DCF is Massachusetts is ruining families
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Mar 11th, 2016Someone from North Adams, MA signed.
Mar 10th, 2016Someone from Wakefield, MA writes:
Firstly, in Probate especially, you are guilty before proven innocent and THAT is violating our basic constitutional rights. How is this happening and not being exposed! The probate system in MA and possibly all over this country is allowing vindictive parents to fight against each other while using children as a pawn in their game. One major problem is that men are almost always considered the abuser and the unsuitable parent NO....MATTER....WHAT. This destroys the child's idea of "family" and can shape how the child views love, affection, attention and the importance of having two parents in their lives. Do we, as a society, not understand that either gender could be an abuser and liar and manipulator of the system? I have personally seen a woman lie, calling her X a rapist of his own child (and a brutal one at that, the allegations would make you question humanity), used the system to get a PERMANENT restraining order on both her and her son without ANY shred of evidence. Meanwhile, what we are negecting to see, is that the child, from a very young age has been pulled back and forth and taught to hate and fear the accused parent, even though the child has no reason to do so. Thus, the child will grow up believe they were a victem of something absolutely horrendous and tragic. Do we not see the harm in this? If I could write a book about what I have seen, it would absolutely SHOCK you.Mar 9th, 2016Someone from Cambridge, MA signed.
Mar 7th, 2016Someone from Framingham, MA writes:
Why isn't anyone doing anything about DCF!!! What they are doing to families is horrible! DCF is causing my family to suffer from neglect and abuse! Step up government! Do your JOB!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 6th, 2016Someone from Dorchester Center, MA writes:
I had a voluntary DCF case that was due to close because my worker was changing positions and my mom kept arguing with me that it should not. I called her in distress one day and begged her to pick up my daughter so I could be alone because I was screaming at her and could not stop. I was frustrated beyond belief and needed a break. She decided to make a distress call to DCF and tell them that I was threatening to hurt my daughter thinking this would keep my voluntary case open. They immediately gave temporary guardianship to my mother who has complained to me from day one about taking care of my daughter by herself, and harassing me every day to break the rules and take my daughter so she could do the things she needed to do, accusing me of being ungrateful and making a big deal over nothing because "DCF isn't going to do anything". In being way too casual about what's going on, she called me during one of her attempts to get me to break the rules in the earshot of another mandated reporter who filed a new 51A against me thinking I was complying with her wishes. We have had meeting with the DCF worker and my therapist and my mom cannot get her story straight. Yet I'm suffering for it. My former DCF worker who was voluntary wanted to close my case because she said she did not trust my case getting in the hands of new people and I see exactly what she was talking about. My life is hell and my relationship with my mother is no longerREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 6th, 2016Someone from Taylorsville, NC writes:
Springfield,MA DCF sucks. The system sucks. DCF is suppose to be a program to help, but with the way they do things, they are causing more damage to the children and families. They NEED to find different ways. Yanking kids from their mother just cause a piece of paper says something (the father is a loser and will say anything to hurt the mother)is total ********!!! I see children who were happy go to depressed and angry. Would that have happened if they weren't just yanked??? HELL NO!!! Wake the hell up DCF. You're causing more damage than anyone else.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 5th, 2016Someone from Sandwich, MA writes:
It has to STOP. As a mandated reporter,as an individual who has had firsthand contact with this at times failing system, DCF has placed based on lies, back into the hands of a parent with a strong history of risky behavior. Pornography, secretly placing cameras in face cloths in his bathroom., secretly videoing a female with a spy pen in a bank. Finding child porn on computers at a dump, but never reporting it. Having on line sex with young looking girls with his son in the home, ...Reporting finding naked pictures of females in a lawyers office trash he cleaned with semen smeared on them, stating he felt a sexual predator was lurking in this building.. He occasionally brought his child to work with him...Yet denied it, despite having witnesses, he won in small claims court..,Exposing a 5 year old to porn on a cell phone. But because the child was too young to comprehend, or remember DCF rules it as never happening. So much more, yet because the Judge has not heard both sides, the father is awarded custody. The child has told me his father is making him lie about his mom. So much more to this story. YET ONCE AGAIN, DCF is failing a family, but most importantly placing a child at risk! This truth will come out. I assure you.DCF has done postitive things, and without them, truly many children would suffer more. However due to inexperience, and work load, DCF is absolutely unintentionally failing children. They should recognize true abuse. Recognize the difference between parental alienation. The difference between a disgruntle ex spouse using the child as a means to get back..This is not only causing more increase workloads, which ultimately takes away from the child who truly is in danger. Add to this the tax dollars! This is the beginning of a story that will not, better not have a bad ending. I expressed.."your making a awful mistake'REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 4th, 2016Someone from Mashpee, MA writes:
I have read many of the personal stories on this petition, and it breaks my heart. I can also say with absolute certainty that DCF is a Nazi organization that preys upon vulnerable families with impunity. Had I not witnessed this myself, I would likely have doubted many of these stories. My 18-month-old grandchild was 'abducted' by DCF about 6 months ago because my daughter relapsed (alcohol). My granddaughter was with me at the time! It took me 6 months to wrestle my grandchild away from DCF - which was trying to adopt her out (likely to a paying childless couple). I had to file a petition for guardianship; however, DCF is objecting because it is now demanding that I adopt my own grandchild in spite of the fact she was never abused or neglected by her parents. We are now headed for trial. My daughter and her fiance are devastated - they adore their child. Meanwhile, they had only a one-hour visit every two weeks for the six months this child was in foster care. And, at every visit, this child showed up with an injury (bruises on her head, scratches, gashes, chipped tooth, etc...), and there was nothing they could do about it. My grandchild never had an injury in her parents' care. I'm thoroughly disgusted with the blatantly abusive government agency. The really disturbing part is that I also know with certainty that DCF is very quick to take 'adoptable' children while utterly ignoring children who are being abused and neglected. This agency and these people need to be held legally accountable. It is the only way to end the rampant abuse taking place in this 'child protection' agency.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 4th, 2016Someone from Huntington, MA writes:
As a child, you feel safe knowing your parents will always protect you. As a parent there is nothing more that you worry about than protecting your child. My mother was my greatest protector. Whenever I was sad or scared growing up I would always go right to my mom and know she could fix whatever problem I was having. I'm almost 21 now and have my own apartment but when I am sick or having a hard time with something I still find myself at my moms house even if it's the middle of the night I know she will help me. She's still my comfort and my protector. My mom is the best parent I could have asked for. My sister has special needs and my mom is an INCREDIBLE care taker. It turns out the only thing my Mom can not protect her from is DCF. I cannot understand why when my mom did what she had to do in order to protect herself and my sister, my sister was taken away. My mom called the police on her husband, to ask for HELP and protection, and he was removed from the house. I cannot wrap my brain around the reason why DCF feels they are helping by putting my six year old sister through this trauma by taking her away from her mother and placing her with people who do not know how to tend to her needs. My sister is my best friend and punishing her is not necessary, when my mom did the RIGHT thing. She has a restraining order on her husband and he is in prison without bail. How is my sister in danger..why is she being tortured. Hearing her sobbing over the phone and asking us why we can't just come get her is ridiculous and makes me feel like a failure, I can only imagine how my mother feels. She didn't do anything wrong, she's the BEST type of parent. How do you explain to a six year old that these people took her away because they "BELIEVE" she's not safe with the only person who keeps her safe. You can't. I understand children get taken all of the time, I work for the department of early childhood education, I teach children who are apart of the DCF system. It's always sad, but usually they are ultimately helping the child. This is not the case, my sister was essentially taken away for no substantial reason and it's time for her to come home. Today is her seventh birthday and she doesn't even get to celebrate it at home with her family or have a birthday party this year because DCF decided to step in and "help". There is nothing and no one saying my mother is an unfit mother, there is no case. My mom did the right thing by doing something really difficult and standing up and asking for help and I am honestly disgusted that DCF is punishing her for it. What kind of message are you sending to women who speak out about abuse and get help? That you'll take their kids away? I cannot in any way shape or form comprehend this. Please help us finally make this right.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 1st, 2016Someone from Pittsfield, MA writes:
Dcf ruined my family over a year ago on the say of a strung out dope ADDICT... My grandbabies were taken from my daughter bekuz their heroin addict father snached them and made upna story at the ER and even after the nurses, doctors, and DCF workers all seen his fresh track marks, and he fled from the hospital after being told he would have to submit to a drug test they took the babies anyways.... DCF has ABUSED their power over my daughter since that day, they make her do this class, do that class, and as soon as her plan is just about complete boom 10 more things they want her to do before she can have them back.... It's horrible and this needs to stop!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 29th, 2016Someone from Lowell, MA writes:
Dcf took my children from me recently for the second time. The first time I got them back in 3 weeks with no trial bbbecause they knew they were in the wrong. This time they took my kids becuz someone broke into my apt and raped me. I didn't report this because of the horrible area I was placed( because of dcf). I was afraid of retaliation towards my children. Dcf didn't agree so they took my kids and gavr them to a man, who is their fathers boyfriend with no blood ties. The kids had not seen these men in two years. The last time theysaw ttheir father he asaulted them, then went to jail. He now has visitation anytime he wants. Dcf is favoring this man and refusing to work with me anymore. They are an abomination to our children and families in general. Change your ways! You're traumatizing these poor kids and parents alike. Shame on you. You ho home to your perfect lives every night and don't give a yhought to the lives u are ruining every day.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 29th, 2016Someone from Lawrence, MA writes:
My family is suffering tremendously because of DCF's incompetence. I'm being forced to send my kids to live with a family member to avoid having them sent to foster care all because my DCF worker is too lazy or unqualified to investigate the claims made against us. I'm crippled over this. My family is going to suffer from this, and we will all have much bigger issues than what we started with.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 28th, 2016Someone from Rockport, MA writes:
dcf doesn't care about law or families . That's bottom line. Dss Jerk shows up at my house after EXCUSED Dr s notes explain why my 7 year old daughter has missed school. I have been studying law and I will always make my rights known, but according to him it's a double edge sword to use them. Sound right to you? Dss overwhelmingly hurts families. Dss, your program needs an enema!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 27th, 2016Someone from Townsend, MA writes:
I'm sickened that my story is common. My children where taken illegally when a spiteful caseworker I refused near my children after several investigation against me retraumatized me and my children and created severe social abuse in my small ma. Community . I have no criminal background no drug or alcohol background . I own my own home and two organic cafes but what I had was a charming abusive exhusband I filed for divorce from even when no body believed me after he set me up to not be believed after I first found out he was abusing my special needs son then the rest of us. This wasnt heated marriatal disputes this was movie worthy controlling abuser where he set a stage and had me isolated , he's been arrested there are endless therapeutic records pediatrician reports with my daughter being diagnosed with Encropses that's pooping her pants and we all have been diagnosed with PTSD . I did everything a women is told to do I left I repeated the crimes against us I filled for divorce and even after he was found to be cruel and sbusube inky was allowed supervised visitation Dcf allowed him to repeatedly put false allegations against me with no evidence or proof and each time I proved it was ridiculous they just kept getting closer and closer by manipulating investigations twisting the truth leading question and if that wavy enough patholigicajy lying In there reports. There no due process we are guilty until proven guilty they alienated my daughter fail me because she refused to see her father so they forced her they had the evidance he was an subset then lied on the staff after they forced my daughter to go live with him And then he moved he two hours away and now have become his accomplice lying on his behalf keeping us apart lying to her denying her therapy Lying to the therapist all acts of abuse and neglect done by the case workers .. Why not call in a 51A on them my daughter had to be hospitalized for passing out doctor said stres they moved her school 3 times in a year she didn't even have a a bed to sleep on just a coach she has no friends now supersed her memory lives in a world of fantasy and lied to repeatedly about me making up what she experienced and the is factual documentation to prove that. There is a emergency hearing to remove her from her fathers but this so called emergency hearing started in early December and we haven't made it passed the first witness yet . I planned my children I nursed them I had organic milk delivers to my door , there's zero truth in my entire case and zero evidence but yet my daughter now has life lasting scars .REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 26th, 2016Someone from Plymouth, MA signed.
Feb 25th, 2016Someone from Worcester, MA signed.
Feb 25th, 2016Someone from Roxbury, MA signed.
Feb 25th, 2016Someone from Roxbury, MA signed.
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Feb 22nd, 2016Someone from Malden, MA writes:
people like me who work hard to give everything to their children and have good faith gets hurt by DCF. my children are now suffering due to the system that gives power to incompetent people who are only collecting a paycheck without caring how much harm they are causing.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 19th, 2016Someone from Revere, MA signed.
Feb 18th, 2016Someone from Dorchester, MA signed.
Feb 18th, 2016Someone from Rockport, MA writes:
Dss Salem ma is akin to a terrorist organization. The corruption is rampant and actions of fraud perpetrated by children's friends ? Overhaul the system I have yet to hear of anyone say thank goodness Dss stepped in... Unforgivable and unjustly used to harrass good families, but so very quick to ignore the real ones. Baby Bella sound familiar? Oh but we are soooo busy not here in salem ma.salem,,spent the last month harassing me for my 1st grader who had pneumonia like VIRUS and Dr notes always claiming workers are so of overloaded overworked? no not at all. to keep easy safe cases that keep open staying absolute disgrace the family unit under their demanded and unconstitutional care will degrade while actual abuse reports they will ignore, its too tough of a case to manage meanwhile they will terrorize and harrass and do open cases to ensure an easy full caseload. open only cases that are pointless and fraudulent.they don't want actual abuse or negle=ct because its WORK/!True tabuse goes on because of the workers who harrass good parents to make their job easy Knowing kids are safe, but terrified of dcf.by lthe good parents jump through hoops,an easy case is a parent who isn't an abusive and is terrified of fact will bend backwards and jump through hoops for them and the more parents do the more on paper to show the judge AA IF YOUR NOT AN ALCOHOLIC, MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEEDED IT IN THE JUGES EYES. READ THE U.S. CONSTITUTION YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED AND THEY KNOW IT. THAT'S WHY THEY NEVER HARASS THE ACTUAL HORRIBLE PARENTS. THEY ARE TOO MUCH WORK!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 18th, 2016Someone from Taunton, MA signed.
Feb 18th, 2016Someone from Somerville, MA writes:
Our DCF worker is a joke !!! She's called my phone in the past and asked for my 6 yr old daughter and changed her voice and asked "is J---la there"? I said who's this ? And she caught herself and said oh I just wanted to know if she was with you. Now me and my girlfriend we're not supposed to be living together but we were and she call to my phone trying to disguise your voice and ask for my daughter and I said why are you calling my phone asking for my daughter she said I wasn't doing that but I said you are a liar and she says don't ever call me a liar I said where you are and she just kept lying and lying and and that's all she does and she's trying to take a daughter away from us. She's a liar and she's lazy as hell. She never gives us options for day care saying she can't help us. She's a COMPLETE JOKE AND I HOPE SHE GETS FIRED !!! She doesn't deserve a job. She makes good money and is doing absolutely nothing to help get our family back together.PLEASE WE NEED YOUR HELP BEFORE MY DAUGHTER IS VICTIM NO#5REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 18th, 2016Someone from Somerville, MA writes:
Our DCF worker is a joke !!! She's called my phone in the past and asked for my 6 yr old daughter and changed her voice and asked "is J---la there"? I said who's this ? And she caught herself and said oh I just wanted to know if she was with you. Now me and my girlfriend we're not supposed to be living together but we were and she call to my phone trying to disguise your voice and ask for my daughter and I said why are you calling my phone asking for my daughter she said I wasn't doing that but I said you are a liar and she says don't ever call me a liar I said where you are and she just kept lying and lying and and that's all she does and she's trying to take a daughter away from us. She's a liar and she's lazy as hell. She never gives us options for day care saying she can't help us. She's a COMPLETE JOKE AND I HOPE SHE GETS FIRED !!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 16th, 2016Someone from Rockport, MA writes:
Dad Salem ma is a they ignore,too tough of a case to manage meanwhile they will terrorize and harras ingthey don't want because its WORKTrue abuse goes on because of the workers who harrass good parents to make their job easy Knowing kids are safe, but terrified of dcf.by lthe good parents jump through hoops,an easy case is a parent who isn't an abusive and is terrified of fact will bend backwards and jump through hoops for them and the more parents do the more on paper to show the judge AA IF YOUR NOT AN ALCOHOLIC, MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEEDED IT IN THE JUGES EYES. READ THE U.S. CONSTITUTION YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED AND THEY KNOW IT. THAT'S WHY THEY NEVER HARASS THE ACTUAL HORRIBLE PARENTS. THEY ARE TOO MUCH WORK!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 16th, 2016Someone from Rockport, MA signed.
Feb 16th, 2016Someone from Fitchburg, MA writes:
Leominster DCF office has destroyed my family, right down to being responsible for my home being in foreclosure. My story is long and goes back as far as 2011. Currently my two youngest grandchildren are being "fostered" by their abusive father's sister. A woman who didn't want anything to do with the children or acknowledged her brother was a child and domestic partner abuser. My grandchildren are now being verbally and emotionally abused by the "aunty." She has even gone so far as to throw away the gifts I gave my grandchildren and has told them that I don't love them. DCF has heard my grandson say these things and they keep saying "we will look into it." Yet every time I raise the topic with the "current" case worker (there have been at least 9 since 2011) I am told that "we will talk to her about your concerns." My daughter made mistakes but it was all at the hands of the abusive boyfriend/father of the children. I reported his abuse for years and DCF did nothing, until my eldest grandson (not his child) finally got sick of the abuse and reported it to the police. Our story is a long one, but the fact remains that the Leominster DCF office has abused their power and discretion and my grandchildren deserve to be and want to be home with their mother yet DCF continues to be denying any culpability in the destruction of my family.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 16th, 2016Someone from Erving, MA signed.
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Feb 13th, 2016Someone from Haverhill, MA writes:
DCF took my son because he was bullied and was having a hard time going to schoolREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 12th, 2016Someone from East Falmouth, MA signed.
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Feb 10th, 2016Someone from Haverhill, MA writes:
My 1 year old son has a day care voucher through them, because they told me I needed him to get more structure and in a better routine, his day care called me up and tells me that his voucher ends today and doesn't know why they didn't automatically renew it, so not only was his school leaving messages bUT I was also. I got sick of no one returning calls so I called the supivisor who returned my call but when I was talking about what was going on not only was she not listening she was completely rude to me and kept inturupting me so I didn't even get to ask my other question that I wanted an answer for, so if she was the person that I needed to talk to about my concerns, who was I supposed to go to next? If they are supposed to be helping families then shouldn't they listen to us also?REPORT COMMENTS
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