notdivided

It's surprising how many people have been in the system on a more brief or intermittent basis. People we don't think of as "system kids" or who don't usually identify as foster kids if they were reunited with a family member or relative.

I was in the system for less than a year. Involved w/ cps off and on my whole childhood. we should have been taken. we were almost always given back within a few days. My mom tried to commit suicide 6 times by the time I left home. My dad is bipolar. We should have never been brought back to that house but it happened over and over. I never understood why but it is true that they were dirt poor and HIGH maintenance.

notdivided

It always surprises me these horror stories of kids being taken from good parents because it always seemed to me that there was NOTHING my parents could do that would get us removed. SO while they focus on safe kids unsafe kids are being ignored as well.

derram

https://archive.is/kGPQc | :

Why Family/CPS Courts Target ‘Fit’ Parents favoring ‘Unfit’ Parents | HuffPost

'In those cases the courts (and child) are being used as a weapon against the protective parent.. and ultimately against the child. '

'However, when the abusive/neglectful ‘unfit’ parent does have an abundance of money, the unfit parent often uses their wealth as means to get back at their ex, by seeking custody of the child/children without really wanting custody. '

'These victims; the fit and protective parents, are willing to sign away their homes and savings to the family courts, in order to secure the safety of their children. '

'The Family Courts billed Kelley $123,511.52 for supervised visitations with her son. '

'Her Family and CPS court system nightmare began after she reported her ex’s sexual abuse of her toddler during his visitations. '

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