This letter was forwarded to me by a concerned NH citizen in regard's to Bill 506-FN-AN ACT relative to false allegations of child abuse, which was sent to the NH Legislature. I really liked it and am happy I was given permission to post it. I think it's perfect!
I was not able to be present to speak in support of house bill 506-FN. I wish for this email to be included in support of this house bill. There have been too many cases of false allegations of abuse/neglect made against a parent by their ex-spouse, and the result is trauma and other harm to the child and to the parent at whom the allegations are made against. Parents may lose their parental rights and children may lose their right to be with that parent, causing immeasurable damage/harm to the child and family. False allegations of abuse/neglect can also be made against a parent, or against parents by state workers, health care workers, allied health workers, medical professionals and made by or supported by legal staff (GAL's, CASA workers, parent aids, attornies, judges, etc) and the result is also very detrimental to the child and family who both suffer enormous trauma and losses as the family is temporarily or permanently ripped apart and the child is placed with foster strangers and the family is not allowed to be a family. There have been situations whereby the courts accept allegations of the state worker via an ex-parte hearing to open up an investigation when there was no actual abuse or neglect, situations whereby falsified documents by state agency workers are presented as court evidence, yet exculpatory evidence that contradicted the state worker allegations was ignored by the court or not presented by the attorney or ruled as not allowable in as evidence by the judge, requested by the state agency as irrelevant to the case (this would include family member testimony, lab results, testing results, etc)......Where is the justice in such practice?
Furthermore there have been adjudicatory hearings out of cases that are based on predictions (and I do mean predictions, similar to that of a fortune teller) of potential future harm based on future potential abuse/neglect, which seem to be based upon personal bias. Just as it's not common practice for a person to undergo an operation for a potential future health condition that doesn't presently exist, and just as no insurance company would pay for damages done to a car for an automobile accident that could potentially happen in the future, and just as a health insurance company wouldn't pay for potential treatment for a medical condition that might happen in the future, and just as a dentist wouldn't drill someone's teeth for future potential dental decay that isn't actual decay, and just as drivers don't drive with their windshield wipers on throughout the day because of a future potential for a rainy day, there must be the same reaction to predictions of future potential harm to a child.
Whenever there is personal or company/business (including affiliate business) gain IE in form of money including title iv funds, increased business, promotions, increased salary, any type of kick-back, notariety, partnerships, awards of any sort as a direct or indirect result of false allegations including guardianship/custody of children, THEN THERE IS NO GOOD FAITH REPORTING. Anyone who makes false abuse or neglect allegations including "predictions" of potential future child abuse/neglect for any direct or for indirect gains has committed perjury and must be held accountable and punished in a criminal capacity and in such a way that those involved cannot ever be in power to repeat such an event. Any and all kickbacks and gains should also be criminally investigated.
No comments:
Post a Comment