in the phone book and can u blame me for no one having record of where my son was take or something that told me where and what i needed to do to get him back. they had him for 72 hours before i had court because he was too young to be at Mary Gram Hall but had they let me know what i needed to bring with me to pick him up (a state i.d. or birth certificate) i would have gone to get him as soon as i found out where he was but because they already placed him in a foster home, she told me i had to wait to be assessed first and go to court. Pretty messed up. i do believe they violated my my constitutional rights. I love my son and would do anything for him. and he loves me and needs me just as much as i need and love him. i'm missing out on watching my son grow and learn...time i wont ever get back. please...If anyone can help me or direct me in the right direction to get my son back, please call my cell (209)371-9071. ask for Michelle and mention my comment on CPS. thank you for your time.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 27th, 2016Someone from Ormond Beach, FL writes:
My children were taken from me cause of a lie from my own mother and i had no choice but to surrender my rights to my mother now muy mother is un able to care for them i have tried for 9years to fix what happen and i never did anything wrong to my kids and wish there was a way for a second chance.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2016quinshunta w. from Jacksonville, AR writes:
My kids where taking from me 4 years ago and my oldest sister adopted them and still wont let me see them.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 12th, 2016Someone from Cyril, OK writes:
The Government is stealing our children giving then to people who abuse them!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 12th, 2016Sherry A. from Atlanta, GA writes:
I from Birmingham Alabama,i moved to Atlanta Georgia,but the state took my children,of here say,but to make along story short.they knew I was in the hospital for about two weeks,and they supposed to start my visitations back when I get out the hospital,i kept calling them.then all of a sudden they said my rights and my children had been adopted,which I couldn't believe,i never signed any papers or went to court.i really feel like they did me unfair.i never abused or neglected my children at all so would REALLY APPRECIATE the help on what I need to do.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 5th, 2016Someone from Allentown, PA writes:
i went through family trauma loosing my sister and mother my home everything. my daughter was 15 months old , i used drugs i was incarcerated for 15 months on a msdameanor since family is deceased she was put into state system. since ive been home ive established housing i pay all the bills, work a full time job, completed my state parole. i speak to my daughter daily and i have court in dec that they are petitioning to terminate rights and place her for adoption. HOW! I AM DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT I GO TO WORK GO HOME NO FRIENDS NO PARTYS NOTHING BUT WORKING TRYING TO BRING HER HOME BECAUSE I DONT HAVE MONEY TO BUY A CAR I CANT TRAVEL THE 45 MIN TO VISIT ENOUGH IS ONE REASON THEIR STATING. AND THE OTHER IS AMOUNT OF TIME SHES BEEN IN CARE.STILL THIS IS A CHILDS LIFE. I LOVE HER MORE THEN ANYTHING AND SHOULD NOT BE LOOSING HER.WHEN IM WALKING ON EGGSHELLS TO MAKE SURE.no help from cys with visits.ok i understand i need to prove myself but to terminate my rights is not the way to go this child loves her mother. as i love her.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 31st, 2016Someone from Webster, TX signed.
Oct 28th, 2016Lori P. from Philippi, WV signed.
Oct 22nd, 2016Someone from Marietta, GA writes:
Thus is nothing more than a modern day slave auction block. Masters would strip the children away from their parents and give them to strangers and this is no different. Its not natural and its against God. Thecus government is evil and santanic and does everything opposite of God.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 21st, 2016Nicole B. from Wichita, KS writes:
I agree because I was able to get most of my kids back but because a charge came up to where I was sent to prison for ten months they adopted my daughters put... Now if I was sentenced to ten months and only had probation I would have custody of my daughters now. I have all the documentation for everything.. I do think as parents we should be able to retain the rights to be able to raise our children. Because even if they don't all kids well maybe most will start to look for their original parents and when you have parents who don't give a **** on if your involved or not will have a bigger impact on them no matter if they think it doesn't. I just need to know what to do to get all my kids back.. I just gained custody of my youngest son and that's because my rights wasn't reliquinshed and the people made me choose between having my girls or my boys. Please I really need help because as the time goes by I see them being more depressed and having issuesREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 12th, 2016Someone from Belen, NM signed.
Oct 5th, 2016Shashoni H. from Tallahassee, FL writes:
Yes, it should be a law where parents who are able to provide proof that they can provide a loving ,safe and financially stable home for the children get reinstatement of parental rights. We all are human and make mistakes but DCF should not take children away from their parents for uninvestigated or unrealistic reasons.If schools isn't being abused,sexually abused,molested,or neglected then a I truly believe a second chance should be possible.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 5th, 2016Ilene M. from HEREFORD, TX signed.
Oct 5th, 2016Ilene M. from Hereford, TX writes:
My five little girls were taken from me by cos I never mistreated my little girls I was wrongfully accused of acssive drinking and drugs everyone in the court system including my ex husband lied against me just so my girls would be placed with their family only so that they could use my daughter's for money benefits I'm very stressed I miss my little girls so much like they miss me!!! Is there any one out there that could help?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 5th, 2016Ilene M. from Hereford, TX signed.
Oct 5th, 2016Patricia S. from Vancouver, WA writes:
My children were taken by Cps and adopted by my husband's grandparents. It's the most lonely, emotional situation I've ever been through.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelOct 2nd, 2016Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
My babies were taken from me unfortunatelyREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelSep 25th, 2016Someone from Palm Beach Gardens, FL signed.
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Sep 21st, 2016Someone from Dallas, TX signed.
Sep 19th, 2016Someone from Conroe, TX writes:
My name is Alicia Davis I live in Houston TX my rights were terminated in 2012 u did everything asked by cps anyway in the beginning I was told they were going for family reunification and I didn't need a lawyer my son was placed with his grandmother and she passed away after having him in her care for 4months in 2011 and I took him in my care but was told by my case worker that it was illigal for him to be in my care and I was threatened by her to have me arrested and he was placed in foster care for 5months I begged her to set up a visit so his brothers and sister and myself can are him and that didn't happen until after a court date in February 2012 and after that the lied started the next time we were in court in June 2012 she lied in courted stating that I repeatedly rescheduled visits and even missed visits which was not true and that u hadnt been cooperating with them when i had she told the judge that I didn't show up twice to be drug tested and that was a lie and when court was over I was pulled aside by my caseworker and the lawyer on my sons behalf and was told I needed to jus give up my rights when u said no they told me it would be best for him so I made a phone call to my mom in California (because I'm not from here and have no family at all out here) letting her no what was going on and she told me no they can't do that and fight for him and when getting off with my mom I was approached by a lady with some papers telling me that she wanted to help me understand step by step before signing over my rights as I say in tears and couldn't really breathe she asked me what was wrong and of this was what I wanted to do and I said no and she asked why and I told her they (my caseworker and sons lawyer) were the ones that told me to do it and she said it was bs and against the law for them to even try and make me do it and asked if I had a lawyer and I said no she asked why not and I told her they told me I didn't need one and again she said that was bs and then asked if she could represent me and I said yes well she for me an extension on my case so she could get familiar with it and it was extended until September 2012 and out of nowhere I her paperwork in the mail for a court date in August so I go thinking it's just a court update on my progress and I was in another court room and my lawyer comes to her me telling me my rights were being terminated and even though I stood there in front of the judge with my certificates the caseworker told the judge that she wanted my rights to be terminated because of abandonment my question was how when and why and I told the judge that I completed everything the asked of me and did she want to look at my certificates and other paperwork and the judge told me she didn't want to see anything I had and motion granted the lawyer I had appealed the decision and was told that I would have another court date so I could pretty much speak on my behalf and the lawyer would be able to defend me and after waitingREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelSep 19th, 2016Someone from Kingston, NY writes:
It is disgusting what the government is allowing to happen to children all over or country. It is unfortunate that more people not aware of what CPS is getting away with. Unless they go through it themselves they cannot know, because they automatically assume that the children are taken for a reason. That isn't the case, it's just that CPS knows to attack only people who have some instability in their lives, those who are low-income families who are having an employment or housing crisis. These people cannot fight this system. How can they? There is literally almost no information out there to help and if there is how do you find it plus we think that these agencies are there to help and reunification is the goal of everyone involved. That is not true because as we learn too late CPS is not there to help you just to take your kids for the bonus they get for getting children adopted. It's just sad, it really is. Addiction was the reason I lost my daughter, I am clean now since 5/2012. It doesn't help me even though I'm stable and able to raise my daughter and she is with someone who doesn't even want her. If there was a law that was passed to allow parents be able to get their children back after termination I would fight to the death for my daughter. There is no reason why I couldn't have her back, I have stability in my life my own apartment, a job, and I have another little girl who is now three years old, she is my miracle. She has a sister she never met, how is that right to keep siblings apart? It would also be good if instead of getting bonuses for adopted children they got bonuses for reunification of children with their parents that would be the best solution, even bigger bonuses than adopting.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelSep 15th, 2016Someone from Puyallup, WA signed.
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Sep 12th, 2016Someone from Hereford, TX writes:
My five little girls were taken from me in November 2014 since then I have been trying every thing I can to get my daughter's back I miss them so much I can't believe I let cps mind manipulate me I just want my children back home safe with me .REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelSep 11th, 2016Someone from Hereford, TX signed.
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Sep 6th, 2016Someone from West Monroe, LA writes:
My children or currently in foster care system in Texas while I've worked very hard to change to meet there standards. I'm being told that there is No hope for me and my kids to be reunited. Ive worked very hard to get were I am. To this mother my kids are my world. I pray for something to change in this corrupt system to help me bring my children home. My kids were never abused or neglected in my care They caught me at my most devastating time in my life . Lies should not be able to cause so much pain.REPORT COMMENTS
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