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Sunday, July 4, 2010
(Adoptive) Mother and child breakup?
Published: July 2, 2010
Updated: July 3, 2010 2:57 p.m.
Mother and child breakup?
By GREG HARDESTY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Stacey Doss of Rancho Santa Margarita gets a smooch from her adopted daughter Vanessa, 2. The single mom is enmeshed in an interstate custody battle after Vanessa's dad emerged and now wants his daughter back. Doss has launched an online "Operation Vanessa" campaign to win support for her side.
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She's 2.
"Oh, Nessie," said her adoptive mother, Stacey Doss, cradling the girl against her chest. "It's all about you, isn't it?"
Doss then paused, remembering the legal quagmire she's been in since adopting Vanessa at birth from an Ohio mother.
"If all the adults can remember it's all about you," Doss told Vanessa, "we'll be in good shape – won't we?"
That was Doss on Thursday morning.
By Friday, just after noon, Doss wasn't in such good shape. She was facing the prospect of having her happy world with Vanessa blown apart.
•••
For most of the past two years, Doss, 45, a single mother in Rancho Santa Margarita, has been embroiled in a bitter interstate child-custody battle with Vanessa's biological father. It's a costly and stressful situation that Doss never envisioned when she adopted Vanessa through a private agency shortly after her birth on June 13, 2008.
For Doss, becoming a mother capped years of frustration. She and her ex-husband tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant. Numerous fertility treatments didn't work. The couple divorced 3 ½ years ago.
Then Doss, a public relations consultant, decided that being a single mother meant more to her than finding the perfect guy or buying the nicest outfit.
But even as she finalized the adoption papers in Ohio, a hint of trouble surfaced.
Benjamin Mills Jr., 39, of Dayton, Ohio, came forward, saying he was Vanessa's biological father. Mills also is the father of two other children with Vanessa's birth mother, and two other children.
Mills' claim surprised Doss. She had been told that the birth father wasn't in the picture, that Vanessa was, in fact, the product of a one-night stand. A DNA test later proved Mills' paternity, and the legal battle escalated.
Mills and Vanessa's birth mother have had a contentious relationship for years. According to court records, Mills in 2005 was convicted of domestic violence in an incident involving Vanessa's birth mother. He was sentenced to a year in prison. It was Mills' third domestic violence conviction.
And, according to the Dayton Daily News, children's services officials in Montgomery County, Ohio have an open case involving Mills' older children.
Mills' claims of paternity came early enough that Doss' adoption of Vanessa was never finalized. As a result, the child technically is in the custody of Montgomery County Social Services. The agency has allowed the girl to live with Doss in Orange County virtually all of Vanessa's life.
Last week, an Ohio judge ordered that Vanessa be returned to Montgomery County where she would be put in foster care until the custody case is settled. Doss filed an emergency appeal to block that order, but on Friday an Orange County judge granted jurisdiction of the case to Montgomery County.
Doss has until July 16 to convince an appeals court to reverse that ruling. If she can't, Vanessa will be sent to Ohio.
Financially and emotionally drained, Doss doesn't want to consider that prospect. She says removing Vanessa from her home, and from the only mother she has ever known, would "devastate" the child.
"She's my daughter," Doss says. "Whatever I need to do, I'll do."
•••
Vanessa wanted her lavender blanket.
Seconds later, she wanted to use her mother's bed as a trampoline.
Then she wanted to color on the balcony and play with Raymond, the family dog.
Doss calls Vanessa her "uber baby." Strong, coordinated and athletic, Vanessa was walking at 10 months.
"She never gets sick," Doss says. "When the nurse gave her a flu shot, she was looking at her like, 'Is that all you got for me?'"
Doss took Vanessa for a ride on her new scooter. Then the two searched for rabbits on the lawn outside their townhome. Vanessa screamed for cookies. Then Doss caved, and gave her some.
Everyday stuff.
•••
Doss recoils at the thought of Vanessa being sent to foster care and, possibly, into the custody of her biological dad.
Doss doesn't believe Mills genuinely wants to parent Vanessa; she believes he sees the child as "property." She notes that his other four children live with his mother and an ex-wife.
Doss also believes Mills also has made the custody battle a race issue. He is black. She is white. The birth mother is white. Doss said Mills told her he believes Vanessa should be raised in an African-American family.
Mills' attorney, Elizabeth Gorman of Legal Aid of Western Ohio, has declined to comment and said that Mills isn't speaking publicly about the case.
Among other issues, judges in Ohio and California have had to grapple with jurisdictional questions and whether the child-custody dispute falls under probate or family courts.
Since she's had trouble getting the adoption finalized, Doss tried to win permanent legal rights as Vanessa's mom by filing for guardianship – a strategy that failed.
All of the legal maneuvering has cost Doss dearly. She's in the process of hiring her seventh attorney between both states.
Doss has spared no expenses to keep Vanessa.
She cashed out her 401 (k)) and other retirement funds, as well as savings accounts. Twice, her townhome has slipped into foreclosure. Doss even sold her wedding ring.
Through a website she set up, Operation Vanessa, Doss has managed to raise about $10,000 from friends, family and strangers – all of whom believe Vanessa should not be separated from her mother.
•••
"Nincompoop! Nincompoop!"
Vanessa can say that big word, but has trouble with easier ones.
Doss laughs when she squeals the word out again.
Birthday cards for Vanessa fill a kitchen counter. Toys fill a box in the living room.
The thought of losing Vanessa literally has made Doss sick with stress-induced issues. She says her hair fell out several months ago.
With each court hearing, Doss says she has learned to avoid getting too down, or to let her expectations get too high. She's learned to take each day as they come – and cherish every second with Vanessa.
After Friday, she'll be cherishing her even more. The days may be limited.
"She's my daughter," Doss says. "I will never let her go."
Contact the writer: 714-704-3764 or ghardesty@ocregister.com
http://www.ocregister.com/news/doss-256217-vanessa-mills.html
Updated: July 3, 2010 2:57 p.m.
Mother and child breakup?
By GREG HARDESTY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Stacey Doss of Rancho Santa Margarita gets a smooch from her adopted daughter Vanessa, 2. The single mom is enmeshed in an interstate custody battle after Vanessa's dad emerged and now wants his daughter back. Doss has launched an online "Operation Vanessa" campaign to win support for her side.
Ladera to kick off summer concerts with Top 40 hits
She's 2.
"Oh, Nessie," said her adoptive mother, Stacey Doss, cradling the girl against her chest. "It's all about you, isn't it?"
Doss then paused, remembering the legal quagmire she's been in since adopting Vanessa at birth from an Ohio mother.
"If all the adults can remember it's all about you," Doss told Vanessa, "we'll be in good shape – won't we?"
That was Doss on Thursday morning.
By Friday, just after noon, Doss wasn't in such good shape. She was facing the prospect of having her happy world with Vanessa blown apart.
•••
For most of the past two years, Doss, 45, a single mother in Rancho Santa Margarita, has been embroiled in a bitter interstate child-custody battle with Vanessa's biological father. It's a costly and stressful situation that Doss never envisioned when she adopted Vanessa through a private agency shortly after her birth on June 13, 2008.
For Doss, becoming a mother capped years of frustration. She and her ex-husband tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant. Numerous fertility treatments didn't work. The couple divorced 3 ½ years ago.
Then Doss, a public relations consultant, decided that being a single mother meant more to her than finding the perfect guy or buying the nicest outfit.
But even as she finalized the adoption papers in Ohio, a hint of trouble surfaced.
Benjamin Mills Jr., 39, of Dayton, Ohio, came forward, saying he was Vanessa's biological father. Mills also is the father of two other children with Vanessa's birth mother, and two other children.
Mills' claim surprised Doss. She had been told that the birth father wasn't in the picture, that Vanessa was, in fact, the product of a one-night stand. A DNA test later proved Mills' paternity, and the legal battle escalated.
Mills and Vanessa's birth mother have had a contentious relationship for years. According to court records, Mills in 2005 was convicted of domestic violence in an incident involving Vanessa's birth mother. He was sentenced to a year in prison. It was Mills' third domestic violence conviction.
And, according to the Dayton Daily News, children's services officials in Montgomery County, Ohio have an open case involving Mills' older children.
Mills' claims of paternity came early enough that Doss' adoption of Vanessa was never finalized. As a result, the child technically is in the custody of Montgomery County Social Services. The agency has allowed the girl to live with Doss in Orange County virtually all of Vanessa's life.
Last week, an Ohio judge ordered that Vanessa be returned to Montgomery County where she would be put in foster care until the custody case is settled. Doss filed an emergency appeal to block that order, but on Friday an Orange County judge granted jurisdiction of the case to Montgomery County.
Doss has until July 16 to convince an appeals court to reverse that ruling. If she can't, Vanessa will be sent to Ohio.
Financially and emotionally drained, Doss doesn't want to consider that prospect. She says removing Vanessa from her home, and from the only mother she has ever known, would "devastate" the child.
"She's my daughter," Doss says. "Whatever I need to do, I'll do."
•••
Vanessa wanted her lavender blanket.
Seconds later, she wanted to use her mother's bed as a trampoline.
Then she wanted to color on the balcony and play with Raymond, the family dog.
Doss calls Vanessa her "uber baby." Strong, coordinated and athletic, Vanessa was walking at 10 months.
"She never gets sick," Doss says. "When the nurse gave her a flu shot, she was looking at her like, 'Is that all you got for me?'"
Doss took Vanessa for a ride on her new scooter. Then the two searched for rabbits on the lawn outside their townhome. Vanessa screamed for cookies. Then Doss caved, and gave her some.
Everyday stuff.
•••
Doss recoils at the thought of Vanessa being sent to foster care and, possibly, into the custody of her biological dad.
Doss doesn't believe Mills genuinely wants to parent Vanessa; she believes he sees the child as "property." She notes that his other four children live with his mother and an ex-wife.
Doss also believes Mills also has made the custody battle a race issue. He is black. She is white. The birth mother is white. Doss said Mills told her he believes Vanessa should be raised in an African-American family.
Mills' attorney, Elizabeth Gorman of Legal Aid of Western Ohio, has declined to comment and said that Mills isn't speaking publicly about the case.
Among other issues, judges in Ohio and California have had to grapple with jurisdictional questions and whether the child-custody dispute falls under probate or family courts.
Since she's had trouble getting the adoption finalized, Doss tried to win permanent legal rights as Vanessa's mom by filing for guardianship – a strategy that failed.
All of the legal maneuvering has cost Doss dearly. She's in the process of hiring her seventh attorney between both states.
Doss has spared no expenses to keep Vanessa.
She cashed out her 401 (k)) and other retirement funds, as well as savings accounts. Twice, her townhome has slipped into foreclosure. Doss even sold her wedding ring.
Through a website she set up, Operation Vanessa, Doss has managed to raise about $10,000 from friends, family and strangers – all of whom believe Vanessa should not be separated from her mother.
•••
"Nincompoop! Nincompoop!"
Vanessa can say that big word, but has trouble with easier ones.
Doss laughs when she squeals the word out again.
Birthday cards for Vanessa fill a kitchen counter. Toys fill a box in the living room.
The thought of losing Vanessa literally has made Doss sick with stress-induced issues. She says her hair fell out several months ago.
With each court hearing, Doss says she has learned to avoid getting too down, or to let her expectations get too high. She's learned to take each day as they come – and cherish every second with Vanessa.
After Friday, she'll be cherishing her even more. The days may be limited.
"She's my daughter," Doss says. "I will never let her go."
Contact the writer: 714-704-3764 or ghardesty@ocregister.com
http://www.ocregister.com/news/doss-256217-vanessa-mills.html
Ruling goes against adoptive mother (As it Should!)
Published: July 2, 2010
Updated: 3:41 p.m.
Ruling goes against adoptive mother
By GREG HARDESTY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
ORANGE – An adoptive mother lost a key battle Friday in a long-running child-custody fight with her daughter's biological father, and was ordered to part soon with the 2-year-old girl she has raised since birth.
Orange County Judge Michael J. Naughton ruled that officials in the father's home — Montgomery County, in Ohio — have jurisdiction over the ongoing case. As a result, Vanessa Doss, 2, is expected to be placed in foster care there by July 16. After that, officials there will sort out if Vanessa will eventually return to the Rancho Santa Margarita home of Stacey Doss, her adoptive mother since birth, or stay in the custody of her biological father, Benjamin Mills Jr., 39.
Stacey Doss of Rancho Santa Margarita gets a smooch from her adopted daughter Vanessa, 2. The single mom is caught up in an interstate custody battle after Vanessa's dad emerged and now wants his daughter back. Doss has launched an online "Operation Vanessa" campaign to win support for her side.
Mills in 2005 served time for domestic battery, and child services officials in Ohio reportedly are investigating the status of Mills' four other biological children.
Doss, 45, adopted Vanessa two years ago under the belief that Mills was not expected to be part of the baby's life.
"I was shaking like a leaf during the hearing– now I need to lie down. I'm in shock," Doss said in an interview after the hearing.
"I am now certain that there is no one in this entire judicial process, either in Ohio or California, who has any regard for Vanessa's well being."
Officials in Ohio wanted Vanessa to be returned there immediately, but Doss' attorneys successfully argued that an emergency custody order still in place is valid.
Naughton agreed to give Doss until July 16 to try to successfully appeal the ruling and keep Vanessa in Orange County.
If the appeal fails, Vanessa will be placed in foster care, with Mills getting night visits, according to Doss. Eventually, Doss said Naughton indicated, the child likely will be placed with the birth grandmother.
The proceedings were not open to the media or public.
Doss said she plans to continue fighting for custody of Vanessa even if her appeal fails.
A hearing set for July 29 in Ohio will address whether Mills acted as the "presumed father" during the pregnancy. If it is deemed he did not, Doss may have more legal ammunition to get her daughter back, although it is unclear how much since laws regarding child-custody issues differ among states.
Mills served time for domestic violence in 2005 in an incident involving Vanessa's birth mother, according to court records.
Mills' attorney, Elizabeth Gorman of Legal Aid of Western Ohio, could not be immediately reached for comment.
Friday's hearing attracted about 25 sign-waving supporters of Doss' online "Operation Vanessa" campaign as well as a bank of television camera crews.
Neither side in the dispute argued that Mills was Vanessa's biological father, or that Doss adopted Vanessa two years ago believing that Mills wasn't part of the child's life.
Doss, a public relations consultant and single mother, believes Mills shouldn't get custody because Vanessa is the only mother she has known – and that separating Vanessa from her will have a devastating effect on the child.
"I actually don't have any plans to give her to anybody," Doss said.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mills-256103-vanessa-ohio.html
Updated: 3:41 p.m.
Ruling goes against adoptive mother
By GREG HARDESTY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
ORANGE – An adoptive mother lost a key battle Friday in a long-running child-custody fight with her daughter's biological father, and was ordered to part soon with the 2-year-old girl she has raised since birth.
Orange County Judge Michael J. Naughton ruled that officials in the father's home — Montgomery County, in Ohio — have jurisdiction over the ongoing case. As a result, Vanessa Doss, 2, is expected to be placed in foster care there by July 16. After that, officials there will sort out if Vanessa will eventually return to the Rancho Santa Margarita home of Stacey Doss, her adoptive mother since birth, or stay in the custody of her biological father, Benjamin Mills Jr., 39.
Stacey Doss of Rancho Santa Margarita gets a smooch from her adopted daughter Vanessa, 2. The single mom is caught up in an interstate custody battle after Vanessa's dad emerged and now wants his daughter back. Doss has launched an online "Operation Vanessa" campaign to win support for her side.
Mills in 2005 served time for domestic battery, and child services officials in Ohio reportedly are investigating the status of Mills' four other biological children.
Doss, 45, adopted Vanessa two years ago under the belief that Mills was not expected to be part of the baby's life.
"I was shaking like a leaf during the hearing– now I need to lie down. I'm in shock," Doss said in an interview after the hearing.
"I am now certain that there is no one in this entire judicial process, either in Ohio or California, who has any regard for Vanessa's well being."
Officials in Ohio wanted Vanessa to be returned there immediately, but Doss' attorneys successfully argued that an emergency custody order still in place is valid.
Naughton agreed to give Doss until July 16 to try to successfully appeal the ruling and keep Vanessa in Orange County.
If the appeal fails, Vanessa will be placed in foster care, with Mills getting night visits, according to Doss. Eventually, Doss said Naughton indicated, the child likely will be placed with the birth grandmother.
The proceedings were not open to the media or public.
Doss said she plans to continue fighting for custody of Vanessa even if her appeal fails.
A hearing set for July 29 in Ohio will address whether Mills acted as the "presumed father" during the pregnancy. If it is deemed he did not, Doss may have more legal ammunition to get her daughter back, although it is unclear how much since laws regarding child-custody issues differ among states.
Mills served time for domestic violence in 2005 in an incident involving Vanessa's birth mother, according to court records.
Mills' attorney, Elizabeth Gorman of Legal Aid of Western Ohio, could not be immediately reached for comment.
Friday's hearing attracted about 25 sign-waving supporters of Doss' online "Operation Vanessa" campaign as well as a bank of television camera crews.
Neither side in the dispute argued that Mills was Vanessa's biological father, or that Doss adopted Vanessa two years ago believing that Mills wasn't part of the child's life.
Doss, a public relations consultant and single mother, believes Mills shouldn't get custody because Vanessa is the only mother she has known – and that separating Vanessa from her will have a devastating effect on the child.
"I actually don't have any plans to give her to anybody," Doss said.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mills-256103-vanessa-ohio.html
LA County child abuse investigator arrested on suspicion of having sex with teen
CRIME & COURTS
LA County child abuse investigator arrested on suspicion of having sex with teen
Published July 01, 2010 | Associated Press
LOS ANGELES
A Los Angeles County child abuse investigator has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
San Bernardino police say 45-year-old Rod Carter was arrested Sunday for investigation of statutory rape and was released on bail.
Lt. Dan Keil says police officers found Carter and the girl having sex in a parked car and are trying to determine whether she was a prostitute.
The county Department of Children and Family Services says Carter wasn't on duty and the girl wasn't involved with the child welfare system.
Carter on Thursday declined to discuss the arrest but says he's going to be fired and won't challenge his termination, calling it appropriate because of the nature of the allegations.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/01/la-county-child-abuse-investigator-arrested-suspicion-having-sex-teen/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+foxnews/national+(Text+-+National)&utm_content=Google+Reader
LA County child abuse investigator arrested on suspicion of having sex with teen
Published July 01, 2010 | Associated Press
LOS ANGELES
A Los Angeles County child abuse investigator has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
San Bernardino police say 45-year-old Rod Carter was arrested Sunday for investigation of statutory rape and was released on bail.
Lt. Dan Keil says police officers found Carter and the girl having sex in a parked car and are trying to determine whether she was a prostitute.
The county Department of Children and Family Services says Carter wasn't on duty and the girl wasn't involved with the child welfare system.
Carter on Thursday declined to discuss the arrest but says he's going to be fired and won't challenge his termination, calling it appropriate because of the nature of the allegations.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/01/la-county-child-abuse-investigator-arrested-suspicion-having-sex-teen/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+foxnews/national+(Text+-+National)&utm_content=Google+Reader
Saturday, July 3, 2010
California Judge Issues Injunction Against Orange County CPS Workers
California Judge Issues Injunction Against Orange County CPS Workers
RE: FOGARTY-HARDWICK v. COUNTY OF ORANGE, ET AL.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE
Case No. 01CC02379 (Trial before Hon. Ronald L. Bauer, Dept. CX103)
On May 14, 2007, Orange County Superior Court Judge, Ronald Bauer (Dept.
CX-103) issued an injunction against the Orange County Social Services Agency requiring the agency to obtain "reasonable and articulable evidence" prior to initiating dependency proceedings alleging abuse, neglect or abandonment of a child.
The injunction follows on the heels of an earlier and unprecedented jury verdict of $4.9 million against Orange County and two of its social workers Marcia Vreeken and Helen Dwojak for violating the parental rights of Deanna Fogarty, as guaranteed under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
This case was brought by Deanna Fogarty against the County of Orange, Marcia Vreeken, Elaine Wilkins, and their supervisor Helen Dwojak to recover damages arising from Defendants alleged violations of Ms. Fogarty's constitutional rights to raise and associate with her children, free from governmental interference.
On March 23, 2007, an Orange County Jury found against Orange County, social worker Marcia Vreeken, and social worker supervisor Helen Dwojak and awarded monetary damages of $4.9 million. A third social worker, Elaine Wilkins was found not liable.
In addition to seeking damages, Ms. Fogarty also sought to enjoin the Orange County Social Services Agency from continuing its allegedly unlawful practice of making allegations of wrong doing against parents in dependency proceedings without supporting evidence.
Lead trial attorney Shawn A. McMillan states: "Ms. Fogarty is very pleased with Judge Bauer's decision to issue the injunction. This is a very important issue to my client, and the court's decision today clearly demonstrates that sufficient evidence was presented to convince the court that the customs, policies and practices of the agency were unlawful. This injunction is expected to have incalculable and far reaching effects for a great many families presently experiencing the vagaries of the Social Service system in Orange County, and perhaps throughout the state. The injunction will force a change that is long overdue."
An electronic copy of the permanent injunction are available at:
Orange County CPS Injunction
San Diego Lawyer Shawn A. McMillan, of the Law Offices of Shawn A. McMillan, was trial counsel in the case.
For additional information, contact:
Shawn A. McMillan, Esq.
THE LAW OFFICES OF SHAWN A. McMILLAN, A.P.C.
4955 Via Lapiz
San Diego, California 92122
Telephone: (858) 646-0069
Facsimile: (206) 600-4582
Website: www.mcmillan-law.com
E-Mail: attyshawn @ netscape.net
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RESULT ORIENTED MARKETING, INC.
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RE: FOGARTY-HARDWICK v. COUNTY OF ORANGE, ET AL.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE
Case No. 01CC02379 (Trial before Hon. Ronald L. Bauer, Dept. CX103)
On May 14, 2007, Orange County Superior Court Judge, Ronald Bauer (Dept.
CX-103) issued an injunction against the Orange County Social Services Agency requiring the agency to obtain "reasonable and articulable evidence" prior to initiating dependency proceedings alleging abuse, neglect or abandonment of a child.
The injunction follows on the heels of an earlier and unprecedented jury verdict of $4.9 million against Orange County and two of its social workers Marcia Vreeken and Helen Dwojak for violating the parental rights of Deanna Fogarty, as guaranteed under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
This case was brought by Deanna Fogarty against the County of Orange, Marcia Vreeken, Elaine Wilkins, and their supervisor Helen Dwojak to recover damages arising from Defendants alleged violations of Ms. Fogarty's constitutional rights to raise and associate with her children, free from governmental interference.
On March 23, 2007, an Orange County Jury found against Orange County, social worker Marcia Vreeken, and social worker supervisor Helen Dwojak and awarded monetary damages of $4.9 million. A third social worker, Elaine Wilkins was found not liable.
In addition to seeking damages, Ms. Fogarty also sought to enjoin the Orange County Social Services Agency from continuing its allegedly unlawful practice of making allegations of wrong doing against parents in dependency proceedings without supporting evidence.
Lead trial attorney Shawn A. McMillan states: "Ms. Fogarty is very pleased with Judge Bauer's decision to issue the injunction. This is a very important issue to my client, and the court's decision today clearly demonstrates that sufficient evidence was presented to convince the court that the customs, policies and practices of the agency were unlawful. This injunction is expected to have incalculable and far reaching effects for a great many families presently experiencing the vagaries of the Social Service system in Orange County, and perhaps throughout the state. The injunction will force a change that is long overdue."
An electronic copy of the permanent injunction are available at:
Orange County CPS Injunction
San Diego Lawyer Shawn A. McMillan, of the Law Offices of Shawn A. McMillan, was trial counsel in the case.
For additional information, contact:
Shawn A. McMillan, Esq.
THE LAW OFFICES OF SHAWN A. McMILLAN, A.P.C.
4955 Via Lapiz
San Diego, California 92122
Telephone: (858) 646-0069
Facsimile: (206) 600-4582
Website: www.mcmillan-law.com
E-Mail: attyshawn @ netscape.net
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RESULT ORIENTED MARKETING, INC.
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FOSTER MOTHER CHARGED WITH ALLEGED ASSAULT ON 8-YEAR-OLD
FOSTER MOTHER CHARGED WITH ALLEGED ASSAULT ON 8-YEAR-OLD
Is this how CPS/DCYF protects our Children?
Story Published: Jul 2, 2010 at 8:22 AM EDT
Story Updated: Jul 2, 2010 at 2:02 PM EDT
An 8-year-old is in critical condition at a Syracuse hospital and her foster mother is charged with assault and is being held in Jefferson County Jail on $75,000 bail.
Zoraida Figueroa-Norse, 33, of Bristol, VT, was charged early Friday morning with second degree assault, a felony.
The investigation was initiated a week ago after the child was taken to Samaritan Medial Center by private vehicle. Police said that the child had severe head and abdominal injuries.
The incident took place while Figueroa-Norse was visiting relatives just outside of Watertown.
The child, also from Vermont, is listed as in critical condition at a Syracuse Hospital.
The investigation is continuing.
While Figueroa-Norse is a fister mother, she is not part of Jefferson County's foster parent program, according to Department of Social Services officials.
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/97658584.html
Is this how CPS/DCYF protects our Children?
Story Published: Jul 2, 2010 at 8:22 AM EDT
Story Updated: Jul 2, 2010 at 2:02 PM EDT
An 8-year-old is in critical condition at a Syracuse hospital and her foster mother is charged with assault and is being held in Jefferson County Jail on $75,000 bail.
Zoraida Figueroa-Norse, 33, of Bristol, VT, was charged early Friday morning with second degree assault, a felony.
The investigation was initiated a week ago after the child was taken to Samaritan Medial Center by private vehicle. Police said that the child had severe head and abdominal injuries.
The incident took place while Figueroa-Norse was visiting relatives just outside of Watertown.
The child, also from Vermont, is listed as in critical condition at a Syracuse Hospital.
The investigation is continuing.
While Figueroa-Norse is a fister mother, she is not part of Jefferson County's foster parent program, according to Department of Social Services officials.
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/97658584.html
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