Alabama Girl Medically Kidnapped and Forced on Drugs: Parents Facing Jail for Failure to Pay State Child Support

Alabama Girl Medically Kidnapped and Forced on Drugs: Parents Facing Jail for Failure to Pay State Child Support:

Laine Norris of Alabama had good reason to refuse permission for her 15 year old daughter to be taken to DeKalb County Mental Health Center and be put on anti-depressants, as demanded by Child Protective Services. Both of Laine’s parents had been prescribed anti-depressants by that very facility – her mother at the age of 22, and her father at age 54, one year prior to the social worker’s demand. Both of her parents subsequently committed suicide after taking the medications. 

Children of drug users are growing victims in opioid epidemic

Children of drug users are growing victims in opioid epidemic | Special Reports - WMUR Home:
MANCHESTER, N.H. —State officials said a rising number of abuse and neglect cases in New Hampshire are connected to parental or caregiver abuse of opioids.

My Comment: "DCYF said that in cases of drug use, proving harm to a child is difficult at times. It said that under state law, DCYF must prove harm in order to get an order to remove a child." Since when? Is "preponderance of evidence" no longer used in Family Court cases in order to take a child? Has the Law changed recently to "burden of proof? My research shows it hasn't.

What about parent's who are charged with "Neglect in the Future"? Even though they aren't guilty of neglecting the child in the past or present, what gives DCYF the right to state a parent will neglect the child in the future? Are they hiring Psychic's now? DCYF has no proof the child will be neglected in the future, yet the Judges go right along with DCYF's prediction and removes the child.
"Heroin, opiod use and abuse have a lethality about them, and how do you work with families on keeping their children safe when we don't necessarily have the evidence?" DCYF Director Lorraine Bartlett said.

Since when does DCYF need evidence proving guilt to take a child from his/her family? How can that statement be made when parent's are NOT afforded due process in Family Court and the Judges deny the parent's the right to admit evidence proving innocence?
What about parent's who enroll themselves into programs, but are Court ordered out of them in order to regain custody of their children? Last I heard, that was illegal, but just try to get a Lawyer in NH to fight for you.
Though I will admit Lorraine Bartlett is doing a much better job than her predecessor ever did, it still does nothing for the INNOCENT families who have already lost their children at the hands of the former Director Maggie Bishop.

‘Anonymous’ protests Child Protective Services

‘Anonymous’ protests Child Protective Services | WATE 6 On Your Side:

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Some protesters gathered in downtown Knoxville on Saturday night to voice their opinions on children’s services. People with the group called “Anonymous” gathered along Main Street and said they want to educate the pubic about every aspect about adoption. They accused Child Protective Services (CPS) of what they call “legal child trafficking” for the sake of government funding.

Fathers sue Utah over law allowing mothers to secretly give up babies for adoption

Fathers sue Utah over law allowing mothers to secretly give up babies for adoption | Fox News:

A dozen men are suing the state of Utah in federal court because of a law that allows mothers to put their babies up for adoption without the biological father's consent, or sometimes even knowledge. The civil rights lawsuit claims the Utah Adoption Act has resulted in what amounts to "legalized fraud and kidnapping."

Utah father says newborn’s mother placed child with adoptive parents against his wishes

Utah father says newborn’s mother placed child with adoptive parents against his wishes | fox13now.com:
Total BS!!! This is just so sickening. It's way past time Utah changed this archaic Law!

SALT LAKE CITY -- Breaking into tears, Colby Nielsen says watching his baby girl being taken away was the hardest thing he’s ever had to do.“I couldn't even get her out of her car seat,” Nielsen said.Kaylee was born on November 4, and, since then, the 20-year-old father never left her side. Until he was forced to give her to adoptive parents this week, after Kaylee’s mother put her up for adoption.

Family reunited after fight against child abuse charges

Family reunited after fight against child abuse charges | Local News - WMTW Home:

BATH, Maine —More than a year after a Bath father was accused of abusing his infant son, he and his wife have regained custody of their children after claiming he was wrongfully accused.

Family drug courts with parenting programs yield better reunification rates, researchers say

Family drug courts with parenting programs yield better reunification rates, researchers say:

Families who had children removed from the home due to parental substance abuse were more than twice as likely to be reunified when they took part in a family drug court that incorporated two innovative evidence-based parenting programs, when compared with those who took part in regular child welfare courts, a University of Kansas study has found. The success of the program has led KU researchers to partner with the state of Oklahoma in securing a new, $1.2 million grant to take the program to a new location, all with the goal of safely reunifying families involved in foster care.