Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Should the Adoption Tax Credit Be Renewed?
Should the Adoption Tax Credit Be Renewed? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com:
NO!!!
Created 15 years ago, the adoption tax credit now allows parents to claim a credit of $12,650 from their federal income taxes to defray the costs of any adoption. (Although it no longer allows families to claim a refund if the credit exceeds their tax bill, as it had in earlier years.) The credit expires at the end of the year for adoptions other than those of foster children with special needs.
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Created 15 years ago, the adoption tax credit now allows parents to claim a credit of $12,650 from their federal income taxes to defray the costs of any adoption. (Although it no longer allows families to claim a refund if the credit exceeds their tax bill, as it had in earlier years.) The credit expires at the end of the year for adoptions other than those of foster children with special needs.
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Why Not a Tax Credit So Mothers Can Afford to Keep Children?
Why Not a Tax Credit So Mothers Can Afford to Keep Children? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com:
We want to believe that voluntary domestic infant adoption is a choice made by women for the betterment of their child's life. Often the reality is that mothers who surrender their children do so because of a lack of support. It's not that they do not want or love their babies, but that they do not see a way out from their temporary hardships. They turn to adoption out of desperation, not a true choice.
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We want to believe that voluntary domestic infant adoption is a choice made by women for the betterment of their child's life. Often the reality is that mothers who surrender their children do so because of a lack of support. It's not that they do not want or love their babies, but that they do not see a way out from their temporary hardships. They turn to adoption out of desperation, not a true choice.
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Encouraging Global Adoption Hurts Families
Encouraging Global Adoption Hurts Families - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com:
The original intent of the adoption tax credit was to help families adopt through foster care, because, as Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, said, those parents “are of lower income than those adopting with an agency or internationally.”
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The original intent of the adoption tax credit was to help families adopt through foster care, because, as Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, said, those parents “are of lower income than those adopting with an agency or internationally.”
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Fountain Man Jailed for False Report of Child Abuse
Fountain Man Jailed for False Report of Child Abuse:
A local school principal triggered an investigation at the Bay County Sheriff's Office which has led the the arrest of a local man who was making phone calls claiming to have abused his 3 year old daughter.
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A local school principal triggered an investigation at the Bay County Sheriff's Office which has led the the arrest of a local man who was making phone calls claiming to have abused his 3 year old daughter.
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Father Can't Be Isolated From Family, Court Says
Courthouse News Service:
(CN) - A special parole condition barring a Native American man from living with his children or dating his fiancee is "substantively unreasonable," the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday.
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(CN) - A special parole condition barring a Native American man from living with his children or dating his fiancee is "substantively unreasonable," the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday.
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A year after daughter's death, family awaits answers
A year after daughter's death, family awaits answers - Nfld. & Labrador - CBC News:
The parents of a three-year-old girl who died while under the care of the province say they are still not getting all the answers they deserve about her death.
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The parents of a three-year-old girl who died while under the care of the province say they are still not getting all the answers they deserve about her death.
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Former Foster Parent Indicted on Child Abuse Charges
Former Foster Parent Indicted on Child Abuse Charges - O'Fallon, MO Patch:
Police said that Terri Cronin broke a six-week-old baby's arm, and five weeks later fractured the child's skull, causing a brain injury.
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Police said that Terri Cronin broke a six-week-old baby's arm, and five weeks later fractured the child's skull, causing a brain injury.
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Foster parents allegedly scrubbed kids with wire brushes
Foster parents allegedly scrubbed kids with wire brushes - National News | TVNZ:
A family accused of scrubbing the bodies and teeth of foster children in their care with a wire brush will go on trial next year.
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A family accused of scrubbing the bodies and teeth of foster children in their care with a wire brush will go on trial next year.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Judge to decide custody of Adopted children in child abuse case
Judge to decide custody of children in child abuse case | WOAI: San Antonio News:
Another Screw up by CPS!
SAN ANTONIO - Tim Archuleta refused to talk about any of his children when leaving a courtroom.
Last week, Tim’s wife, Iliana, and nephew, Rogelio Archuleta were accused of abusing three of the children -- 10 year old twins and an eight year old boy whom the couple had adopted. A judge will decide temporary custody of five Archuleta children.
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Another Screw up by CPS!
SAN ANTONIO - Tim Archuleta refused to talk about any of his children when leaving a courtroom.
Last week, Tim’s wife, Iliana, and nephew, Rogelio Archuleta were accused of abusing three of the children -- 10 year old twins and an eight year old boy whom the couple had adopted. A judge will decide temporary custody of five Archuleta children.
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Baby taken from parents and placed in medical custody headed to Philly hospital
Baby taken from parents and placed in medical custody headed to Philly hospital - mcall.com:
A couple whose baby was taken from them by authorities Tuesday after the couple removed the ailing child from Lehigh Valley Hospital against the advice of medical staff said Friday the baby is finally headed to the hospital of their choice.
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A couple whose baby was taken from them by authorities Tuesday after the couple removed the ailing child from Lehigh Valley Hospital against the advice of medical staff said Friday the baby is finally headed to the hospital of their choice.
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CNBC Exec’s Children Murdered, 1 Day After CNBC Reports $43 Trillion Bankster Lawsuit
CNBC Exec’s Children Murdered, 1 Day After CNBC Reports $43 Trillion Bankster Lawsuit:
This week financial news organization CNBC gave some mainstream attention to the largest money laundering and racketeering lawsuit in United States History, in which “Banksters” and their U.S. racketeering partners are being accused of laundering of 43 trillion dollars worth of ill gotten gains. The lawsuit is said to involve officials located in the highest offices of government and the financial sector.
Since this information was surprisingly revealed by the mainstream news organization there has been a very suspicious and deadly fallout at the CNBC headquarters. Within hours the original page for the article was taken down, and CNBC senior vice president Kevin Krim received news that his children were killed under very suspicious circumstances. It seems that the murder happened first and then the page was removed later.
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This week financial news organization CNBC gave some mainstream attention to the largest money laundering and racketeering lawsuit in United States History, in which “Banksters” and their U.S. racketeering partners are being accused of laundering of 43 trillion dollars worth of ill gotten gains. The lawsuit is said to involve officials located in the highest offices of government and the financial sector.
Since this information was surprisingly revealed by the mainstream news organization there has been a very suspicious and deadly fallout at the CNBC headquarters. Within hours the original page for the article was taken down, and CNBC senior vice president Kevin Krim received news that his children were killed under very suspicious circumstances. It seems that the murder happened first and then the page was removed later.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Latest review of Family Courts without a Lawyer
Latest review of Family Courts without a Lawyer - Bath Publishing:
Lucy Reed is a Barrister specialising in Children and Family Law in Bristol. In the introduction of 'Family Courts Without A Lawyer' she writes that the book was a response to an anticipated growth in the number of litigants in person caused by the recent changes to legal aid.
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Lucy Reed is a Barrister specialising in Children and Family Law in Bristol. In the introduction of 'Family Courts Without A Lawyer' she writes that the book was a response to an anticipated growth in the number of litigants in person caused by the recent changes to legal aid.
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Reform the Family Court Petition
Reform the Family Court Petition:
Petition Background (Preamble):
Petition Background (Preamble):
This petition supports a documentary film that exposes corruption and outdated rules of law that are still being used by our Family Courts.
The film involves a maternal family, and focuses in on grandparents that are raising their grandchildren. The need for change and the way this court conducts business is stuck in the last century.
The film involves a maternal family, and focuses in on grandparents that are raising their grandchildren. The need for change and the way this court conducts business is stuck in the last century.
Today's technology and a close knit club of court officials, including judges, lawyers, and court appointed personnel is totally one-sided and in the control of these power-crazed individuals. They answer to no one, and are protected by immunity laws that must be eliminated.
The hope is to alert the public, and protect the interest of future victims that may find themselves facing what this film describes as a "Lynch" mob attitude towards a chosen victim of the system.
Based on actual events and filmed by documentary filmmaker that is also an eye witness to the facts will astound not only the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children, but will shine a light on something that can and should be the established way of watching the so-called watchers of our "Justice System". There is an answer, and together we can enlighten the officials in Washington how they can help enforce a new set of rules that can only benefit society by investigating the facts being presented.
The hope is to alert the public, and protect the interest of future victims that may find themselves facing what this film describes as a "Lynch" mob attitude towards a chosen victim of the system.
Based on actual events and filmed by documentary filmmaker that is also an eye witness to the facts will astound not only the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children, but will shine a light on something that can and should be the established way of watching the so-called watchers of our "Justice System". There is an answer, and together we can enlighten the officials in Washington how they can help enforce a new set of rules that can only benefit society by investigating the facts being presented.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, call on the US Congress and/or US Senate to investigate and change the rules that dictate the uncontrolled powers within the state and municipal family court system by eliminating the ex-parte and backroom deals that are being made by our appointed and retained officials that includes judges, lawyers, and all court appointed personnel to abide by the new rulings that include: Access for independent providers to videotape all court proceedings, as it allows for court reporters to transcribe testimony that can be edited by judges, and is questionable as to the validity of the contents being altered and/or factual or truthful. All hearings to be video-taped and compared to the written recorded testimonies would stop the court from tampering with evidence already presented in the official documented testimony.
The idea of having cameras in the courtroom for all custody matters appearing and defined as having a long history fraught with motions, petitions, answers, and counterclaims, and then deemed as "simple custody matters", as was the case in this particular trial, this petition presents an array of acceptable and unacceptable practices that will establish new guidelines that protect victimized litigants with or without legal representation. A request to take action and to implement the new rulings immediately is one way of guaranteeing the rights of our citizens, and eliminating dishonest or corrupt personnel that continue to take advantage of their position as finders of fact.
In closing, one fact that anyone walking or driving down the streets of America is aware of is cameras are everywhere, and watching our every move. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. (The Family Court).
Thank you for your support.
A Fly on the Wall Documentary
The idea of having cameras in the courtroom for all custody matters appearing and defined as having a long history fraught with motions, petitions, answers, and counterclaims, and then deemed as "simple custody matters", as was the case in this particular trial, this petition presents an array of acceptable and unacceptable practices that will establish new guidelines that protect victimized litigants with or without legal representation. A request to take action and to implement the new rulings immediately is one way of guaranteeing the rights of our citizens, and eliminating dishonest or corrupt personnel that continue to take advantage of their position as finders of fact.
In closing, one fact that anyone walking or driving down the streets of America is aware of is cameras are everywhere, and watching our every move. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. (The Family Court).
Thank you for your support.
A Fly on the Wall Documentary
The Reform the Family Court petition to United States Congress And US Senate Representativeswas written by Leonard Friedman and is in the category Law Reform at GoPetition. Contact authorhere. Petition tags: family court, grandparents, raising grandchildren, custody issues, legal rights of custodial parents, greed, misconduct, breaking the code of ethics
Judicial Institute for New Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Judicial Institute for New Juvenile and Family Court Judges | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges:
April 8, 2013 to April 12, 2013
Reno, NV
University of Nevada Campus
This Judicial Institute is designed specifically for judicial officers who are new to the juvenile and family court bench, or who are returning to this bench after other assignments and desire a refresher course. The curriculum for this intensive 4 ½ day Institute is designed to encourage core competencies for juvenile and family court judges, and includes (but is not limited to) coverage of judicial leadership and role of the judge, ethics, decision-making, evidence, child and adolescent development, schools and the court, trauma-informed justice, abuse and neglect, delinquency, interpersonal violence, custody, divorce, self-represented litigants, and dealing with the media.
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Rapist's visitation case before high court justice
Rapist's visitation case before high court justice - Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston:
A teen victim's bid to keep her rapist from seeking visitation rights with their child landed in front of a single justice of the state's highest court Friday, where her attorney argued the girl should not have face potentially years of family
court battles with the man who violated her.
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A teen victim's bid to keep her rapist from seeking visitation rights with their child landed in front of a single justice of the state's highest court Friday, where her attorney argued the girl should not have face potentially years of family
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DSS study’s alarming review demands action
DSS study’s alarming review demands action | CharlotteObserver.com:
The secret study of Mecklenburg County’s child welfare division, a report Observer and Qcitymetro.com reporters revealed this week, offers two recommendations that the county should take immediately or explain why it won’t.
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The secret study of Mecklenburg County’s child welfare division, a report Observer and Qcitymetro.com reporters revealed this week, offers two recommendations that the county should take immediately or explain why it won’t.
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SPECIAL REPORT: DFCS and children at risk
SPECIAL REPORT: DFCS and children at risk | 11alive.com:
11Alive News has spent months investigating the state's handling of cases of alleged child abuse and the troubling failures to protect at-risk children.
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11Alive News has spent months investigating the state's handling of cases of alleged child abuse and the troubling failures to protect at-risk children.
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Foster children more likely to be prescribed psychotropic drugs than non-foster children, GAO study finds
Foster children more likely to be prescribed psychotropic drugs than non-foster children, GAO study finds - Boston.com:
WASHINGTON -- Foster children in Massachusetts are nearly four times as likely to be prescribed psychotropic drugs as non-foster children in the state, an alarming figure released in a report this morning by the Government Accountability Office during a congressional hearing.
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WASHINGTON -- Foster children in Massachusetts are nearly four times as likely to be prescribed psychotropic drugs as non-foster children in the state, an alarming figure released in a report this morning by the Government Accountability Office during a congressional hearing.
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No Way Out But One: Custody, Abuse and the Family Courts
Nancy Doyle Palmer: No Way Out But One: Custody, Abuse and the Family Courts:
No Way Out But One debuts this week on the Documentary Channel and is as much an examination of this country's family court system as it is the very personal story of Holly Collins.
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No Way Out But One debuts this week on the Documentary Channel and is as much an examination of this country's family court system as it is the very personal story of Holly Collins.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Agencies work to unite foster, biological parents (Not in NH)
Agencies work to unite foster, biological parents | Nation & World | The Seattle Times:
NOT in New Hampshire! NH DCYF discourages Foster stranger's
from having anything to do with Biological parent's and families.
When Angela Austin-Knight's teenage son and daughter were placed in foster care in 2008, she was despondent and angry. Not only had she lost custody of her children because of her drug use, but now two strangers were raising them.
Similar programs are in California, Virginia and New Mexico. Several other states - including Oregon, New Hampshire and Washington - provide legal representation or mentorship for birth parents.
Note: New Hampshire does NOT provide legal representation for birth families!
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NOT in New Hampshire! NH DCYF discourages Foster stranger's
from having anything to do with Biological parent's and families.
When Angela Austin-Knight's teenage son and daughter were placed in foster care in 2008, she was despondent and angry. Not only had she lost custody of her children because of her drug use, but now two strangers were raising them.
Similar programs are in California, Virginia and New Mexico. Several other states - including Oregon, New Hampshire and Washington - provide legal representation or mentorship for birth parents.
Note: New Hampshire does NOT provide legal representation for birth families!
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Warren foster mother faces child abuse charges
Warren foster mother faces child abuse charges - theoaklandpress.com:
A Warren woman who was a foster mom to four children faces child abuse charges, including allegations that the kids lived in filth.
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A Warren woman who was a foster mom to four children faces child abuse charges, including allegations that the kids lived in filth.
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Sex charges against ex-Okehampton foster carer dropped
BBC News - Sex charges against ex-Okehampton foster carer dropped:
A former foster carer from Devon who denied charges of sexual offences against boys has had the case against him dropped.
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A former foster carer from Devon who denied charges of sexual offences against boys has had the case against him dropped.
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Dad finds lost son 15 years later because of child abuse scandal
ATLANTA: Dad finds lost son 15 years later because of child abuse scandal | National | News Democrat:
ATLANTA — A father looking for his son since the mother took off 15 years ago has found the boy because of a Georgia child abuse scandal.
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ATLANTA — A father looking for his son since the mother took off 15 years ago has found the boy because of a Georgia child abuse scandal.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
County takes 4 siblings in fatal fire
County takes 4 siblings in fatal fire - Times Union:
ALBANY — The mother of a 3-year-old girl who died from burns and smoke inhalation suffered during a fire at their home has agreed to have her four other young children placed into foster care, county officials said.
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Note: I doubt she agreed without being threatened
ALBANY — The mother of a 3-year-old girl who died from burns and smoke inhalation suffered during a fire at their home has agreed to have her four other young children placed into foster care, county officials said.
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Note: I doubt she agreed without being threatened
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Dr. Phil on Baby Veronica: He Just Doesn't Get It
Dr. Phil on Baby Veronica: He Just Doesn't Get It - ICTMN.com:
Dr. Phil either gets it or he doesn’t. After viewing a recent episode of his show that featured the perspective of adoptive parents in the “battle over Baby Veronica,” it is clear to me that he doesn’t get it.
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Dr. Phil either gets it or he doesn’t. After viewing a recent episode of his show that featured the perspective of adoptive parents in the “battle over Baby Veronica,” it is clear to me that he doesn’t get it.
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DFCS supervisor charged with child abuse
DFCS supervisor charged with child abuse | The Augusta Chronicle:
A regional supervisor for child abuse at the Department of Family and Children Services was arrested Tuesday on a charge of child cruelty in the first degree after she was accused of abusing her daughter.
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A regional supervisor for child abuse at the Department of Family and Children Services was arrested Tuesday on a charge of child cruelty in the first degree after she was accused of abusing her daughter.
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Report slams Wash. adoption system
Report slams Wash. adoption system | kgw.com Portland:
The system in place to oversee Washington state's adoption system lacks sufficient safeguards to protect children from potentially abusive homes, according to a report due out Tuesday.
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The system in place to oversee Washington state's adoption system lacks sufficient safeguards to protect children from potentially abusive homes, according to a report due out Tuesday.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
National Indian Child Welfare Association Responds to Dr. Phil's Coverage of ICWA Case
National Indian Child Welfare Association Responds to Dr. Phil's Coverage of ICWA Case - ICTMN.com:
On October 18, 2012, the Dr. Phil show aired an episode that focused on a disputed custody case involving an American Indian child, Veronica. The case pits a loving father’s attempts to parent his daughter against a non-Indian couple from South Carolina–the Capobiancos–and their attorneys who orchestrated an illegal attempt to adopt Veronica. The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is gravely disappointed in the heavy slant toward the Capobiancos’ recounting of the situation and interpretation of the legal issues in the case.
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On October 18, 2012, the Dr. Phil show aired an episode that focused on a disputed custody case involving an American Indian child, Veronica. The case pits a loving father’s attempts to parent his daughter against a non-Indian couple from South Carolina–the Capobiancos–and their attorneys who orchestrated an illegal attempt to adopt Veronica. The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is gravely disappointed in the heavy slant toward the Capobiancos’ recounting of the situation and interpretation of the legal issues in the case.
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Parents’ bath salts abuse sends more children to state custody
Parents’ bath salts abuse sends more children to state custody — Health — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine:
AUGUSTA, Maine — A spike in the number of children entering state custody because their parents are abusing bath salts has forced the state’s Office of Child and Family Services to add almost $1 million to its budget this year to accommodate 200 additional children living in foster care and in the homes of relatives.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — A spike in the number of children entering state custody because their parents are abusing bath salts has forced the state’s Office of Child and Family Services to add almost $1 million to its budget this year to accommodate 200 additional children living in foster care and in the homes of relatives.
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Social workers criticised over death of young brothers
DutchNews.nl - Social workers criticised over death of young brothers:
An official report into the murder of two young boys by their mother at the beginning of this year has criticised social workers for failing to intervene and says the senior official was 'too involved' with the family.
An official report into the murder of two young boys by their mother at the beginning of this year has criticised social workers for failing to intervene and says the senior official was 'too involved' with the family.
Report links rash of abuse, state adoption policy flaws
Report links rash of abuse, state adoption policy flaws | The Columbian:
A new state report blames shortcomings in state policy for a recent rash of severe abuse of adopted children, including lack of oversight of private adoption agencies, inadequate safety nets for catching potential abuse, and urgency to place the state's displaced and orphaned children in permanent homes.
A new state report blames shortcomings in state policy for a recent rash of severe abuse of adopted children, including lack of oversight of private adoption agencies, inadequate safety nets for catching potential abuse, and urgency to place the state's displaced and orphaned children in permanent homes.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services rift exposes deadly failures
Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services rift exposes deadly failures | CharlotteObserver.com:
Before 5-month-old Trinity McIllwain died, a social worker responsible for her protection carried a caseload four times what the state recommends.
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Before 5-month-old Trinity McIllwain died, a social worker responsible for her protection carried a caseload four times what the state recommends.
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Foster Mother Held for Court on Child Endangerment Charges
Foster Mother Held for Court on Child Endangerment Charges - Forest Hills-Regent Square, PA Patch:
Yolanda Clay of Rankin faces charges for leaving a 4-year-old child with autism locked in car on 88-degree day in September.
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Yolanda Clay of Rankin faces charges for leaving a 4-year-old child with autism locked in car on 88-degree day in September.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Samantha Martin's death flags foster care failures
Samantha Martin's death flags foster care failures | Local News | St. Albert Gazette:
Velvet Martin of St. Albert holds a portrait of her daughter Samantha who died in 2006 of heart failure after being in foster care.
Judge recommends improvements to Children's Services
Velvet Martin of St. Albert holds a portrait of her daughter Samantha who died in 2006 of heart failure after being in foster care.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Who's judging New Hampshire's judges? Only the Legislators ...
DMVC Productions = Results: Who's judging New Hampshire's judges? Only the Legislators ...:
The excerpts I included in this article came from a Concord Monitor article, written by a Dr. Robert O. Wilson, chairman of the New Hampshire Judicial Conduct Committee (NHJCC), he said “it does not surprise me that there is public confusion over the role of the House Committee for Redress of Grievances as it may relate to judicial matters.” I have included his direct quotes here but rewritten what in fact, is the reality of the situation.
I think the confusion starts with the fact that the people before the redress of grievance committee have already been before the Judicial Conduct Committee, complaints including conflicts of interest, a judge sitting on a criminal case and then behind closed doors a parallel case with DCYF, Judges demeaning women in their court, refusing evidence by males and females, bias against either sex, refusing to answer motions, simply keeping them in the file and pushed aside and the marital masters not following Rules 12-14 all ignored by the Judicial Conduct Committee and it is in large part why the legislators finally ended the marital master program.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
Police probe Texas child agency accused of mishandling case in which airman's daughter died
Police probe Texas child agency accused of mishandling case in which airman's daughter died | Fox News:
LUBBOCK, Texas – Police have launched a rare investigation of the Texas child protection agency after a 22-month-old girl died and her mother claimed her military husband's deployment overseas left her too stressed to care for their three children.
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LUBBOCK, Texas – Police have launched a rare investigation of the Texas child protection agency after a 22-month-old girl died and her mother claimed her military husband's deployment overseas left her too stressed to care for their three children.
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Some children spending less time in foster care
Some children spending less time in foster care | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com:
The state Department of Social Services has stepped up the rate of moving long-term foster children back with their parents or to adoptive families by 50 percent in the past fiscal year, a trend that has drawn both praise and criticism.
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The state Department of Social Services has stepped up the rate of moving long-term foster children back with their parents or to adoptive families by 50 percent in the past fiscal year, a trend that has drawn both praise and criticism.
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Section 8 vouchers would help reduce children in foster care
Foster care system: Section 8 vouchers would help reduce children in foster care - dailypress.com:
NEWPORT NEWS — The city's housing authority and human services department are launching a pilot program that would help reunite families and prevent children from entering the foster care system.
"Foster care is not a good place for kids to be if they don't have to be," said Susan Morgan, chief of social work services. "We would be able to identify families on our caseload where we could prevent children from going into foster care or reunify families."
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NEWPORT NEWS — The city's housing authority and human services department are launching a pilot program that would help reunite families and prevent children from entering the foster care system.
"Foster care is not a good place for kids to be if they don't have to be," said Susan Morgan, chief of social work services. "We would be able to identify families on our caseload where we could prevent children from going into foster care or reunify families."
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Oklahoma lawmakers study difficulties of grandparents getting custody of grandchildren
Oklahoma lawmakers study difficulties of grandparents getting custody of grandchildren | NewsOK.com:
Oklahoma is among the leaders in states where grandparents are raising their grandchildren, according to census figures.
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Oklahoma is among the leaders in states where grandparents are raising their grandchildren, according to census figures.
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Adoptive Parents Of Baby Veronica Sit Down With Dr. Phil
Adoptive Parents Of Baby Veronica Sit Down With Dr. Phil - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |:
MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma -
All I can say is now they know how it feels when bio children are STOLEN from their families! How many of OUR families been torn apart? Welcome to the Adoption Racket of GREED!
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MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma -
The adoptive parents of a Native American girl from Oklahoma sat down with Dr. Phil Thursday to discuss their petition to the U.S. Supreme Court and the contentious adoption case.
They say having her taken away has torn their family apart.All I can say is now they know how it feels when bio children are STOLEN from their families! How many of OUR families been torn apart? Welcome to the Adoption Racket of GREED!
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Caseworkers cannot revisit a family after case is closed, according to CPS spokesman
Caseworkers cannot revisit a family after case is closed, according to CPS spokesman » Abilene Reporter-News:
"When Child Protective Services officials close a case, they also close the door on checking back in with the family to see if conditions are better.
A caseworker cannot go back and investigate a family unless a new case is opened, according to Paul Zimmerman, regional media specialist for Texas Department of Family and Protective Services."
That's a crock of BULL!
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"When Child Protective Services officials close a case, they also close the door on checking back in with the family to see if conditions are better.
A caseworker cannot go back and investigate a family unless a new case is opened, according to Paul Zimmerman, regional media specialist for Texas Department of Family and Protective Services."
That's a crock of BULL!
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Ruling lets foster mother profit from baby's death to tune of $1 million, lawyer says
Ruling lets foster mother profit from baby's death to tune of $1 million, lawyer says | Tulsa World:
An appeals court ruling has allowed a Tulsa foster mother to “profit from her own neglect” by collecting about $1 million in insurance proceeds after a baby died in her care, according to court records and a motion by an attorney representing the child’s estate.
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An appeals court ruling has allowed a Tulsa foster mother to “profit from her own neglect” by collecting about $1 million in insurance proceeds after a baby died in her care, according to court records and a motion by an attorney representing the child’s estate.
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Almost 50 children's bodies found in unmarked graveyard at Florida school
In an absolutely horrifying story, a forensics team has found that a secret graveyard hidden behind a Florida reform school could be home to nearly 50 unidentified bodies of past students. Now, families and former peers of the victims are speaking out to say the deaths were actually caused by abusive school administrators!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Director of hospital that treats child molesters accused of raping foster child
Director of hospital that treats child molesters accused of raping foster child:
LOS ANGELES — The executive director of Napa State Hospital, a Northern California mental institution whose patients include convicted child molesters, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sexually molesting a foster child in his care for more than a decade.
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UPDATE: CPS supervisors being investigated for evidence tampering, no charges filed
UPDATE: CPS supervisors being investigated for evidence tampering, no charges filed » Abilene Reporter-News:
"Three Child Protective Services supervisors in Abilene are being investigated by the Abilene Police for possibly altering, destroying or concealing evidence in the death of a 22-month-old on Dyess Air Force Base."
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"Three Child Protective Services supervisors in Abilene are being investigated by the Abilene Police for possibly altering, destroying or concealing evidence in the death of a 22-month-old on Dyess Air Force Base."
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NH DCYF Contradict's Findings (Documentation)
Lab Report of September 4th,2005 -Collected on August 31st,2005 show's newborn Isabella was NEVER tested for Methadone. Quest Diagnostic's stated they were not told to test for Methadone, which would have been extremely expensive.
On September 2nd, the mother was reported to DCYF by SW Kathy Lizotte, BEFORE the lab test's were even back.
On September 15th,2005, CPSW Melissa Deane spoke with Hospital Social Worker Kathy Lizotte, who relayed a third party statement (Hearsay-Illegal?) by Healthy Step's Methadone Program for Pregnant Women, Director Janice Watson, who stated the Morphine and Methadone didn't have enough time to reach the baby "as seen by the fact the baby didn't test positive for the methadone given at the same time."
The Document above (hidden by the hospital for six month's) clearly shows the baby was NEVER tested for Methadone.
This Document is from a DCYF PPT Meeting from 2/20/07, where a TPR and illegal adoption is planned. Notice in the second paragraph, it states Isabella was born with Methadone in her system.
So what are we to believe? The only document that shows the REAL truth is the lab test results from Quest Diagnostics showing Isabella was NEVER tested for Methadone. Clear and convincing evidence DCYF will do anything they have to to Illegally steal a child. Especially a newborn!
Nobody ever said Isabella's father was deported. In fact from the onset, Isabella's mother was told by CPSW Kris Geno not to tell anyone Isabella was half Dominican. The father who challenged her adoption and filed for paternity testing and was denied twice by Judge James Patten.
Is anything other than the lab report believable? Not anything that came out of the mouth's of DCYF or Janice Watson!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Father who overturned ‘Shaken Baby’ conviction fears family life ruined
Father who overturned ‘Shaken Baby’ conviction fears family life ruined | The Sun |Woman|Real Life:
Dread for dad jailed after saving daughter's life
After clearing tiny Ellie’s airway, Ben rushed her to hospital, where doctors found head injuries similar to those caused when a baby is shaken.
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We lost our kids for 5 years after wrongful ‘shaken baby’ conviction
Dread for dad jailed after saving daughter's life
FIVE years ago doting dad Ben Butler saved his baby daughter’s life when she stopped breathing – and soon found himself in JAIL.
After clearing tiny Ellie’s airway, Ben rushed her to hospital, where doctors found head injuries similar to those caused when a baby is shaken.
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Who's judging New Hampshire's judges?
My Turn: Who's judging New Hampshire's judges? | Concord Monitor:
Conduct committee takes job seriously (Ya right!)
As chairman of the New Hampshire Judicial Conduct Committee, it does not surprise me that there is public confusion over the role of the House Committee for Redress of Grievances as it may relate to judicial matters.
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Documented Child Neglect by NH Foster Stranger's
According to the NH AG's Protocols on Abuse and Neglect, which can be found at: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,DIVISION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH
AND FAMILIES CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT:
AND FAMILIES CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT:
These indicator's are just a few considered Neglect:
Back of infant's head lacks hair or appears flattened; untreated
rashes (No mention of scratches and bumps on a newborns head)
Failure to thrive: underweight, developmental lags, regresses
upon return to home
Poor hygiene: dirty, offensive body odor, unwashed/
Uncombed hair, tattered or inappropriate clothing, lice
Poor health: drowsy, easily fatigued, puffy eyes, untreated
illnesses/infections, itching/scratching, frequent diarrhea,
physical complaints not responded to by parent; needs dental
care/glasses
(No mention of newborn's born with MORPHINE or other drug's in their system AND No mention of "anticipated" Neglect in the Future)
rashes (No mention of scratches and bumps on a newborns head)
Failure to thrive: underweight, developmental lags, regresses
upon return to home
Poor hygiene: dirty, offensive body odor, unwashed/
Uncombed hair, tattered or inappropriate clothing, lice
Poor health: drowsy, easily fatigued, puffy eyes, untreated
illnesses/infections, itching/scratching, frequent diarrhea,
physical complaints not responded to by parent; needs dental
care/glasses
(No mention of newborn's born with MORPHINE or other drug's in their system AND No mention of "anticipated" Neglect in the Future)
This document show's the Foster stranger's concern for being financially supplemented
Document's of Proof that ALL State Player's let slide these indicator's of neglect in my stolen granddaughter's case:
PA State Prosecutor Arrested Child Abuse, Adopted Children Tortured - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 2012. Deputy Penna State Attorney General, Wife Charged With Abusing Adopted Children. PITTSBURGH (KDKA). A prominent local couple is accused of abusing their two adopted children. Deputy Attorney General Douglas Barbour and his wife, Kristey Barbour, were arrested Thursday by Allegheny County Police.
The Franklin Park couple faces two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault and simple assault.
Sources close to the investigation tell KDKA's Marty Griffin the couple allegedly tried to starve their 6-year-old adopted son who had to be hospitalized with malnutrition.
Sources also indicate the couple's 18-month-old adopted daughter has five different bone fractures of varying ages.
According to the investigation, the couple adopted the children from Ethiopia in March through a church organization.
Since that time, sources say the couple did not feed the 6-year-old boy for an extended period of time and that abuse was discovered by doctors at Children's Hospital.
According to investigators, the 18-month-old girl is at the Children's Institute right now and that she may have suffered a stroke from the five different bone fractures and the injuries and that she may be permanently blind as a result.
Meantime, the attorney general's office released a statement saying that Barbour has been suspended without pay and that they will cooperate fully with this investigation.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/10/04/deputy-attorney-general-wife-charge...
October 2012. Pittsburgh. State prosecutor and wife 'abused adopted Ethiopian children found near death with skull fractures and bruises'. Deputy Attorney General Douglas Barbour, 33, and his wife, Kristen, 30, face charges of aggravated assault. Couple's 6-year-old son found malnourished with skin lesions and claiming father hit him. Doctors said 18-month-old girl had multiple skull fractures and may be permanently blind. Children were adopted in March through a church organization.
Termination of Parental Rights Reversed in Tennessee: In re Emilie A.M.
Termination of Parental Rights Reversed in Tennessee: In re Emilie A.M. « Herston on Tennessee Family Law | Knoxville Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Alimony, and Matrimonial Law Attorney:
Facts: Child was born out of wedlock. Eighteen months later, Father was sentenced to six years imprisonment for various crimes. A few months later, Child was removed from Mother’s care and declared dependent and neglected because of Mother’s drug abuse. Child was placed with Mother’s relatives. One year later, Child’s paternal grandparents petitioned for custody of Child. Mother’s relatives then filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of Mother and Father and adopt Child. The paternal grandparents then petitioned to intervene in the termination proceeding and also sought to adopt Child. After allowing the intervention, the trial court terminated the parental rights of Mother and Father and determined that it was in Child’s best interest to be adopted by Mother’s relatives. Only Father appealed.
On Appeal: The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
‘Secrecy’ in the Court of Protection
‘Secrecy’ in the Court of Protection: TBIJ:
The Court of Protection hears cases relating to some of the most morally and politically contentious issues of our day and about some of the most excluded and silenced people in our society. It is surely a good sign that the media, MPs and campaigners are sufficiently concerned about their plight that they take such an interest in this court’s new jurisdiction under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). Yet there is a difficult balance to be drawn between protecting the privacy of the individuals and families at the heart of these cases, and ensuring that the wider democratic objective of transparency in our justice system is met. The Court of Protection is frequently described in the media as ‘secretive’, yet according to its judges this is an ‘old shibboleth’ which should be laid to rest. Despite judicial efforts to permit greater media access and reporting, the reality is that the Court of Protection does not function like other courts, and information about its activities is still relatively limited.
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The Court of Protection hears cases relating to some of the most morally and politically contentious issues of our day and about some of the most excluded and silenced people in our society. It is surely a good sign that the media, MPs and campaigners are sufficiently concerned about their plight that they take such an interest in this court’s new jurisdiction under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). Yet there is a difficult balance to be drawn between protecting the privacy of the individuals and families at the heart of these cases, and ensuring that the wider democratic objective of transparency in our justice system is met. The Court of Protection is frequently described in the media as ‘secretive’, yet according to its judges this is an ‘old shibboleth’ which should be laid to rest. Despite judicial efforts to permit greater media access and reporting, the reality is that the Court of Protection does not function like other courts, and information about its activities is still relatively limited.
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Change in law could keep kids in homes
Helping families: Change in law could keep kids in homes | Deseret News:
"SALT LAKE CITY — Front-line caseworkers say new flexibility with federal funding for foster care could be a game changer in the state's child welfare system."
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"SALT LAKE CITY — Front-line caseworkers say new flexibility with federal funding for foster care could be a game changer in the state's child welfare system."
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Preview to Victims Rights
Fairy Tale Access ... : Preview to Victims Rights:
When we think of Fairy Tales, we think of happiness, but sometimes...
"Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it."
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas
Monday, October 15, 2012
NH Judges Responsible for Illegal Child Kidnappings and Adoptions
These are the NH Judges responsible for the illegal kidnappings and adoptions of my grandchildren, Austin and Isabella.
Judge James Leary
Judge Leary presided at my daughter's Preliminary hearing in Nashua District Court on September 26,2005.
Instead of asking for proof of abuse and neglect, he took the word of DCYF ATTY. Kate McClure who relayed an already proven false report of abuse of my grandchildren, stating the abuse took place in my home. The False report does NOT state where the supposed abuse took place.
Judge Leary ignored the U.S. Supreme Court Rule of 2004 9-0 which states: Hearsay is NOT admissible in Domestic Violence Cases or Abuse and Neglect case. Because of Judge Leary's negligence, my husband and I were denied custody of my granddaughter and she was placed in Foster care. For the last seven year's, my daughter and I have filed motion's requesting the Court CD of the Preliminary hearing. Every one denied for fear the DCYF Atty's dirty little secret would be exposed.
Judge Leary is also responsible for denying exculpatory evidence proving innocence of Isabella's mother, yet he is also responsible for court ordering all medical files, but negligently did NOT court order the file we were trying to submit into evidence.
He is also responsible for court ordering my daughter out of Methadone treatment, which is illegal and discriminatory and court ordering her into a program that did NOT exist in this state making compliance impossible.
(left)Retired Judge Raymond Cloutier with former County Atty.Robert Walsh
Judge Cloutier is responsible for terminating my daughter's rights of Isabella. He stated the opposite of testimony and proof given at the TPR. The Supreme Court Justices stated in their decision of the appeal, that he made no error's. Now I know the Judges don't bother to read court paperwork and transcript's. Either that or they all need new glasses.
Judge Cloutier is also responsible for terminating my daughter's rights of Austin and not placing him in our home, even though all of the States witnesses testified of the strong bond he had with his grandfather and how he wanted to live with us. At nine year's old, he should have been able to choose.
My daughter also enrolled herself into a program that DCYF should have done, but neglected to. Her rights were still terminated because she wasn't done with the program.
Judge Thomas Bamberger
Judge Bamberger officiated on both daughter's criminal cases and child custody cases at the same time. He should have recused himself, but instead showed his bias against both of them. He dropped the Criminal charges of Child Endangerment in Criminal Court due to my daughter's newfound evidence proving her innocence. In Child Custody Court he told both daughter's it was too bad if their children were taken illegally, stating it was too late.
Judge David LeFrancois (When I find a picture, I'll post)
Judge LeFrancois denied the admittance of exculpatory evidence in Court proving my daughter's innocence. The same evidence submitted in Criminal Court where the charges were dropped. He also denied a motion to drop all charges.
Judge James Patten
Judge Patten is responsible for terminating the right's of Fictitious men as the father's of both Isabella and Austin. The REAL father's were never contacted. Isabella's father filed a petition Challenging her adoption and for paternity testing, twice. Both times denied. Judge Patten granted the adoption of Isabella 4 days after receiving an affidavit of paternity, claiming he never received it. If he didn't receive it, why was it in an objection brief filed by the NH AG's Attorney Rebecca Woodard? Judge Patten also granted the adoption while a Motion to Reconsider for Injunctive Relief was pending in Probate Court and an Appeal was pending in the NH Supreme Court.
Judge Patten terminated the rights of a man 13 year's younger than Austin's father with the same name from Nashua, even though Nashua DCYF had in their possession Austin's birth certificate with his father's name, birth date place of birth. They put an ad in a newspaper in Mexico, for a father in Honduras. DCYF also had in their possession Austin's father's social security number, address and phone number. The DCYF Caseworker stated, "So what. No big deal. It doesn't matter."
Both Austin's and Isabella's father's rights were never terminated and they aren't the only fictitious father's whose rights were terminated in Nashua. In fact, there were two other little girls placed in the same home as Isabella. Both girls have different father's, yet Judge Patten terminated the right's of one of the father's, as the father of both girls. They were also adopted by the same family. One of them, illegally.
Judge Patten granted the adoption's of Austin, Isabella and another child illegally. I'm sure there are many more, but too many people are afraid to speak out and fight back.
You're probably wondering if I filed complaints with the Judicial Conduct Committee. No, I didn't because it's a waste of time and energy. The JCC is a good ole boy's network, who protect their own, just as the Attorney Discipline office protect's their own and DCYF protect's their own. Maybe if the DCYF worker's didn't have a Union to protect them, the fraud and corruption would end.
Judge Edwin Kelly
Oh, and I musn't forget Judge Edwin Kelly. After all, he's the Judge responsible for all this.