Yes They Have Way To Much Power!
May 7, 2011
State taking your kids… Too much power?
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/state-taking-your-kids
(WXYZ) – All parents make mistakes. But in Michigan, one mistake can cost you your child. Critics say it’s happening all too often.
Legal experts say one of the reasons kids are getting wrenched from their parents is because we have one of the worst laws in the country when it comes to how and when the state can take your children.
You probably remember the “Mike’s Hard Lemonade” case – where a University of Michigan professor accidentally gave his 7-year-old son alcoholic lemonade at a Tiger’s game. By all accounts it was an honest mistake.
The dad in that case had never heard of Mike’s Hard Lemonade and had no idea it was for adults.
But legal experts tell Action News the chain of events that led to that boy being put in foster care isn’t unique.
On Sunday, on Action News at 11, Investigator Heather Catallo digs deep into what many call a broken system.
Catallo also takes a close look at something called the “guilt by association” problem – where even a parent who isn’t accused of anything can get caught up in the court system and risks losing the rights to their own child.
https://protectingourchildrenfrombeingsold.wordpress.com/category/abuse-by-cps/
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/state-taking-your-kids
(WXYZ) – All parents make mistakes. But in Michigan, one mistake can cost you your child. Critics say it’s happening all too often.
Legal experts say one of the reasons kids are getting wrenched from their parents is because we have one of the worst laws in the country when it comes to how and when the state can take your children.
You probably remember the “Mike’s Hard Lemonade” case – where a University of Michigan professor accidentally gave his 7-year-old son alcoholic lemonade at a Tiger’s game. By all accounts it was an honest mistake.
The dad in that case had never heard of Mike’s Hard Lemonade and had no idea it was for adults.
But legal experts tell Action News the chain of events that led to that boy being put in foster care isn’t unique.
On Sunday, on Action News at 11, Investigator Heather Catallo digs deep into what many call a broken system.
Catallo also takes a close look at something called the “guilt by association” problem – where even a parent who isn’t accused of anything can get caught up in the court system and risks losing the rights to their own child.
https://protectingourchildrenfrombeingsold.wordpress.com/category/abuse-by-cps/
CPS accepts anonymous complaints, illegally violates parent's and children's civil and constitutional rights. They also assume the parent and child are lying during the illegally held interviews. They also claim that the material gathered from these interviews can be turned over to law enforcement to pursue criminal charges against the parent, but claim they do not have to read Miranda Rights to the parents.
ReplyDeleteI am concerned that CPS feels justified in trumping federal laws during investigations. Parents and children are told that if they refuse to conduct the interview that CPS can take custody to force the interview. CPS also assumes that the parents and children are lying, so they can take "emergency" custody without a court order or evidence to prove the accusations are true!
CPS and the courts do not consider the emotional trauma inflicted on the parents and children when taking children away from the parents; children's emotional well being especially! Mandatory reporters can hide behind the mandatory standing and can make falsified accusations and know they are protected from prosecution. Even if the complaints turn out to be untrue, CPS has no desire to investigate as to why the accusation was made.
CPS even uses previous unsubstantiated complaints as evidence of neglect, even if the investigators believe the complaints to have zero merit. CPS also allows an investigator to sit alone with a child even if the investigator is a middle aged male and the child is a teenage girl. This violates federal sexual harassment laws, but is allowed under state law. This also allows CPS to make claim of statements by the child even if the child never made them, or allows CPS to withhold any statements the child does make from their report.
What can be done when CPS removes a child, but tells you & the court they had no evidence? During a 13 day custody the CPS worker, foster care worker & foster parent all lied to & threatened the child. They also made the child go 17 hours without insulin because they had to follow protocol & knew the child was in danger. Complaints to Lansing went unanswered except to tell the parent several appalling comments- "When CPS shows up the child & parent have no civil or constitutional rights." "We would rather destroy the emotional well being of one child to protect a few." "You should be happy we took your child because that shows how much we care about children." After 13 days the judge ruled CPS had no probable cause & returned my child. Due to current laws CPS can remove a child without evidence or probable cause. They are also allowed to provide false statements, twist the child's & parents words, & make unprovable statements about the parent.
I was told that CPS did a "thorough" investigation into my complaint, but at no time interviewed my daughter or me. All they had to go on were their own files & records. They do not answer to anyone, except themselves in complaints. Even the Office of Children's Ombudsman has never found CPS to be guilty of CPS protocol. Even perjury, threats, knowingly providing inaccurate statements & withholding life saving medications are not in violation of protocol.
my name is Jennifer and I am a victim of Michigan cps out of grayling Michigan, cps kidnapped my 2 girls with one false allegation, I have been fighting cps since they abducted my kids a year ago, I am disgusted and downright pissed off the way cps thinks they are god and us victims mean absolutely nothing, they manipulate the law and misuse power knowing that most of us victims didn't go to law school, to learn how to fight for our rights after they have already been violated. I am furious...
ReplyDeleteI have been through three attorneys in this case, and after a year of my daughters being away from me, I believe I have found one that will actually help me sort through the lies and defend me properly in fighting these evil people with no emotion or actually understanding the basic human emotions, these people need to be accountable for there actions, and stop there deflection techniques onto the grieving parents.
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