Way's to Reform DCYF and the NH Family Court's

Here's a little list I put together to show what need's to be done to reform and improve NH DCYF and the NH Family Court's. If anyone would like to add anything to my list, feel free to comment below.

1. Open ALL Secret Family Court's
2. Jury trials for parent's and Family member's accused of abuse and neglect
3. No "Hearsay" allowed without proof
4. Make ALL Administrative Rules Law's, overseen by the NH Legislature
5. Thorough investigation of ALL DCYF practices
6. Complete and thorough Audit of DCYF, yearly by the NH Legislature
7. Make the Ombudsman's Office a separate entity from DHHS
8. Make the Administrative Appeal's Unit a separate entity from DHHS
9. One Judge to each abuse and neglect case
10.The same Judge can NOT preside on a criminal case as well as an abuse and neglect case against the same litigant
11.A child can NOT be removed unless the child is CLEARLY in danger; clear signs of abuse
12.All services to families before a child is placed in foster care must be documented, WITH proof
13.Court-appointed Lawyer's who are NOT child custody Lawyer's will NOT be allowed to represent accused parents
14.The parent has the right to fire the court-appointed Lawyer
15.The parent or family member has the right to face their accuser
16.The parent has the right to speak in court
17.The parent has the right to subpoena witnesses to speak in their defense
18.The Judge has the responsibility to read ALL files before ruling to remove a child/no Ex-Partes
19.State Actor's WILL be prosecuted for slander, perjury and falsifying evidence
20."Anticipated" "Neglect in the Future" will NOT be a reason to remove a child
21.When a report is considered "unfounded", the report MUST be signed off immediately
22.Evidence proving innocence MUST be admitted into court at any time throughout the case
23.When criminal charges of abuse, neglect or child endangerment are dropped in Criminal Court, they MUST be dropped in Family Court and the child returned to the parent/parent's or family member's
24.No waiver of Rules
25.The Court MUST follow the SAME rules in Family Court as Criminal Court
26.The Court can NOT make up it's own Rules in Family Court
27.Parent's MUST be given more than 12 month's to rectify their situation to regain custody of their child; many of the situations can NOT be rectified in 12 month's
28.When the parent is court-ordered into a non-existent program, the Judge need's to be held accountable and the child returned
29.Parent's can NOT be forced into signing a Case Plan
30. Parent's can NOT be forced into signing up for welfare assistance so the State can collect Title IV funding for their children
31.Children will NOT be placed in foster homes that do NOT meet residence requirements
32.DCYF WILL check on children after adoption frequently, to make sure the child is not at risk and NOT in a home that does NOT meet requirements
33.Children WILL be placed with family member's before foster care, if they clearly need to be removed
34.Children placed in foster care will NOT be drugged for their new found violent behavior
35.Judges who write the opposite of evidence and testimony in their decisions WILL be prosecuted
36.Fictitious father's right's will NOT be terminated. Paternity testing must be done to prove paternity before anyone's rights are terminated
37.All "reasonable effort's" must be clearly documented with proof and ruled on by the Judge
38.Shared custody for all parents
39.If one parent refuses to follow court ordered visitation, the parent must be be held accountable; loss of parenting time, etc.
40.The parent has the right to ALL court CD's, transcript's and files
41.DCYF Must PRESERVE families, NOT DESTROY them
42.ALL Titile IV Federal funding MUST END; There is NO incentive to keep families together
43.Federal Mandates MUST be followed
44. Let the Police handle REAL cases of Abuse and Neglect; Take the unlimited power away from DCYF and give it back to the Police where it belong's
And last but not least, a complete overhaul of NH DCYF or Abolishment would be even better!

This list is imperative for the well-being of NH's children and families. We must take back our Right's!

If Iv'e missed anything, please let me know and I'll add to my list!


Unhappy Grammy