My friend had her kids taken by the state...
By Tatsuya
@Tatsuya (1149)
United States
November 3, 2007 12:46pm CST
My friend had CPS called on her a couple of months back on a false claim. Although, her house was a bit messy, and they decided to take her kids for 2 weeks because of the mess. That made them wards of the state that she lives in. Now, yesterday she tells me they took the kids again because she nodded off for 15 minutes and they had come over. Isn't that over-reacting just a little bit? Is there anything she can do? Also, the paper she got said in 48 hours, not including weekends, she would have her court date. They set the date for Wednesday, which to me makes it 72 hours. So, what should she do. What can she tell the judge to get her kids back? Should she request a new social worker? She told me that her social worker isn't even helping her, all she does is tell her what she's done wrong. Doesn't she need someone to look at what she's improved, not at what she isn't doing? Please, someone help. I don't know what to tell her. She is going mad with her 2 kids.
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@babyangie27 (5176)
• United States
3 Nov 07
She might try a new worker,but I am not sure if that will help. maybe she could ask them,"ok now what do I need to do to make things right in your eyes?" this is not an easy thing.
She could ask the judge for help to help her to make things right,yes they might be overreacting but it is their job to make sure the kids are safe. Although sometimes they do go to extremes,and other times they don't do enough.
@Tatsuya (1149)
• United States
3 Nov 07
On the main thing, I meant to type "without her kids" and forgot the out part. The thing is, she's done everything these people have asked her to do. And the social worker is still really hard on her. I know she is doing her best, and it seems they think it's not good enough. She's a single mother who works from 2-11pm each day, then goes across town to pick them up from daycare. Then she has to go back across town with her kids to her house. Her kids have already been woken up twice now, and they are ready to play for a while. Instead of her telling them "no, it's bedtime." she plays with them because they haven't seen Mommy all day. She then puts them to bed, spends what little time she has cleaning up toys, and goes to bed herself. So I don't see why these people are doing this to her. I know that every mother, at least once, has dozed off before. Especially a single mother. Thanks for responding.
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@babyangie27 (5176)
• United States
3 Nov 07
Hum I would try to talk to someone higher up on the chain than her worker. Maybe contact the local news to get her side of the story out,goverment hates it when they get busted in the wrong.Good luck and please keep me updated.
@JLHolley (128)
• Visalia, California
8 Jan 20
Yes the court 72 hrs after is the dispotion hearing, in which, the judge will decide wether or not mother will recieve 6 months family reunification services.
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
25 Nov 07
My best suggestion is for her to get a lawyer and start fighting. Also, I hate to say it, IF she gets her kids back she needs to move out of that county...the farther the better. Some of these caseworkers have personal dislikes against ppl and deliberately harrass them.
I have a friend who isn't able to live in this state b/c DFS will take her kids just to take them.
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