Legal History And Reason For Placement

The primary clients that the agency services are the children whom are considered the alleged victims. The organization also works with the parents and any other adult that is considered an alleged perpetrator. As stated on the DFPS website “The mission of The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is to protect children, the elderly, and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by involving clients, families, and communities”. Child Protective Services was established to investigate all allegations of abuse and/or neglect of children under the age of eighteen. The investigation is usually initiated through an intake-the process where information is received from an outside source- doctor, family, friend, school personnel, law enforcement etc. - to the agency

I did not feel surprised because Dee and Korda were certified as foster parents who

SA Jose Ramirez contacted the DCF Central Florida Criminal Justice liaison and obtained the following information in regards to this case:

On 9/20/2016, Issac was placed in a kinship foster placement with the paternal aunt after a waiver was completed. A referral was done for a home study to the DCF Hyde Park Office on 9/23/2016 and the home study was assigned to Ms. Jeannie Serrano. Jeannie Serrano from the Hyde Park Office had been out to the home and made recommendations to foster mother about the home. During the home study and

Alejandro C. is a 36-month-old Hispanic male who was placed in foster care after being taken from his mother, Ms. C. Ms. C’s family had anonymously called the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) reporting allegations of severe neglect. The family stated that Ms. C., a methamphetamine addict, would leave Alejandro alone for long periods of time without any supervision.

A report was received on 06/05/2017 alleging that the mother (Hermionne) left Ashante (C-V 17) with a non-relative since 02/2017 without any legal rights. According to the report, the mother refuses to take her child back home and will not engage with Ms. Aarons (caretaker) to provide legal documentation for the child to be enroll in school and taken to a Primary Care Physician. Ashante has not been is school for the past 4 months and are unable to enroll in school without paperwork. According to the report, Ashante self mutilates her arms, and the mother refuses to get counseling. The report indicates Ashante was to follow-up with a Cardiologist for a chest pain and the mother refuses to take her to the doctor.

On June 20, 2014, the Department obtained emergency custody through C&P of Ryan due to neglect by mother Heather Martin. Mother was arrested by Burlington Police on 6/16/14 for larceny; shoplifting and three counts of receiving stolen property. Heather was taken to at MCI Framingham. The family was placed in a hotel through Department of Transitional Assistance. It was against the hotel policy for children to be left in the hotel unsupervised, and Ryan and Bria were staying alone in the room for five days. This was deemed concerning for the two children to not have an appropriate caregiver. When the Department was made aware of the situation father Brian Scopa 's whereabouts were unknown to the Department. Family members were contacted that could possibly take the children in. However, uncle Stephen Martin, aunt Cindy Fiore and Grandmother Carroll Clinton were unable to do so for various reasons. Given that there were no family members to take Ryan and Bria in, the Department placed them in a temporary Hotline foster care placement from the 6/20/14 to 6/23/14 until a more suitable living arrangement was made available. On 6/23/14 Ryan and his sister were placed in a kinship home of a family friend.

After an research in OR-KIDS, The Letter of Understanding between Deborah Turner and DHS, where “Deborah agrees not to allow Odion to be out of the home unsupervised by Ms Turner. Her son, Barry Turner. She violated.

Care and Protection of Isaac, 419 Mass. 602. This is not the situation in the present case. There is no evidence that Stephanie has been diagnosed with any emotional or behavioral issues, which would warrant DCF’s removal of Stephanie from her mother’s care, and placing her into an alternative placement. Id. It is a well-known presumption that a child’s interests are generally best served if the child is able to remain with his or her natural parents. Petition of the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense with Consent to Adoption, 421 N.E. 2d 28

Initially, DJS referred Taylor to San Mar Children’s Home Bowman House (main group home). In March 2014, Taylor transferred to the Barr House when a residential bed was available. The Barr House provided more structure than the main group home, with intense services. Taylor was unable to complete the program due to Barr House closing in November 2014. San Mar decided to transition Taylor into their Treatment Foster Care program, as the client’s options for placement were limited. Taylor was placed with the Millers’ family. The client’s honeymoon mood period was over; she AWOLed early January 2015 and the foster mother requested removal from her home. The foster mother did not realize the challenges with Taylor were greater than she expected. Taylor continued to hoard food and destroyed furniture in her room, used excessive foul language, struggled with personal hygiene, steal, and angry outbursts. In addition, the adoptive mother interfered with multiple phone calls and text messages; this was too much for the Millers. Three days later, Taylor was placed in her future foster home which looks hopeful. If the client

Twenty-one year old Claudia Felder lives in Chino, California in a lovely home, with three sweet dogs, and most importantly, a family. One would never think that this well off young lady was once living a life inside foster care. She entered the system when she was just three years old, when most preschoolers were busy having play dates and learning to color within the lines. Claudia’s earliest memories instead were of her mom being beaten in a motel room. After that experience, Felder entered the foster system and stayed there for the next ten years. With not enough foster families in the system, she was bounced around wherever a bed was available. Her lack of a consistent foster

The case of Sherry requires a review and analysis of Minnesota laws regarding mandatory reporting, drug offenses, and child neglect. Based on the synthesis of information from several statutes the author asserts that the case does require a report be filed with state child welfare agencies.

Deficiencies: Stephanie was placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) effective December 16, 2016 and she successfully the requirements as of January 16, 2017. She received a counsel on February 5, 2016, for processing a consolidation

Behavior: Reyna behavior has improved from the initial date of placement. Youth became very proud when achieving her goals. Reyna completed his goals of complying with rules of the home and school on a daily basis, express her frustrations in an appropriate manner and have bi-weekly visits with bio-family. Youth learned various ways to cope and express her feelings at individual therapy and SAFY clinicians.

May had convinced David the prior year to look into foster care licenses. When he agreed to appease her he didn’t know exactly how much work that was going to entail. The criminal and child abuse background checks were easy. The SAFE (Structured Analysis Family Evaluation) was a little bit harder. They had to make sure there were adequate living arrangements for kids. The day before DHS came to check out the house they were in a whirlwind double checking to make sure nothing was out of place. David was pretty sure he watched his wife unconsciously clean the same room four times. Still, it took all the power in his body to keep from asking her to clean it again just to be safe. They had to do certificate training to make sure that they were