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Who Makes False Allegations of Child Abuse?

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There are myriad reasons someone may make allegations of child abuse against another individual or a family, and all too often these claims were completely fabricated. What families go through in the face of false allegations of abuse is well-documented, but when these claims are proven to be false, what happens to the accuser? We are Robert Raskin and Kathey Raskin, and like many others, we want to see major changes made in this system to protect children and families in the future. According to the National Conference of State Legislature, in 2012 there were 105 bills introduced that dealt with reporting abuse in 30 different states and in the District of Columbia. Every one of them included a penalty for failing to report suspected abuse, but not nearly enough included harsher punishments for those who make false allegations.

 

A Worst-Case Scenario

Imagine being woke up by a child welfare worker in the middle of the night and accused of a horrible crime against your own precious son or daughter when you have done nothing wrong at all. It sounds like something out of a nightmare, but the difficult truth of the matter is that this happens to people across the country, and we are all at risk. Anyone can make a false allegation of child abuse, and indeed many people do for a variety of reasons that may include custody battles, family and neighbor disputes, personal grudges, and overzealous workers, to name just a handful of countless examples.

 

The Aftermath of a False Accusation

If an individual makes an accusation against you, no matter how baseless it is and how obvious the motivation, it will be taken seriously and investigated by the state’s social services, who are bound by law to look into every claim. This kind of claim can result in the removal of your child from your home, which will expose them to the dangers of the foster care system, and a court battle to clear yourself and regain custody can decimate your family’s finances. Your family, reputation, and financial future can all be destroyed in the blink of an eye by someone who has used one of these organizations as a weapon.

 

Are States Doing Enough to Stop This?

One example of a state that has taken steps to deter those who would use child protection organizations to control or get revenge on another person is Oregon, where new legislation has been enacted that makes a knowingly false report of child abuse to a private or public official a Class A violation, and subsequent false reports are Class D felonies, which are serious crimes that may involve heavy fines and even jail time. More such legislation is necessary, however, because the accused family may never be able to undo the damage the accuser has caused, and it’s only right that the person who caused such anguish should bear the brunt of carrying it, as well.

At Risk: Aging Out of the Foster Care System

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Today in the US there are approximately 428,000 minors in the foster care system, and nearly 112,000 are waiting for adoption. For many of these children an adoptive family will never materialize, especially if the child is older, is a teenager, or has health issues that may make placement especially difficult due to a lack of qualified or willing foster parents. At the age of 18, and in some states 21, these children will no longer be wards of the state, and they will be cast out to fend for themselves despite the fact that they often have no life skills and no support system that can catch them if they fall.

 

Sobering Data Regarding Teens and Adoption

Each year the system fails over 20,000 children who will not find homes and will be left without a support system and often without anyone who cares about them or any skills with which to make it on their own. Older children and teens aged 15 to 18 have been statistically shown to have lower adoption rates and to have longer waits before they are adopted than younger children. Recent data has shown that the number of children in foster care is increasing, and as this number grows so does the need for adoptive homes and caring foster families who will truly care about their welfare and their future outcomes.

 

Projected Outcomes for Former Foster Children

When it comes to the future of former foster children who have aged out of the system, the numbers are grim. These youths are less likely to graduate from high school or to attend college, and even the rates of GED certificates are significantly lower in this demographic. Another problem is medical care. It can be difficult for these former foster children to navigate the healthcare system, and many of these individuals suffer from trauma from abuse in their homes of origin as well as their foster homes that they are desperately in need of treatment for, often leaving them with issues that will make it even harder for them to transition into adulthood.

 

What You Can Do to Help

There are many ways you can help children from aging out of foster care. Studies show that approximately 50% of Americans believe that children are in the foster care system because there is something wrong with them or because they have done something wrong. This is simply not true, and in fact the vast majority of these children have ended up in care through no fault of their own. You can also challenge the policies of organizations that are failing to find homes for these children, demand accountability from those who make policies, and contact your state and local government representatives to demand to know what is being done. And, of course, you can always consider becoming a foster parent and taking in an at-risk child yourself.

Who Makes False Allegations of Child Abuse?

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There are myriad reasons someone may make allegations of child abuse against another individual or a family, and all too often these claims were completely fabricated. What families go through in the face of false allegations of abuse is well-documented, but when these claims are proven to be false, what happens to the accuser? According to the National Conference of State Legislature, in 2012 there were 105 bills introduced that dealt with reporting abuse in 30 different states and in the District of Columbia. Every one of them included a penalty for failing to report suspected abuse, but not nearly enough included harsher punishments for those who make false allegations.

A Worst-Case Scenario

Imagine being woke up by a child welfare worker in the middle of the night and accused of a horrible crime against your own precious son or daughter when you have done nothing wrong at all. It sounds like something out of a nightmare, but the difficult truth of the matter is that this happens to people across the country, and we are all at risk. Anyone can make a false allegation of child abuse, and indeed many people do for a variety of reasons that may include custody battles, family and neighbor disputes, personal grudges, and overzealous workers, to name just a handful of countless examples.

The Aftermath of a False Accusation

If an individual makes an accusation against you, no matter how baseless it is and how obvious the motivation, it will be taken seriously and investigated by the state’s social services, who are bound by law to look into every claim. This kind of claim can result in the removal of your child from your home, which will expose them to the dangers of the foster care system, and a court battle to clear yourself and regain custody can decimate your family’s finances. Your family, reputation, and financial future can all be destroyed in the blink of an eye by someone who has used one of these organizations as a weapon.

Are States Doing Enough to Stop This?

One example of a state that has taken steps to deter those who would use child protection organizations to control or get revenge on another person is Oregon, where new legislation has been enacted that makes a knowingly false report of child abuse to a private or public official a Class A violation, and subsequent false reports are Class D felonies, which are serious crimes that may involve heavy fines and even jail time. More such legislation is necessary, however, because the accused family may never be able to undo the damage the accuser has caused, and it’s only right that the person who caused such anguish should bear the brunt of carrying it, as well.

The Conspiracy against us is much bigger than we thought!

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Here are the simple facts:

1. DHR has little to do with the safety and welfare of children.

2. The more children they have in the system, the more money the make.

3. They have no regard for the families they destroy or the lives they ruin.

4. The entire system is corrupt, so there’s rarely ever any justice.

5. The fact that they are destroying families is a plus for them.

These 5 points sound like they don’t make sense, but to anyone who has had their child stolen, and has been unable to remedy the situation, will tell you first-hand that once they take your child, the odds of you ever getting the child back is small, the scams they run are extensive, the legal maneuverings are dirty, and ultimately, time after time, they win because it’s one big conspiracy with tons of money at stake.

The evil that’s gripped our nation, at this point, is astounding, and in fact, overwhelming. As I write this, we are being invaded by illegal immigrants many of whom are jihadists, from 74 countries world-wide.

While DHR’s throughout the nation disrespect our children and our families, they continue to allow illegal children with unknown diseases and no medical screening into our country to infect our children.

I expect this fall and winter to be the beginning of the fiercest battle in world history, on our streets, here in America. I believe that America, and Americans throughout the country, are at serious risk of the same battle as we’re currently seeing in Israel, in Iraq, and so on.

The illegal invasion of our great country was funded by a $6.5 BILLION bill which went into effect on 10/1/13. So when people say that we should call our congressmen, the sad fact is that THEY are the ones who voted to use OUR TAX DOLLARS to FUND THE DEMISE OF OUR NATION.

I wish I had better news for you, but the facts are that the government has no respect for the family unit, no regard for the safety or well-being of your family and your children, and no concern as to whether or not a real safety issue exists. It’s a matter of money, of control, and of destroying as many families as possible.

The only thing I can suggest is that you prepare at this point for the war that lies ahead. If you are not stocked up on food and water, weapons and ammo, first aid and medicine, communications and meeting areas, you need to get busy TODAY.

Go to preservationteams.com to read up on how to form defensive teams in your neighborhood to protect your lives and property when the time comes. There’s also a general supply list, and a story of a Bosnian survivalist who survived what I believe that we are about to face shortly.

Few recognized the abuse by the social workers, the courts, the government itself. The late Georgia State Senator Nancy Schaefer was one of the brave truth seekers, and she and her husband were murdered as a result of speaking out.

The fact remains that evil has gripped our nation, and not only are our children not safe, and not only are our families not safe, from government intervention, but shortly, they will try to kill us with disease, then with jihad, then with loss of electric, and so on, to achieve their goal of destroying America itself and replacing her with the North American Union, which is a combination of Canada, America and Mexico. Google “petreous after america what” for more information, or feel free to direct your questions to me.

For more information, go to this link:

http://www.dcclothesline.com/2014/08/07/orange-county-cps-latest-facilitate-molestation-disappearing-children/

God bless each and every one of you and may all be safe and survive what’s coming.

Resiliently,

Rob!

 

CHILDREN REMOVED FROM HOMES BY USE OF A RUBBER STAMP – JUDGE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW THE CASE OR RULE ON IT – FOR DECADES!!!

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Families torn apart illegally? Heather Catallo investigates

Posted: 05/09/2012
By: Heather Catallo By: Heather Catallo

(WXYZ) – When protective services take children from their parents, state law says a judge must first personally review the case and sign off. But that was not happening in one of Michigan’s busiest courts.

It’s called “rubber stamping,” and last August 7 Action News first exposed how court staff were literally stamping a judge’s name onto orders that allowed the state to take kids from their parents.

After our investigations – the rubber stamping stopped – but no one has ever been held accountable — not the judge, not the chief judge or child protective services.

“Why was this allowed to happen in your court,” Catallo asked Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Leslie Kim Smith.

Smith is the presiding judge at the James Lincoln Hall of Justice, the county’s juvenile court. It was her name that had been stamped on removal orders. And legal experts tell us, that stamp allowed children to be taken from their parents illegally.

Here’s a look at how the practice called “rubber stamping” came to light.
“I knew the system was broken, but I didn’t know it was this broken, where anyone, literally anyone could come and take your child,” said Maryanne Godboldo.

Godboldo’s case made international news after she was accused of firing a gun after police officers and child protective services came to take her daughter in March of 2011.

They showed up at her door after Godboldo told two local agencies that she was working with her doctor to wean her daughter off the controversial anti-psychotic medication Risperdal.

Godboldo’s lawyers say those agencies reported her to CPS. And after that happened, a caseworker used a rubber stamped court order that a judge later called invalid to take then 13-year-old Ariana from her mother.

Under Michigan law, unless it’s an emergency, where a child is in imminent danger,Child Protective Services workers are supposed to request a hearing in front of a judge – where the parents accused of neglect or abuse can tell their side of the story before a child is removed from the home. But court insiders tell us that wasn’t happening in Wayne County.

Testimony under oath in the Godboldo case revealed that caseworkers routinely took their petitions to probation officers inside the court, who would then stamp Judge Leslie Kim Smith’s name onto the removal orders.

“It is completely illegal,” said Joshua Kay a professor with the University of Michigan Law School’s Child Advocacy Law Clinic.

“What does that mean for the children of Wayne County,” asked Catallo.

“What it means is that they are in greater danger of being removed from their homes unnecessarily,” said Kay. He added, under Michigan law, a judge must personally review a child removal order.

“I think it’s important to emphasize the tremendous impact of a decision to remove a child. It is one of the most wrenching things that can happen in a child’s life, in the life of a family, and it changes people’s lives forever,” said Kay.

Last August, the day after the 7 Action News Investigators confirmed that the rubber stamping had been going on – the court stopped doing it.
After we exposed the practice, the State Supreme Court Administrator’s Office, or SCAO, sent a memo to all the family courts in the state, recommending they review their procedures.

An SCAO official also told Wayne County’s Chief Judge that the rubber stamping must stop. The court is now using an iPad for their on-call judge to review after-hours child removal orders electronically.

But we knew there was more to the story—how many children had been taken illegally? How long had rubber stamping been going on?
Some court insiders tell us, it’s been happening for decades. But those are questions no one seems to want to answer.

Last fall, we asked the court in writing for all their records on removal orders going back to 2009. But they won’t provide them. And guess what? The court doesn’t have to because it’s not subject to public information laws.

After Judge Leslie Kim Smith and her boss Chief Judge Virgil Smith denied our many requests for information, we caught up with the juvenile court judge on her way into work.

Judge Smith tried to pass us off to the court’s lawyer – the same one who denied our earlier requests for information on child removal records.

“We’d like to talk to you – it was your name on those removal orders that was rubber stamped,” said Catallo.

“Alright, well you need to talk to Liz Kocab, who’s the general counsel for the court,” said Judge Smith.

“But it was your name on those removal orders – why was this allowed to happen in your court,” asked Catallo.

“I understand,” said the Judge.

“Are you going to talk to us or not,” asked Catallo.

“Have a good day,” said the Judge.

We also asked the state’s Department of Human Services, which oversees protective services, for the same information. They wanted to charge us $32,742 for the public records request.

Following one of our first stories a year ago about child removals, DHS Director Maura Corrigan refused to speak to us on camera.

The day after our investigation aired, Corrigan wrote an opinion piece in the Detroit Free Press. The headline: “Removing children from families always follows legal procedures.”

Now that that’s been proven to be false – we asked a DHS spokesman if they have been trying to determine how many children may have been wrongly taken from homes with invalid court orders.

“We did not review all court orders, as that is not proper procedure on our end. Instead, in recent months we have focused our attention squarely on addressing structural deficiencies within the system. The goal here is to go at the root cause, and not the symptom. To that end, we have worked with Senator Rick Jones and the State Court Administrators Office, which has resulted in Senate Bill 320, one that requires a written order for removal and clearly addresses after hours procedure. That bill has now passed the House Judiciary Committee and sits currently before the full house. We testified in clear support of this bill,” said DHS spokesman David Akerly.
“This system is destroying the future of America. And if something is not done about it, we won’t have a future,” said Godboldo.

Maryanne Godboldo is now suing the state, Wayne County, and Detroit police for illegally taking her child.

As for her criminal case for allegedly firing a gun — a judge threw it out—because he said the removal order used to take her daughter was not valid, and he said there was no evidence presented that she fired the shot.

Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/removal-order#ixzz2gL0m7lZK

What does this all mean? It means that the very system that is suppose to protect our children and our families is the number one enemy of both.

But then again, when we look at our federal government, we realize that the same applies to them. Which means we have lots and lots of fighting to do!

Kathleen Raskin and Rob Raskin are two people who call for a massive overhaul of Child Protective Services throughout all 50 states.

One Judge with the cahones to DO THE RIGHT THING!

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Could this be the end of secrecy in ‘child protection’?

Sir James Munby, an unusually humane and intelligent judge, is bent on rolling back the blanket of secrecy that has concealed many horror stories from public view

Sir James Munby says orders to remove children from their parents ‘are among the most drastic any judge in any jurisdiction is empowered to make’

Sir James Munby says orders to remove children from their parents ‘are among the most drastic any judge in any jurisdiction is empowered to make. By Christopher Booker 6:15PM BST 07 Sep 2013

To the ever-growing number of us who have been trying to expose the corruption of our state “child-protection” system as one of the most shocking scandals in Britain today, there is no question that a judgment published last week by Sir James Munby, now the most senior judge in our family courts, is a very significant legal landmark. For several years I have been explaining here how this system could not have gone so horrifyingly off the rails, with thousands of children being removed from their families for no good reason, if it had not been able to hide its workings from public view behind such a wall of secrecy, going way beyond what our lawmakers in Parliament intended.

In the name of concealing the identity of the children, which all statute law is concerned to protect, not only has this been widened out into a ban on reporting anything that goes on in our family courts (along with a similar ban on aggrieved parents saying anything to anyone about what is happening to them), but it has also been made a punishable offence to reveal the names of judges, local authorities, social workers or anyone involved in a case. I am even not allowed to indicate, however vaguely, in which part of the country a case is taking place. All this is supposedly in the cause just of protecting the identity of a child.

It is the groundswell of anger building up over how this secrecy prevents either parents or journalists from revealing what too often appear to be terrible travesties of justice that Sir James Munby, the recently appointed President of the Family Division, has decided to face head on, by issuing his carefully considered judgment in the case of “Baby J”. The immediate issue was that the father of four children removed by Staffordshire county council had infuriated the social workers by going wild with rage on Facebook, publishing not only the names and pictures of his children, but also those of social workers – along with a volley of abuse at the people he saw as having destroyed his family.

Before ruling on an application from the council for a complete ban on all this, Munby devoted most of his 26-page judgment to the more general question of whether the secrecy imposed on such cases has gone too far. Since the abolition of the death penalty, he says, the kind of orders a judge has to make on whether children should be removed from their parents “are among the most drastic any judge in any jurisdiction is empowered to make”. When a young mother is forced to lose her child, she and the child may have to live with the consequences of that decision for, respectively, 70 or 90 years.

In light of this, says Munby, “public debate and the jealous vigilance of an informed press have an important role to play in exposing past miscarriages of justice and in preventing future miscarriages”. He emphasises that if confidence in the system is to be “maintained or, if eroded, restored”, it is vital that its workings should be as open to public view as possible. The answer to criticism of “secret courts” must be “more speech, less enforced silence”.

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Protecting children 03 Sep 2013 Sir James goes on to consider other issues, such as those raised by the increased readiness of anguished parents to tell their stories on the internet, ruling that these should be subject to the same restrictions as are applied to reporting in the press. But when he finally comes to ruling on the council’s application for a complete ban, he strikes out all the items not referring directly to the identity of children or their parents, allowing the naming of Staffordshire, social workers, “expert witnesses” and pretty well everything else.

This is such a startling challenge to prevailing practice that we will have to watch carefully to see how widely Munby’s principles are now followed. Clearly, this unusually humane and intelligent judge is bent on rolling back that blanket of secrecy that has been used to conceal so many countless horror stories from public view. But I recall one recent case in which a mother described her agony when her newborn child was snatched from her arms while she was breastfeeding. She quoted to the court an earlier Munby judgment, in which he trenchantly ruled that such an action was clearly in breach of “the imperative demands of the European Convention on Human Rights”. The only comment from the bench was “other judges can do what they like, but this is my court”. Now Munby is head of the family courts, we shall see whether his fellow judges accord him more respect.

Adoption madness:
The itch to give children that have been removed from their natural parents to gay couples for adoption (rather than, as in several cases I have followed, to responsible and loving grandparents), is getting into ever more of a tangle. Last week we had the story of the 87-year-old vicar who refused to christen a child because both the lesbian adoptive parents insisted on being described in his parish register as the child’s “mother”. A more “modern-minded” priest was found who was quite happy for the child to be recorded as having two “mothers”.

At least this tale did not have such a tragic outcome as one widely reported in South Africa in April, when two lesbians were tried for the murder of their four-year-old adopted son. An employee of the couple testified that the crime had been committed when the women became increasingly angry at the boy’s refusal to call one of them “daddy”. The more dominant of the partners was sentenced to 25 years for beating the child to death, the other to 22 years for being a “passive participant” in his murder.

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Clearly, this is a world wide problem. But as the saying goes, “All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.” People like Judge Billy Jackson of the Lauderdale County Family Court, Denise H Burch of Burch law group, supervisor sarah hendershot, district attorney chris connolly, commissioner nancy buckner, DHR workers labrisco cook and patricia miller, DHR florence alabama and Family court florence alabama, should all be 100% ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES for participating in this “farce for profit.” It is hoped by my wife, Kathleen Raskin, aka Kathey Raskin, and by me, Robert M Raskin, aka Rob Raskin, that our children and our families become safer as a result of the integrity of people like the honorable James Munby as opposed to the DIS-honorable Judge billy jackson and his cast of lying cowards who steal children for a living under the guise of trying to be helpful to the children and to their families.

THE CORRUPTION IS BECOMING CRYSTAL CLEAR!

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I last posted about the state of our country because the reason why we’ve made virtually no progress with the corruption of the DHR’s throughout the country is because of what’s occurring within the country.

This is an example of what’s happening now:

*This is a window into the future, all under the guise of cultural diversity. If you live in an area affected by the influx of Muslims, we’d like to hear about it. Please read this and share.

Governor Haslam prepares us for Sharia Law Compliance in Tennessee

bradleycountynews.wordpress.com
This time Governor Haslam brings Shariah Law to the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Three curious moves recently to “ready” Tennessee for a perceived infiltration of Sharia law.

The sad fact is that it appears that our country is about to be taken over by force. We will no longer have the protection of the Constitution or the Bill of Rights, as the USA will cease to exist as we know it.

Under Sharia law, women and children are just property. They have no rights. And as you can see by the number of Muslim Brotherhood appointees to the government, we’ve certainly been infiltrated from within.

Now this is not to say that we can’t win the war that’s about to be waged against us. We have millions of people in this country that will fight to defend it, and millions of weapons in their hands.

I suggest that you visit oathkeepers.org, and I suggest that you are prepared to the greatest extent possible.

Weapons, ammo, food, water, radio, etc. Research and find a list of items that you need to have in order to be able to survive if the power grids are shut down and the banks are closed.

If you want further information, please let me know and I will point you in the right direction.

May God look over us and help us to take our country back and restore the morals and values that made America great!

FIGHT OR FLIGHT! AS OUR COUNTRY GETS CLOSER TO WAR IN OUR STREETS!

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I sure wish I had better thoughts for you, and I could be 100% wrong, but here’s what I think is happening right now in our country.

I think that Obama has enough Islamist camps set up now throughout the US, so that as we get more involved in the Civil War in Syria, these Islamists are going to rise up and there’s going to be pandemonium in our streets.

I believe that the government is going to declare Marshall law, the banks are going to closed, the stock market is going to collapse, and millions of us are going to perish.

The government is ready with 2 billion bullets and millions of body bags, coffins and mre’s.

Closed bases located strategically throughout the US have been converted to prisons, guards have been hired, and FEMA has it’s own “army” of soldiers ready to fire upon citizens to restore the order that the government has created.

I know this sounds like the ramblings of a crazy person, but I believe 100% that 2012 was the last free election we will ever see in this country. I believe that sometime between 2013 and 2015 we’ll see a total breakdown of our nation as we knew it.

The attack on our children and on our families is only the tip of the iceberg. They’re about to descend our nation into a state worse than we were in during the depression. They’re ready with 25,000 armored vehicles to patrol our streets. They can hold 25,000,000 domestic terrorists right how, and they not only have millions of body bags and coffins, they already have mass graves dug in strategic locations in strategic locations throughout the country.

The only thing that can give us a glimmer of hope would be for our military to defect and defend and uphold the Constitution and the people of the US, which is why Obama is terminating Generals or forcing them to retire early if they won’t fire on Americans.

I’ve spent the better part of this year preparing for what I believe will be the darkest period in human history. I believe that Obama and the Jihad that he is supporting in Libya, Egypt, an Syria to name a few, and soon to bring to America will make Hitler look like an Amateur. Hitler was responsible for 20 million deaths. I believe that when the smoke clears world wide, Obama will be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of millions, mostly Christians, throughout the world.

So, have weapons, ammo, water, water storage, water purification, food, first aid, medication, etc. and a radio that runs on generator along with a generator that runs on propane or natural gas if you have it. Be ready to “bug out” if you have to do so, if you hear that soldiers or Muslims are coming your way. Have a truck, a 4 wheel drive if you can, so you can get away from a threat. Have several destination sources printed out so you can decide where to go, because as soon as this happens, there will be no more access to cell phones or the Internet.

There is a much more clear and present danger to all of us now, so it’s time to step back, look at the bigger picture, and get yourself ready to be able to fight off a mob mentality, or bug out if fighting is not an option.

Let’s get busy protecting ourselves.

Until Next time,

I’m Rob!

AND THE DRAMA CONTINUES…………….

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So, new legal paperwork received today indicates that NOW, the very same DHR attorney who was IN Billy Jackson’s Kangaroo Court when my wife, Kathleen Raskin, (Kathey Raskin) who had LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP, was DENIED her right to even speak, and who witnessed Judge Jackson’s CLEAR DENIAL of her rights, and saw our niece being given back TO THE ONLY PEOPLE ON THIS EARTH WHO GAVE HER AWAY AND SIGNED OFF PARENTAL RIGHTS SO AS NOT TO HAVE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT, is now claiming that the Court erred because our niece was 18 years old.

Now he KNOWS that in the event of a disability, the age becomes 19, and there are other legal issues involved, but NOW THAT HE CAN SEE that Billy Jackson, in cahoots with Denise H Burch of Burch Law Group, and others, overstepped any and all prudence, NOW he’s evidently claiming that since our niece was 18, that NOBODY should be legal guardian of our niece.

Evidently the fact that she has been on disability since she was tested many years ago and determined to have an IQ of 60 is NOW of no consequence.

I am assuming that by taking this court action, which will most probably be rubber-stamped in yet another Alabama Kangaroo Court, that our niece will be free to live on her own.

So, instead of placing her in Scope 310 to teach her life skills, which is what we wanted for her, they first put her in harm’s way, by relocating her to where she is now, and now evidently the DHR attorney is now trying to release our niece completely from any oversight at all by anyone.

It’s amazing that DHR has NEVER ONCE CONSIDERED what would have been in the BEST INTEREST OF OUR NIECE.

So, I am putting DHR and the State of Alabama on notice. We are CONTINUING TO MONITOR our niece’s welfare, and as you all continue to take action, and as the result of that action continues to cause our niece harm, EACH OF YOU WILL ANSWER FOR YOUR ACTIONS in BOTH CIVIL COURT AND CRIMINAL COURT as allowed.

And don’t be surprised if, in addition, you all get to star in the movie :-))

Until next time,

I’m Rob!

Robert Raskin, Rob Raskin

 

Sholanda Speaks: JUDGE JACKSON MUST GO!

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Reprint from Sholanda Speaks:

http://shoalandaspeaks.blogspot.com/2012/07/in-judge-jacksons-courtroom.html#comment-form

In Judge Jackson’s Courtroom

Family Evicted From Home

A Guest Commentary By

Concerned Lauderdale Citizen

“Judge Billy Jackson does not understand how to structure his docket efficiently.”

“Judge Billy Jackson does not know the law.”

You, readers, may decide for yourself if the above comments are true. I only repeat what I have recently heard from others. Ask your own questions, and find your own answers, for you are paying the man’s salary of over $100,000. Would you pay anyone else who is not doing his job adequately?

There are currently cases from Fall, 2011, which still await a ruling from Judge Jackson. There are emergency motions from this past Spring which have not been addressed, as well as current emergencies.

And I have heard a detailed story from a previously credible source which puts Judge Jackson in a very negative light. It seems he is using his authority to hurt families rather than help them.

Judge Jackson gave a mother and her children only hours to vacate their home under threat of eviction by sheriff. They had to leave behind almost everything they owned because there was so little notice from the court. The mother had previously followed every court order and was not prepared for this decision because she was waiting for the judge to rule on competing orders.

Judge Jackson allowed a deadbeat dad to move back into the house who has not complied with court orders for more than five years. Judge Jackson has known for many months that the deadbeat dad has refused to provide court ordered life insurance for the mother and the children. The mom had suggested to the court that their marital home might secure the dad’s life insurance obligation to her and to their kids, and she was waiting for the judge to decide. But the judge denied her request at the exact same time that he ordered her and the kids to vacate their home. Judge Jackson also knows that the kids have never spent a night with their dad in five years, and they refuse to live with him.

The deadbeat dad is also in contempt of court on other issues, both present and past. But Judge Jackson has refused for many months to even set a date in court for the trial to address the deadbeat dad’s contempt of court. Apparently, the dad has been in contempt of court before on several things. This particular deadbeat dad also stalked and threatened the mom and had a Protection from Abuse order enforced against him by Judge Jackson.

Yes, readers, you read correctly. Judge Jackson is aware that the mother is in compliance with court orders and always has been while the deadbeat dad is not in compliance with court orders and never has been. Judge Jackson ordered a mother and her children out of their home with only hours notice, so they are now homeless. But the deadbeat dad now has two homes.

And Judge Jackson has done nothing to secure the court ordered life insurance for a mother and children. The deadbeat dad might fall over dead at any minute, and it would be Judge Jackson’s fault alone that they did not have their mandated life insurance. I remind you readers that Judge Jackson has refused for months to even set a court date.

What is Judge Jackson doing? According to what I am hearing, he has some explaining to do. I am concerned about the mom and her children, even if Judge Jackson is not. I will follow up to let you know what happens in this case.

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We’ll add to the above commentary that we have heard complaints concerning the circuit court clerk’s office and its inability to schedule, rather than Judge Jackson’s. The same was said of Judge Jimmy Sandlin’s court. What is the truth? We have no idea, but hope the problem, no matter its roots, can be corrected as quickly as possible.