OVER 100 DAYS MASSACHUSETTS CHILD CONTINUES TO HELD HOSTAGE BY COUNTY JUDGES
The county judges are misappropriating taxpayer dollars and state services by using Massachusetts DCF to detain this child for reasons other than intended by law; further these judges are in violation of Mass General Law 119, and have abused their power.
Massachusetts Mother appeals to Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Bigby, and Massachusetts Chief Justice of Probate and Family Court, Chief Carey; for the return of her six years daughter, who was unlawfully removed from the mother and in placed in the Department of Children and Families custody by a county Probate and Family court judge. The removal of Alexiss from her mother was in violation of Massachusetts General Law 119 which give judges authority to remove a child from a home in the event of neglect and abuse. However, the county judge used the law to remove the Alexiss because the mother refused to follow an order that placed the Alexiss in danger.
The county judge, in placing the Alexiss in DCF custody for reasons other than those stated by law has misappropriated state funds and services. The mother, in the past, filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, and a previous county judge in this case was disqualified from the case for child endangerment. Since this time, current county judges in this case have continued to write unlawful orders that continue to deny the best interest of the Alexiss by forcing the mother to allow unsupervised visit with the biological father, who has a criminal record of sexual assault, rape, and kidnapping (Superior Court District Attorney Katherine Cappelli); recorded allegations of child molestation involving his stepdaughter; imprisonment for domestic violence; years of heroin use; discharge from the military for alcohol/drug rehabilitation failure; and who has mental health issues.
In the onset of this case, the disqualified county judge had ordered the mother to allow the child unsupervised overnight weekend visits with the father who was participating in a drug rehabilitation program and residing in a men’s half-way house. The county judges denied the mother’s request for a home-study; alcohol/drug evaluation; mental health assessment to ensure unsupervised visits were appropriate; and further denied Alexiss a Guardian Ad Litem. The biological father who is from Baltimore Maryland was in Massachusetts to participate in a drug rehabilitation program when he was charged in Superior court with sexual assault, rape, and kidnapping of a Kingston woman.
Currently, Alexiss has been in a foster-home for over 45 days, and has only been allowed to see the mother and family one hour a week, with the weekly hour visit commencing three weeks ago. The Mother states during the weekly one hour visits, the Alexiss’s responses are depressed for the first 15-30 minutes; and the visits end in tear jerking heartbreak, with Alexiss and mother in tears.
Further, the county judges continue to hold Alexiss hostage in order to buy time to wiggle their way out of violations of the Mother’s rights under the Servicemen’s Civil Relief Act.
PLEASE HELP GET CHILD HOME, CALL Governor Deval Patrick (617) 725-4005, Massachusetts HHS Sec Bigby (617) 573-1600, Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, Commissioner Angelo McClain (617) 748-2000, and Massachusetts Probate and Family Court chief Justice Paula Carey (617) 788-6600.
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MASSACHUSETTS CHILD TRUMATIZED, SUFFERING FROM PTSD
ReplyDeleteAugust 28, 2012
Although, Alexiss, 6-years old, is home, it was 27-days before she saw anyone in the family after being taken and placed in a Massachusetts Department of Children and Family foster home. Within 27-days, Alexiss had lived in two different foster homes.
Alexiss is traumatized, suffering from PTSD, and receives Trauma Focused Therapy.
When the therapist asked Alexiss did she see her dad while she was in the foster home, Alexiss replied, “yes, but it was the wrong dad.” When the therapist inquired, “How was it the wrong dad”? Alexiss replied, “I didn’t know him”. (At the time, Alexiss did not know her biological dad; dad chose fine money, the courts were ordering Mother to pay him for the last five years over establishing a relationship with Alexiss).
During play, Alexiss informed her Lego Friends in her Butterfly Beauty shop; “I lost my live.” I am hoping she does not loss her little mind. Alexiss, as a way to deal with the trauma; has locked all the pain and suffering away; and does not talk about the ordeal. With the trauma focused therapy we are praying to unlock this ordeal for Alexiss to be free.
Please continue to read, sign, and circulate Alexiss’ petition. Alexiss’ ordeal has to have some oversight and accountability. Alexiss needs 1000 signatures!
PLEASE READ, SIGN, AND CIRCULATE FOR ALEXISS!
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-governor-of-ma-help-get-child-home
http://www.alexissneedshelp.blogspot.com/
Alexiss’s Mom,
adriennemcglone@verizon.net