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Dr. Lorandos explains cases involving juvenile dependency issues
At http://www.falsely-accused.net/ we also represent clients who have had their children removed by the department of social services because of false allegations of abuse and neglect. Such cases are called juvenile or juvenile dependency cases. These cases are conducted in special courts closed to the public and closed to public scrutiny.
Our team members have had decades of experience handling these cases. At http://www.falsely-accused.net/ we explain that there is no right to a jury trial in juvenile or juvenile dependency cases. The decisions in these cases are made entirely by a judge, commissioner, or referee and they rely upon hearsay statements of social workers, doctors, and therapists in determining if a parent has abused a child. There is a general presumption in the juvenile dependency court that the parent is guilty until proven innocent. Well I know that the law doesnt say this, but thats the way it operates. You see, thats just the reality of the way these cases seem to wind their way through these difficult court processes. Children are routinely removed from their parents custody based upon reports of suspected abuse from teachers, family physicians, therapists, vindictive spouses, and vindictive relatives. Unfortunately, if a social worker merely suspects that there has been abuse or neglect or that a child or children are at risk for abuse or neglect, the law allows the social worker to remove the children from the parents home and place them in foster care until the department of social services completes an investigation or the court finds that the abuse allegation is untrue. Rarely, however, are children returned to their parents custody.
In California, for example, there are an average of 100,000 children in foster care every night. All too often, the judge finds the allegation to be true and the children are placed in long-term foster care while the parents are required to attend countless hours of therapy, attend special classes, and prove to the social workers and the court that they are reformed.
A common and yet outrageous strategy finds the social worker advising the parent who is not suspected of abuse to obtain a restraining order against the alleged abuser, kick them out of the house with a condition of returning the children, and perhaps even get a divorce. In other words, they cause a breakup of the family intentionally. We have even seen social workers demand that parents file for divorce and separation as a condition for returning the children. Meanwhile, the alleged abuser is either denied visitation, or can only see the children for one hour or less a week with a visiting supervisor watching every move and filing weekly reports describing the event. If the court determines the allegations of abuse are true the child is declared a dependant ward of the court. Often the accused parent will be sued by the county welfare department and assessed the maximum child support allowed by law and this will automatically be garnished from their wages and paid directly to the county, while their children are in foster care. Children are often removed from their parents custody for up to eighteen months. At the end of eighteen months, parental rights can be terminated and the children adopted out to strangers. For young people, it may be only twelve months before the termination proceedings begin.
At http://www.falsely-accused.net/ we explain that most attorneys are unfamiliar with the strange, bizarre juvenile dependency court system. Many attorneys refuse to get involved in a juvenile court system because it is so fundamentally unfair. It is essential that parents be represented by an attorney who has experience with a juvenile court system and has the knowledge to challenge any deviation from the law that the social worker may attempt during the reunification process.
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