1. Will you help me?
This is the most frequently asked question I get - and I would love to help everyone individually - but the truth is, I just don't have time. There are thousands, or perhaps millions, of people out there needing help because of social service injustice. I get a lot of desperate emails. The need is far more than one person, group, or website could possibly handle.
So I decided to do what I thought would reach the most people all at one time. I put this site on the Internet. Now hundreds of people daily come here to get information.
If you need help from me - this site is it. Sorry I can do no more. But if you're looking for someone to talk to, someone who understands and who might have some helpful ideas, try the message forum. It's online, easy to register for, and free. The message boards are full of truly caring people - many of whom are going through CPS hell now and others who have been through it and want to help.
Please do not email me asking for help. I am unfortunately subject to human limitations and can't get all my email answered. The email address is on the site for two reasons: (1) for media personnel who might want to tell me to take their articles out of my archives, and (2) for people who have trouble getting registered for the message forums.
2. Linda, why do you think it's okay for kids to be abused?
I actually have been asked this kind of question several times since I started this site. Though the site clearly says the information is here for people who have been falsely accused, there are always some who think that just because I am 100% totally against the existence of CPS, this means I want kids to be abused.
Well nothing could be further from the truth. I do NOT want kids abused. In fact if I knew for certain that a child was being abused, I'd go to the authorities about it. By authorities, I mean qualified Law Enforcement Officers. I'd do that because child abuse is a CRIME, not something that we should take to a socialist service employee whose job concerns the destruction of families and turning children into legal-orphans.
Social service workers are funded and therefore motivated by federal funding streams that start when a child is taken from its natural family and placed in state custody. Law Enforcement isn't funded that way (per child abduction) and therefore is more likely to be impartial and fair.
Whoever thinks we need the "give me your kids" socialists doesn't seem to realize that TRUE child abuse is a crime and Law Enforcement should take care of it. CPS workers, on the other hand, have expanded the definition of 'child abuse' to mean almost any little thing they might cop an attitude about. The examples are too numerous to mention here. CPS has got to be one of the most subjective and abusive agencies in existence.
3. Why do you think CPS should be eliminated?
I believe CPS as it is - is a very dangerous socialist based agency bent on destroying American families in exchange for federal 'funding streams'. Though some CPS workers may be altruistic when they start, the job tends to destroy them. It makes them jaded and callous - until they're totally unfeeling toward the grief, desperation, and despair of people whose families they are destroying.
CPS agencies profit not only from child detentions, but also from terminations of parental rights and subsequent adoptions. The funding doesn't encourage reuniting families though CPS agents are told that's what their job is for. So long as the funding is mostly anti-family, the agency makes ruthless ogres out of what otherwise might have been nice people.
My opinion, and the opinion of many other advocates and activists, is that CAPTA should be repealed. I believe CPS should be abolished, and in its place another foster-care-only agency should be established to take care of the very few children who are truly in need and without any fit extended family members able or willing to take them in.
4. Should we take the children and run, or attack the CPS workers?
No. I don't advocate illegal activities. If you respond to an investigation by doing something illegal, you're likely to go to jail and then there's no way to get your children back.
Life as a fugitive is really, really difficult. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. I believe it's best to stand your ground and fight back using legal means - in a court of law if necessary.
My site is aimed at helping people learn enough about the law to be able to successfully fight off the child welfare agents using legal documents and strategies that will put parents in a stronger position when they go back to court.
5. Where should I start?
The most important parts of this site are:
a. The legal document library. I suggest you look over the samples and see if they fit your needs.
b. The "what to do" page. It's just my opinion, but at the bottom of that page you'll see lots of links to other people's ideas on what to do. It's good to get more than one opinion.
c. The message forum. It's full of very dedicated, caring and knowledgeable people who may have good insight and perspective on what you're going through.
d. Who Will Prepare Your Case? This explains how CPS works and what you need to do to fight them in court.
If you have a question that wasn't answered here - you can go ahead and email me. Please do not include details about your case. Those would be better placed on the message forum so people who have motivation and time to address your specific case can take a look. Unfortunately that means CPS workers who visit this place will also see the details of your case. Some of these workers are here to try to help and give perspectives from the agency point of view. Please treat them with respect. However there are some that will rat on you if you're posting here. If that's a concern for you, please use a fake name to register and be discrete about your personal details.
If you post anything on my message board advocating violence or illegal activities you can expect that it may be deleted as soon as I see it. This is not allowed here no matter how frustrated and distressed you've become.
Believe me - I UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN AND I CARE - and hope you'll find ideas on this site that will help your families to be reunited as quickly as possible.
If you have any other questions you feel should be answered in this FAQ please post them in the Suggestions area of the message forum.
Linda Martin
Site Manager
