- Signatures: 4,326
- Goal: 1,000
- Deadline: 5-13-2006
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Children are being traumatized by forced removals from loving families, then abused and even killed in foster homes. Please help us help them and their families by petitioning to have the truth about CPS exposed in the national media.
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | Tell Oprah why you'd like to see information about CPS abuse of families and children on her show |
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| 4,352 | 10:25 am PST, Feb 9 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Utah C.P.S. and D.C.F.S. need to be exsposed they aren't being honest in their procedures ect |
| 4,351 | 7:07 pm PST, Feb 8 | Mrs. | Anonymous | My children were removed in the district of Salt Lake City with the assistant attorney general Carolyn Nichols fighting to put my children into adoption under the direction of D.C.F.S. case worker who made false accusations and allowed reports I proved to be false to be entered into evidence. He also assisted writing reports with my teenage child and spoke poorly of me to the point of turning my own children against me. The presiding Judge Valdez is known for favoring removal of children from the homes of parents and works in conjunction with D.C.F.S. and the states Assistant Attorney general Carolyn Nichols. I wasn't allowed to present evidence and my children are being harmed from this failure in the system. |
| 4,350 | 6:58 pm PST, Feb 8 | Ms. | Anonymous | I witnessed for a Mom I had be friended at a previous job, due to D.C.F.S. removing her children in her custody. When I testified the state assistant attorney general Carolyn Nichols had been told hearsay rumors that I was gay. In court she used my sexuality over and over making false accusations that were sexually abusive and defaming to win D.C.F.S. case to remove the children from my friend. I witnessed lies and intentional moves to attack and harm my friend in order to have her children adopted out. The Judge said she was poor and that was in part of his reason to remove the children. Her court appointed attorney apologized to me after I testified telling me she confronted the assistant attorney general about being out of line in her questioning attacking me based on rumors or hearsay and said she used the gay thing knowing that the Jude Valdez wouldn't approve and it would affect the case to get the children into state custody. I had heard of horrible things in the system and was dragged into the lies and abuses for giving support to a friend in need. |
| 4,349 | 12:08 pm PST, Feb 3 | Ryann Oneida | My sister (a beautiful person and mother) died in the middle of her battle of losing legal custody of her children at the hands of DCFS. Laws were broken, I'm currently looking to hire an attorney to get this information out to the media. She was given more and more requirements (even though she was sober the entire time they were involved) and absolutely no help! She had 5 different caseworkers during a 10 month time. She was forced to travel an hour a day to her treatment center, rather then finding her something close to her. She was forced to move out on her own to give her back physical (not legal) custody of her kids...this was a huge deal because she was a waitress with limited income and no assitance, no child support. She died before getting legal custody back due to an accidental shooting but I attribute her even touching the gun to all the stress she endured. This system is corrupt...I would love to see how her kids were deemed negelected. She had a drug problem and was honest about that but she still maintained a good mother even through out her small periods of drug use. Her kids had perfect attendance, academic school records. They were also healthy, had a regular pediatrican and current on immunizations. They took them for job security, plain and simple and strung the case out for the same reason~ | |
| 4,348 | 9:01 am PST, Feb 3 | johni wells | CPS has removed my children from me without any proof of neglect or abuse and I am sueing them to get them back. My family called them on me when I moved and took my kids with me..........this is clearly a case of malice and revenge. My kids deserve me not my crazy family | |
| 4,347 | 9:51 am PST, Feb 1 | angela thomas | My case and my daughters case with cps my kids are grown now but they was takin away from me ten years ago now my grand children are with them my daughter was kidnapped by a pimp and my grandson whos three was left on a bench at 12 midnight in california the pimp had done this to the baby and abused my 17 yr.old they wont give me the kids because of my old case which was false now they are sayin to my daughter that im the reason that shes in this perdicament.we want to fight these people because they are telling lies and treating my daughter as if she wanted to be with the pimp and my old case my kids want for them to know how much they emotionally distroyed them when they were kids. | |
| 4,346 | 9:12 am PST, Jan 23 | Orpha Wallace | Please help. CPS told me i "HAVE TO" voluntarily place my children in the homes of friends until they "clear this up". My family and I are not from Texas we are New Yorkers. They are telling me that i have to do PARENTING classes. I helped raised 11 children b4 i had my own. My children are babies and CPS has no right or basis to say that my children are abused or even PROOF. I am currently working on retaining a lawyer in hopes that this will pass. The government is removing our rights as parents to raise our kids. Telling us that our children dont need us they need the foster care system where most children are lost and abused and even murdered. | |
| 4,345 | 2:48 am PST, Jan 21 | innerpeace5 Thor | http://strengthfromtears.blogspot.com/ | |
| 4,344 | 3:55 pm PST, Jan 18 | Ms. | AnimalSpirit Martz | |
| 4,343 | 7:23 pm PST, Jan 14 | Mrs. | dayna russell | I would like to see cps shown for what they really are non caring people who take children just for money. My daughter is being held from me because my husband is medicinal marijuana use. They say that my husband has a substance problem not a prescription. They refuse to go on record saying that it is illegal to have a prescription and a minor in the same home. It is a prescription because of this I am currently in my second round with them and they are telling me I will only have my child if I separate but will not go on record. Judges and lawyers have had their contracts taken away because they actually did their jobs and fought for the parents. So now every lawyer is scared of losing their form of income if they do not help cps take a person's child. And there is no record of a child ever dying from marijuana. |
| 4,342 | 6:37 pm PST, Jan 8 | Ms. | Jennifer Hall | |
| 4,341 | 11:10 am PST, Jan 8 | Ms. | Erika Gragg | |
| 4,340 | 6:53 am PST, Jan 7 | Mr. | Robert Demarais | My wife and I were wrongfully accused of abusing our daughter. Instead of doing any investigations, they took the word of my bitter ex-wife and placed my daughter in her care. I now do not have the right to see her and am being charged astronomical amounts of child support, forcing my 2 sons, my wife and I to barely have enough money to survive. I do not recieve notices for court until after court is over so I cannot even atten most of my hearings and try to defend myself, even though I was told that Tennessee law requires 30 day written notice about any hearings. I am very frustrated with this and feel like I have been running into brick walls everywhere I turn. They have not been fair to me and my family. |
| 4,339 | 1:24 am PST, Jan 7 | Ms. | LESLEY BAUTISTA | Just like the california 3 strikes law, the enactment of cps is originally for an important and neccessary cause, but like the 3 strikes its power has been dramatically abused by those in power, the more children in the system the more money the county gets. It's a far cry from protecting neglected and abused children its about the money for having the higher statistics/numbers qualifying for the state/federal grants . The family cases of their abuse of power extremely outweighs the the children that needed their protection. In my case,my brother is accused of molesting my daughter,when they had no legal reason to remove my daughter from me they got the probate court and my son to get guardianship claiming I didn't protect her,ect. The cps worker was instramental in convincing my son and wife to seek guardianship and has secretly done everything to keep me from even seeing or talking to my daughter. My daughter needs me more than ever, we have never been apart,now my relationship is extremely traumatized and damaged with my son and wife as well and Im separated from my 2 grandaughters one being 2 months old when this started. If they had filed juvinile dependency against me at least I would have had an attorney appt to represent me,but was continuously denied one in probate court, which guardianship is supposed to be for children whom don't have parents,and whomever they have been living with and has taken on the resposibility as their parent,parental rights,legaly,emotionaly,everyway possible is our utmost right NOT to be infringed nor is the rights parents have to raise their children,and our childrens rights to be nourished by their parent/parents. The bonds of the parent/child is sacred, the workers opinions are causing families to be broken and irreprable harm, if opra could help bring this to national attention maybe there could be change and something established monitoring the individual cases, theres not even a procedure for victims the cps abused its power to have any review unless your child is being adopted. If ANYONE would care to interview the families they will see cps/juvenile courts continuously keep families apart without ever verifying the facts and going by someones opinions (cps,court investigators,ect) The monetary gains counties/states recieve is astranomical, the individual workers even get monetary BONUSES when they find 'permanent" homes for these so called "abuse/neglected" children that the parents "failed" to abide by the "reunification"plans. PLEASE HELP EXPOSE THE ABUSE OF POWER TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES. NOBODY SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENT OR FROM THEIR CHILD UNLESS DESERVED WITHOUT A DOUBT!!! IN Prayer GOD will bring us together, Lesley Bautista |
| 4,338 | 4:24 pm PST, Jan 2 | joseph marcy | My name in Joseph my children were taken for me on 02/13/09 first they said that i physically abused my children and that we had to complete classes parenting, drug and alcohol, and anger management. Then we got papers from Harrisburg stating that we (myself and my girlfriend) basically beat the life out of our children. so we took an appeal on that. In the process of all of that they (children and youth) stated that supposedly my oldest daughter who is 6 made a statement that I sexually touched her and that I put my penis in her. They took her to there doctor and there doctor stated in his report that her vagina was never penetrated but that she has anal fissures and that they could be caused from straining to go to the bathroom. I spoke with a different doctor who told me that in his opinion the fissures would be so sever that there would have been bleeding, and possibly unable to walk. She was attending school when this supposedly happened. The children were in my mother's house in her custody. Children and Youth and my mother went to the DA's office to make a statement they wouldn't let my mother go in with her or let my daughter have an advocate Children and Youth told my mother that they were my daughter's advocate. I don't know everything that was said but supposedly my daughter made a statement that my mother her grandmother told her to say "It was all a dream". Then a couple of months later the police called me at my home and told me they were at a point in there investigation that they wanted my to make a statement I told Mike (the officer that called) " I have no problem coming down to the police station and answer some questions but I want my lawyer" he told me that was fine and call him up to set a date. Then the next day the police came to my house to arrest me. I wasn't home I was at work when my girlfriend called and told me what was going on I came home called the police to find out what was going on I mean I just talked to them the night before. When I called the police station the officers were not there I asked my grandmother to give me a ride there to wait for them. I have and had no problem talking to the police and children and youth because I DIDN'T DO THIS OR ANYTHING LIKE! I was jailed in Luzerne County Correctional Facility I got out 13 days later on 2,500 bail. My bail was reduced on my second preliminary hearing and that hear was continued by the arresting officer on behalf of children and because the case worker could not get a statement from my 6 yr. old daughter. These allegations were made on 06/30/09, but I wasn't arrested until December 12/03/09. My charges are PACC3121(C) RAPE OF A CHILD(F-1) AND THREE COUNTS OF PACC3123(B) INVOLUNTARY DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE F1 | |
| 4,337 | 10:31 am PST, Dec 29 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Family Court & CPS awards five siblings (ages one - ten years of age) to career felon; former crack addict with assisted living and welfare fraud and by-passes suitable family members. Onondaga County CPS, gave mother of five an ultimatum to sign over kids after an incident with the oldest child - Subsequently the CPS preempted the court; pre-selected a known convict with a long criminal record to have custody of the children ranging from one to ten years of age. CPS candidate of choice arrest record includes; welfare fraud, assisted living fraud; assaults; possession of drug paraphernalia etc. This didn't preclude CPS from taking tax payers dollars to relocate this convict from a two bedroom to a 5 bedroom home and purchase beds and other accommodations. After making this investment, CPS has used every tactic to remove suitable relatives as a option including not having enough bedrooms to accomodate the children. This CPS candidate, was presented as "in the best interest of the children" to the family court judge. To make matters worse the court appointed law guardian has deemed these children as "throw away kids" and has sided with CPS to place the children in a drug infested crime ridden neighborhood with a career criminal with alternative lifestyle (homo/bi-sexual) that promises to cause irreparable psychological damage to these children. |
| 4,336 | 5:09 pm PST, Dec 25 | Ms. | Patti Redd | I was a foster child - abused and hurt in the 1950s and 1960s. I know the system. It is broken. It's sick. It must change. |
| 4,335 | 1:07 am PST, Dec 21 | Ms. | Lanita Donhowe | My grand-daughter (age 6) was taken from my son's home by CPS because of lies and false allegations made to CPS by my mother, who is an alcoholic! |
| 4,334 | 9:42 pm PST, Dec 11 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Cps is steling our children for the profit! |
| 4,333 | 4:14 am PST, Dec 8 | Mrs. | Anonymous | I cannot believe the things I am learning about how CPS 'works'. After being a foster parent, adopting and having our own children as well as step-parenting, you would think that I have learned something about the system but until our 14 year old ran away last month we had never run into problems with CPS. As a social worker myself I am appalled to find out the false accusations and prejudice that exist everywhere, it seems as I have read hours on the internet looking for answers. Our daughter has received mental health services and medications for three years now and her therapist and dr never had doubts, always said that we were doing the right thing, that we were exemplary parents, and now that she made a charge of abuse, though there are no marks or bruises of any kind on her, CPS has interviewed the mental health professionals and they say they have always suspected a 'toxic home environment'. Interestingly, our other five children and all of our friends and my husband and have not been interviewed about anything. The other children are with us and the ps worker just keeps making threats to take them if permanent legal guardianship papers are not signed. I would advocate for change but feel that under the current system my other children would be at risk and I could not stand that. The chances of me getting a job in my field after all of this is said and done is impossible. |
| 4,332 | 12:06 am PST, Dec 1 | Anonymous | I am going through a case where there is a possibilty i will not have my oldest son and youngest daughter.. I also have a 13 yr old who is alreaady in foster care | |
| 4,331 | 7:43 pm PST, Nov 30 | Ms. | lauren carter | |
| 4,330 | 1:15 pm PST, Nov 30 | Mrs. | shelly meisenburg | Dear Oprah, I really do beleive I drew the short end of the stick as I am THE NUMBER ONE VICTOM OF THE STATE. Two years ago my 16 year old son was put into states custody for truancy and smoking cigerettes in school by the judge here in newport, cocke county,TN. I tried helplessly to get him back home for 11months from numerous strangers{ foster homes} that he was placed in by the state. On nov. 24,2007 he was strangled to death by his foster father. We are still in the process of trying to convict him for the murder of my son. They say he may get probation. We have to save the other children...and parents from DCS . They have destroyed my life, and are working on more. PLEASE LISTEN TO US. |
| 4,329 | 5:59 pm PST, Nov 23 | Ms. | Anonymous | HERE ARE THE REPORTS TO VERIFY THE ABUSE MY SON RECEIVED IN FOSTER CARE APRIL 2009, WHOM SOCIAL WOKER, MARK CHESICK, APPOINTED TO FOSTER MY CHILDREN AND ATTEMPTED TO ADOPT THEM TO. THE FOSTER FATHER WAS ARRESTED BUT NOT CONVICTED. I WORRY CONSTANTLY ABOOUT THE WELFARE OF MY CHILDREN AND I AM IN DISBELIEF AND GRIEF AT THE CORRUPTION OF THE HAWAII SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. Foster families get protection while biological families get manipulated, over prosecuted, and their children taken from them. I AM ON FEDERAL PROBATION IN OKLAHOMA AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO COME HOME FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IN APRIL 2008 SOCIAL WORKER MARK CHESICK TOLD OAHU U.S.P.O. THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO LET ME COME BACK HOME SINCE "I WAS NOT ALLOWED ANY CONTACT WITH MY CHILDREN AT ALL". MARK CHESICK'S SUPERVISOR DIERDRE LIND VERIFIED THAT MARK CHESICKS STATEMENT WAS UNTRUE AND SENT A LETTER ON HER LETTER HEAD TO THE OAHU'S U.S. PROBATION PER MY REQUEST. IN THE LETTER MARK CHESICK CLAIMS THAT IT WAS A "MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HIM AND THE FEDERAL PROBATION DEPARTMENT". I BELIEVE THAT MARK CHESICK LIED DUE TO HIS INTENTIONS TO BOTCH MY RETURN HOME SO THAT I WOULD LOSE ANY OPORTUNITIES TO GET MY CHILDREN BACK AND HE COULD GIVE THEM UP FOR ADOPTION. I SAW MY CHILDREN ON TWO OCCASIONS THIS PAST WEEK DURING MY FIRST VISIT TO MAUI, (OCTOBER 31st - NOVEMBER 9th), SINCE MY ARREST IN JULY 2007. I WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO TRAVEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTENDING AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE HEARING. I WAS, HOWEVER, NOT RECOGNIZED OR INCLUDED IN THE HEARING EVEN THOUGH I WAS THERE AND I FEEL THAT IT IS UNFAIR THAT THE JUDGE COULD TAKE MY CHILDREN WITHOUT GIVING ME A FAIR TRIAL. DURING THE SECOND VISIT WITH MY CHILDREN ON NOVEMBER 8th MY SON KEALOHA TOLD ME THAT A BOY IN THE NEW FOSTER HOME HE CURRENTLY LIVES IN MAKES HIM EAT SOAP. I REPORTED THIS TO SUPERVISING SOCIAL WORKER CHRISTINA SATYO DOSLAND TODAY WHO THEN CALLED THE FOSTER MOTHER, KELLY, WHO SAID "'THIS' WAS NOT HAPPENING IN HER HOME". SO ONCE AGAIN THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO DOWNPLAY ANY FORM OF ABUSE SUSTAINED IN FOSTER CARE AND MY SON IS NOT BEING HEARD. AT THIS TIME I AM STILL AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE OAHU U.S. PROBATION TO THE REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO HAWAII, SUBMITTED BY OKLAHOMA U.S.P.O. YESTERDAY JUDGE GERONIMO VALDEZ ISSUED HIS CONCLUSION TO THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE HEARING JUDGING AGAINST ME AS WELL AS CHILDREN'S FATHER GEORGE OKUMURA, SO WE LOST OUR CHILDREN. I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHY I LOST, BUT IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT GEORGE LOST BECAUSE HE HIRED A BABY SITTER TO CARE FOR THE CHILDREN WHILE HE WENT TO WORK. I WISH TO APPEAL THE JUDGES DECISION, HOWEVER, IF I AM NOT ALLOWED TO TRANSFER TO HAWAII, THEN I MAY LOSE AGAIN, AS I HAVE ALLREADY DUE TO ME NOT BEING THERE. MY TWO CHILDREN ARE HAWAIIAN. I WISH THE HAWAIIANS HAD THERE OWN FORM OF CHILD WELFARE AGENCY AS THAT OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL NATIONS. KEALOHA ALL BEAT UP.jpg KEALOHA BEAT UP BY KRIS ZEIMER.jpg KEALOHA'S ABUSE REPORT 1.jpg KEALOHA'S ABUSE REPORT 2.jpg SINCERELY, TAMERA FREEMAN |
| 4,328 | 10:39 am PST, Nov 23 | Steve Holguin | Earlier in the year my ex-wife had a mishap with cps and cps brought the kids to me. She immediately signed custody over to me then ran. She came back a couple months ago claiming she changed so instead of renewing the foodstamps and insurance I figured that since the kids were going back I did not have a need. But she lost them again to cps. I was living in the travel trailer at the time and started to work on a 1974 graham 70 foot trailer. It is big enough for family of three. To put it straight to the point they told me if I move to Tucson I can get my daughter back. I am aware that Tucson needs the money, but holding my daughter hostage isn't the way. They cost me my job , I'm losing my home, And at this point they are forcing me to public assistance, so I cannot see what their gain is in all this. I am a Maranian not a Tucsonian. I would rather help my own part of the world. I do know that I need assistance in keeping my home and fixing the big trailer to be able to bring my daughter home. So That I can go back to work. If your'e wondering how they could cost me my job. It is very simple by making appointments and then canceling at the last minute knowing that I would have to get off early or take a day off to comply. layoffs come around and you are not there all the time." too bad. we need people here all the time put him in layoff, so that he can fix his problems now." At this time I am trying to get some gov. assistance but it takes long for it to happen. Time is their best tool. They make it seem as though a father cannot raise his children. I was the the one who made their anger and frustrations go away like a bad cold. My kids are teenagers and are extremely career minded. I just don't want them to loose that train of thought. They have only the one daughter that spoke of her mothers abuse. The others will not affirm, because they are almost out of there( mothers home ), The oldest is taking cna in her senior year to help her father bring her sister home, My oldest son (17) wanted to join the marines, made a deal with me that sounded impossible for him but fair to me ( He succeeded). He needed to speed his graduation to finish half year of school ( he graduates in December)., To ship out in February. I only want them to do for themselves. The one(child) they have in the system has lost interest in her future. All she thinks about is coming home and she'll never tell anybody about abuse ever again. I tell her it is OK to speak of it. Because there is no need for it. The cycle of abuse will continue for long as adults with power over children exist. CPS is just as bad as any abusive parent if not worse. The voice of the children in foster care are muffled by the system and silenced by the system. Therefore the children will grow up to to be as angry as any angry child would be in this circumstances. No True justice for the children is what they should have been named.----------------The Father | |
| 4,327 | 9:30 pm PST, Nov 21 | Ms. | Samantha Mayes | |
| 4,326 | 8:01 pm PST, Nov 19 | Mr. | Joseph Bennett | My family of five kids and girlfriend and I, have been harrassed by CPS here in Kentucky because our house keeping isn't up to what they like. |
| 4,325 | 1:08 pm PST, Nov 18 | Anonymous | i am a single father with ful custody and the kids mother is in and out of jail and rehab yet they filled neglect charges on my bc i didnt kick her out of the house soon enough. they are a disgrace and continue to give me a hard time EVEN thou my kids are doing great since mom has been removed 3.5 years ago- straight A students no behavioural issues, lots of friends. CPS recently raised the amount of un supervised time with their mom while she is in an in patient rehab even though my kids dont want to go to see her | |
| 4,324 | 2:27 am PST, Nov 14 | Mrs. | Kelley Turner | |
| 4,323 | 12:53 pm PST, Nov 13 | Mrs. | Adreanne Fessler | These people are getting away with murder, abuse, manipulatio, falsifing documents, so that they can steal our children and get paid for it. My own grandchildren were taken and they forced my husband to break up our home and take our daughter with him just to be able to get our grandchildren back. They have made false allegations against me and have placed a no contact order on me and I have done nothing wrong. |
| 4,322 | 4:50 am PST, Nov 4 | Mrs. | Anonymous | They do their job Right,I have been calling these people and they are refusing to give me answers,I asked them if they were taking my children,and they said ,well,not yet anyway.My husBAnd was acCsed by my daughter of picking up her blanket,she had a wedgy as they call them and he lifted the blanket to cover her,he admitted he looked ,but he says out of shock>I have asked the police to do a lie detector test and he hastoo,but they haven't done anything yet!,they did not return his call.No one will tell us what to do,I have to lock him in a bedroom without a key for him to get into the house.They let him stay here, But I must keep him locked up.They more or less made me a prison Guard???He just wants a lie detector test and they haven't done it.Why won't they return calls.When the Social worker left she told my husband she had to leave because she had more important things to do? I need to know the truth.Why would they take my children if I am the one who talked to the police 4 times.I didn't hide it I went there and asked them what to do,I have no criminal record,no child abuse record,and I reported it.They said he could stay here if I was the guardian at all times! I have to stand guard constantly.I have to be in the room somehow with all the kids,and lock him up.ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE 3 SICK CHILDREN WHO I HAVE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR ANTIBIOTICS,WITH WHOM I MUST DRAG OUT OF THE HOUSE AT ALL TIMES.SICK OR NOT.I AM SO CONFUSED,BECAUSE MY DAUGHTERS BIOLOGICAL FATHER IS IN JAIL FOR CHILD MOLESTING HIS GIRLFRIENDS DAUGHTER,MY DAUGHTER HAS CHANGED HER STORY TO ME 3 TIMES AND NOW I DON'T NO WHAT TO BELIEVE,sHE IS NOW ARGUEING WITH ME,AND ACTING LIKE SHE IS CONTROL OF OUR WHOLE FAMILY. I AM AFRAID OF HER NOW,HER WORDS WHERE SHE LOST HER DAD TOO??? wE MOVED HERE AND SHE SAYS WE HATE IT HERE,WE TOLD HER WE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE BACK THERE,AND SHE WOULD BE OKAY HERE,SHE HAD TO TRY TO MAKE FRIENDS.I KNOW SHE WAS MAD BECAUSE HE TOLD HER SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GO TO A PARTY WITH SENIORS( SHE IS 14 YRS OLD,IN 9TH GRADE ) SHE WAS LIVID SHE TOLD US SHE WANTED AND I-PHONE.WHAT EVER THAT IS(A FANCY PHONE) WE SAID NO AGAIN,SHE WANTED SOME KIND OF COAT THEY WHERE HERE AND SAID IT WAS SEVENTY DOLLARS,AND SOME SHOES THEY WHERE,AGAIN WE SAID NO.MY HUSBAND ONLY BRINGS HOME ABOUT $429. A WEEK, WE DO HAVE OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF,AND BILLS TO PAY.I AM AFRAID TO TELL SOCIAL SERVICES THIS,BECAUSE OF FEAR OF LOSING MY CHILDREN,WHAT CAN I DO? IS MT DAUGHTER BEING VENGFUL OR NOT? WHY AREN'T THE POLICE DOING A LIE DETECTOR TEST/?THE POLICE MAN SAID HE WAS JUST BEING STUPID.MY HUSBAND AGREED,HE NEVER ONCE DENIED ANYTHING! tHESE PEOPLE SRE BEING SNEAKY AND ARE HURTING MY FAMILY,IF MY HUSBAND IS BAD,THAN GIVE HIM A LIE DETECTOR TEST,THEN HE HAS TO LEAVE,IF THIS IS ALL SOMETHING MY DAUGHTER IS SAYING,THEN GIVE HER A LIE DETECTOR TEST,i HAVE 2 SEVEN YEAR OLD WHO SOCIAL SERVIVES HAS CRYING ONN A DAILY BASIS,BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY WILL NEVER SEE US AGAIN,THEY SAY THEY PROTECT CHILDREN,YET THEY SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF THEM,WHAT CAN I DO???? |
| 4,321 | 4:16 am PDT, Oct 29 | Ms. | Anonymous | My ex either IS sexually abusing my kids OR he "set me up" to THINK he is!!! He began making my 5 y.o. son take of his clothes (from waist down) and taking photos of him; My son came to me one day and asked me "why" his Dad made him do this and take pics of him "in the bathroom" (the upstairs hall bath) which my son also became "afraid of"!!!. I was "confused" because I did not understand, nor did I ever suspect my husband would do this to his own son!!! I confronted husband; he DENIED; he than PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND VERBALLY began abusing our son so badly that even son was CONFUSED!!!! THEN, couple months later, I FOUND PICS!!!!!!!!! My husband WAS taking those pics of our son!!!! I was devastated. I TOOK KIDS AND LEFT HIM; WHILE "IN HIDING" W/EXes grandparents in another nearby State, I filed for Divorce; Later, I was FORCED to let kids go w/Dad on weekends. CPS TOLD ME THIS: 1) That I MUST NOT allow kids to do w/Dad on weekend, because "THEN" I am "allowing" the ABUSE. AND 2) that IF I DO allow kids, then "I" am an abusive Mother. THey told me NOT to let kids go w/Dad. I followed their advice!!! GUESS WHAT?!!: The following week, I LOST ALL CUSTODY AND RIGHTS TO MY CHILDREN!!!!!! THEN, CPS investigator would NOT "BACK" what she told me and others we MUST do to protect my kids. EVER SINCE............. MY LIFE HAS GONE DOWNARD, AND DOWNWARD AND DOWNWARD into a deep dark hole. I've gone from homeless , I PAY to get to see my kids ($200 for only 3 hours ONE TIME per month);, and I also pay nearly $1,000.00 monthly child support (which leaves me near homeless ness, NO control over my life).... while the children's Dad makes well more than $200-$300,000.00 for many years annually ("high income earner")..... THE WORST THING OF THIS IS: My children and I DEEPLY LOVE EACH OTHER; I am a good Mom to them; we were always close and they are the DEAREST TO MY HEART. I have become so BROKEN. I desperately need prayers of hope and restoration. |
| 4,320 | 11:58 am PDT, Oct 26 | Mr. | Anonymous | IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN BACK ----- -------THIS BOOK WILL SHOW YOU HOW BY SOMEONE THAT SUED THE SYSTEM AND WON Early Departures for the Sun, is a riveting book that chronicles the prevailing violence, which permeates our lives and homes. America has become so obsessed with violence that little children are learning to kill before they understand the English alphabet. Many people search for a spiritual answer, only to hope that their faiths would lead them to see their love ones who were violently removed from their lives. Violence also reared its ugly head in today’s foster care and adopted homes. In which the children that reside there are the victims of a terrible procedure that terminates parent’s parental rights by the thousands from data collected by corrupt Child Protective Service workers. America judicial system has failed our children and America cannot survive by giving its children an option of life in prison or death from gun violence. Early Departures for the Sun, gives honest reflections of how violence destroys the hearts and souls of people in marriages and relationships. The court dockets are replete with court dates from women and men who have filed personal protection orders against people who they once loved but now need protection from due to their violent and threatening behavior. The tragic events of today have impelled the author Raymond Sturgis to include poems that our hearts want to ask but our lifestyles actuate. Like the poems, “Where Is God? His Face, His Eyes, His Rage and Bullets In the Morning, that familiarize with unforgettable painful experiences. The author conveys the sadness and despair of over 400 parents that have lost children to gun violence, robbing toddlers and infants of a chance of living a fulfilled life. The senseless act of violence is mainly from ex boyfriends, ex husbands or teenage cowards that found answers to their problems by shooting in homes and schools without remorse. Early Departures for the Sun gives a realistic view of how violent our world has become, but a more kinder and spiritual view of love ones taking the Early Departure to the Sun right outside heaven’s door. The author Raymond Sturgis understand that his book may intensify people anger towards the people that have killed their parents, brothers, sisters, friends or children. However, he reminds them in his chapter, “Is Violence All we Know?” that violence may lead to death, but death shall not be studied as a means to solve conflicts and misunderstandings. Early Departures for the Sun is a CALL OUT book, so that everyone can enlist in the war against violence, as well as an encouragement so we all can stand with those whom may have lost someone to violence. The book, Early Departures for the Sun is available through Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, www.buybooksontheweb.com, Borders, Walden Books, and hundreds of media outlets around the world. Paperback: 390 pages Publisher: Infinity Publishing Language: English ISBN-10: 0741453177 ISBN-13: 978-0741453174 GO GET YOURS TODAY AND START DOWN A ROAD OF GETTING YOUR CHILDREN BACK |
| 4,319 | 11:51 am PDT, Oct 26 | Mr. | Anonymous | Because you haven't done a damn thing about the countless misinformation conveyed about corrupt CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
| 4,318 | 4:10 pm PDT, Oct 14 | Anonymous | I'm currently going through a CPS case. I am and always have been a volunteer (school & community) mom, I work, I have no history of abuse, drug addiction, mental or behavioral disorders and yet it still seems like they are finding reasons for me not to have my almost 5 month old son back. | |
| 4,317 | 10:13 am PDT, Oct 14 | heather wells | i got both my kids taken for no reason at all i dont drink or do drugs and me and my kids are suffering, cps lied on me and said i beat and abuse my kids and thats a lie i need help getting my kids back. | |
| 4,316 | 1:23 pm PDT, Oct 12 | Ms. | Desiree Brown | CPS spends too much time involving themselves in custody disputes between divorcing parents where there is no abuse. They have children in foster homes that are being neglected and they do not do welfare checks. |
| 4,315 | 6:13 am PDT, Oct 3 | belinda oost | my kid's have been put in foster care and I'm going to court over my 17 year old who is going to tell the judge he want's to come home. he went into the system for good at age 7 and recently told his 19 yr old sister that he was sexually abused starting at the age of 8 in foster care and medicated and punched in the mouth by an adult. | |
| 4,314 | 12:59 pm PDT, Oct 1 | Ms. | michelle smith | because they are taking kids from loving home |
| 4,313 | 3:13 pm PDT, Sep 25 | Mrs. | Erica Salazar | Please Oprah,I am so desperate right now.Please expose the thruth about this family ripping agency.My family has been ripped to shred's by CPS. I was taken from my mom as a kid,me and my 5 siblings.They split us all up.We were already scared enough,we were all we had.But CPS saw it best to split us up.There idea of taking care of the children's 'issues'.Is over to over medicate.I know this see.I was a zombie.I remember wanting to die constantly day in and out while in the care of CPS.Here I am now 25,years old and they decide to rip my family apart again.My two baby girls.We did everything they asked and more.Heck we basically set up our own appointments,without there help.But it still was not good enough.Not only that the caseworker,Tina Y Barra (Bastrop TX),already made her mind up that we were guilty,we stood no chance at all.On top of That CASA was another that already made up there mind.Also after a while I found in the paper that the Judges,usually Side with CASA.So my Husband and I were out of luck.I believe they are evil.They never helped me even while in there care.I had one of there staff members while in Custody come one to me and another girl.Come on we were under aged!I did the right thing and told my therapist what was happening.Thank goodness he was a nice.One of the few, in a system full of corruption.Please for the sake of the families here and my own.Expose them for what they really are. |
| 4,312 | 4:04 pm PDT, Sep 20 | Mrs. | Stephanie Long | My husband overdosed in October 2008 and because of this, a child protective case was opened on us. They did not, at first, remove our children but for ten months we have done everything asked of us. My husband entered into rehab and we both had random drug tests. We had a nurse come into our house once a month to check on our daughters. She had nothing but good things to say. Our house was always clean and our children are always healthy and happy. My gilrs were both evaluated and passed with flying colors. My two year old tested 3-6 months higer than her age in almost every catagory. She speaks very well, knows her abc's, is potty trained, can count to 14, and knows her colors and shapes. My ten month old is chubby, and healthy, just like she's supposed to be. Anyways, three weeks ago, we had another drug test. I passed mine, but sadly, my husband failed his and they removed my children! It hurts so bad when our case worker said, "I know you guys are good parents, but I feel obligated to remove them" I have been a mother for two and a half years and now for the last three weeks, I haven't changed a diaper, made a bottle, made breakfast, colored, sang, or watched sponge bob! At first I was seeing my girls everday and calling them twice a day. I still buy them food and drop it off and give money for diapers and other necessities. When we had our last hearing, a week ago, the judge said I could only see my girls three times a week and call them once a night. Everytime I see my girls, Aleisyana, my two year old, cries and begs to go back home with mommy. I just can't take this. I'm a mother, how could someone just take that away from me? My babies are hurting and they want to come home. I have told CPS that I would do everything and anything to have my children home, even if I had to leave my husband, but they still tell me this could take up to a year! I'm completely devestated. I'm going to miss Ember, my baby, take her first steps. How could this be taken from me, just like that? For ten months I did everything they wanted me to do and still my children were removed. |
| 4,311 | 2:52 pm PDT, Sep 16 | kimberly zapiec | i havent even had my baby yet and theyre trying to get involved. i believe theyre soul purpose is to pull families apart not reunite them. ive yet to hear anything good about them. they need to be stopped. | |
| 4,310 | 5:03 pm PDT, Sep 13 | Amanda Purser | I was pulled into the system after taking my son to the ER for a black eye his disabled father caused. I knew this would happen, but I never realized that I would end up the center of a blatant attack. My story is available at www.facss.net. I understand cps is supposed to do good, and in some instances does, but those good deeds should not be enough to hide the misuse of power and corruption within the system. | |
| 4,309 | 7:26 am PDT, Sep 11 | Mr. | Voice Of Reason | People, take a moment to read this: This petition ended years ago. Oprah has never seen it and never will. She is a television personality and media mogul. She doesn't care about you nor your plight. Do something else with your time rather than write here. |
| 4,308 | 3:21 pm PDT, Sep 10 | Carrie Roark | I can't believe this travesty was ever allowed to happen,much less for this long. | |
| 4,307 | 2:54 pm PDT, Sep 9 | Ashley Beyea | i think its redicoulus the u cant hire a babysitter wit out them tryin to get u wit neglect that isnt right ur doin the right thing by gettin a babysitter but when u do do it they wanna charge u wit somethin like that how is that possible | |
| 4,306 | 12:22 pm PDT, Sep 8 | Mrs. | Diana Smith-Loweranitis | This is a topic that has been hidden and put on back burners because people don't want to know the ugly truth as to what actually takes place with this organization.I feel if we are going to save these children this needs to be exposed to further prevent these facilities from doing the sort of things they do. |
| 4,305 | 8:53 am PDT, Aug 30 | Mrs. | Anonymous | We live in the San Bernardino County, which is labeled as being the most corrupted County in California. Where the CPS employees target the poor, elderly, disabled, and the undereducated families. So that way they can easily manipulate the families, court, and government to gain the access to place the child/children into Foster/Adoption homes, just to get a $ 8,000.00 profit for completing their job description. They will in fact deny that statement, so that way they make themselves look like they are not corrupted and professional, when in fact the employees make a good enough salary with out that bonus incentive. We are also currently fighting to get custody of our 2 children, Maria (5), and Anthony (2). We have been fighting CPS since Nov. 2007 - Presnt, and we are still fighting with all wits. |
| 4,304 | 7:44 am PDT, Aug 17 | Anonymous | Oprah, I am the proud father of 2 beautiful girls and the step father to another beautiful girl who calls me (dad). I have had two experiences with CPS in the last year now. The first allegation from their mother was of course found to be unfounded and this one will as well. The call I received today had to do with a simple hair cut. My fiance cut my daughters hair at her request and you would think life would move on as normal. Of course not, when the mother of my eldest daughter saw her hair she went on a tangent and went as far as to call the CPS office today. The call I received was completely wrong and off base with what actually happened. The CPS indicated to me that my daughter had never requested to have her hair cut; this is completely untrue. I had cut my other two daughters hair the previous day and my eldest daughter wanted hers cut as well. Now because her mother and grandmother are so upset about the hair cut, they have made my daughter feel as though she never asked for it and that she was punished with the hair cut. CPS has no place in a situation like this and I am beside myself with amazement with the lengths to which the girls mother will go to justify her position as a great mother when she is the furthest thing from the truth. Oprah please help and expose the wrong doings of this evil system that has ruined many upon many young lives because of adult issues. | |
| 4,303 | 12:42 am PDT, Aug 17 | sheila serrano | my son was taken from me after i met all conditions to return him home then my daughter was taken due to my son taken and my mental illness i may have a problem the social workers wanted me watched with the baby after two months we were at home with social worker and counceler and an ex boyfriend i havent seen in 3 years come over and instead of leaving the social worker and the councler talked my husband in to leaving and forced me in to recipt care or jail my daughter was taken into foster care and i was to recipt care. my daughter i was told had severe eating problems and soon was put on a feeding tube and they said she had social transitonal problems. now we had visitation and my husband returned. but then it was cut short due to the foster mom being the only one to feed her. durring the visitation time we had a councler watch us and completely tell me what to do always. she didnt care she was upsetting me or the child. one councler said she was getting married and moving to texas and she had to confess that the reason my son was taken in to gaudian ship with my mother is because the social worker made her tell lies on the report. if i told she could lose her job. i had no sympathy. also when we went into court they were going to take the medical reason why my daughter was not returned in five years off. we fought this and since the social worker lied continuously on the stand they cut a plee deal that they would keep it in effect and visitiation was to determined how long by the foster mom the social worker is yet to stay after a visit to see if the child has problems after as the foster mom says she does and the phyciatrist is on as needed basis. the other people in my family are not to see her grandparents and so on. until they reach a physcial introduction through letters i dont know how many. the foster mom say i lie when i say the child wants to come home. she expresses this in front of her even putting on her shoes to leave. i cant get justice cause i cant afford my own attorney and the district attorneys focus on what right for you not what you want im in hell. | |
| 4,302 | 2:12 pm PDT, Aug 15 | Mrs. | Lisa Warmbrodt | I was in the process of getting my BA in Social Work, when a situation arose that exposed me first-hand to CPS. What they teach you in school and how things actually happen are two very different things...the politics, the subjectivity, the lack of confidentiality, the coercion, and the violation of civil rights are sickening in the real time. And good luck getting supervisors to address the situation...I called all the way up to state level and got no response. A client has to know both CPS policy and their civil rights, and be willing to "pay the consequences" of fighting for them. Unfortunately, most clients do not fall into either category, and cannot afford a lawyer even if they could find one willing to go up against "the establishment". It's disgusting, it's biased, and it's wrong. I changed my major; while I think I would have been a good social worker, I could never work in a career where human dignity and rights are so flagrantly violated on a daily basis with no oversight or recourse on the part of the client. |
| 4,301 | 7:04 am PDT, Aug 14 | Mrs. | julie bean |
Help Expose Child Protective Services Abuse of Families and Children
Too many people misunderstand the purpose of child protective services. Far from being a kind and benevolent agency, it has become a heartless, family-destroying behemoth relying on federal funding streams given when children are taken from their families, when parental rights are terminated, and when adoptions take place.
Because the funding incentives are on the side of family destruction, too many parents are finding themselves targets of false or trivial accusations of child abuse or neglect. The definition of what constitutes child abuse or neglect has expanded significantly since this system came into being - now almost any family problem can be misconstrued in a way that can cause family destruction through the juvenile legal system.
Because the majority of Americans still think of CPS as being benevolent they've missed the reality of how cruel, traumatizing and destructive it has become not only to parents, but to the children themselves. Often children are abused worse in foster homes than they ever were in their natural family homes. Many children have been raped or killed by foster caretakers.
In the spirit of justice and with a sincere heart desiring the truth to be known for the well-being of the American people, we request that you invite families who have been abused by child protective service agencies to come forward and speak out as guests on your shows.
Because the funding incentives are on the side of family destruction, too many parents are finding themselves targets of false or trivial accusations of child abuse or neglect. The definition of what constitutes child abuse or neglect has expanded significantly since this system came into being - now almost any family problem can be misconstrued in a way that can cause family destruction through the juvenile legal system.
Because the majority of Americans still think of CPS as being benevolent they've missed the reality of how cruel, traumatizing and destructive it has become not only to parents, but to the children themselves. Often children are abused worse in foster homes than they ever were in their natural family homes. Many children have been raped or killed by foster caretakers.
In the spirit of justice and with a sincere heart desiring the truth to be known for the well-being of the American people, we request that you invite families who have been abused by child protective service agencies to come forward and speak out as guests on your shows.
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