THIS ONE JUST CAME IN
There are too many loopholes between CPS and the judge's directives. New case? Let's hope this get settled...FAST!
"On February 10, 2010 my niece's son was taken into state custody in Port Townsend. She did not have a hearing until February 18,2010. At the time the judge told CPS to expedite having her son placed with me.
I took custody of him on 02/20/10. We were told we had to have our fingerprints done within 10 days. We went to the Bonney Lake Police department only to learn they couldn't help us. On February 22, I went to the Port Townsend CPS office and was told they had to send off a form and obtain a number before we could make an appointment to have our fingerprints scanned.
On Friday, February 26 at 5:15 pm, I was given the form to have this done. After trying to schedule an appointment, I discovered we didn't have the correct ID number for the Port Townsend office. I finally got the correct information on Saturday, February 27 at 10:00 pm. I was able to schedule an appointment to have our fingerprints done on Wednesday, March 3 at 9:00.
This is a full two days after they are supposed to have the results back in their office. After spending hours trying to find out if the 10 days could be extended, I was told by the supervisor there is a possibility the child could be picked up from
me tomorrow.
I am very concerned about the way this case is being handled. Is there anything you can do to help?"
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I know of a case similar to this and CPS not following the RCW's and the parent not getting a shelter care hearing. CPS kept the child for a month and a half with out any due process. The parent called "Clear" and she was advised to tell the police because there wasn't a court order. With the help of the Police they had to return her child to her.
The parent intends to file a lawsuit.
Your story tells of the violation because they went for 8 days without due process that alone should have stopped them from keeping the child.
Why can't this be done for them?
If you need a map of the area pick up one of the twilight books heh.
PT has got to be a small office..why not just go downtown PA?I think the current head for all of CPS use to run the Olympic peninsula region out of PA office.
Since you are just beginning the process with relative placement, KEEP ALL PAPERWORK and make sure to have extra copies. If you got your paperwork in the mail with your ID number on it, keep the envelope with the postmark on it. I pray the child stays with you and the dept. does things by the LAW.
Abhorrent and despicable they are obviously marketing the child... but, you can keep -em till they get a firm offer...
Let me guess! Three years old or younger, blond hair, blue eyes and non drug affected!
Oh my god, is there no end? How do we help?
File for guardianship immediately. Take foster care classes (they are free) and get set up for that. Motion the court for standing. These three bases should be covered right away.
Anonymous above this is good advice because CPS only desires to traffic in innocent children you should provide them with a quick adopt opt...
for fingerprints just go straight to the Washington State Patrol office in (Lacey or Olympia?) which is the bottom line and processes the fastest. If anything is rejected in other sites, they will send you down there anyway.
~A Teacher, regularly fingerprinted
Any news on this family?
The best we can do for our children and family preservation is to share our stories as often as possible. particularly those presently unaffected by the atrocities committed by CPS towards anyone as they do not seem to discriminate. I do believe their are genuine fosterer's out there who still make the mistake of believing the lies they are told about the biological family's.
http://protectingourchildrenfrombeingsold.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/cps-is-awarded-grants-to-take-your-children/
If actualities or the truth are not considered relevant or credible in an orderly legal proceeding then it is not A LEGAL PROCEEDING it is Fraud!
RCW 13.50.010
Definitions — Conditions when filing petition or information — Duties to maintain accurate records and access.
(1) For purposes of this chapter:
(a) "Juvenile justice or care agency" means any of the following: Police, diversion units, court, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, detention center, attorney general, the legislative children's oversight committee, the office of the family and children's ombudsman, the department of social and health services and its contracting agencies, schools; persons or public or private agencies having children committed to their custody; and any placement oversight committee created under RCW 72.05.415;
(b) "Official juvenile court file" means the legal file of the juvenile court containing the petition or information, motions, memorandums, briefs, findings of the court, and court orders;
(c) "Records" means the official juvenile court file, the social file, and records of any other juvenile justice or care agency in the case;
(d) "Social file" means the juvenile court file containing the records and reports of the probation counselor.
(2) Each petition or information filed with the court may include only one juvenile and each petition or information shall be filed under a separate docket number. The social file shall be filed separately from the official juvenile court file.
(3) It is the duty of any juvenile justice or care agency to maintain accurate records. To this end:
(a) The agency may never knowingly record inaccurate information. Any information in records maintained by the department of social and health services relating to a petition filed pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW that is found by the court to be false or inaccurate shall be corrected or expunged from such records by the agency.
This is an example of a good law that is TOTALLY ignored and fraudulently surmounted by both Child Protective services and our family courts. It is often overridingly claimed that due to budget constraints and Personnel who have to big of case loads they cannot always effectively handle individual cases.
Yet in every dependency case they have a multitude of personnel changes and it is my belief that this is used as a vehicle to make excuses when caught as to the veracity of a child's "Social File."
I believe that we could achieve some success and accountiblility if it were a law that once personnel were assigned to a child's dependency they were made to follow it through. I think of particular importance would be for the same Judge to rule on all aspects of a dependency action as often CPS changes Judges for self serving reasons...
There is an adage often used for this "To many cooks spoil the broth" only in this instance it it used to intentionally fail innocent children and their families.
Cps does not protect children they apprehend them by any means necessary and give them to strangers who can treat these children anyway they want because any complaints WILL BE UNFOUNDED...
I've heard that Pam is a wonderful advocate for families being victimized by CPS. Being one of them, I'm so glad to know there is someone in a position of power that sees and believes the horrors that this modern day witch hunting agency is committing. What happened to things like Due Process, and our rights, and checks and balances? CPS needs to be overhauled and brought under rein before more families are needlessly destroyed, and children and recklessly traumatized. Thank you, Pam, and Blessed Be!
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