Another Child Protective Services/FAIL

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abuse by cpsIt’s well established that children are being removed from their parents by CPS for everything from medical disputes to anonymous calls, many times with no evidence to back them up.  Here we have the anonymous call that finally made authorities take action on a teenager’s abusive living conditions known to Social Services for the past year.  Parent’s who have never done anything to harm or abuse their children in any way, yet have had them taken, and accused of abuse or neglect, can’t fathom how these stories can happen under the guise of “protecting” children.

An autistic teen was locked in a basement of her home with a temperature of 50 degrees when rescued.  The 13-year old girl was not allowed to sit on furniture or use the bathroom in the home, and was made to wear diapers.  Due to no access to a toilet or sink, she went to…

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Orange County Loses $4.9 Million Lawsuit Challenge Over Lying Social Workers

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The County of Orange lost its battle in the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to overturn a record-setting $4.9 million judgment awarded to a Seal Beach woman, after two county social workers lied to a juvenile court commissioner in order to take away the woman’s two daughters.
It took Deanna Fogarty-Hardwick 6 ½ years to regain custody of her children.
The jury award given to Fogarty-Hardwick included damages against the two social workers. The Supreme Court also upheld $1.6 million in attorneys fees for Fogarty-Hardwick’s attorneys, but that could end being as much as $3 million, Fogarty-Hardwick’s attorney Shawn McMillan said.
The county and the two social workers will also be responsible for paying interest which has accrued on the $4.9 million jury award over the last four years, bringing the grand total close to $9.3 million, McMillan said.
Fogarty-Hardwick’s attorneys had offered to settle with the county…

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