HOW TO SUE THE OFFENDING COUNTY!!!

County loses $4.9 million lawsuit challenge over lying social workers
April 21st, 2011, 1:45 pm · · posted by Kimberly Edds, Staff Writer

The County of Orange lost its battle in the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to overturn a record-setting $4.9 million judgment awarded to a Seal Beach woman, after two county social workers lied to a juvenile court commissioner in order to take away the woman’s two daughters.

It took Deanna Fogarty-Hardwick 6 ½ years to regain custody of her children.

The jury award given to Fogarty-Hardwick included damages against the two social workers. The Supreme Court also upheld $1.6 million in attorneys fees for Fogarty-Hardwick’s attorneys, but that could end being as much as $3 million, Fogarty-Hardwick’s attorney Shawn McMillan said.

The county and the two social workers will also be responsible for paying interest which has accrued on the $4.9 million jury award over the last four years, bringing the grand total close to $9.3 million, McMillan said.

Fogarty-Hardwick’s attorneys had offered to settle with the county for $500,000.

Orange County Social Services social workers Marcie Vreeken and Helen Dwojak filed false reports and held back evidence which would have cleared Fogarty-Hardwick, an Orange County jury found. Vreeken would later be promoted, according to county records.
A third social worker was found not liable.

According to court papers, Vreeken threatened that if Fogarty-Hardwick did not “submit” to her will, she would never see her children again. The social workers also tried in 2000 to coerce Fogarty-Hardwick to sign a document saying she was a bad parent by threatening to take her daughters away, Fogarty-Hardwick alleged.

She refused. A county commissioner ordered Fogarty-Hardwick’s daughters, 6 and 9, taken from their mother and put in Orangewood Children’s Home.
The girls were later put in foster care.

Fogarty-Hardwick gave her ex-husband full custody in 2002, hoping to protect her daughters. She was then allowed two supervised visits a month for two years. She eventually won 50-50 custody in 2006.

Fogarty-Hardwick sued the county in 2002, arguing the Social Services Agency and its two social workers violated her civil rights. A jury ruled against her.

She sued again, arguing this time county’s policies violated her constitutional rights, including her Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Fogarty-Hardwick’s accused the county of violating her constitutional rights by removing her children without making a finding of imminent danger or serious physical injury; interviewing her daughters without a parent present; holding her children without cause; fabricating evidence; and failing to properly train employees about parents’ constitutional rights.

An Orange County jury voted 10-2 in 2007 in favor of Fogarty-Hardwick and awarded her $4.9 million.
The county appealed the judgment.

In the Fourth District Court of Appeal opinion, Justice William Bedsworth wrote, “the evidence adduced at trial obviously caused both the jury and the judge to conclude not only that something seriously wrong was done to Fogarty-Hardwick in this case, but also that the wrongful conduct was not an isolated incident.”

“Despite Fogarty-Hardwick’s complaints, and the concerns expressed by others about the handling of this dependency case, SSA did not investigate the situation or consider assigning different social workers to the matter. Neither of the social workers involved was disciplined. Instead, Vreeken was promoted to supervisor in 2001,” Bedsworth wrote.
The Watchdog is looking into whether Vreeken and Dwojak still work for the county.

“What the county and these social workers did to her was horrendous and she deserves to be compensated in full measure,” McMillan said.
“It’s a big deal for a private citizen to take on the government all the way to the United States Supreme Court,” McMillan said. “(Fogarty-Hardwick) poured her whole life into this case. She provided a valuable service to Orange County and to other parents for having the tenacity to stick with it.”

So what does it mean to us, the victims of people like DHR Social Worker Labrisca Cook, GAL Attorney Denise H Burch, Judge Billy Jackson, DHR Supervisor Sarah Hendershot, DHR Commissioner Nancy Buckner, and all of the deceitful, manipulative, horrible people that assist in the “Farce” known as “Family Court” on a daily basis?

It means that we now have a blueprint for success! Following the very same formula as Fogarty-Hardwick.

Specifically:

Sue the county in which the offense occurred, claiming that DHR policies violated your constitutional rights, including your Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Fogarty-Hardwick’s accused the county of violating her constitutional rights by removing her children without making a finding of imminent danger or serious physical injury; interviewing her daughters without a parent present; holding her children without cause; fabricating evidence; and failing to properly train employees about parents’ constitutional rights.

An Orange County jury voted 10-2 in 2007 in favor of Fogarty-Hardwick and awarded her $4.9 million.

If every one of us sue the offending country, we can not only make a huge statement, we can also bankrupt the county, causing them to shut down and forcing them to rebuild from the ground up. This shake up is the equivalent of a revolutionary war, where the entire government ends up forfeiting their power and their operation.

We tried to play nicely. We made complaints to every available entity. Nobody wants to hear it. Everyone covers for each other like sick, depraved little thieves. Nobody cares about the children that are hurt, or the families that are destroyed. Totally unqualified people attack innocent families every day and get away with it.

And it happens all throughout the country. But in Orange County, Fogarty-Hardwick successfully sued the county and won a $4.9 MILLION judgement, which was upheld in the Supreme Court.

We still have a meeting with Congress in February 2013, but in addition, we’re interviewing attorneys right now.

Whether you have an interest in being part of a class-action suit, or whether you prefer to sue individually, the Fogarty-Hardwick case has created a blueprint for what points of law to sue on and for there to now be Supreme Court case law on the matter.

So since Alabama did not want to take any steps to correct a situation that has been complained about hundreds if not thousands of times, over and over and over for the last 10 years, and now that there is a Supreme Court case to follow, let’s all do our best to successfully sue the State of Alabama, and force each county to pay out so much in judgments that they ultimately go bankrupt and can no longer operate their hate agencies or employ their thugs!

Until Next Time,

I’m Rob!

97 thoughts on “HOW TO SUE THE OFFENDING COUNTY!!!

  1. I am very interested in entering a class action suit against Alabama DHR and I have all the names of involved people who are still keeping my 3-yo granddaughter away from me and my husband and her brother whom we have full custody of.
    Please keep me informed of any news or processes we need to get our day in court. We really need our $50,000+ retirement funds back now.

    • The fact is that the depth of court corruption permeates every court on every level. It’s not just Congress, or just the Federal government, it’s virtually everyone that has power. They figure out how to make money using their positions of authority, and that’s the end of honesty. We’re now at the beginning stages of creating a new party, called the Revolutionary Party. Please see the latest posts on stopdhrcorruption.com as we work toward a peaceful revolution of a system that is way too corrupt to fix!

    • I am interested in suing DHR for taking two children not giving me a chance adopted him out for money and still making me pay child support on him and I never had them

    • I am grandmother of 5 year granddaughter. Not only have they accused me of allegiant abuses when I was assaulted and the pretator was found quilty in court . The case worker made biases and inflammatory remarks via email and phone conversation with priest on phone about ours and childs religion. When the priest reported the retaliation started with false statements in open court and is keeping her in foster care trying to let member of hers and directors church.

    • My grandson was living with his grandfather being the grandfather son was busted in his home for drugs dhr in Shelby county took my grandson when we went to court they informed me I can’t get him being I didn’t walk through my ex’s home to make sure there wasn’t any drug in home. I need Help getting him back. I don’t care for money out of this case. I just want Shelby county to pay for what they are doing to my grandson

    • What we’ve learned is that the depth of court corruption permeates every court on every level. It’s not just Congress, or just the Federal government, it’s virtually everyone that has power. They figure out how to make money using their positions of authority, and that’s the end of honesty. We’re now at the beginning stages of creating a new party, called the Revolutionary Party. Please see the latest posts on stopdhrcorruption.com as we work toward a peaceful revolution of a system that is way too corrupt to fix!

        • My grandson was taken from my daughter in 2015 for no reason other than hearsay. He was placed in Foster care and then placed with a distant cousin without my daghter’s permission. She fought and is still fighting to get back as their is credible evidence that he is being molested by their daughter!

      • Hello my name is Lindsay Breeden I live in etowah county and an about to lose all rights to my youngest child..dhr has lied on me lied to me and is working with the foster family to. Have them adopt her..I have been fighting for 3 years and have jumped through every hoop..I need help I just want my child back and for this to not happen to any other mother and father thAt love and would be great for their children please Hell I have a very good case..thank u 2563938647 please send a text..thanks

      • Hello my name is Lindsay Breeden I live in etowah county and an about to lose all rights to my youngest child..dhr has lied on me lied to me and is working with the foster family to. Have them adopt her..I have been fighting for 3 years and have jumped through every hoop..I need help I just want my child back and for this to not happen to any other mother and father thAt love and would be great for their children please Help if u heard. The whole story you would be astonished .. I have a very good case…thanks

    • I’m needing info I have a permanency hearing coming up within two month’s. please help I wasn’t charged was in motel with kids homeless n Houston county all dhr please help illegally kidnapped and I have a vehicle and a house now.

    • DHR opened a claim against me because my son(3) allegedly flashed another 3 year old at daycare. Come to find out it was because the mother of the other child wanted free daycare assistance. Henry County DHR needs to be stopped. My child didnt even do what the said. It was in fact the little girl who pulled his pants down. This is a disgrace of our government

  2. Hi Rob. I am gearing up for a lawsuit myself against OCSS. They took my son in violation of my 4th and 14th amendment rights, and basically did everything they did to Deanna children to my 6yr old (then 5yr old) son. Police removed him from his school. I would love to rally more support for evryone going thru this hell!!!

    • The depth of court corruption permeates every court on every level. It’s not just Congress, or just the Federal government, it’s virtually everyone that has power. They figure out how to make money using their positions of authority, and that’s the end of honesty. We’re now at the beginning stages of creating a new party, called the Revolutionary Party. Please see the latest posts on stopdhrcorruption.com as we work toward a peaceful revolution of a system that is way too corrupt to fix!

  3. Please give me a name of someone to help me my children have been hostages of cps in phx, az for almost 3 years. they are drugging my child. They actually held a meeting to discuss how to make me look bad so they could end my visits before my court date.

    • I am in Pima County AZ and Maricopa County has seized my children without any probable cause, they have entire packet “detention petition” all LIES and twisted distorted statements used to keep my kids all separated and they are now ACTUALLY being abused and neglected in the current placement, they never served us with anything did not disclose anything until we were already in hearing it gets handed to my appointed attorney and dads appointed, purposely so we would be unprepared to deny all this I have PROOF they are lying but not given opportunity to present I can not find anyone to help, please I am desperate, the first contact I had with them was Jan 2, 2015 and by February 24, after transferring case to another county, maricopa suddenly re opens and seizes them, my newborn was home with gma, gpa, great gma, and dad, my other 2 were in school and no one else, school, friends, family, community has ever complained about my kids being abused or neglected.

  4. I am an advocate for change! I just formed a 501C3 to assist parents with legal representation and parenting classes — My grandchildren were placed into the custody of their biological father on a ‘Safety Plan’ while my daughter went to Rehab, Parenting classes etc. He is clinically diagnosed with paranoid Schizophrenia. After learning that he was not taking his meds and stopped treatment, I urged DHR to remove them from his care, they did and gave them to me as a Foster Parent. I had the boys for months, we went to a hearing and the judge ruled that the boys stay with me until she could review the case further. During the months that I had them, I discovered that they had no medication or doctor visits while in his care for 3 months. One of the children has severe allergy and asthma and has a mental disorder he was not being treated for. Instead of treatment, he put him on an alter of his church and said he was possessed by the devil. The Psychiatrist called DHR immediately and recommended the father not have visits unsupervised because the children were at risk. Therapy revealed that they had severe discipline while in his care, mental abuse and more. They were under weight, beaten and battered. The youngest was failing kindergarten and the 8 year old was wetting the bed and having accidents at school as he was so nervous. He was not treated for his ADHD and was in trouble in school and fighting, bringing home bad grades. Medicated and in therapy, the boys both brought home all A’s, had no behavioral problems, gained almost 5 lbs each and were stable. DHR ordered the father to have a psych eval. At the hearing, he could not produce that. He admitted daily punishment. the religious issue, and much more. His past: Sexual abuse, no rights to another minor child, other cases involving DHR, Arson, Domestic Violence, Numerous stays in a Psych Unit. He currently collects disability for his condition and admitted at the hearing that he cannot hold full time employment as people make him unstable and nervous.
    My daughter made a great error when she chose the court appointed attorney. She chose to have us assist her financially with Rehab that cost us 10,000. The court appointed attorney met with my daughter for 10 minutes prior to the hearing and did not have time to submit affidavits, evidence etc. so everything turns out was hearsay. The court appointed attorney told us that day not to worry, they would have another hearing and we could submit everything then. There wasn’t another hearing and because my daughter was still in Rehab at the time of the hearing, the abusive father was awarded custody. The Guardian at Litem and the Case Worker said…you better hire a lawyer! The Guardian at Litem wouldn’t go against the judge, the attorney wouldn’t even answer the phone and DHR didn’t do a thing. It’s a small town and no one would go against the judge. WOW! Advising me to get a REAL attorney said so much! Our new attorney said she’d just had two cases reversed this month. One of the cases involved sexual molestation and an absent Mother. Just like our case, I was willing to keep the boys as long as I need to or forever for that matter, and so did that little girls grandparents who had temporary custody, That little girl went back into the home of the man that molested her! Something has to be done in Houston County, Alabama! I am in shock!

    • Can you please help me need to kbow who can help us my daughter being abused shr being paid off by my ex husband

  5. I want to know how to sue cps and get my children back they have been gone since 2010 they terminated my rights because my children didn’t want to come home. I need help in fighting this system and get my babies back home they are 14,11,10,6

  6. Hi, I am going threw this hell in Chilton County Alabama. I will be contacting my lawyer to marrow to make a case. The threats from DHR has stopped me, they said they made a mistake and they will admit it to me and I said well can I have my baby back they said no and I told them I will sue yall they lady said if I tried that I will never see my son again. My baby is two and I only get to see him one hr a week and its been 7mths and he holds me so tight and they screamed at me saying that I dont need to cuddle my son or he will end up in jail like his father by the time he is twenty and then the first case worker has ran off and I just got accussed of a DUI and its getting thrown out so I didnt even do nothing to my baby and mother even wonders if someone has a grudge on us. It is so crazy and they have went to my sons daycare and questioned him and he is two…..HELP before I kill. They also said that I would never make enough money to get my son back and Im trippin balls ready to hunt!!!

  7. My advice for mothers going threw dhr i know its embarrassing and cruel but dont be ashamed because it happens to good mommys and we just have to do whatever it takes to get our kids back do whatever they ask and just keep on and on fighting and trust that the lords WILL will be done. I have to tell myself i am not in control and just et it go as best u can. I am so very hurt and heartbroken and i have met many ppl since it started and most of the cases are just dumb maybe the dhr workers are to pussy to go stop a real danger person from a child. anyways keep ur heads up and just do do do and good luck. oh grandparents stay strong your amazing and i hope ur daughter understands that it hurts u almost as bad as it hurts her and just try to gain custody for her just to get the dhr ppl gone so u can save them from being moved around and damaged and hen ur daughter can get them from u safe and protectively so the kids dont get hurt by dhr…

  8. i was previously involved with dhr in Alabama, they had a lady working for them that had fake credentials. the courts here did nothing about it. the lady is now being held in another county. she was working in six different counties in Alabama. please help us… the state was suppose to be looking out for these children . it was all fraud.

      • Teri, did you find out the name of that social worker in AL with false credentials traveling THRU several counties? I have spoken with Nancy Buckner’s office, she is a coward and her statements in a 2008 al.com article after she was appointed is completely laughable. She claims to be a “leader who takes THINGS HEAD ON,” which she has done anything but. She hides behind fake meetings, and phonecall corral dogs who act as if they protected The Pope.

        I have just in the last 2 months have obtained so much evidence of ALL DHR AND CPS WORKERS, IN MY PAST UNJUST CASES AND THE ONES THEY THINK THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH RIGHT NOW.

        I HAVE NEWS FOR THIS COUNTY, ALL LEO AS ESPECIALLY CORRUPT COURTROOMS, THIS STATE CANNOT PROTECT YOU AS NONE OF YOU ARE ABOVE THE LAW! DHR IS NOT A STATE AGENCY!! IT IS A PRIVATE CORPORATION, THAT IS STATE FUNDED, THEY ALL CAN AND WILL GO TO JAIL, AS WELL AS AS LOSE EVERY PENNY THEY HAVE FRAUDULENTLY EARNED, BY DECEIVING THE TAX PAYERS AND OUR STATE IS AT RISK AS THEY HAVE PLACED ITSELF THERE BY THERE ILLGOTTEN TITLES AND MICIOYS PROFITEERING CHOICES…GOOD WILL PREVAIL OVER ALL EVIL…JUST LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS.

  9. i need help with DHR .. everything they are doing is so wrong .. i need a lawyer that can help me quick.. i have a good case against them i think ,, my daughter was taking because she missed 6 days of school.. there is so much more .. RAE BRIAN IS THE DEVIL AND I THINK THEY SHOULD DRUG TEST HER

  10. I have the exact situation as fogerty but my husband died and he will my daughter to a neighbor. As soon as he died social service came in and made lie after lie . Their concerns stated that I was mental incompetent to raise her. I had 4 psychological testing and they said there is nothing wrong with me . That noted that I was very stable and they were surprised that , due to the high stress that I was function far that the normal person . The GAL and social worker knew my dead ex husband well, he was dating a social worker that was a part in the case somehow . They gave my daughter to his neighbor that he put in his will . I was told by a social worker supervisor that he had a right to do it . In the end they gave a 10 year old the power to decide. They lied to the judge numerous times and provided false documentation . They fired a family therapist because she disagreed with the decision to give her to a neighbor . As soon as my daughter was given to the neighbor they got a restraining order and guess who showed up . Yes the social worker . Baise and corruption . I have talked to lawyers and no one what’s to take it on . I am a RN . They tried to call the board, but that did not work . This happened in Colorado . Arapahoe county . Even the judge was corrupted , since when does a judge do a probate case and a juvenile case on the same person . And I had what he ordered in the probate over ruled in the appleas ! Isn’t tgat in it self a reason for him to remove himself on the juvenile case ? No . He was so mean to me because I over ruled it . Even my family was not allowed to have her. They said they had to live in Colorado for 2 years . So they give her to a neighbor? And they collect his social security, wihich I found out a month ago . The person she is with is very unstable , I know this because I was there neighbor too . Very abusive individual . I even hired a investigator and the judge would not allow his testimony ! Something is wrong out there , when someone can take your child and you did nothing to deserve it , but love that child whole heartily ! You

  11. I’m needing info I have a permanency hearing coming up within two month’s. please help I wasn’t charged was in motel with kids homeless n Houston county all dhr please help illegally kidnapped and I have a vehicle and a house now.

  12. I have been terrorized by CPS FOR A 1.5 YEARS, THEY ARE TERRORISTS N I AM IN NEED OF LEGAL COUNSEL AND ACTION!

  13. I am as normal as they come my children are skipping grades in school not bragging just setting a scene I live in a 260,000.00
    Home own my own business have passed dozens of drug test I was in two bad accidents as a child and learned how to walk twice not on welfare work my tail off everyday I take meds for pain I’ve passed 4 pill counts random and they are Dhr still messing with me I’m considered handicap and feel strongly my civil rights are being messed with I piss them off because I’m not guilty of anything and want jump through there hops indeed help have funds I want to sue and stop this for people who can’t

    Pleases!!! I’m a poster child for this activity

  14. I filed a suit against my ex-wife three and a half years ago because I found out she was starting to use drugs. DHR blew me off after one visit with her. Three years later she is a complete junkie leaving my kids by their self constantly and not feeding them often. Someone else filed a suit and they got the kids and gave them to me. My ex wife ran off to Florida. It was looking like the case was going to be over soon because she did not show up. Two days later DHR showed up at my grandmother’s house where my kids were spending the night because I work nights and took the kids away saying that there was a report saying that they cannot stay with my grandmother because she was too old and it made us homeless. I own my own home and tried to tell her that and tell her that the kids were staying there at night till we finish school and then we were making other arrangements and she just ignored me. And this was two days before school let out. She demanded that they go to Huntsville immediately to my ex-wife’s father who does not speak to my ex-wife or either she would put them in foster care. Do you have any advice for me I do can prove that I have my own home but they just ignore me BTW they had approved her at the beginning of all this. At the last court case I also tried to inform her that I was trying to get a job somewhere that would be considerably more income for me and if I got the job that we were going to move 2 Austin but if I did not get the job I already had A3 bedroom house lined up to rent and i would know which one for sure in a couple weeks. I brought it back up when she was demanding my children and said that I could just renter the house early and stay there and she said that no that was instability. Which does not make sense since I live in a bad neighborhood in a little 2 bedroom trailer. Which is why I was moving.

  15. I am currently under investigation in the state of Tennessee. I have been told over and over there are no allegations or charges brought against me. I reside in Shelby County, Alabama. DHR in every state is corrupt and about keeping children away from their families when there are no problems. I need help to bring my boys home to Alabama. There is a “team meeting” Monday, which no one has informed my lawyer except me. I need help.

  16. Hello fellow parents of kidnapped children
    My child was Kidnapped Illegally without proper documentation, my 4th n 14th Constitutional Rights were Violated by Juvenile Court by removing my child from her home w/out finding imminent danger, serious physical injury, no signed affadavit, no DCS Investigation, unsigned, not notarized, non verified Petition plus many other illegalities.
    I can’t find an Attorney willing to take on the Court System.
    Please google Deanna Fogerty-Hardwick. She fought the,System to US Supreme Court n won $4.9 million plus punitive damages in 2007.
    With the Evidence I have ANY Civil Attorney,could win this case. This is not,about,money to us parents…it is,about our,children n Justice! But money talks and Prayerfully will find the right Attorney.
    I’m not sure who to address here…my child was a Victim of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping in Knoxville,TN 2005 by her Convicted Felon Father and his parents thru Juvenile Court. I have a Fully Documented case showing how my daughters paternal grandparents (and their Attorney), my convicted felon ex (and his BUSINESS PARTNER Juvenile Court Attorney) and the (ex ADA) GAL manipulated, coerced, lied to, created multiple fabrications, used trickery to Commit Act of Especially Aggravated.
    All so my CF ex husband and his parents,could steal my childs TRUST FUND; my Convicted Felon ex husband would not have to pay Child Support obligation sooo he could pay Restitution for his crimes against multiple parties WITH HIS Child Support money (that had been RAISED 3 monthes earlier) and so my CF ex could use my,child as a tax write off in 2005.
    This is a horrendous UNGodly Act of Terrorism perpetrated on a,single working mother.
    I have fully Documented Evidence of it ALL…Court Transcripts, Petitions, Depositions, Court Records, multiples letters from numerous psychologists, Attorneys etc.

    Please help me…this case can be Monumental in helping to stop these atrocious acts of Kidnapping.

  17. I am also involved in the ridiculous system trying to steal my children. I am interested in getting involved in this class action lawsuit, what do iIneed to do! These people are stealing people’s kids everyday! Please help me!!

  18. Cleburne county alabama dhr took custody of my kids on false alligations that got through out of court in aug of this year. Ive done everything that my safety plan had on it. My kids were staying with my parents because dhr and defacs in ga had an agreement. Well i was harrassed at my job by georgia defacs they also called my moms big bosses which thank god they were understanding but wouldnt tbat be a privacy issue?even though i have cooperated from the beginning my charges have been threw out by the judge(which cleburne alabama is a small town one judge that grew up there) my family has went through hell but cooperated with everything that dhr in alabama and dhr in floyd county ga has ask. To keep my kids in there home since i live in the state of ga. When i ask why this was going on my forst case workers supervisor said it was because i did not cooperate back in 2008 when they tried to come in my house i had the escorted off my property by the police.and she stated that case workers do not last long because they cant handle someof the dutys that they have to do.(which means they refuse ro destroy innocent familys) but with every case worker you(i) have i have to prove being a fit perent to them so pretty much start over….

  19. omg i live in arizona and my son was with his father for 2 years when he turned 14 you know how a boy needs his father …unless his father is a piece of crap and has been kept in safety net for the last 8 months in minter alabama i won the trial case but dhr appealed it can you believe that i want to sue them because they are under court order because the are such f ups and they do exactly opposite if what their mission statement says they do and they are still operating off of ego and the attitude they can do whatever they want…i have contacted alabama attys but with no return calls if you ask me the entire legal system down there is imbred.

  20. Hi i am a grandmother of 4 grandkids i have been fighting for them for two years i have gone to court and proved to them i am able to care for my grandkids and ddhr lied to the jugde and the dhr worker and lawgarden even went in her chamber during a recent and come out smiling ..they corrupted the case and i am looking for a lawer to help me with a law sute..i want to also get my store out thier so no kids will go threw being taken away from thier family because off dhr lies..right know i am still fighting for the court for my grandkids but the Dhr worker i still trying to make me out the bad person when i have never done anything wrong in my life ,i work hard .i dont drink ..i dont do dugs.i dont smoke ..i am buying my home and so on ..but because i am a single women and i work 60hr right now to get ready for my grandkids they say thats not good so if they is anyone out thier that can help me .please let me know

  21. Here is what I suggest (in alabama) anyway. People in south al, group together and call every law office in that area to see if one will accept a class action lawsuit. For those that live in central, al, the same, those in north, the same. People form support groups and get organized. Individually, you cannot fight alone unless you have a whole pile of money to pay a lawyer. Let’s face it, you don’t hear of abuse cases often where parents are wealthy because they have the money to hire a lawyer. Today, most of us being single parents or parents barely scraping by, can’t afford a lawyer. DHR knows this. So how do you fight them? By having a group effort people. Put your thinking caps on, combine resources. Call local tv. stations. flood them with calls so much that they start a series on it, put pressure on local reps. Right now it sounds to me that we are all walking around like helpless victims to a government agency that has all the control when they should not.

    • Please if you find anyone willing to take a suit we should all do a class-action if not maybe some of us should learn how to file this to ourselves and join together

    • Hi you are right about getting together and making our voice heard. My daughter and I are putting somethings together. We want to start a group that is willing to come together to get petitions sign to change the policies of DHR. They need to be held accountable for their actions. We will then type letters, make phone calls and visit to our Top Officials and law makers. My phone number is 251-604-4464. If anyone wants to help bring about a change to the DHR system please give me a call. Angel Harris. We will get our stories heard! I’m in Alabama (Mobile County)

    • We need to find out if it’s possible that we can do this ourselves I don’t think a lawyer’s want to take on the corrupt government

  22. Need info for any class action against the county. My son, his girlfriend, and I are in the situation of “removed with no evidence of immenent physical danger” to my grandchild and isn’t illegal for them to remove kids based on a fear or hunch that something might happen? I can’t afford a lawyer-the kids have one but i’m gonna have to wing it in court. Help!

  23. I have been fighting with Bibb co she for years. I successfully had been granted custody of my son in 2009. The offending county stripped my son from me have him to an aunt under false allegations. They refuse to talk with me tho I have full custody what can I do?

  24. At this point cant trust anyone in system my child not only tells what her dad and step mom does to her she been locked in closet no food n water. Hair snatched out by roots. Now stabbed in back with sharp object. All pics bruised all been reported to police dhr numberous times they even saw her hurt scars yet been reporting since june of last year. Still no response and nothing done. My daughter seven. Placed under depression n anxiety meds due to mental n physical abuse she had endured. Yet noone has made one move to assist her. I need help. I need directions. Please.

  25. At this point cant trust anyone in system my child not only tells what her dad and step mom does to her she been locked in closet no food n water. Hair snatched out by roots. Now stabbed in back with sharp object. All pics bruised all been reported to police dhr numberous times they even saw her hurt scars yet been reporting since june of last year. Still no response and nothing done. My daughter seven. Placed under depression n anxiety meds due to mental n physical abuse she had endured. Yet noone has made one move to assist her. I need help. I need directions. Please.So many cases like this ongoing.judges n workers being

  26. I am currently fighting an unjust case with DHR of lee county Al and in need of help to regain custody of my five children. I move out of the state and Ga has reviewed my home and approved for my kids to return home with no concerns and Lee County refused to let up. Please help me.

  27. Please let me know what I need to do because I’m going through the same thing but mine is with Shelby county dhr

  28. Please somebody help me dhr has came in and took my children I did not consent I did nothing I am accused of I wasn’t allowed 30 min to make a safety plan my kids are 10 7 and 5 and I’ve took great care of them with out any issues at all I move to Huntsville and within 3 months of living here my kids are took this is rediculous I can’t afford a 20 thousand dollar lawyer im beside myself someone please point me in the right direction

  29. How many of you have had DHR problems in Shelby County they took my grandchildren and my daughter told him to call me they call me but they would not let me have my grandchildren and I have had custody of them in the past

  30. My son wants to Sue Autauga County Mero Jail. He was shot while in jail in the back Side by a Warden. He was shot with a rubber bullet in the crease of his right buttocks while he was going to his cell. Now , he has physical injuries left from that shot. He should not have been shot in the back. That a cheap shot by the warden of the jail. We have affidavits and recordings of the incident. No attorney wants to take his case unless he was shot by a real bullet or he is Dead. That is messed up. Can someone help him. ASAP.

  31. I need help suing Alabama DHS, my civil & constitutional rights were violated from the moment DHR came to the house, they forced us into testing,said they would take my child if we didn’t comply,they illegally searched without a warrant,they would not let me call a lawyer, they spoke to my child alone ,even though I refused them permission,DHR took my child even though there was no immediate danger, they also never offered a safety plan. DHR placed my daughter in foster care, even though her Aunt came to court for temporary custody because she lives in a different state.The initial evidence they used was planted in the house, & later thrown out of court.

  32. My daughter and I would like to form a group in Mobile County to take our cases to our law makers. Something needs to be done to change the way our child welfare department (DHR) treat and take our kids.
    Contact us at harrisa436@bellsouth.net.

  33. Please it’s been almost 10months and I was received told that even after trying drug court and parenting class and wasn’t even supposed to be there and now celebrate recovery and a 12step program that me and my husband are no closer to receiving our boys back and again they add another thing to complete as well our paperwork is incorrect and told typeo and not to worry and our custody order goes from in Dhr and our custody to someone else and back and forth and lawyers judge give laugh it off saying typeo please advice anyone ready to try grievance

  34. I have a case against DHR in Alabama and I am looking for an attorney with experience and knowlegde to move forward with this. I have spoken with several attorneys who have confided that i do have a case against dhr but that was not their specialty.

  35. I have been unbelievably abused by Etowah County, AL and even worse by DHR. My child is 11 yrs old now and has been abandoned with 90 year alcoholic grandparents WHEN SUPPOSED to be with father, divorced 2015. I was forced TO REPRESENT myself by judge, beaten in empty courtroom by 7 deputies unconscious and then arrested, which resulted in blinding ME IN LEFT eye. DHR LIED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY BEFORE DURING AND AFTER CASE…AND STILL TO THIS DAY. My son has been beaten BY DRUNKS, police have SUPPOSEDLY INVESTIGATED THE FATHER FOR ACTIONS IN ANOTHER STATE INVOLVING MINORS, and my SON BEGS to be with me. I pray to God ABOVE SOMEBODY helps us.

  36. I’m interested in this.. I am the biological mother of 4 children taken from me, and dhr had attempted to adopt out before I’d even lost my rights to all four of my children but, the way I’d found this our was that they’d already promised my two youngest children to a foster family they had moved them to (unknowingly to me during the 30-45 day period I was unable to see and speak to my girls until court, because they had dodged me and played games with & stalled visitation for better part of approx 30-45 days over my rights to still have visitation..) During which time I still had parental rights. During a hearing for case review, I decided to let my inland take them mainly yo getvtgem out of foster care and I felt they deserved to be w family. When the current foster family discovered that the judge ruled in favor of the inland having them, the foster mother blurtedbout that ” she thought having the girls was a sure thing?! But they (dhr) promised that she’d be able to adopt them ” of which I responded.. (Respectfully btw) ” ma’am I don’t know who YOU are, whether you nlknow it or not IAM thier mother.. Hi btw I am am ” and I extended my hand for a handshake in front of everyone. Youd have thought I’d attempted to had the foster parents a dog turd for the way this family looked at me like I was the lowest piece of trash they’d ever seen. I was incredulous at how I was treated but in a way not surprised. This told me immediately that dhr had probably fed them all kind of crap and lies about me. And thier father. I acted in the best interest of my children, I COULD have been as horrible a person asbive been made out to be and kept them here in Al JUST to have them close to me.. But i didn’t.I was thinking of my girls, not myself.. And it was one of the most heartbreaking abd difficult things I’d ever had to do.. Sending them 1200 miles away and then listening to my son accuse me of doing this to hurt him and his oldest sister ( my two oldest and two youngest are half siblings.. Butbid always raisednthem to just say and consider one another ” brother” and “sisters” there was never the word “half ” when they referred to one another. My oldest graduated with honors, cuma sum laude ( sp) yet, the foster family took credit publically for her educational success… She was always a very intelligent girl and did well in school.. There had been a couple slip ups over the years.. But overall.. I ALWAYS made sure they kept thier education front abd center, I even had the oldest three children start headstart as SOON as they were able to be allowed into the program. And I also taught them at home. Echo one entered kindergarten about ready to read already way in advance than many of thier classmates. I basically raised the two oldest on my own for the first 7 and first 3 years of thier lives because the bio father was never there and showed no interest in being a father or. A family.. He eventually left me and the kids and I carried on and raised them, during which. I’d met my second husband. This was the FIRST AND ONLY man I’d brought around my children. I also did not ever bash NY first ex around the kids or keep him from visitation w them.. Not even when he became 40 k behind in child suppt. Of which st Clair co dhr was uncooperative in assisting me in collecting this.. Never even attempting to arrest him for non payment but chose to arrest my second ex for being in arrears w the state some time later during one of our numerous court case reviews.. I don’t understand it. Anyway… So.. I ended up sending my girls to michigan with thier paternal grandparents to get them out of foster care.. During that court hearing, I discovered that dhr workers had already brokered a deal with the current foster family to allow them to adopt my girls BEFORE I’d lost my parental rights. My now 13 year old daughter (she was approx 9 when she and her sister went to Michigan.) Told my inlaws that the foster mother was already telling her and her sister how they’d never see thier mother again once the adoption went through, what a horrible, piece of trash thier mother was (talking about me.. And speaking to 9&4or 5 year old little girls) . This is just but a small taste I sat and listened to my young, innocent little girls repeat to us, the things that was told to them about thier mommy and daddy.. There is also allegations of sexual& physical abuse in the girls previous foster home, I’ve brought these things up to the cade worker, or which was quietly ignored as long as I Saudi anything about it.. I’m thier eyes I had no right to say a word I suppose. I’ve purchased clothing and school supplies I really couldn’t afford to buy but I did anyway. Only to find put later that at lesdt one of the foster families ordered the kids to put away and shivering in the closet.. As if I’d given them garbage. I was working just short of full time in a fast food place, paying all bills on my own, the ex #2 had abandoned me, giving up and running to Ohio..( Which he’s still living up north as of today) I’ve witnessed numerous physical injuries to my then 9 year olds body.. Scratches and bruises NY baby girl having to have stitches in her ear due to an injury from falling down some stairs.. They’ve both had fit abd niyth disease from the daycare they were going to.. I always discreetly kind of just looked or inspected them when I’d get visitation with them without really giving the girls that this was what I was doing.. But I would always try to ensure as much I could that they weren’t being beaten or anything. Thevrhought if any if them being in strangers homes terrified me daily.
    And Id also had reason to believe that one or both of my girls may have had some type of physical injury from this 2and foster family I’m referring to that had thier license pulled. Especially after the incident with my the 9 year old telling me she’d been shoved ib a closet and my baby girl having to have stitches in her ear.. After that, I got VERY suspicious.I’m thinking this may have been one big reason I was kept from visitation w them the 30-45 days leading up to the dhr court review I’d discovered they had been relocated yet again.. The closet incident I’m referring to is during a visitation I discovered my then 9 year old had these tiny scratches chest ALL OVER her little back abd chest. She is vet fair skinned, like I am.. And it looked horrible!!! I attempted to take pictures, but the case worker noticed abd sent the girls to go play and attempted to explain why this was done to my little girl.. She behaved very shady abd dismissive if the seriousness of all this.. And dismissive if why I was so upset ( when the girls went to play and oncevout of sight.. I’d just burst into tears.I Rell ya.. NY nerves were abd still is SHOT TO HEKK after all this.This has been going on from 2009-2013-14? When i calmed down and walked over to where my girls were playing I asked her why she was all scratched up all over her back & chest like that.. And not to be afraid.. Noone is going to punish her or hurt anyone if she told me.. I’d make sure that she’d be taken from there as soon as I could, ( not revealing to her or her sister that I’d planned to let them go w my inlaws in case it fell thru.. But I did ask how they felt about it, and they were HAPPY about the possibility, abd asked that they both tell Mrs L or anyone else that id asked them these things but if it slipped out, it was okay, I’d not be mad or anything.just try not to say. Lol) so when we vegan discussing the scratches and her sisters ear, shed tell me ” because B (the foster families oldest son) wrestled w her ( my then 9 y/o & shoved her in a closet.( “in a playful way ” shed said) “with the Christmas tree”.) I couldn’t really get much of a straight answer from my babyabout her poor little ear.. Just ” I fell down the steps going to the back yard “( these are steps leading from a second story outdoor deck to aBout 10-15 steps down to a landing that turned and had about 5 more steps leading to a ground level.. A long fall…) Outside of that, She was more concerned w me taking her to the slide Lol.. It was later alleged that this same guy had caused that family to allegedly lose thier foster parent status from getting caught allegedly having sex with another teen aged foster child that was residing in the same home as my two youngest little girls . I have been repeatedly undermined, humiliated & belittled in front of all four of my children repeatedly & after finding out that our case, personal information & home situation & personal family issues was the subject of numerous conversations in various of the foster families socialc circles or what id referred to as the ” rumor mill” had me so embarrassed to go anywhere anymore .. My self esteem plummeted.. because anytime I’d be around anyone they knew or was related to I’d get the ” oh… You’re the mom.. White trash, I’m merely tolerating your presence ” look.. Like they thought they were so much better than me Or Something. Ypu knowbyhenlook or attitude. And I dressed as well as anyone else. I was not inappropriate or trashy. I just can’t afford to wear Nike and north face etc etc. Nor could I afford to buy myself brand new clothing for that matter. It was extremely difficult some days to appear on the outside to be ok when my depression had greatly plummeted.. I was losing people left and right.. My kids, my husband. My mother sbd sister.. I had NOONE, THAT was female and close to lean on fire emotional suppt.. I was doing this on my own.. Because w anyone new, I felt guarded and distrustful of due to the games on my emotional state dhr would play. It took me a number of years to overcome most of mY shyness and social anxiety During the Time I’d had the kids at home, i overcame that very much!!
    Even becoming a bus driver.. I worked very hard , and forced myself out of that!! Worked on my low SF esteem.. because I was determined not to have my kids have the same, lonely childhood that id Had growing up only having my sister. because my mom While I was growing up would never let me have friends around or let me go anywhere or attend anything outside of school.. But, after my dealings with these people & dhr
    I felt so low & ashamed to be seen anywhere, convinced for a while that maybe I was lower than others & I was a horrible mother & maybe I didn’t deserve to be around anyone else. The church I’d began attending celebrate recovery At ( which at first was court ordered, then I kept going without fail for several years afterI didn’t HAVE to go.. I went Every Friday, and sometimes, I’d even go to sun morn or Eve service or wed Eve service as well) I’d began making friends w the attendees to an extent. And even w the pastors there during which through several discussions of the situation had eventually learned of the entire situation.. From the psych abuse I’d been thru w the ex, the various traumatizing incidents in between, trying to take care of my homeless and disabled mother along w three children and then a newborn… leading up to the emotional damage from pushing myself and not dealing w all of the things on me and things that hapoened all the way to dhr getting involved ( I’d been through ALOT OF crap, never being able to just deal w any if it..Abd it was serious stuff ) to the crap i had been thru w after taking the kids and still pushing myself to try to stay strong and notvfalk apt.. My mentality was if id fallen apart I’d lose them forever.. and not understanding why I was still being kept from my babies. I’d been to self initiated as well as court ordered counseling on top of CR.. And, over the years had come a long way,( we even went to some marriage counseling even though it was an abusive relationship.. My thinking at the time was that we could probably work things out.. But this was Psychologically. This had been going on for a while. The kids were never abused abd to all of this I can back up through transcripts and meeting minutes w dhr.. ) is when they learned that dhr refused to budge. They said that when I started coming to CR, ID sat Alone, in the back row. I’d be social enough to be polite
    but I Barely spoke. And I’d cry or have tears in my eyes almost everytime I’d come..Then, During the circle meeting ( second half of cr) that I’d rarely speak, rarely smile but I’d try. and actually even during the first part if cr as well.. I’d rarely say a word.. Then after a going there a while and started really going to all of my therapy I’d started coming out if my shell.. I was 180degrees from how I’d started out I worked pretty hard on my issues.. ID just Bern horribly depressed.. Losing them really tore me down. And the treatment of these ppl both to myself and especially to my children has basically turned me inward again, angry and distrustful of ppl. due to using the whole” getting people to befriend me to get me to confide in them” about my past for ex. that theyd later attempt to use against me in court. like how isolated my childhood was for awhile, I’d become suspicious of that scenario Though beginning to suspect this was the game they were trying to play so, I stopped coming around and stopped speaking. Ive lived a very lonely life this past several years. Distrustful of any and everyone. Losing the kids destroyed my entire world. Even The foster family that adopted my oldest two children Attempted to be friendly at some point w me.. While at the time I did not realize to what extent. I later witnessed and discovered through my discussions with my children and other people that knew the family I’d learned, had severely manipulated and brainwashed my children. My son, has been bullied and harassed about His not being allowed to go back home he’s a sensitive and kind of inward soul, shy and easygoing.. Like me, I was, and still am very worried about his mental state. They even stooped as low as even exposing my oldest two children to allegations that I was an alleged prostitute,and god knows what else. Anything to make my kids turn against me. the bigger the wedge they drove between us the more they could convince them to speak against me to the judge outside of the court case against me. Even convincing them to lie under oath.. showing them an alleged Ad on bkpage w pictures (that ANYONE could have made for all we know) of a woman resembling me on an adult website that clearly indicated that noone under 21 is to be allowed to view subject matter in that website.Si they’ve essentially been exposed to a pornographic site. Both of my oldest two children I believe are suffering from Stockholm syndrome due to the repeated and constant “bashing ” of their (me) mother both personally, socially and basically destroying any bond I may have had with either of them.convinced I chose my ex over them, which I didn’t.. They barred me from being allowed to witness my daughters graduation. I have suffered mentally physically. Having a mental break down. Social anxiety severe depression. I was also disabled during the time this all was going on, and part of the whole reason I’m declared disabled was depression, anxiety, PTSD and adult ADHD. Among other physical disabilities. When the case began, I had just began the filing process w ssa. So, they all knew I was disabled just not yet legally declared so. Yet this was not taken into consideration.. I was essentially bullied into being made to feel or playing on my desperation to get my kids home by making me feel like if I didn’t have a job I’d end up losing them forever.. So I went back to work.. Standing on my feet for hours when I have a severe congenital deformity of the hip.. Aggravating the severe pain I feel everyday anyway.. So to be able to even be able to function some days I had to continue to take my medication for pain, there were days I could barely walk, and I’m a fall hazard. which I had initially attempted (and as of today,have not takenany pain meds for about two years…) This whole situation, Aggravating my anxiety to the point of experiencing panic attacks at work. And at home. I rarely sleep anymore. And eventually having a mental or nervous breakdown during mY second job and after the second tpr trial but I believe it began way before that.. I think I was just a High- function Depressive or having a mental break. since dealing w dhr. I was Also wrongly arrested for ” non payment of child support” by this agency, when it actually should have been ” failure to appear ” with all that was going on I’d forgotten i had a court date for a review on the child suppt I’d paid since being ordered to pay, and had paid without fail.I had to work that day.. I just firgot to go.. But I always paid. I almostblost my job and was in jail for over a damn week. Which btw. The child suppt case had been opened in a state of arrearage . because they let the money accrue while the kids were in custody…I did attempt to give the foster parents a money order but I didn’t know anything about how all that worked and the money orders were redturned to me. By dhr Dhr failed to file this immediately.. Waiting about 6 months.. So, I began the case IN arrearage!!! Then, dhr used that against me never mentioning I did attempt to pay them.. SOMETHING . UNPROMPTED in both tpr trials. I am STILL paying, but I’ve since paid the arrearges years ago, but I’m being charged interest. Of which my inlaws had not see a dime of since having my girls For about four years now. So where is the money going??? I’m unemployed and on disability. After medicare and child suppt (which btw I’m not complaining about supporting my children.. I’m upsetthat I’ve been paying support to care for my children, yet my children has not received a penny from the state !!! even after leaving dhr custody) This dhr agency has manipulated, lied, cheated, brainwashed….
    I’ve since lost my children, NY husband, my family members. My sister. Mother and brother and I no longer have a relationship.. I barely have one left with my father due to these people manipulating and playing everyone against one another. I am miles away from the person I was, yrt I’ve changed for the best as well, I’m just so damn lost. I’m now afraid to get close to ANYONE. I’ve basically withdrawn from everyone and anyone due to the Distrust & trauma these people had inflicted on myself and my children. I spent alot of years after my last tpr trial date in a state of isolation and severe depression.. Including self medication. I was not on drugs Or drinking during my time with the children Or during my time fighting firvthem outside of my pain meds and psych meds for depression and anxiety.. But i ended up doing things during the tone after breaking down mentally Snd went on a bit of a self medicating bingevperiod forva while ( ive since stopped doing!!) I lost 140 lbs in 3 years over this. after dealing with these people and after the trauma myself and children had experienced during the time they were taken from the home. I’m not sure that mentally I’ll ever be the same agai, as far as trusting people. I’ve since still attempted to reconcile tentatively with my oldest daughter.iveBEVER list faith or turned my back on any of them. If they cane to me tobightvid eelconevanyof them w open arms despite what they were forced to say in court . I’ve always forgiven that. But not dhr. I’ve not seen or heard from my son, which is about to graduate high school this year. I’m afraid that the three of us’ relation ship has been damaged irrecovably.. But I still try and am pstientvenough to realize the damage will take time to heal.. We’d all been through alot. I admit, I was no june cleaver. Was in need of some help. But I didn’t deserve to have them ripped from me like this. Abd have them ripped from each other… I’m afraid things could never be the same, Despite all of my efforts to try reconciling with them. But I still focus on the piditivevand I let love , NOT my anger at lEad the way but I refuse to sit in silence in this I really could care less about money… And if there were any its going to the kids and thier future lol They were never abused by me or neglected. I just dint understand how heartless people could be ! All uve told here tonight is backed up by transcripts and the appeal and statements of the overview of the entire case is actually publicly accessible on findlaw.
    I apologize this is SOOOO LONG winded.. There is so much thstvhaooebed abd my ADHD has got me constantly all over the place just abt 24/7. And I’ve had to stop several times because I got upset. I no longer rely on medications . so I do what I can to focus as best I can and deal w my depression withoutcthem its hard but,
    I’m doing my best. So, anyway.. I hope u an make sense of this insanity. I don’t want to see anyone else experience the hell we All did

  37. My chdren wAS taken 3 years ago just over scratches and headlice yes we have proof we tried everything to get ride of the headlice kids are gonna get scratches this happened in Lauderdale co Alabama Dhr hasn’t believed us since day one my kids wanna come home in intreasted in sueing them in Lauderdale co for false info and wrongful cussing us

  38. I need an attorney with ball’s AS big as mine! ETOWAH County IS PATHETIC snd judicial misconduct runs rampant! I have a $5-15million suit against my child’s elementary SCHOOL FOR NOT REPORTING HIS DEPLORABLE ABUSE TO AUTHORITIES…AND INSTEAD FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DHR ON ME?

    Now CPS is INVOLVED AND they THINK THEY ARE THE LAW…I AM READY TO SHOW THEM!!

  39. Plz I need someone to Do you hear me and listen to the situation that I’ve been put in to two of my past and mistakes that I’ve made my children have been taking wrongfully I’ve been accused of a lot of things and I have Dhr just do me any kind away and I have has all my drug screens I have done everything asked me to do and I need a lawyer to listen to my story and to fight for my children and pay for myself and show the correct is Dhr in Houston County Alabama there’s anybody out there that has any that right step for me to take please my children were taken wrongfully and I’m being persecuted wrongfully and I have all the evidence in black-and-white and recordings to prove that I’m in a say and that my children are taking wrongfully

  40. I am trying to get a hold of someone on a state level because of dhr at Lee and Shelby county not knowing parents right. Also pulling foster license because I didn’t tell them about a dismissed cause . Who is the best lawyer to Handel this

  41. elmore dhr are are nothing but lair and they gonna pay for all them lies and false dockements they are writeing they are so courrpt

  42. I am looking for help with my case against Andalusia DHR who removed my nephew and my son from my house because of a false positive on a drug test. My cousin said that my sister and I did drugs but we was really clean. My cousins wasn’t clean when they tested positive for Morphine, THC, and K2 while they smoke with their 17, 14 and 13 year old. The woman that did our drug test didnt do it properly and we want help to take this system down cause my son had no father while I am all he has. My nephew is autistic and is away from his mother. Andalusia DHR has gotten away with so much I need help to get my family back together! If anyone could please help. Oh, by the way the 17, 14, and 13 year old got to stay at home while their parents fight, argue and do drugs with and around them!

  43. My name is Billy Harrison. I have a 15 month old son that I raise on my own. I have done my best to cooperate with Washington County DHR yet they still took my son for no reason. My son got sick and went to the hospital on a Sunday and stayed there until Tuesday evening. On Tuesday morning my caseworker called me and asked me to go do a drug test. Of course I told her I couldn’t and tried to explain that my son was in the hospital and I couldn’t leave him there alone, but she wasn’t hearing any of it. Instead she began yelling and told me that it would go down as a positive drug screen.. all because I didn’t want to leave my child alone in a hospital. I have passed every drug test they have given me, and there has even been times that DHR has sent me to do a drug screen and the place was closed- which I have video proof of… There’s also been times when I’ve taken off of work just to meet with them for a home visit and no one would show up.. So when they decide to actually show up and I can’t take off of work again then it’s somehow all my fault & I’m accused of not cooperating with them.. And what really blows my mind is how this case is even still open in the first place seeing as how the initial report was proven in a court of law to be a false report.. See, someone made a call to DHR saying that I was driving with my then 6 month old son in the front seat- which was a LIE!! In fact, I was only changing my son in the front seat when the person that called on me happened to see him up front.. After I was finished changing him, I put him back in his car seat IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR.. My son was taken THAT DAY and placed with someone for 72 hours. I immediately hired a lawyer, and in court my lawyer called the person that called DHR on me as well as the DHR caseworker to the stand and both of them openly admitted in the courtroom that they never actually seen my son in the front seat while I was driving.. The person just ASSUMED he was in the front seat.. So it was all based on a LIE. Not to mention that DHR also had me do a drug screen before court as well, and when they was asked rather or not I passed the caseworker got on the stand UNDER OATH and said I failed for oxycodone.. I knew that was a complete lie so I urged my attorney to ask for the proof of the “failed” drug screen.. When he asked the caseworker if she had a copy of it she said NO.. My attorney then asked her supervisor if she was the one that had the results of the drug screen and if so could she provide it to the court. She too said NO.. So my lawyer then asked who in fact had seen the actual results of the drug screen and it turned out that NO ONE had actually received the results of my drug screen because THEY HADNT EVEN CAME BACK YET.. The judge, who is just as corrupt, then decided that it would be best for my son to stay in DHR custody pending the actual results.. A few days later when the results did come back- EVERYTHING WAS NEGITIVE. Meaning I PASSED. My son was then given back to me and has been in my care every since. Legally the case should have been closed right then but somehow it wasn’t.. Which brings us to today.. I’m still having to take random drug tests, which I’ve passed every time, up until my son was hospitalized and I refused.. Even though I have his hospital papers PROVING that we was there which I why I couldn’t go take the drug test the day she called they still took him from me and placed him in foster care!!! How can they do that? I’ve done nothing wrong!! Please help.

  44. I need help, I done everything and they keep finding excuse to reuteurn my daughter that would be 14 week. My other 3 my aunt make excuse not to return them either.
    Someone help Im in birmingham alabama

  45. Hi my name Steve Minter and I’m in great need of a lawyer who is willing to help me get my daughter home.DHR has lied on us from day one violated our civil rights and talks to me and my fiance like there is nothing we can do about if anybody knows a good lawyer who would hear our situation and help us please contact me please.

  46. I signed a 45 day safety plan in Shelby county Alabama. Due to a fav on may 29th 2020. I did everything I was told and stated to do within the 45 days. Which ended on September 6th. I did the parenting classes, random drug testing, substance abuse assessment and they wanted intensive home stuff done in those days or after. I then had to hire a lawyer, due to dhr doing me wrong and violating my rights and etc. refusing to give my daughter back, and filing a temporary custody order to her grandparents. Her father (Wesley) violated the safety plan by leaving my daughter in my care unsupervised for hours at a time. He was told to leave his parents house. We went to court on September 18th, we had two court dates that day with different judges, one regarding temporary custody order to his parents, and the other between me and him. He and his lawyer filed a
    Motion or petite lite motion to temporary change the custody agreement to him instead of us both having joint. We went to court and I provided the courts with texts messages from Wesley in may 2019 stating he had smoked five joints on a row, at a friends house (Lance) dhr then made us both drug test that day after court, to see if we tested positive for drugs or things we weren’t prescribed. The court date was then set for October 6th at 2 pm if I remember. It’s now November the 5th, and I got incarcerated on September 28th, in my county jail in Shelby county Alabama. For violating my probation. I was in there for or till October 9th till I was expedited to Florida where my charge originally happened in November 2016. I got released November 4th, yesterday. My probation is now completed and I now have nothing to tie my to PCB Florida. While I was in jail my lawyer Ann Derzis pro Bono represented me at court for my two daughters cases. Ava and Anna, she dropped one case that dealt with my older child, due to DHR getting involved in my youngest case ANNA. She filed or tried to file a continuation in court for October 6th and was denied. She said they didn’t do nothing with Anna’s case my youngest but dropped my oldest case Ava that day. I decided to take her advice and drop the case, before I lost Anna my other child, and reopen it later on. Well, Wesley’s parents still had custody of Anna or temporary. I got a letter stating Anna’s case got dismissed and thrown out, she wasn’t deemed dependent. 1. Petitions herein do NOT sufficiently allege the minor child to be a dependent child as to her father Wesley boozer, and therefore DENIED. 2. Temporary emergency order entered pursuant to section 12-15-138 et seq and is due to be and hereby set aside and held for naught. 3. The circuit court of ShelbyCounty has jurisdiction over the minor child herein and then now exists no Petition in this Court alleging the minor to be a dependent child. 4. The matter is hereby DISMISSED and closed to further COURT REVIEW. DONE AND ORDER ON OCTOBER 9TH. I was told by him they did a virtual hearing and he got temporary custody of the minor due to me being incarcerated. I got
    Nothing in the mail or any court documents. My pro Bono lawyer Ann Derzis told me to contact my personal lawyer Tim Smith. He resides in Hoover Alabama. He won’t call me back nor text me back. His wife texted back from his phone and said he would call me later. I paid him 2k dollars and he didn’t do anything for me barely. when I was in jail, he wasn’t happy bout me being in jail and told my roommate Tom stated Tim saying he couldn’t do anything for me while I was in jail, and contact him when I get out or something along the lines of that. Im now stuck in a hard place not knowing what to do, and need help. DHR violated my civil rights, illegally kidnapped my daughter Anna, made Wesley her father file for a motion to temporarily change the joint custody order we had done back in September 2019. Please contact me as soon as you can, my name is Aimee Totherow, my phone number is (205) 358-5880 contact me all day and night. Calls or texts. You can leave voicemails and I’ll call you as soon as I can back.

  47. I need help.I want to sue Jackson county Alabama Dhr,casa the family court and dekalb county court referal .I turned to them for help because my grandaughter was being sexually abused.no real investigation was done,they have placed her with the abuser and pulled my visits and even phone calls without any ligitament reason.they have violated every civil right i have and placed my grandaughter in the worst place possible .please help us.

  48. I was told by dhr that if I didnt sign custody over I would lose my parental rights. I would pass their drug test . They wanted me to go to mental health along with other hoops to jump through. I was also sexually assaulted by a dhr worker using his power to take my children and award them to the state. This is the first time mention of the incident. Then sent me a text with kiss kiss. SICK MF!! I recently lost my 16 year old in a car wreak. It could have been prevented if his custodial parent would have in force the laws . Actually it could have been prevented had DHR not came into my life throwing their authority around as if they were the law. O want in the law suit

  49. Bibb County DHR is a nightmare they make up rules and have NO regard for the actual law ..they were trying to give my baby girl straight to foster care with out even considering any of mine and or my husbands family we had to hire our own lawyer before my mother in law was finally given our baby girl .we found out later that the foster mother that DHR was trying to fight to give out baby to was MY public defenders wife’s best friend !!! THAT is SO F***ed UP!!!!

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