- Signatures: 1,419
- Goal: 1,000
- Deadline: 9-19-2004
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Help victims of Domestic Violence/Abuse falsely accused of child abuse/neglect protect their children
| Number | Date | Name | I am signing this petition because: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,431 | 6:39 pm PDT, Aug 30 | Anonymous | i need a lawyer that is not affraid of the cps in wayne county wv they took my baby out of the hospital for me getting my parental rights took away when i was younger of two other childer which i love very much and i did not do what they say and just found this out when i went to court this time for this baby... they acused me of things i didn't do they say i said i amited i was mental in court before and i was falsel acused of moslation of my daughter please help i love my childer they already adopted my other two out please don't let them do the same to my baby boy he is only 3 months old they took him when he was 3 days oldplease i did nothing wrong but feed him change his diaper and hold and love my baby a sad mother in wv... |
| 1,430 | 12:04 pm PDT, Aug 28 | Stacy Luciani | I have three children from a previous marriage. Five years later I made a horrible mistake and married Rodney. Rodney was a wanted felon! I turned him over to the authorities and filed for an annulment. Because I "screwed over her brother" his sister, Shari, called CPS with reports of neglect and drug abuse! I have her on my voicemail saying, "By the time I'm through with you, you will lose your kids to your ex-husband, and your house." I filed criminal charges against her, but it didn't go anywhere. My kids were scared because they had heard about CPS on the news & tv and were afraid they would be "taken away". I was a nervous wreck even though the allegations were false. I've heard the horror stories of perfectly good parents fighting for years to get their kids back. Thankfully, the investigation closed as an obvious false complaint, but shouldn't Shari at least pay for the investigation? What about the trama on my kids? My lost wages? |
| 1,429 | 3:56 pm PDT, Aug 27 | Carmen Allen | Im experiencing the same my ex husband and his new wife filed for bankrupt and now they are starving for money so they falsely accused me of child abuse and have not returned the children. They enrolled them in school in Texas. I reside in NY. The kids were coach to lie. |
| 1,428 | 3:21 pm PDT, Aug 23 | Samantha Trosky | The court system should be more set up to find out the truth not about egos and winning at all costs! |
| 1,427 | 12:28 pm PDT, Aug 22 | Lenay Russell | because i too was falsely accused.they made the paper work look the way they wanted.i am still fighting after 5 years .Plan to sue the state of illinois for hurting my family |
| 1,426 | 5:34 pm PDT, Aug 19 | ashley blakemore | my children was taken away from me because i mad a dcfs worker mad because i made her stand outside until my caseworker got her. She did no like that so she went back and lied about me to her boss. |
| 1,425 | 10:26 pm PDT, Aug 17 | glennda garone | i sent my son to live with my ex husband because we were evicted from our home and we had nowheree to go he went behind my back and went to court to get guardianship i was never served he put the papers on an abandoned trailer where someone happened to see them and sent them to me after the trial i called the courts but he was already granted guardianship he lied said he didnt know where i was at and he convinced my son that i was a bad mother this man abused me for twenty years had my son ordered off his property by cps and has me declared an unfit mother my son will be 16 in september and he wanted to talk to the judge but was not allowed to |
| 1,424 | 12:55 am PDT, Aug 9 | Dena Raub | I believe what they do is fundamentally wrong |
| 1,423 | 8:25 am PDT, Aug 7 | Teri Slimick | My daughter was accused of brakeing her sons leg, while in cast it was broke again. CYF then put him into foster care. Then they decided to give the father custody with supervised visitation to my dgt. By the father who is gay and has a partner. I no my dgt. did not do this. She is a loving mom and is trying to do what is best for her son. Their is no justice in this!!!! |
| 1,422 | 7:29 pm PDT, Jul 28 | Melissa Collene | I am a mother of five; two teens, an 8 year old and 2 year old twins. I was accused of neglect by my ex-during our divorce. He was in Iraq, planning it well. Used his status as leverage, made me look bad, because I took prescription meds to deal with him gone. He got custody of the 8 year old even though my older two said he beat them for years. A year and a half ago he accused me of choking, spanking and slapping our only son, who is the 8 year old. My son told what his father made him say, and I have been having supervised visits at an agency not related to CPS all this time. My two older children have said I never did those things to him or anyone, ever. CPS will not get involved, they will not investigate, nor open a case due to no evidence found. I did not do any of those things to him, but the courts will still not allow me to have more then supervised visits. My heart is so broken. |
| 1,421 | 1:47 pm PDT, Jul 24 | Anonymous | I am a victim of CPS |
| 1,420 | 6:49 pm PDT, Jul 20 | Anonymous | CPS TOOK MY CHILDREN #5 THE CASE IS MORE THAN ONE YEAR WITHOUT ANY FINDINGS, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO |
| 1,419 | 4:23 am PDT, Jul 19 | Emma Wilson | my ex accused me of abusing drugs and alcohol whilst neglecting our daughter after he found out I was seeing someone a few months after we broke up. I fought it tooth and nail. He dragged me thru custody proceedings, wanting full custody and me with only supervised access, but after i stopped seeing the other guy, he was happy for shared custody and admitted he was just angry when he instigated proceedings. |
| 1,418 | 7:23 pm PDT, Jul 13 | Anonymous | my husband was given tempoaray custody because he told them i was hooked on drugs.this is his way of keeping me because we have been having problems for 2 years and he knew it was about over between us so now he gets the kids and to see me because i can only see my children when he is there. |
| 1,417 | 3:22 am PDT, Jul 10 | Anonymous | I have been falsely accused of abusing my child(ren). |
| 1,416 | 11:18 pm PDT, Jul 6 | Shannon Doyle | It means something to me. |
| 1,415 | 9:35 pm PDT, Jul 6 | Anonymous | my doughter has been falsly accused of neglect and indangerment she is a good mom |
| 1,414 | 4:17 am PDT, Jul 3 | beth powe | my neice carly seffens is innocent! the boy that is accusing her is unstable.his mom is too.his dad is a drunk and his mom drinks all so.the boy was crying out for attenion and he does this.he has hurt our family so deeply with his lies.what goes around comes around and this boy will be locked up for a long time for his lies.we hope his lying mom will be too. |
| 1,413 | 1:47 pm PDT, Jul 2 | Anonymous | My sister has been INCORRECTLY! accused of child abuse because of a small bruse on my neices arm. The school teacher informed them and now my sister is extremely upset, even though she is trying to bring up 2 children on her own after her partner abandoned them and has never given any support what so ever. It was finally dismissed when my neice (was interviewed at shool by police/ social workers - dont even get me started there!) told them nothing but praise for her mother. I am absolutely fumming at this point, not only was there a quicker responce from the police (rather than catching criminals etc) but they barged into class to remove my neice for questioning. Its funny how they target the weaker people who are doing their best to bring kids up well, yet all the abussed kids who SS should be looking out for get completely left alone to suffer and in some cases die. So i am all in favour of helping those who are wrongly accused, i have seen first hand what your going though. Dont worry you HAVE rights and make sure you protest!! |
| 1,412 | 8:49 am PDT, Jun 29 | Anonymous | I have been falsely accused of child abuse and neglect. I have 8 wonderful children that were taken from me on feb.1 2008.All because a family person wanted to call and make up a serious story to get them removed. Child protected services has broken so many rules and had disrespected my rights. I am now currently fighting in court to get them back. I also have a paid attorney to help me in my case and he knows nothing about whats going on and is making my situation worst!!!! I need help. I see my babies lives being affected by all of this. they want to come home. I want them to come home. I never knew until how so many lives can be destroyed by " child protecting services. from a mother who wants the children back!!!!! |
| 1,411 | 1:23 pm PDT, Jun 28 | Anonymous | I fully support this issue and have been the victim of false allegations and malice from ex husband and his wife... |
| 1,410 | 9:56 am PDT, Jun 26 | Ellen Wolf | My husband has been falsely accused of abuse to his daughters and one is mentally ill. |
| 1,409 | 1:20 am PDT, Jun 25 | Anonymous | Vote Libertarian - they are the only party whose philosophy strongly opposes the vicious Orwellian tactics so prevalent in the CPS creeps. |
| 1,408 | 8:24 pm PDT, Jun 24 | Tonya Reznor | I have been falsely accused of abusing a child that was in my care. I have worked in some form of childcare for over 20 years as a teacher, daycare owner, and nanny. I had a baby who I only cared for intermittently, nearly die in my arms one day. I saved his life because fortunately 21 years ago I took infant cpr training. This baby was taken to the hospital and it was discovered that he had a subdural hematoma and a chronic subdural hematoma. The chronic means old my friends for those that do not know, Well I couldnt have been responsible because I did not have the baby that long. The put that little baby back with the biological parents (and its the dad that everyone but cps believes hurt the child) However, they took my children. MY CHILDREN!!!!! They filed a hearing that I was never notified of a CHINS hearing. and that is why they took them. I DO NOT EVEN SPANK my children!!! My 2 year old who had never been away from me was put in foster care for nearly 2 weeks. It took me calling the Governor to get him moved with Grandparents finally and now we have a trial on July 10th. CPS is fighting us about giving us their evidence. Would you like to guess why? Because they have none!! If they did I would have been in jail a month ago when they questioned me!!! WTF I thought these people were here to PROTECT children and mine are being TERRORIZED!!!! |
| 1,407 | 2:50 pm PDT, Jun 23 | Seth Stern | stop abuse!! |
| 1,406 | 10:51 am PDT, Jun 18 | mamie chavelle walker-knight | I have been battling Erie County Department of Social Services Child Protection Services for the last 12 years due to false allegations. On Nov. 3rd., 1995 I was detained at a clinic for 8 1/2 hours before someone from CPS came and took my two sons (ages 4 years and 13 months old). The following work day, I called the caseworker and was told that I needed to get to court, by time I got there they was awarded custody (by default) because the courts considered me being a no-show. Now how could I be a no -show , when I never had any proper notice that it was going to court. Since then, I have never been charged with anything but was told to work with ECDSSCPS to regain custody of my children; which I did everything that the asked me to do. But still never regained custody of my children. Then six years later, in Dec. 2001, ECDSSCPS was given custody of my sons again, after being removed from a relatives home because of an actually case of neglect and abuse (which I informed ECDSSCPS that I strongly objected to this placement from the beginning and whose wishes was ignored by this system). When it came time to go to court on this matter, the Judge (hearing the case)ordered that my children be returned to me and that I be given a period of time to complete whatever menu ECDSSCPS wanted me to complete. As I said before I complied to the tee. But still never regained custody of my sons, all because the unthinkable happens. The presiding Judge leaves the bench (due to her tenure being up, but not before making these final orders concerning me regaining custody of my sons) and when the new Judge(who takes over my case) never acknowledges or upholds the outgoing Judge's orders. Instead, he allows ECDSSCPS to move for a motion to terminate my parental rights based on (get this) mental illness (by falsifying documents), all because I would give them an admission of guilt to a neglect charge ---which in fact, was proven to be against another person back in Dec. 2001 (based on the AFSA law). Come to find out, that ECDSSCPS and Erie County Family Court is trying to say that in order for me to regain custody of my sons (who is now 17 and 14)---they had to make me the respondent to the case in question (which supposedly to place in May or Sep. 2004---in actuality making me the escape goat because that's how they got there charges of neglect). But how can you try to charge me with neglect three whole years after it was proven I was not the perpretraitor, then try to claim I'm mentally ill now (2005) all because I won't go along with ECDSSSCPS' s and ECFC's plan to railroad me. But it gets even worse, because when my husband (who is the father of my children and been married for 10 years) steps forward to regain custody---they tell him that the only way that can be done is if he divorces himself from me and our 8 year-old-special-needs daughter (who they knew about from the time I was pregnant with her). Then when he refuses, ECDSSCPS and ECFC forces him to give up his rights to our children by threating him (using the tactic that if his case goes to trial and he (my husband) loses, then they would come and take our daughter). So he complies and we still does not regain custody of our sons. I have now been battling my case in the Appealette Courts now and will go even higher (all the way to Capitol Hill, if necessary) just to regain me ( and my husband's) parental rights and custody of my sons. I don't understand how politicians can still say that this is the country of freedom, when you have parents who fundamental and Constitutional right to be a parent has been violated by a government agency that understands they have no "policing" and is only about getting tax breaks and loads of state and government funding or kickbacks for every family that is destroyed and child (or children) that comes into their clutches (and is eventually adopted in some cases---granting an $2,000-$4,000 "adoption" bonus subsidy for these agencies). My family has (and continues) to experience, first hand, the devastation this system has put on us. Because of what happened to my family (and others), it has caused me to start an organization called A.V.O.I.C.E. (African-American Alliance for the Victims of Illegal Court Ethics)--which I hope will wake up our politicians eyes and start taking us parents who was truly wronged by this system or railroaded innocent families like mine. and enforce policies "policing" them by stripping these entities of their powers to misuse their authority to destroy families at the sake of letting the real children and families in need go unscathed. |
| 1,405 | 6:12 pm PDT, Jun 12 | maria lucas | My exhusband was allowed to submit a wriitten affadavit based souly on heresay. The county atty. is a good friend of his. The department of social services was never even involved. My child was not even spoken to by anyone. My exhusband claimed he heard I abuse prescription medication and a juvenile protective order was issued by the judge whom is good friends with the county atty. They wouldn,t allow the dept of children services to be involved. We have joint custody of my 12 year old which was never mentioned in the affadavit. Most likely because he wasn't paying child support for him. |
| 1,404 | 6:20 am PDT, Jun 11 | Mona Gudbranson | THEY FALSELY ACCUSED MY DAUGHTER INGRID MAE BATES AND AFTER 5 YEARS OF FIGHTING THIS HELL,INGRID TOOK HER OWN LIFE!! THANKS TO YOU CPS AND YOUR HENCHMEN !!! ON MY SPACE PAGE IS INGRID'S 2 PETITIONS SHE STARTED BEFORE HER DEATH!!!! PLEASE VISIT THERE AND SIGN,THANK YOU!! SEE YOU ALL IN WASHINGTON AUG.15,16 AND 17TH,2008!! www.myspace.com/nowhiteflags www.dcrally2008.com CORRUPT GOVERNMENT MUST BE STOPPED!!! NO MORE $$$$ FOR OUR BABIES/GRANDBABIES!!! |
| 1,403 | 3:10 am PDT, Jun 9 | Jami Hayes | I am being falsely accused for having an ADHD child that they are trying to take. |
| 1,402 | 2:33 am PDT, Jun 6 | Jodi Crooker | I am experiencing the ultimate betrayal of my own Mother (Maternal Grandparent). We have never had a relationship as she is nothing I want to be like. She has phoned Florida Abuse Hotline more times to mention which no evidence of abuse, maltreatment or neglect has been found. However, for the second time, I am without my children do to her ability to manipulate the court as a loving caring grandparent. She makes me puke. She is with a live in boyfriend who was to marry last September 2007, however, she postphoned in order for looking good for the HONORABLE COURT. Forgive me, did I mention this would be her 5th maarriage? I did everything right, football, cheerleading and always my children's needs first. I thought it was my responsibilty as a Mother to allow her visits although she turned my home into kaous. I realize now, always follow your Motherly Instinct. My children were remeoved Mother's Day, May 11, 2003 because of her false statemnts and allegations. And nothing in the Court Documents is fact, right down to my children's names and birthdates, if you can believe that. She is responsible for the death of our family dog and well as an innocent man whom has served almost 5 years of his life for a crime he didn't commit and daughter's admently confirm as well as medical test without my presence. I was held in contempt of Court for lettingf the Court know how unfair he was for interupting the Florida DCF Attorney in a lie and arrested. My children are being kept from me with no visitation and communication despite their cries for me. They are being lied too and brainwashed that I abandoned them since they do not hear from me. Maternal Grandparent just had Order Approved to recieve child support from me. I never recieved child support from their father and made 8hourly. I left their father when they were babies for his inability of staying out of bars and love for other women. The night they were kidnapped from the State was my effort of getting my baby home from Ex. My middle daughter has been in 2 group homes and a foster care home of a different race and culture as a result of materanl grandmother and has learned things I always prevented my daughter of knowing. My worst nightmares have come true at no fault of my own. I have lost years with my children and my children and I will forever live the SCARs. And yet, anybody can take anybodies children as long as you word your statements and allegations accordingly to the Florida Statues. Florida Dept.of Children and families aka Child Natzees says: Hapy Mother's Day, |
| 1,401 | 2:42 pm PDT, Jun 5 | Janis Ciofalo | A friend had her children removed because of a false phone call made to CPS. They never investigated the allegations. They removed the children and made her go to court for months before she got her children back for lack of any proof that she ever did anything but be a good mom (which she is). CPS needs to investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect before removing children from GOOD parents. CPS needs to be held accountable for their wrongdoings. |
HELP MOTHERS FALSELY ACCUSED OF CHILD ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT HELP THEM PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN
We, the undersigned, are against child abuse and neglect and believe our children should be protected.
However, there are increased numbers of false allegations of abuse and/or neglect being lodged against good, fit, caring mothers and children are being unjustly removed from their custody and placed in the Foster Care system. Anyone with a grudge such as a bitter ex-spouse or an angry neighbor, can make a false allegation of abuse/neglect to Child Protective Services with no fear of reprisal under our current laws.
Single, low-income mothers are "soft targets" as they cannot afford to privately retain good legal representation to adequately defend them against these false allegations and are often legally underserved by public defenders. Homes are broken up, families destroyed, and children are placed in the foster care system where statistics indicate children are ten times more likely to be at risk of abuse than in their natural family homes.
There is an increase in abusive fathers who are using Child Protective Services as a weapon in child custody wars by lodging false allegations of abuse/neglect about their former spouses (victims) to Child Protective System in order to gain custody of the children to "punish" their former victims, to negate their financial obligations, and/or to coerce their former victims into returning to the batterer in order to be able to be with their children.
The social service agencies that take these children are corrupt and unjust in their dealings with families. Constitutional violations and denials of due process are common. There are financial incentives for taking the children into foster care for the state and children are being taken unjustly on false, or trivial and exaggerated allegations.
There are areas, in West Virginia as well as throughout the United States, where Domestic Violence and Abuse is still treated as a "dirty little secret" and/or is not acknowledged/treated with the seriousness it deserves. The presumption in West Virginia of "equal parenting" where each parent have an equal chance of gaining custody is harming women and children particularly in cases involving Domestic Violence and Abuse. Typically the Batterer earns far more than their former victims do, and can therefore afford much better legal representation which puts the victims at a very serious disadvantage from the start. Please see http://www.lundybancroft.com/pages/articles_sub/CUSTODY.htm UNDERSTANDING THE BATTERER IN CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION DISPUTES by R. Lundy Bancroft. Other extremely relevant articles involving these issues can be found on http://www.lundybancroft.com/pages/articles.html .
The children who are being unjustly, unnecessarily, and severely traumatized by being taken and placed in the foster care system and subjected to abuse again by being placed with their abusive fathers are not just someone else's problem. These children, if they survive, are our future, will be members of our society and will have an impact on our society, and we will have to deal with these children in the future.
Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse may contact West Virginia Legal Services, if they become aware of that agency, only to find that legal representation will not be provided for issues involving custody, visitation, or child support.
An extremely good solution to some of these problems and for the protection of children is through PREVENTION. Clearly funding must be allocated to legal service agencies to provide good legal representation for low income persons for matters of child custody, visitation, and child support disputes, particularly in cases where Domestic Violence and Abuse are involved and extremely good legal services are a necessity for false allegations of child abuse/neglect.
Our social services agencies must begin to be held accountable, and the practice of violating low-income person's constutional rights and ignoring family preservation measures must end.
Please let us know how you can help us to protect our children.
Thank you.
However, there are increased numbers of false allegations of abuse and/or neglect being lodged against good, fit, caring mothers and children are being unjustly removed from their custody and placed in the Foster Care system. Anyone with a grudge such as a bitter ex-spouse or an angry neighbor, can make a false allegation of abuse/neglect to Child Protective Services with no fear of reprisal under our current laws.
Single, low-income mothers are "soft targets" as they cannot afford to privately retain good legal representation to adequately defend them against these false allegations and are often legally underserved by public defenders. Homes are broken up, families destroyed, and children are placed in the foster care system where statistics indicate children are ten times more likely to be at risk of abuse than in their natural family homes.
There is an increase in abusive fathers who are using Child Protective Services as a weapon in child custody wars by lodging false allegations of abuse/neglect about their former spouses (victims) to Child Protective System in order to gain custody of the children to "punish" their former victims, to negate their financial obligations, and/or to coerce their former victims into returning to the batterer in order to be able to be with their children.
The social service agencies that take these children are corrupt and unjust in their dealings with families. Constitutional violations and denials of due process are common. There are financial incentives for taking the children into foster care for the state and children are being taken unjustly on false, or trivial and exaggerated allegations.
There are areas, in West Virginia as well as throughout the United States, where Domestic Violence and Abuse is still treated as a "dirty little secret" and/or is not acknowledged/treated with the seriousness it deserves. The presumption in West Virginia of "equal parenting" where each parent have an equal chance of gaining custody is harming women and children particularly in cases involving Domestic Violence and Abuse. Typically the Batterer earns far more than their former victims do, and can therefore afford much better legal representation which puts the victims at a very serious disadvantage from the start. Please see http://www.lundybancroft.com/pages/articles_sub/CUSTODY.htm UNDERSTANDING THE BATTERER IN CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION DISPUTES by R. Lundy Bancroft. Other extremely relevant articles involving these issues can be found on http://www.lundybancroft.com/pages/articles.html .
The children who are being unjustly, unnecessarily, and severely traumatized by being taken and placed in the foster care system and subjected to abuse again by being placed with their abusive fathers are not just someone else's problem. These children, if they survive, are our future, will be members of our society and will have an impact on our society, and we will have to deal with these children in the future.
Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse may contact West Virginia Legal Services, if they become aware of that agency, only to find that legal representation will not be provided for issues involving custody, visitation, or child support.
An extremely good solution to some of these problems and for the protection of children is through PREVENTION. Clearly funding must be allocated to legal service agencies to provide good legal representation for low income persons for matters of child custody, visitation, and child support disputes, particularly in cases where Domestic Violence and Abuse are involved and extremely good legal services are a necessity for false allegations of child abuse/neglect.
Our social services agencies must begin to be held accountable, and the practice of violating low-income person's constutional rights and ignoring family preservation measures must end.
Please let us know how you can help us to protect our children.
Thank you.
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