Legal Question in Family Law in California

Do I have a lawsuit??

This is pretty intense and confusing, so I'll try to sum it up the best I can..

I moved to MI at age 19, and adopted my two siblings (now my son and daughter of course).. The youngest was diagnosed with epilepsy at 2 years old, and as a result suffers from cognitive impairment. He grew up in mi, and that was his safe place, same routines and places for years,friends, family,etc..it was very familiar for him. Shortly after the adoption was finalized, we moved back to my hometown,San Diego. And right before that, we suffered the loss of my husband (which he only knew as his father). These two dramatic changes caused him to act out very badly. I went through months of extreme behaviors with him, like trying to run away, defecating purposely in his bedroom, property distruction, etc.I was trying to get help, and found a couple things, but didn't get far,as I didn't know of many resources available here. One day, he was out of control, so I called our local p.e.r.t. team as a last resort. Shortly after that, cps showed up. After a long conversation with the investigative worker, I signed for him to voluntarily be put into placement, with the understanding (so I thought),that it would be temporary, maybe for a few days. This was only in hopes of finaaly being connected to some local resources I felt we desperately needed.Things went bad very quickly. Everything was turned around, and is now beyond out of control. At the time of initial placement (and to this day), I was apparently deemed "fit", as I still have custody of my daughter, which also has two children (my grandchildren), that are all in my care. No abuse of any kind, physical, sexual, emotional, etc. No neglect..anything. I have complied with everything they've asked me to, yet little by little, my rights have been stripped. He is taken out of the country regularly, even though I disagreed due to it being so dangerous. Now, were at the point where I hardly get visits, and they are in the process of taking away my medical rights. There is no logical reasoning behind any of this. Only the fact that I don't always agree with everything. I have always had a close relationship with all of my sons doctors. I'm very worried about my sons well being, and it seems no matter who I turmn to, its a dead end (perhaps because they all work for the state). I'm wondering if I have a suit here, or any recommendations? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Asked on 12/30/11, 8:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

CWS/CPS cases are very complex and detal-driven. There's no way to tell if you have a case from just your fact summary of your side of things, given on the internet. You need to contact a local attorney who takes CWS/CPS cases. Some of them are listed here: http://fightcps.com/2007/08/10/lawyers-who-take-cps-defense-cases/

Unfortunately, in the course of finding that website, I have also found that your county is one of the worst, if not the worst in the state for abuse by childrens services. The silver lining to that is if your rights really have been abused and the agency's conduct wrongful, you have a legal community that knows the agency's bad history and will believe you.

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Answered on 12/31/11, 11:53 am


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