White House Announces New Pregnancy Assistance Fund, Pro-Lifers Skeptical
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
July 2, 2010
Is this just another way to push CPS/DCYF into families lives? Another way to steal more newborn babies?
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The White House has announced an effort it hopes will mute some of the extensive criticism President Barack Obama has endured because of his aggressive pro-abortion agenda. Officials announced late today the creation of the Pregnancy Assistance Fund, but pro-life groups are skeptical.
According to a press statement LifeNews.com received from the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the Health and Human Services Department is behind the new $25 million program, which was part of the abortion funding health care bill.
The funds will be made available to states to support pregnant women and teen parents in what the White House calls an attempt to "build common ground" on abortion.
The grants are designed to do what many in the pro-life movement have done for a long time: provide scholastic assistance for pregnant and parenting teens, assistance for child care and housing, and other programs designed to help prospective young mothers. HHS will award $25 million annually through 2019.
"It was only a year ago that President Obama gave a seminal speech at Notre Dame urging our nation to find common ground on the issue of abortion and unintended pregnancies," the White House statement said.
"The Pregnancy Assistance Fund is a competitive grant program established by the Affordable Care Act to assist women who have decided to carry their pregnancies to term and those who are parenting," it read. "This funding is another critical step in the President's vision for common ground."
"The opportunity created by the Affordable Care Act will provide States and Tribes needed assistance to support vulnerable teens and women who are pregnant and parenting," pro-abortion HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is quoted as saying in the statement. "The Pregnancy Assistance Fund provides States the opportunity to link these families to health, education, child care, and other supports that can help brighten the futures of parents and their children."
The press statement never mentions reducing abortions as a thrust of the programs or grants, which Carrie Gordon Earll, a spokeswoman for CitizenLink, a legislative arm of Focus on the Family, noticed.
She told CNN, "This money is mandated for services for pregnant teens and women - violence prevention, vocational training. It would be inaccurate to characterize it as 'abortion common ground' since it doesn't specifically address abortion."
But Kristen Day, the head of Democrats for Life, which has come under heavy criticism from the rest of the pro-life movement for supporting the pro-abortion health care bill, told CNN the new program comes as a result of her networking with Obama officials.
"Pro-life and pro-choice people have gotten behind it so it's a good first step at reducing abortion and providing support for healthier babes and mothers," she said. "Once we show how effective this is we can go back and expand this program."
The measure has no limits on abortion, which is why CNN indicates Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion business, has signed off on it.
The press statement LifeNews.com obtained indicates the grants will likely wind up tine hands of "key stakeholders" such as "institutions of higher education, high schools, community organizations, and State Attorneys General offices."
It is anticipated that up to 25 grants in the amounts of $500,000 - $2,000,000 per year will be awarded and the application deadline is August 2, 2010.
Potential grant recipients can learn more about the program at http://www.hhs.gov/ophs/oah/prevention/grants/announcements/index.html
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Progress Documented on Child Protection and Family Services Reforms
Lin Thorp, MLC
Minister for Children
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Progress Documented on Child Protection and Family Services Reforms
At risk families are receiving the support they need earlier and fewer children are being unnecessarily referred to the Child Protection system under the Government’s reforms of child and family services.
The Minister for Children, Lin Thorp, today updated Parliament on the results of the reform program which was recommended in a 2006 report.
Ms Thorp said that 180 of the 208 or 87 per cent of the recommendations have been completed with work on the remaining recommendations well underway.
“This change represented one of the most fundamental transformations of our service system in years and it is starting to show positive results,” Ms Thorp said.
“The primary aim was to tackle our ever increasing unallocated case list by targeting families early with support before they required child protection intervention.
“Four new Gateway Services were established in regions across Tasmania to act as a one stop shop for families needing help and support.”
In the March 2010 quarter, the Gateway Service received a total of 1250 referrals. Of those:
275 families with 654 children were referred for family support services
720 families required low level support such as information advice or referral to another service and
The remainder did not require a service.
“Importantly, only 22 families were referred to the acute end of the Child Protection service from the Gateways.
“A further 108 families were referred for family support services from the Child Protection system after notifications had been made.”
Ms Thorp said the figures showed early intervention in action which is the hallmark of a best practise and contemporary family services system.
“The unallocated child protection list has been reduced by 99 per cent since its peak in December 2006. As at May this year, the number of unallocated cases stood at just five,” Ms Thorp said.
“It is acknowledged that there has been an increase in the number of youths in care. Above all, we believe that this shows that the Child Protection is targeting its services in the right direction to the most vulnerable clients.
“So instead of diluting its service, the Child Protection system is now more successfully catching children at serious risk."
Key milestones in the reform agenda to date include;
Gateway Services were established in each of the four regions in August 2009, supported by an Intensive Family Support Service to intervene earlier with vulnerable families.
A therapeutic Early Years Parenting Support Service was established in January 2010 focusing on parents with children aged between 0 – 5 years, including unborn children.
A Strategic Out of Home Care framework has been finalised with the first step being the transitioning of therapeutic Residential Care to the non-government sector by the beginning of September this year.
A Residential Care practice consultant has been appointed to oversee the transition process and support the clients.
The Australian Childhood Foundation has been appointed to deliver therapeutic support for children in care.
A successful foster carer recruitment campaign was conducted and the focus is on maintaining the momentum. 61 new foster carers have been approved since the launch of the Real Carers Really Needed recruitment program, compared to 42 last year.
DHHS has worked with the Commissioner for Children to develop a pilot Children’s Visitor program which is currently underway.
DHHS has supported to Commissioner for Children in the development of a Charter of Rights for children in Out of Home care.
A Community Paediatrician position, jointly funded by Disability Child, Youth and Family Services (DCYFS) and the Royal Hobart Hospital, has been established to coordinate and deliver a state-wide clinical service for children and young people when physical, sexual abuse and/or neglect is suspected. The position is in the process of being filled.
Legislative amendments were made to the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act which allowed for improved information sharing, the establishment of community based intake services, an improved response to pre-natal concerns for children and the formal establishment of an Ashley Youth Detention Centre Residents’ Advocate position.
Further information: Tasmanian Government Communications Unit
Phone: (03) 6233 6573
http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=29923
Minister for Children
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Progress Documented on Child Protection and Family Services Reforms
At risk families are receiving the support they need earlier and fewer children are being unnecessarily referred to the Child Protection system under the Government’s reforms of child and family services.
The Minister for Children, Lin Thorp, today updated Parliament on the results of the reform program which was recommended in a 2006 report.
Ms Thorp said that 180 of the 208 or 87 per cent of the recommendations have been completed with work on the remaining recommendations well underway.
“This change represented one of the most fundamental transformations of our service system in years and it is starting to show positive results,” Ms Thorp said.
“The primary aim was to tackle our ever increasing unallocated case list by targeting families early with support before they required child protection intervention.
“Four new Gateway Services were established in regions across Tasmania to act as a one stop shop for families needing help and support.”
In the March 2010 quarter, the Gateway Service received a total of 1250 referrals. Of those:
275 families with 654 children were referred for family support services
720 families required low level support such as information advice or referral to another service and
The remainder did not require a service.
“Importantly, only 22 families were referred to the acute end of the Child Protection service from the Gateways.
“A further 108 families were referred for family support services from the Child Protection system after notifications had been made.”
Ms Thorp said the figures showed early intervention in action which is the hallmark of a best practise and contemporary family services system.
“The unallocated child protection list has been reduced by 99 per cent since its peak in December 2006. As at May this year, the number of unallocated cases stood at just five,” Ms Thorp said.
“It is acknowledged that there has been an increase in the number of youths in care. Above all, we believe that this shows that the Child Protection is targeting its services in the right direction to the most vulnerable clients.
“So instead of diluting its service, the Child Protection system is now more successfully catching children at serious risk."
Key milestones in the reform agenda to date include;
Gateway Services were established in each of the four regions in August 2009, supported by an Intensive Family Support Service to intervene earlier with vulnerable families.
A therapeutic Early Years Parenting Support Service was established in January 2010 focusing on parents with children aged between 0 – 5 years, including unborn children.
A Strategic Out of Home Care framework has been finalised with the first step being the transitioning of therapeutic Residential Care to the non-government sector by the beginning of September this year.
A Residential Care practice consultant has been appointed to oversee the transition process and support the clients.
The Australian Childhood Foundation has been appointed to deliver therapeutic support for children in care.
A successful foster carer recruitment campaign was conducted and the focus is on maintaining the momentum. 61 new foster carers have been approved since the launch of the Real Carers Really Needed recruitment program, compared to 42 last year.
DHHS has worked with the Commissioner for Children to develop a pilot Children’s Visitor program which is currently underway.
DHHS has supported to Commissioner for Children in the development of a Charter of Rights for children in Out of Home care.
A Community Paediatrician position, jointly funded by Disability Child, Youth and Family Services (DCYFS) and the Royal Hobart Hospital, has been established to coordinate and deliver a state-wide clinical service for children and young people when physical, sexual abuse and/or neglect is suspected. The position is in the process of being filled.
Legislative amendments were made to the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act which allowed for improved information sharing, the establishment of community based intake services, an improved response to pre-natal concerns for children and the formal establishment of an Ashley Youth Detention Centre Residents’ Advocate position.
Further information: Tasmanian Government Communications Unit
Phone: (03) 6233 6573
http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=29923
Pro-Life Women's Group SBA List Makes More 2010 Election Endorsements
Pro-Life Women's Group SBA List Makes More 2010 Election Endorsements
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
July 6, 2010
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Susan B. Anthony List has released another round of endorsements of candidates in 2010 primary and general elections. The national pro-life political action committee says the women are adding to what is becoming the "year of the pro-life women" adding to primary election victories in other states.
SBA List is behind other women, such as pro-life Senate candidates Carly Fiorina in California and Sharron Angle in Nevada.
Now, SBA is backing congressional candidates Anne Marie Buerkle in New York, Renee Ellmers in North Carolina, Kristi Noem in South Dakota, Star Parker in California, Jaime Herrera in Washington and Diane Black in Tennessee.
The latest endorsements also include Nikki Haley, candidate for governor in the general election in South Carolina, and Rita Myer, candidate for governor in the Wyoming primary slated for August.
SBA List Candidate Fund President Marjorie Dannenfelser told LifeNews.com of the endorsements: "The emerging Year of the Pro-Life Woman is the most resounding affirmation of the SBA List's mission since our founding."
"America is embracing authentic feminism -- one which returns to its suffragist, pro-life roots. These women are the brightest stars of a populist, pro-woman, pro-life grassroots movement that is determined to return the strength of femininity to feminism," she added.
Referencing the diverse qualifications of pro-life legislators like Kristi Noem and pre-political successes of women like former nurse Rennee Ellmers, Dannenfelser said, "These women are leading the fight to reclaim an authentic feminism that embraces protections for unborn children."
"They are laying the groundwork for the coming generation of women leaders. All successful in their respective fields, these women are poised to shape the Congress and state governments hungry for authentic pro-life feminist leadership," Dannenfelser continued. "They have shed the grievance-driven style of feminist leadership, opting for a positive, inclusive agenda which accommodates mother and child."
These eight women join a team of 22 other pro-life women candidates already endorsed this election cycle.
In the November general election, Anne Marie Buerkle will face pro-abortion incumbent Dan Maffei in New York. Ellmers will challenge seven-term pro-abortion incumbent Bob Etheridge and Kristi Noem will challenge EMILY's List-endorsed pro-abortion incumbent Stephanie Herseth Sandlin.
On August 5, Diane Black will face Lou Ann Zelnick and Jim Tracey in the primary in Tennessee while former state representative Jaime Herrera will face four other candidates in the August 14 primary in Washington.
Myer will face four other candidates in the Wyoming gubernatorial primary on August 17, including pro-life advocate Ron Micheli and pro-abortion candidate Colin Simpson.
The Susan B. Anthony List plans to spend $6 million on voter education in the midterm elections, including $3 million on key Senate races.
Related web sites:
SBA List - http://www.sba-list.org
http://www.lifenews.com/nat6504.html
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
July 6, 2010
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Susan B. Anthony List has released another round of endorsements of candidates in 2010 primary and general elections. The national pro-life political action committee says the women are adding to what is becoming the "year of the pro-life women" adding to primary election victories in other states.
SBA List is behind other women, such as pro-life Senate candidates Carly Fiorina in California and Sharron Angle in Nevada.
Now, SBA is backing congressional candidates Anne Marie Buerkle in New York, Renee Ellmers in North Carolina, Kristi Noem in South Dakota, Star Parker in California, Jaime Herrera in Washington and Diane Black in Tennessee.
The latest endorsements also include Nikki Haley, candidate for governor in the general election in South Carolina, and Rita Myer, candidate for governor in the Wyoming primary slated for August.
SBA List Candidate Fund President Marjorie Dannenfelser told LifeNews.com of the endorsements: "The emerging Year of the Pro-Life Woman is the most resounding affirmation of the SBA List's mission since our founding."
"America is embracing authentic feminism -- one which returns to its suffragist, pro-life roots. These women are the brightest stars of a populist, pro-woman, pro-life grassroots movement that is determined to return the strength of femininity to feminism," she added.
Referencing the diverse qualifications of pro-life legislators like Kristi Noem and pre-political successes of women like former nurse Rennee Ellmers, Dannenfelser said, "These women are leading the fight to reclaim an authentic feminism that embraces protections for unborn children."
"They are laying the groundwork for the coming generation of women leaders. All successful in their respective fields, these women are poised to shape the Congress and state governments hungry for authentic pro-life feminist leadership," Dannenfelser continued. "They have shed the grievance-driven style of feminist leadership, opting for a positive, inclusive agenda which accommodates mother and child."
These eight women join a team of 22 other pro-life women candidates already endorsed this election cycle.
In the November general election, Anne Marie Buerkle will face pro-abortion incumbent Dan Maffei in New York. Ellmers will challenge seven-term pro-abortion incumbent Bob Etheridge and Kristi Noem will challenge EMILY's List-endorsed pro-abortion incumbent Stephanie Herseth Sandlin.
On August 5, Diane Black will face Lou Ann Zelnick and Jim Tracey in the primary in Tennessee while former state representative Jaime Herrera will face four other candidates in the August 14 primary in Washington.
Myer will face four other candidates in the Wyoming gubernatorial primary on August 17, including pro-life advocate Ron Micheli and pro-abortion candidate Colin Simpson.
The Susan B. Anthony List plans to spend $6 million on voter education in the midterm elections, including $3 million on key Senate races.
Related web sites:
SBA List - http://www.sba-list.org
http://www.lifenews.com/nat6504.html
Justice Anthony Kennedy Won't Retire Until Barack Obama No Longer President
Justice Anthony Kennedy Won't Retire Until Barack Obama No Longer President
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
July 6, 2010
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Justice Anthony Kennedy apparently has told close friends he will not retire from the Supreme Court until pro-abortion Barack Obama is no longer president. Although Kennedy is not supportive of overturning Roe v. Wade, pro-life advocates hope to replace him with a justice who will reverse it.
Kennedy is considered the swing vote on the high court when it comes to abortion as he went along with the four conservative jurists in upholding the national ban on partial-birth abortions.
However, Kennedy has sided with the four pro-abortion members of the court on the matter of Roe itself, the 1973 Supreme Court case that has resulted in more than 52 million abortions.
Today, the New York Daily News reports Kennedy has told friends, family and close associates he plans to stay on the Supreme Court through at least the end of Obama's term with the hopes he will be replaced by a Republican president
Kennedy turns 74 this month and he has spent 22 years on the Supreme Court, but reportedly doesn't want to see that legacy undone by a liberal justice.
Under Obama, the Supreme Court has already seen the addition of Sonia Sotomayor, an abortion advocate who is currently in the pro-abortion alliance of justices.
Now, the Senate is currently considering the nomination of Elena Kagan, Obama's pro-abortion Solicitor General who has been criticized for helping President Bill Clinton keep partial-birth abortions legal longer.
Kagan wrote memos and emails attempting to influence two medical organizations to say the abortions are somehow necessary to protect women's health, and the Supreme Court cited their opinion in declaring a partial-birth abortion ban unconstitutional until Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion with the four conservatives reversing that decision.
Pro-life groups have described Elena Kagan as the stereotypical judicial activist and abortion advocate.
She clerked for pro-abortion Justice Thurgood Marshall, whom she lauded, and her writings dating back to her college days are filled with accolades for judges who took the law into their hands and twisted it for a desired outcome rather than relying on the people through their elected officials.
Kagan helped Bill Clinton defend his veto of a partial-birth abortion ban -- the gruesome abortion procedure when a baby is birthed halfway and then jabbed in the head with medical scissors, killing him or her. She helped Clinton find political cover for his decision to keep those abortions legal.
Kagan went as far as advocating that the Clinton administration not only ignore but manipulate the opinion of a national medical group that said there was never any medical justification for killing unborn children halfway out of the birth canal.
Kagan has also lauded human cloning and assisted suicide and we can expect those gruesome practices to expand if she becomes the next Supreme Court justice.
Related web sites:
Petition Against Kagan - http://www.iopposekagan.com
Facebook: Stop Kagan
http://www.lifenews.com/nat6503.html
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
July 6, 2010
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Justice Anthony Kennedy apparently has told close friends he will not retire from the Supreme Court until pro-abortion Barack Obama is no longer president. Although Kennedy is not supportive of overturning Roe v. Wade, pro-life advocates hope to replace him with a justice who will reverse it.
Kennedy is considered the swing vote on the high court when it comes to abortion as he went along with the four conservative jurists in upholding the national ban on partial-birth abortions.
However, Kennedy has sided with the four pro-abortion members of the court on the matter of Roe itself, the 1973 Supreme Court case that has resulted in more than 52 million abortions.
Today, the New York Daily News reports Kennedy has told friends, family and close associates he plans to stay on the Supreme Court through at least the end of Obama's term with the hopes he will be replaced by a Republican president
Kennedy turns 74 this month and he has spent 22 years on the Supreme Court, but reportedly doesn't want to see that legacy undone by a liberal justice.
Under Obama, the Supreme Court has already seen the addition of Sonia Sotomayor, an abortion advocate who is currently in the pro-abortion alliance of justices.
Now, the Senate is currently considering the nomination of Elena Kagan, Obama's pro-abortion Solicitor General who has been criticized for helping President Bill Clinton keep partial-birth abortions legal longer.
Kagan wrote memos and emails attempting to influence two medical organizations to say the abortions are somehow necessary to protect women's health, and the Supreme Court cited their opinion in declaring a partial-birth abortion ban unconstitutional until Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion with the four conservatives reversing that decision.
Pro-life groups have described Elena Kagan as the stereotypical judicial activist and abortion advocate.
She clerked for pro-abortion Justice Thurgood Marshall, whom she lauded, and her writings dating back to her college days are filled with accolades for judges who took the law into their hands and twisted it for a desired outcome rather than relying on the people through their elected officials.
Kagan helped Bill Clinton defend his veto of a partial-birth abortion ban -- the gruesome abortion procedure when a baby is birthed halfway and then jabbed in the head with medical scissors, killing him or her. She helped Clinton find political cover for his decision to keep those abortions legal.
Kagan went as far as advocating that the Clinton administration not only ignore but manipulate the opinion of a national medical group that said there was never any medical justification for killing unborn children halfway out of the birth canal.
Kagan has also lauded human cloning and assisted suicide and we can expect those gruesome practices to expand if she becomes the next Supreme Court justice.
Related web sites:
Petition Against Kagan - http://www.iopposekagan.com
Facebook: Stop Kagan
http://www.lifenews.com/nat6503.html
Steps to Helping the Innocent to Obtain Safety from Child Protective Services
Steps to Helping the Innocent to Obtain Safety from Child Protective Services
Published July 06, 2010 by:
Waldorf PC
You've just learned that a report has been filed against you with the Child Protective Services agency. However, you know that you've done nothing wrong and are completely innocent. Thoughts about losing your children to Child Protective Services run through your mind. You're scared beyond belief, and you fear for your children, as they can end up in some pretty abusive foster care situation. Worst of all, they can suffer some pretty damaging trauma by being separated from you and being placed with complete strangers, which is the ultimate death and destruction of a child. But before you allow your fear to consume you, it is important for you to know that there is recourse that you can take to insure the safety of you and your children from Child Protective Services.
The moment you learn that Child Protective Services has been called, consult with a lawyer. It is always best to get the advice of a lawyer when you are up against Child Protective Services because he can tell you what your next steps should be. A lawyer can also advise you of your rights and what CPS can and cannot do. Having knowledge of these things is important because if you do not, CPS will be more than happy to use your ignorance to their advantage. If you are worried about the cost of a lawyer or are low income, you will be elated to know that you have a number of options at your disposal to insure that your voice gets heard and that you obtain the justice you deserve.
One thing you can do if money is a problem is to take advantage of the free consultation that most lawyers offer to ask all the questions that you have on your mind. Keep in mind though that most consultations are approximately thirty minutes long, so you may want to prepare all of your questions beforehand to get the most out of your free consultation. Should your time run out before all of your questions are answered, find another lawyer and take advantage of his free consultation.
Another thing that you can do is consult legal aid. Legal aid may not be too much help, but they may be able to answer your questions, provide explanations, give you access to legal resources and put you in the right
direction. If you do decide to use legal aid at all, you need to be careful. Legal aid is government funded, and they will probably be sleeping with the CPS agency. This means that they may try to side with CPS and not offer you much help. Research everything they tell you to make sure you are not being steered into a trap. Google is your very best friend in this case.
Finally, you can find a Prepaid Legal representative and sign up. There are lawyers that work for Prepaid Legal that take on cases involving child protective services. Prepaid Legal is very inexpensive, with the average membership costing at around $17 monthly. That is a small price to pay when it comes to Child Protective Services threatening to tear your family apart and violate your family rights to the max, all for the sake of what they consider standing up for so-called child welfare. This monthly subscription to Prepaid Legal will enable you to have your very own personal lawyer who will fight with you to the finish, just as he would if you were paying the conventional way. Not to mention, he will be there to advise you whenever you have questions, and he will guide you through the entire process, so CPS will not gain more children into their system to capitalize on at the expense of psychologically damaging both children and parents.
Once you've obtained the legal help you need, it is time to start learning all that you can to protect your family rights, including the things that Child Protective Services does not want you to know. The Fight CPS and the American Family Rights Association websites are good places to start because there is so much to read on these websites that you will be awake for weeks or even months. The fight CPs website also has a forum, which will enable you to talk with other advocates, get some answers, and possibly find someone to help you fight the battle right along with you.
Along with employing these tips, you should also obtain an advocate. A good advocate will help you fight the fine fight until it is over, and they will insure that the rights of you and your family are protected. A good advocate will never leave you to face CPS alone.
Child Protective Services, an agency that is supposed to be there and protect society's most vulnerable citizens-our children, has actually devastated and failed them beyond belief. Children have been ripped from their
parents loving arms for the sake of corruption, and as a result, have had their childhoods shattered, having nothing more to live for. To save your children from being victims of this horrible fate, and to keep yourself from the heartache, it is good that you be proactive, get very well acquainted with your family rights, and fight the fine fight. After all, your family's future will depend on it.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2785940/steps_to_helping_the_innocent_to_obtain.html?cat=25
Published July 06, 2010 by:
Waldorf PC
You've just learned that a report has been filed against you with the Child Protective Services agency. However, you know that you've done nothing wrong and are completely innocent. Thoughts about losing your children to Child Protective Services run through your mind. You're scared beyond belief, and you fear for your children, as they can end up in some pretty abusive foster care situation. Worst of all, they can suffer some pretty damaging trauma by being separated from you and being placed with complete strangers, which is the ultimate death and destruction of a child. But before you allow your fear to consume you, it is important for you to know that there is recourse that you can take to insure the safety of you and your children from Child Protective Services.
The moment you learn that Child Protective Services has been called, consult with a lawyer. It is always best to get the advice of a lawyer when you are up against Child Protective Services because he can tell you what your next steps should be. A lawyer can also advise you of your rights and what CPS can and cannot do. Having knowledge of these things is important because if you do not, CPS will be more than happy to use your ignorance to their advantage. If you are worried about the cost of a lawyer or are low income, you will be elated to know that you have a number of options at your disposal to insure that your voice gets heard and that you obtain the justice you deserve.
One thing you can do if money is a problem is to take advantage of the free consultation that most lawyers offer to ask all the questions that you have on your mind. Keep in mind though that most consultations are approximately thirty minutes long, so you may want to prepare all of your questions beforehand to get the most out of your free consultation. Should your time run out before all of your questions are answered, find another lawyer and take advantage of his free consultation.
Another thing that you can do is consult legal aid. Legal aid may not be too much help, but they may be able to answer your questions, provide explanations, give you access to legal resources and put you in the right
direction. If you do decide to use legal aid at all, you need to be careful. Legal aid is government funded, and they will probably be sleeping with the CPS agency. This means that they may try to side with CPS and not offer you much help. Research everything they tell you to make sure you are not being steered into a trap. Google is your very best friend in this case.
Finally, you can find a Prepaid Legal representative and sign up. There are lawyers that work for Prepaid Legal that take on cases involving child protective services. Prepaid Legal is very inexpensive, with the average membership costing at around $17 monthly. That is a small price to pay when it comes to Child Protective Services threatening to tear your family apart and violate your family rights to the max, all for the sake of what they consider standing up for so-called child welfare. This monthly subscription to Prepaid Legal will enable you to have your very own personal lawyer who will fight with you to the finish, just as he would if you were paying the conventional way. Not to mention, he will be there to advise you whenever you have questions, and he will guide you through the entire process, so CPS will not gain more children into their system to capitalize on at the expense of psychologically damaging both children and parents.
Once you've obtained the legal help you need, it is time to start learning all that you can to protect your family rights, including the things that Child Protective Services does not want you to know. The Fight CPS and the American Family Rights Association websites are good places to start because there is so much to read on these websites that you will be awake for weeks or even months. The fight CPs website also has a forum, which will enable you to talk with other advocates, get some answers, and possibly find someone to help you fight the battle right along with you.
Along with employing these tips, you should also obtain an advocate. A good advocate will help you fight the fine fight until it is over, and they will insure that the rights of you and your family are protected. A good advocate will never leave you to face CPS alone.
Child Protective Services, an agency that is supposed to be there and protect society's most vulnerable citizens-our children, has actually devastated and failed them beyond belief. Children have been ripped from their
parents loving arms for the sake of corruption, and as a result, have had their childhoods shattered, having nothing more to live for. To save your children from being victims of this horrible fate, and to keep yourself from the heartache, it is good that you be proactive, get very well acquainted with your family rights, and fight the fine fight. After all, your family's future will depend on it.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2785940/steps_to_helping_the_innocent_to_obtain.html?cat=25
Neglected or Abused Children in NH-Parent's INADEQUATE Representation
TITLE LIX
PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
CHAPTER 604-A
ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Section 604-A:1-a
604-A:1-a Neglected or Abused Children. – In cases involving a neglected or abused child, when a guardian ad litem is appointed for the child as provided in RSA 169-C:10, the cost of such appointment shall be paid from funds appropriated for indigent defense pursuant to this chapter. In cases involving a neglected or abused child, when an attorney is appointed to represent a parent determined to be indigent pursuant to RSA 169-C:10, II, the cost of such appointment shall be paid from funds appropriated for indigent defense pursuant to this chapter.
Source. 1973, 522:1. 1996, 248:9, eff. July 1, 1996. 2008, 296:24, eff. June 27, 2008. 2009, 144:183, eff. July 1, 2009.
Note from unhappygrammy
As you can see, in child abuse and neglect cases an attorney is appointed to represent the parent, paid for by the indigent fund, better known as the DCYF fund. In which case, you can kiss your child goodbye. When your court-appointed puppet does nothing to fight for you, stating the court is his boss, don't expect the Nashua, NH Judges to allow you to fire him. It doesn't happen. No matter how many motion's you file, your stuck with the puppet. Even if you state you 'll represent yourself, God know's you can do a better job defending yourself. You know your case better than anyone else, Nashua Judges still deny you the right to fire the puppet. In such a case, your child is gone forever, which is what DCYF, the Judge and your court-appointed puppet were all working for. Innocent or not, you lose. That's a fact of life in NH!
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LIX/604-A/604-A-1-a.htm
Indiana child welfare supervisor convicted of perjury
June 11, 2010
Indiana child welfare supervisor convicted of perjury
By Associated Press
Washington Times-Herald
Princeton — A supervisor with Indiana's child welfare agency has been convicted of perjury for allegedly lying under oath in connection with the case of a teenager who was held in a shelter for 30 days without a court hearing.
Gayle Edelen of Poseyville was convicted Wednesday on three counts of perjury and one count of misconduct. She will be sentenced July 1.
Edelen is the supervisor of Gibson County's Department of Child Services supervisor.
Prosecutors say she lied at a November 2008 hearing a county judge called to determine why the teen was held for about a month at a Vincennes shelter without a required court hearing.
Edelen testified that she told the judge, the girl's attorney and a DCS attorney that the girl was at the shelter. The judge and two attorneys said she never told them that.
http://washtimesherald.com/statenews/x1358979281/Indiana-child-welfare-supervisor-convicted-of-perjury
Indiana child welfare supervisor convicted of perjury
By Associated Press
Washington Times-Herald
Princeton — A supervisor with Indiana's child welfare agency has been convicted of perjury for allegedly lying under oath in connection with the case of a teenager who was held in a shelter for 30 days without a court hearing.
Gayle Edelen of Poseyville was convicted Wednesday on three counts of perjury and one count of misconduct. She will be sentenced July 1.
Edelen is the supervisor of Gibson County's Department of Child Services supervisor.
Prosecutors say she lied at a November 2008 hearing a county judge called to determine why the teen was held for about a month at a Vincennes shelter without a required court hearing.
Edelen testified that she told the judge, the girl's attorney and a DCS attorney that the girl was at the shelter. The judge and two attorneys said she never told them that.
http://washtimesherald.com/statenews/x1358979281/Indiana-child-welfare-supervisor-convicted-of-perjury
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