Just kidding, but this is something that hits home with me and it's something parents everywhere need to be made aware of. People picture kidnappers as people in box vans wearing trench coats and have criminal backgrounds, or are pedophiles. While that is a very real thing and that does happen quite often, it's actually more accurate to describe them as people in state vehicles that serve you with papers saying they can take your child without a court order and you can't do anything about it! The unfortunate truth is that New Jersey is one of the top states placing children in foster homes. Nation wide there are more than 463,000 children in foster homes right now, tax payers pay about $22 Billion a year or $40,000 per child every year. Within that entire budget there's about $5 Billion that goes towards KEEPING those children in foster care. Hard to believe? I was you a year ago as they ripped my step daughter from my husbands arm and placed her in multiple different foster homes in a two month period. Which threw her into separation anxiety and PTSD. But that was okay because it "was in the best interest of the child". To take her from the only parents she's ever known her entire life and place her with people she's never met.
Unfortunately I'm not sure where my rights fall here because my first amendment rights were already violated once during this situation, not to mention my right to an attorney. That was eventful. In the state of New Jersey they've slapped lipstick on a pig and now call DYFS, DCPP. Which stands for legal kidnappers, haha just kidding. It stands for The Division of Children Protection and Permanency. Basically they've been given the right with this DODD order to come into your home and tell you they think your child is in immediate danger and they have to remove under emergency circumstances. No court order, No warning. That's it. On top of that they schedule a hearing for two days after that to determine if DCPP should have removed the child in the first place. Putting the cart in front of the horse much? yeah I think so too. Kids are more likely to age out of the system than be adopted or returned to their loving parents. Now I'm not saying every home is safe, I'm very well aware of pedophiles, sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect. TRUST ME. I know about neglect. The average is about 3 years a child spends in the system before being returned to their parents. We've had a five month gap between court dates because the state kept asking for postponements just because they could. The turnover rate for caseworkers is incredibly high, they leave in huge groups. We've been through 10 since we started this process in 2014 (even before leigha was taken). We had caseworkers tell us they're nervous about her safety with her mother but refused to testify in court about it. We had some write in reports that her mothers house was not safe for her to have visits in but didn't do anything to stop the visits. We've had some tell us she doesn't have electricity or heat but it was not big deal because it was summer time. Let that one bake your noodle.
Leigha has told caseworkers she's scared of her mothers boyfriend, nobody even batted an eye. We've had Leigha talk about how her mom hits her in the face when she talks about myself or my husband (which the mother later admitted to) and the caseworkers told us they can't tell her how to raise Leigha. But with no proof of actual physical abuse regarding myself or my husband, they snatched her out of my home. On top of the kidnapping the office that took her also got a $4,000 bonus because they put her in foster care. They would get another $6,000 if they adopted her out. Don't believe me? I have their paychecks. That fun little "other" column on their paychecks is their bonuses. The woman who kidnapped Leigha made $15,000 in bonuses in 2015. But what do I know. They contacted leighas schools and her pediatrician to follow up on her "self harm" we claimed she had. They obviously didn't believe a child of four years old could hurt herself. After the schools and the pediatrician (who wrote a letter stating visits with her mother needed to stop because of genuine concern) backed us up about her behavioral issues, they still didn't return her. We actually didn't even get that report until months later. So instead of realizing this child needs help (that we called DCPP for NUMEROUS times for months) they put her in foster care. Where the cops were called on her because of her issues, where she switched numerous homes and we were told it was for "administrative purposes". haha. that cracked me up, I have that gem recorded.
This is only the beginning, for all of you Hillary Clinton supporters DO YOUR RESEARCH. If you have kids and are voting for this felon, you should be aware she's the reason why kids end up in the foster system. She facilitated that with bonuses for kidnapping them in the beginning. You all think all of these kids are abused? Think of Leigha, because right now she's in a bank owned home with no electricity and bed bugs crawling all over her every night. Think about her lack of education happening. Think about the help she actually needs and the help she isn't getting because the government is corrupt. Do your research, or if you don't want to, LOOK AT MINE. My child has been in and out of the system under false accusations because the state wants more money. I'm more than happy to sit down with anyone and go over the FACTS. The beginning of the school year is likely when they're going to question your kids under any pretenses. You think they'll call you to be there when they talk to them? WRONG. They'll go to their school, intimidate their teacher, question them and then take them. Don't let this happen. Bring awareness to this very serious corruption. Feel free to call, text, facebook message, anything. I'll be more than happy to help anyone. this is only the beginning and we've been doing this for a YEAR.
as always, were accepting prayers for our family and Leighas safety every single day. I wish I could be more descriptive about our particular case but again I've already been violated once with my civil rights and I'd rather not have to do that again. Fortunately we do have a judge who seems to have it together and really is looking for justice and is looking for the truth in this situation. He seems very fair and level headed and I can only thank God for providing that to us right now. Also prayers that we get a new court date soon and can end this traumatizing situation shortly. Again, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
Kristen
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