IOWA CPS INVESTIGATION OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
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Oct 4th, 2014Someone from Fort Dodge, IA signed.
Oct 4th, 2014Someone from Fort Dodge, IA signed.
Sep 30th, 2014Someone from Fort Dodge, IA writes:
I'm getting sick of D.H.S.'S game's they keep saying their going to give our boy's back. Then they put them into a foster home wanting them to be adopted by them. On top of that they tell the kid's mother this stuff instead of letting me ( the father ) know knowing their mother isn't willing to fight back! I had brain surgery over this summer, but Iv'e proven I'm capable of caring for my kid's but they keep avoiding me!Sep 6th, 2014Someone from Fort Dodge, IA writes:
I have had two kids taken from me because DHS had been called and was told I was useing drugs. They came in my home and dis a walk through and didn't find any evidence of drugs what so ever but they still removed my kids and did a drug hair test on me and it came back positive for thc they then put my kids in foster care and had me put on the patch and start treatment in which I did so. I complied with what they wanted me to do but my worker kept saying that my drug patches were positive because they were lifted up on the edges and that was only due to me having to wear them for a week at a time. Showering,changiny,and sleeping does take a tole on a plastic bandage u have to wear for a week. I was also doing UA's at the treatment center and they were clean but that wasnt good enuff for my worker she then told me to go into inpatient treatment so I did and I completed it and got my kids back two days before Christmas but still had to do the patches. My worker then proceeded to lie in her report to the judge and said I had a couple dirty patches and came and removed my kids again. Then I had to do everything over again and complete it before court which was only in a couple months so it was impossible. I went to court and the judge believed her report and terminated my rights. I then found out that my worker had it set up to were the foster parents were able to adopt my kids without me knowing it and that's why she lied in her report. I'm currently goin through this again and doing everything I'm supposed to and I'm pregnant and I have had clean UA's and everything and once again my worker is having my rights terminated and there's nothing I can do that I haven't already done and I dont feel that its right that DHS can just play god in my life like thatREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 27th, 2014Someone from Altoona, IA writes:
Join protest Iowa dhs on Facebook, the more people the more power we have to make a change.!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 5th, 2014Someone from Cedar Rapids, IA signed.
Jul 26th, 2014Someone from Council Bluffs, IA writes:
my son was taken from me because I've had a DUI with him in the vehicle dhs replaced him with his mother out of state they are willing for him to come hom I have a juvenile judge they kicked it out of juvenile court pending custody hearing in district court this juvenile judge keeps putting his nose and saying my son cannot come home dhs approved my home everybody approves me my child is safe with me his mother has physical abuse charges neglect many criminal charges smokes in the house with childrens smokes in the car with children have been out of his life abandon him for 6 years she has lost two other children permanently and now has a alcohol fetal syndrome childI'm lost I need help I have raised my son for 6 years on my own no child support no help from anybody I am done drinking I need helpREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 26th, 2014Someone from Council Bluffs, IA writes:
my son was taken from me because I've had a DUI with him in the vehicle dhs replaced him with his mother out of state they are willing for him to come hom I have a juvenile judge they kicked it out of juvenile court pending custody hearing in district court this juvenile judge keeps putting his nose and saying my son cannot come home dhs approved my home everybody approves me my child is safe with me his mother has physical abuse charges neglect many criminal charges smokes in the house with childrens smokes in the car with children have been out of his life abandon him for 6 years she has lost two other children permanently and now has a alcohol fetal syndrome childI'm lost I need help I have raised my son for 6 years on my own no child support no help from anybody I am done drinking I need helpREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 23rd, 2014Someone from Audubon, IA writes:
DHS has now been a part of my life for 1 week. They are claiming that I am an 'unfit mother' due to a police report that was almost 100% inaccurate. I was sent to receive inpatient psychiatric treatment, and was released in a week. They have given custody of my child to his father. His father has domestic violence, child endangerment, and is also a registered sex offender. My history includes 3 simple assaults and an MIP ..oh.. and one traffic ticket.. yet I am the unfit parent. DHS case worker said I would only be allowed visits with my child at this point in time, and was supposed to schedule them today.. I never heard from her. I found out my child's father was bringing my child somewhere I feel he is even more unsafe than with him. I texted my child's caseworker twice with no response. I tried calling.. nothing. I reached out to a supervisor of a different district who called my child's case manager. Instead of calling me, this case manager called my child's father (never let me know any details about what was going on ) and decided over the PHONE that my child was safe where his father brought him. I ended up having to contact her yet again..of course this time she answered.. and I was beyond worried about my child at this point. I told her I wanted my child placed in care other than his fathers at least until the court date. She refused and did nothing to help. She never checked on my child and repeatedly told me that she knew he was safe because his dad sounded calm over the PHONE. Really? She called me 'rude and disrespectful' because I called her phone three times in a row after she'd hung up on me mid conversation. I can clearly see that my child's best interest is NOT being kept in mind by DHS/CPS.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2014Someone from Des Moines, IA signed.
Jul 19th, 2014Someone from Des Moines, IA signed.
Jul 18th, 2014Someone from Kansas City, MO signed.
Jul 9th, 2014Someone from Riceville, IA writes:
I would like to talk to someone about my rights and who is willing to stop DHS and the JV court system from being one sided and not looking for the safety of the children. I had my kids taken away where I only had supervised visits and my now ex got away with what he has done to the kids. I now have the kids 50/50 with my ex (5 months later) and DHS is still working with us but my kids are still going though crap with my ex and I want to be cleared for what I did not do. DHS doesn?t seem to listen to the kids. I have talked to others and they can?t believe what I or my kids have to deal with from my ex, DHS and the JV court system in our county. Others have also had problems with DHS and the JV court in this county being one sided.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 8th, 2014Someone from Jefferson, IA signed.
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2014Someone from Sioux City, IA writes:
DHS seems determined to ruin the life of 10 people that love and care for each other. I wonder who made some of these children's workers and lawyers think they are judge and jury. We have 2 loving parents that have always been good to their children but fight with each other on a regular basis. DHS has decided they need to split for the good of the kids. Since they don't want to do that their children has been pulled out of the home. Then, they were placed with the fraternal grandparents who love them dearly. They were honest with the grandkids but said negative things about what was going on with their parents, DHS and was having some problems with the oldest child rebelling about DHS's rules. Their grandfather loudly told DHS they needed to back off and let her do a little more like her peers and just let them take care of them. One time their son came to see his son and the other children playing at the school when he was not suppose to have contact with them without supervision. Oh grampa would get grumpy and yell at the kids when they weren't listening. Well, DHS pulled these 4 good kids from their grandparents home. For here weeks they were placed in a shelter. Now they are with the maternal grandparents but there is talk that they may be taken from there as well. What is wrong with a system that tears families apart so easily because there are a couple of people that want to show what power they have. We sent a letter to theREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2014Someone from Sioux City, IA writes:
Cps has done with my husband kids and me wrong since the beggening violated comfesiallety got one dirty test since September 13. Wich they wouldnt. Have find out if i didnt say anything i told them because i wanted to come clean and get the help ...and my husband none no dirty test and because we had one argument and at this time my brother was living with us my husband and brother got into a fight cops got called and took my husband to jail he had a no contact order .... now cps told me that they wont let me and my husband have a relationship until my case is close can anyone give advice on what to do because my lawyer doesn't. Do anything for me...please help us get ur family togetherREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2014Someone from Sioux City, IA signed.
Jul 3rd, 2014Someone from Council Bluffs, IA signed.
Jul 2nd, 2014Someone from Cedar Rapids, IA writes:
just recently Cedar Rapids Iowa has terminated my right I have never been in trouble with dhs ever before in my life I was a full time student I graduated with my business for it and work full and was a single mom of three I had the chance to go to Texas to start a new life and it took longer than expected my children stayed with family friends and they wind up losing my children I called dhs to get them taken out of that house and dhs kept them from me 3 months in Iowa and I'll leave two jobs in Texas and give up my apartment that I'm being sued for I have never seen my kids or talked to him since I've been back and you're supposed to be able to havecommunication with them until they provide the termination or not no dhs work or whatever call me back she lied on the stand and I have paper proof my lawyer would never call me back he was a public defender no therapist will call me back and the Guardian at litem would not call me back I have all this and paperwork through my phone records on how many times I called them and how they never called me back just recently they split up my 3 kids and three different foster homes and now my 6 year old has a view successnet from her foster parents saying that her foster parents have been abusing her they put her in a mental health institution and then took her out and then placed rent and your place she's only 6 years old now I've lost my kids and I need to know how to fight back please help meREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 1st, 2014Someone from Des Moines, IA signed.
Jun 26th, 2014Someone from Fontanelle, IA signed.
Jun 26th, 2014Someone from Fontanelle, IA signed.
Jun 26th, 2014Someone from Spencer, IA writes:
CPS caseworkers are hurting and tearing apart families all over Iowa. They need to be held accountable for the damages and trauma they create for families and children.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 26th, 2014Someone from Davenport, IA writes:
I lived in Davenport, IA when my parental rights were terminated for leaving my son alone. My daughter they added to the case plan when she was born. I did everything I could for 4 years to get my son back. I went to therapy, several evalations that I all past. I went to 2 different parenting classes, support group for young moms. I also worked full time, and paid all my bills. No matter what I did... it was never enough. The case plan while I was trying to get the children back said my kids were highly adoptable as blond hair, very young, white children in perfect health. The case worker even told me that they would be better off without me. That I was poor, and that another family would do better for them. My lawyer Jack Dustihimer (not sure about spelling) told me to go along, and not fight. I was young, and naive. What bothered me the most was that Bethany Homes adoption Agency took care of placements, visitations, and wrote out the case plans. They inthe paperwork that the judge ruled on said that my daughter was in foster homes before she was born, that there were founded child neglet before she was born. How come this happened. The boy is now 22, and the girl will turn 21 on 6\29. I cry everyday, and hope they are alive. I hope they got loved, hugged, and treated right. I love them with all my heart.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 25th, 2014Someone from Clinton, IA signed.
Jun 25th, 2014Someone from Clinton, IA writes:
I am the mother of 4 kids, daughter 20, son 17, son 16, son 12. Clinton county Clinton iowa dhs removed my kids from my care. I suffer from mental illness that went undiagnosed for many many years. I also dabbled with drugs off and on for a year. I put my self in rehab dec. 2003 and in jan. 2004 I no longer had my kids. I was not in and out of rehab, it was my first time. they say they are for reunification of the family is a lie.. they wanted my husband and I to divorce, kept pushing the issue. my dhs caseworker was supposed to find an attorney to do a pro bono divorce for me and never followed through, never tried to increase my visits, completed parenting, nutrition, mental health/addiction counseling everything, never enough... I went through a full 2 days in court for my termination hearing, I have had caseworkers tell me they have never seen anything like my termination hearing. my mother adopted them. her husband was sexually inappropriate with my daughter in 2008-2009, charges were pressed, he ws found guilty. my mother then put my daughter into foster care and threw her away, cutting off all ties with her brothers. dhs removed her and placed her out of the home and let my mothers husband continue to stay in the home with my 3 sons. I was also slapped with a no contact order from my mother for her, her husband and the kids. once again I was drug through another hearing to have all contact removed. dhs has stood by my mother and step father and supported them. he is on the sex abuse registry minimum 17yrs maximum 22 years. I have ha no contact with my boys for 5 years because dhs and she wont allow it. my mother and dhs just erased my daughter and I from exsistence... how is any of this in the best interest of the kids? Clinton iowa everyone... this is abuse to my boys... it is NOT in the best interest of them at all...REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 17th, 2014Someone from Des Moines, IA signed.
Jun 17th, 2014Someone from Des Moines, IA signed.
Jun 16th, 2014Someone from Des Moines, IA signed.
Jun 11th, 2014Someone from Urbandale, IA signed.
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Jun 5th, 2014Someone from Fort Dodge, IA signed.
Jun 2nd, 2014Someone from Simi Valley, CA signed.
May 22nd, 2014Someone from Lovilia, IA writes:
I cannot believe this is AMERICA! When my children were removed I reassured them and ultimately myself that everything would be ok and they would be home soon, as we were fortunate enough to call ourselves AMERICANS. where equality and justice are king and our civil liberties cannot be denied. A year later I cannot distinguish Gods Country from Auschwitz.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 18th, 2014Someone from Tucson, AZ signed.
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May 16th, 2014Someone from Fort Dodge, IA writes:
Screw you DHS. If u want what's best for the child than stay out of our lives!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 2nd, 2014Someone from Sibley, IA writes:
My name was placed on the child abuse registry six times. I had a lawyer that worked for the state and I was not told how to have my name removed or even that my name was on there.. This lawyer said he has never lost a case. He lied to have my parental rights taken. This lawyer went to school with the women that had the court take my parental rights. I am pro-se and trying my best to have my name removed from the child abuse registry. Paul Kruas says because I was three days late filing my papers I can not have my name removed. I am great mom and I love caring for children. Please someone help these government people see that we the parents have rights.REPORT COMMENTS
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