I am a birth sibiling of adopted child that DHS helped take from my mother. At the time, I was of age to take my little sister. I was just finishing high school and I didn't know that I could of gottin her. DHS never made the effort to tell me about the kinship program or anything else. Half the time when we went for supervised visits the foster mom wouldn't bring my little sister.The DHS worker that was to help reunite us was working in favor of the foster mom. The worker filed false documents in court so the foster parent could adopt my sister. If my mother was a bad parent, DHS would of takin the other two kids that were at home. My mother didn't abandon my sister, DHS blackmarketed my sister. If there's any out there that can help my mother get my sister back email me at wwww.harveyl@ymail.com. She is now 12 years old and I hadn't seen her in 11 years. There has to be a lawyer out there that is not afraid to challenge the state of oklahoma.
I completely agree with you DHS took my son 8 years ago and Not even a month after the investigation I had my second child and DHS had no concern for him at all and pretty much forced me to give up my rights to my oldest son which fortunetly my Grandmother Adopted him. I have sience had another child and still no concern I Joined the Army and in the process of going back to court to get him back because my Children Diserve to grow up together!
As the step-mother-to-be of a pair of children currently in DHS custody, I have to say this program is terrifying for our family. Our caseworker constantly harasses and threatens both the children's father (who's parental rights are at risk of being terminated) and the foster family. This push to get children 'permanently placed' denies parents their due process and tears families apart unnecessarily. I'm not saying everyone with children in DHS custody is a saint, but for these caseworkers and DHS judges to have an agenda that is something other than reunification with birth parents if they have demonstrated that they are capable parents is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
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