In my blog of April 25th, 2009, I wrote about the Home Study we were finally allowed to have by Nashua DCYF for the placement of our grandson Austin. It would never have been schedulead if I had not become a huge thorn in their side. I wrote to everybody about our story, including Governor Lynch and Commissioner Toumpas. They were sick of hearing from me. Just recently, I was made aware of practices not followed by DCYF as to the home study.
We were not told we could appeal a negative home study by the Administrative Appeal's unit for DHHS.When I found out this information, I found out much more.
The home study is supposed to take up to six month's. It was started in June of 2008 by my daughters new caseworker Leah and another worker, Melissa. They came to our house and asked a lot of question's.They never looked around the house, which is supposed to be part of the home study. They never asked for proof of any of our finances. No mortgage statement, nothing. No criminal background check, no proof of house insurance, no finger prints. No proof of automobile insurance. No proof of our dogs vaccinations, nothing! The house is supposed to be checked by the Fire Inspector. Never was.
Leah got her college dgree and called me in January of 2009 and told me the home study would be finished by the adoption worker. I was happy, as I had met the adoption worker when I took foster parenting classes and liked her. As for my foster care license, I was never allowed to get licensed by Nashua DCYF. The sheisty Supervisor Tracy wouldn't allow it as I have been very vocal in the fight for my grandchildren, taken from their parents, not me.I heard my picket line for grandparents rights really pissed them off! Too bad. Isn't this America?
The adoption worker went out on medical leave. I tried to reach her every day and was finally told at the end of March 2009 that she was out on leave. When she returned she asked me more questions on the phone. Then she told me not to worry about a thing. She said she was advocating for us to take Austin. She said she was finishing up the home study and asked to meet with us at our home. We set up a time, but the day she was supposed to meet with us, she called and said something came up and she couldn't make it. She asked my husband and I to go to the office, so we did. The meeting went well. I also found out, the worker is supposed to make many vistits to the prospective home. We got one visit.I believe they are all afraid of me. If I was a violent person, I wouldn't have put up with their bull for four year's. It would have ended a long time ago. But unlike them, I follow the law.
I spoke to the worker a short time later. She told me one of the head people, Lorraine in Concord, accused her of being bias. She figured the worker was just going to hand Austin over to us. The worker told her she was only trying to be fair.
Well eleven month's later, the home study was finished, even though the state foster parenting book states a home study is to be finished within six months.
The worker called and told me it was finished and I would hear from Concord within the next week or two. I waited almost two week's and heard nothing. So I started making phone calls. I tried for three days. My call's weren't accepted and there were no return calls made by Concord.
I was sick of waiting, so I contacted the Commissioners office. Lorraine finally called me back. She told me they were not recommending my grandson placement with us. She asked my husband and I to meet with her at the Nashua office.
If you've read my blog, you know the rest of the story. Now we'll see what happens next. How many more lies will they tell? Will they adopt Austin out to foster stranger's illegally before the six month home placement limit? Will they adopt him out illegally after terminating a fictitious mans rights just as they did his cousin?
Oh, I also filed a Motion with the Probate Court Challenging any adoption of Austin. I was denied again by Judge Patten. No surprise. He claims I have no standing. Austin spent the first six years of his life every day in my home. My rights weren't terminated, his mothers were and his fictitious father. No charges were ever filed against me or my husband. I would really like to know why Judge Patten hates me? Is he against people who fight for their rights and rights to their families? I would really like to know how DCYF and their lies got to him.
Now lets see if the Commissioner does anything to fix this fraudulent abuse of power by DCYF.
Stay tuned. I'm sure there will be plenty more to tell.
