Loudoun CO Kidjacking
My son was recently taken hostage by DFS from his school. He is ten years old and suffers from bipolar disorder and ADHD. He is currently doing well; he is stable on medication and being treated by a private psychiatrist and private therapist.
The Loudoun County Department of Family Services (Virginia) filed a petition to terminate my parental rights because last fall, in home services, provided by them through FAPT failed to work. The hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, May 22, 2007.
On the Friday afternoon prior, my son was taken by DFS from his special school (in Fairfax County), held hostage and traumatized for five days before being returned to me -- on order of the court -- without cause --- only to insure my appearance at court!
Yet the case will call on and we are forced to have this held over our heads until a hearing on August 31, 2007.
Labels: ADHD, bipolar, DFS, parental rights, Virginia
posted by Annette M. Hall @ 6/04/2007 06:56:00 AM
2 Comments:
You can't tell me any different because in my youth I have seen both.
Former foster child who was abused by both parent and the system. The child is the loser no matter what....
I don't know of a single innocent parent, including myself. We are human - therefore, we are all "guilty." Parents aren't perfect, we all bring our own deficiencies into our relationships with our children.
The problem, in case you didn't read enough of this website, is that parent/child relationships are being wrongfully terminated by a zealous government, with a financial incentive to do so.
The facts are:
-- Children aren't better off living with strangers.
-- Children suffer when caseworkers take short-cuts and do not do their jobs.
-- Children suffer when judges don't take the time to get to the bottom of malicious allegations and err on the side of the family.
-- There aren't enough services made available to struggling families.
-- Children are not better off having their family ties severed, then being dumped on the streets once the money runs out (at age 18 in most states).
I am also a former foster child, abused by my step-father and the system. The child doesn't have to be the loser, if people are doing the jobs they are paid to do. The problem is that there aren't enough safe guards in place and the system is stacked against parents.
I'm sorry that you didn't get the help you needed and deserved. But you can make a difference.
Parents will never be perfect but most states can and should do a better job of helping families who are down on their luck and need assistance. There were times in my own life, not so long ago that I could have lost my child because I was struggling to provide for him. That is just plain wrong. Some parents and children aren't so lucky and I will never forget where I've been.
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