Child custody: Police help sought by couple | social officer | | Indian Express
CHENNAI: Distressed over the apparent refusal of the then district social officer to hand over their child despite an order of the Madras High Court, a young couple from Coimbatore on Friday lodged a complaint with the suburban police to help them get custody of the child.
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Judge agrees with boy who identifies as a girl
Judge agrees with boy who identifies as a girl | The Australian:
"A JUDGE has authorized controversial puberty-suppressing hormone therapy for a 10-year-old boy who considers himself a girl."
Court allows 10-year-old boy to become a girl
Court allows 10-year-old boy to become a girl: "Search the web"
A 10-year-old boy has been allowed to start hormone treatment to help him become a girl.
"A JUDGE has authorized controversial puberty-suppressing hormone therapy for a 10-year-old boy who considers himself a girl."
Court allows 10-year-old boy to become a girl
Court allows 10-year-old boy to become a girl: "Search the web"
A 10-year-old boy has been allowed to start hormone treatment to help him become a girl.
The Maryanne Godboldo question: When do parents have the right to shoot back against state-sponsored kidnappers?
The Maryanne Godboldo question: When do parents have the right to shoot back against state-sponsored kidnappers? « CCHR International
The story of Maryanne Godboldo and how armed government agents broke down her door and attempted to kidnap her daughter because she wouldn’t feed her psychiatric drugs brings to light an important question: When is it justified to shoot back?
The story of Maryanne Godboldo and how armed government agents broke down her door and attempted to kidnap her daughter because she wouldn’t feed her psychiatric drugs brings to light an important question: When is it justified to shoot back?
Child sex suspect was banned as Sacramento foster parent
Child sex suspect was banned as Sacramento foster parent - Sacramento City News - sacbee.com
The Sacramento middle school teacher who was arraigned on child sex abuse charges this week used to be a foster parent whose license was revoked by the state after similar allegations were reported four years ago.
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The Sacramento middle school teacher who was arraigned on child sex abuse charges this week used to be a foster parent whose license was revoked by the state after similar allegations were reported four years ago.
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Shortage of ADHD drugs sends parents and I'm sure CPS scrambling
Shortage of ADHD drugs sends parents scrambling - TODAY Health - TODAY.com
Did anyone stop and think that there may not be a shortage of these drug's if so many children in foster care weren't being needlessly drugged?
Manufacturing delays, heavy demand for Adderall, Ritalin could have serious consequences
Nationwide shortages of popular drugs used to treat ADD and ADHD are sending parents scrambling, with some combing multiple pharmacies for the Adderall and Ritalin that keep their kids calm.
Read more at the above link.
Did anyone stop and think that there may not be a shortage of these drug's if so many children in foster care weren't being needlessly drugged?
Manufacturing delays, heavy demand for Adderall, Ritalin could have serious consequences
Nationwide shortages of popular drugs used to treat ADD and ADHD are sending parents scrambling, with some combing multiple pharmacies for the Adderall and Ritalin that keep their kids calm.
Read more at the above link.
Friday, April 15, 2011
North Port boy sexually abused in foster homes, lawsuit alleges
North Port boy sexually abused in foster homes, lawsuit alleges | HeraldTribune.com
SARASOTA COUNTY - After moving from one foster home to another, and having twice been sexually abused by other children, the 10-year-old North Port boy wrote a suicide note and held a broken bottle up to his throat.
"I would try to kill myself and tonight I am gonna commit suicide by stabbing myself with a knife because no one care about me," the note said.
The boy did not commit suicide, but now his mother is accusing the foster care system of failing her child, allowing him to be the victim of two child-on-child sexual abuse incidents and providing no mental health treatment until he was driven to two suicide attempts.
The mother's lawsuit filed this month describes how the boy was moved to 11 different homes in 18 months. He stayed five months too long in a temporary foster home. He once wrapped a vacuum cord around his neck in a locked bedroom and got no immediate treatment.
"That he got to the point that he actually tried to kill himself at that age, it's just outrageous," said Sarasota attorney Richard Filson, who represents the mother. "He still has behavioral issues he's getting help for as a result of this."
The suit seeks more than $15,000 in damages from the following defendants: the Sarasota YMCA, Family Preservation Services of Florida, Manatee Children's Services, Florida Mentor Inc., foster parent Harriet Higgs, and the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The boy, now 13, has been reunited with his mother since May 2008. The Herald-Tribune is not naming the mother to protect the identity of her son.
Read more at the above link.
SARASOTA COUNTY - After moving from one foster home to another, and having twice been sexually abused by other children, the 10-year-old North Port boy wrote a suicide note and held a broken bottle up to his throat.
"I would try to kill myself and tonight I am gonna commit suicide by stabbing myself with a knife because no one care about me," the note said.
The boy did not commit suicide, but now his mother is accusing the foster care system of failing her child, allowing him to be the victim of two child-on-child sexual abuse incidents and providing no mental health treatment until he was driven to two suicide attempts.
The mother's lawsuit filed this month describes how the boy was moved to 11 different homes in 18 months. He stayed five months too long in a temporary foster home. He once wrapped a vacuum cord around his neck in a locked bedroom and got no immediate treatment.
"That he got to the point that he actually tried to kill himself at that age, it's just outrageous," said Sarasota attorney Richard Filson, who represents the mother. "He still has behavioral issues he's getting help for as a result of this."
The suit seeks more than $15,000 in damages from the following defendants: the Sarasota YMCA, Family Preservation Services of Florida, Manatee Children's Services, Florida Mentor Inc., foster parent Harriet Higgs, and the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The boy, now 13, has been reunited with his mother since May 2008. The Herald-Tribune is not naming the mother to protect the identity of her son.
Read more at the above link.
Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights New Hampshire -"Neglect in the Future" is NOT one of them!
Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights New Hampshire -
Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights New Hampshire ("Neglect in the Future" is NOT on this list)
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Statute: §§ 170-C:5; 169-C:24-a
Circumstances That Are Grounds for Termination
Abandonment or Extreme Parental Disinterest
Abuse/Neglect
Mental Illness or Deficiency
Felony Conviction/Incarceration
Failure of Reasonable Efforts
Sexual Abuse
Failure to Provide Support
Child Judged in Need of Services/Dependent
Child's Best Interest
Child in care 15 of 22 months (or less)
Felony assault of child or sibling
Murder/Manslaughter of sibling child
Circumstances That Are Not Grounds for Termination (Isn't it also true, a fetus is NOT considered a human being in NH?)
Alcohol or Drug Induced Incapacity
(Then why are newborn's stolen when the mother is given MORPHINE in labor?)
(Why are children stolen when their mother is accused of being intoxicated?)
Abuse/Neglect or Loss of Rights of Another Child
Failure to Maintain Contact
Failure to Establish Paternity
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C:24-a (Lexis, WESTLAW through 1999 Reg. Sess.)
The State, through an authorized agency, or if required by a district court, shall file a petition for termination of parental rights or, if such a petition has been filed by another party, the State shall seek to be joined as a party to such petition, where any one of the following circumstances exist:
Where a child has been an out-of-home placement pursuant to a finding of child neglect or abuse, under the responsibility of the State, for 12 of the most recent 22 months;
Where a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that a child has been abandoned;
Where a court of competent jurisdiction has made any one or more of the following determinations: That the parent has been convicted of murder or manslaughter of another child of the parent; the parent has been convicted of attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses above; or the parent has been convicted of a felony assault that resulted in serious bodily injury to the child or another child of the parent.
The State may not be required to file a petition for termination of parental rights, or seek to be joined as a party to such a petition, if one or more of the following conditions exist:
The child is being appropriately cared for by a relative;
A State agency has documented in the case file a compelling reason for determining that filing a petition for termination of parental rights would not be in the best interests of the child; or
The State has not provided to the family of the child such services and reasonable efforts as the State deems necessary for the safe return of the child to the child's home. In determining whether the State has made reasonable efforts to prevent placement and reunify the family, the district court shall consider whether services to the family have been accessible, available, and appropriate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-C:5 (Lexis, WESTLAW through N.H. 2003 Legis. Serv., Ch. 79)
The petition may be granted where the court finds that one or more of the following conditions exist:
The parent has abandoned the child. It shall be presumed that the parent intended to abandon the child if the parent left the child without provision for his identification or left the child in the care and custody of another without any provision for his support or without communication from such parent for a period of six months. If, in the opinion of the court, the evidence indicates that such parent has made only minimal efforts to support or communicate with the child, the court may declare the child to be abandoned;
Although the parents are financially able, they have substantially and continuously neglected to provide the child with necessary subsistence, education, or other care necessary for his mental, emotional, or physical health or have substantially and continuously neglected to pay for such subsistence, education, or other care when legal custody is lodged with others. However, it shall not be grounds for the termination of the parent-child relationship for the sole reason that the parent relied upon spiritual means through prayer in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing in lieu of medical treatment for the healing of the child;
The parents, subsequent to a finding of child neglect or abuse, have failed to correct the conditions leading to such a finding within 12 months of the finding, despite reasonable efforts under the direction of the district court to rectify the conditions;
Because of mental deficiency or mental illness, the parent is, and will continue to be, incapable of giving the child proper parental care and protection for a longer period of time than would be wise or prudent to leave the child in an unstable or impermanent environment;
The parent knowingly or willfully caused or permitted another to cause severe sexual, physical, emotional or mental abuse of the child. Subsequent to a finding of such abuse, the parent-child relationship may be terminated if return of the child to the parent would result in a substantial possibility of harm to the child. A substantial possibility of harm to the child shall be established by testimony of at least two of the following factors:
The parent's conduct toward the child has
resulted in severe harm to the child;
The parent's conduct toward the child has continued despite the reasonable efforts of authorized agencies in obtaining or providing services for the parent to reduce or alleviate such conduct;
The parent's conduct has continued to occur either over a period of time, or many times, or to such a degree so as to indicate a pattern of behavior on the part of the parent which indicates a complete disregard for the child's health and welfare;
Such conduct is likely to continue with no change in parental behavior, attitude, or actions.(This is where the DCYF/CPS Psychic's come into play)
Testimony shall be provided by any combination of at least two of the following people: a licensed psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist, a physician, or social worker who possesses a master's degree in social work and is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers.
If the parent or guardian is, as a result of incarceration for a felony offense, unable to discharge his responsibilities to and for the child, and in addition, has been found to have abused or neglected his child or children, the court may review the conviction of the parent or guardian to determine whether the felony offense is of such nature, and the period of incarceration imposed such duration, that the child would be deprived of proper parental care and left in an unstable or impermanent environment for a longer period of time than would be prudent. Placement of the child in foster care shall not be considered proper parental care and protection. Incarceration, in and of itself, shall not be grounds for termination of parental rights;
The parent has been convicted of one or more of the following offenses: Murder or manslaughter of another child of the parent or of the child's other parent; attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the above offenses; or a felony assault which resulted in serious bodily injury to the child or to another child of the parent, or of the child's other parent.
Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights New Hampshire ("Neglect in the Future" is NOT on this list)
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Statute: §§ 170-C:5; 169-C:24-a
Circumstances That Are Grounds for Termination
Abandonment or Extreme Parental Disinterest
Abuse/Neglect
Mental Illness or Deficiency
Felony Conviction/Incarceration
Failure of Reasonable Efforts
Sexual Abuse
Failure to Provide Support
Child Judged in Need of Services/Dependent
Child's Best Interest
Child in care 15 of 22 months (or less)
Felony assault of child or sibling
Murder/Manslaughter of sibling child
Circumstances That Are Not Grounds for Termination (Isn't it also true, a fetus is NOT considered a human being in NH?)
Alcohol or Drug Induced Incapacity
(Then why are newborn's stolen when the mother is given MORPHINE in labor?)
(Why are children stolen when their mother is accused of being intoxicated?)
Abuse/Neglect or Loss of Rights of Another Child
Failure to Maintain Contact
Failure to Establish Paternity
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C:24-a (Lexis, WESTLAW through 1999 Reg. Sess.)
The State, through an authorized agency, or if required by a district court, shall file a petition for termination of parental rights or, if such a petition has been filed by another party, the State shall seek to be joined as a party to such petition, where any one of the following circumstances exist:
Where a child has been an out-of-home placement pursuant to a finding of child neglect or abuse, under the responsibility of the State, for 12 of the most recent 22 months;
Where a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that a child has been abandoned;
Where a court of competent jurisdiction has made any one or more of the following determinations: That the parent has been convicted of murder or manslaughter of another child of the parent; the parent has been convicted of attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses above; or the parent has been convicted of a felony assault that resulted in serious bodily injury to the child or another child of the parent.
The State may not be required to file a petition for termination of parental rights, or seek to be joined as a party to such a petition, if one or more of the following conditions exist:
The child is being appropriately cared for by a relative;
A State agency has documented in the case file a compelling reason for determining that filing a petition for termination of parental rights would not be in the best interests of the child; or
The State has not provided to the family of the child such services and reasonable efforts as the State deems necessary for the safe return of the child to the child's home. In determining whether the State has made reasonable efforts to prevent placement and reunify the family, the district court shall consider whether services to the family have been accessible, available, and appropriate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-C:5 (Lexis, WESTLAW through N.H. 2003 Legis. Serv., Ch. 79)
The petition may be granted where the court finds that one or more of the following conditions exist:
The parent has abandoned the child. It shall be presumed that the parent intended to abandon the child if the parent left the child without provision for his identification or left the child in the care and custody of another without any provision for his support or without communication from such parent for a period of six months. If, in the opinion of the court, the evidence indicates that such parent has made only minimal efforts to support or communicate with the child, the court may declare the child to be abandoned;
Although the parents are financially able, they have substantially and continuously neglected to provide the child with necessary subsistence, education, or other care necessary for his mental, emotional, or physical health or have substantially and continuously neglected to pay for such subsistence, education, or other care when legal custody is lodged with others. However, it shall not be grounds for the termination of the parent-child relationship for the sole reason that the parent relied upon spiritual means through prayer in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing in lieu of medical treatment for the healing of the child;
The parents, subsequent to a finding of child neglect or abuse, have failed to correct the conditions leading to such a finding within 12 months of the finding, despite reasonable efforts under the direction of the district court to rectify the conditions;
Because of mental deficiency or mental illness, the parent is, and will continue to be, incapable of giving the child proper parental care and protection for a longer period of time than would be wise or prudent to leave the child in an unstable or impermanent environment;
The parent knowingly or willfully caused or permitted another to cause severe sexual, physical, emotional or mental abuse of the child. Subsequent to a finding of such abuse, the parent-child relationship may be terminated if return of the child to the parent would result in a substantial possibility of harm to the child. A substantial possibility of harm to the child shall be established by testimony of at least two of the following factors:
The parent's conduct toward the child has
resulted in severe harm to the child;
The parent's conduct toward the child has continued despite the reasonable efforts of authorized agencies in obtaining or providing services for the parent to reduce or alleviate such conduct;
The parent's conduct has continued to occur either over a period of time, or many times, or to such a degree so as to indicate a pattern of behavior on the part of the parent which indicates a complete disregard for the child's health and welfare;
Such conduct is likely to continue with no change in parental behavior, attitude, or actions.(This is where the DCYF/CPS Psychic's come into play)
Testimony shall be provided by any combination of at least two of the following people: a licensed psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist, a physician, or social worker who possesses a master's degree in social work and is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers.
If the parent or guardian is, as a result of incarceration for a felony offense, unable to discharge his responsibilities to and for the child, and in addition, has been found to have abused or neglected his child or children, the court may review the conviction of the parent or guardian to determine whether the felony offense is of such nature, and the period of incarceration imposed such duration, that the child would be deprived of proper parental care and left in an unstable or impermanent environment for a longer period of time than would be prudent. Placement of the child in foster care shall not be considered proper parental care and protection. Incarceration, in and of itself, shall not be grounds for termination of parental rights;
The parent has been convicted of one or more of the following offenses: Murder or manslaughter of another child of the parent or of the child's other parent; attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the above offenses; or a felony assault which resulted in serious bodily injury to the child or to another child of the parent, or of the child's other parent.
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