Ms. Huerta's Custody Case Study

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.

In order to fully understand the outcomes of this case, it is necessary to briefly review the legal issues that prompted the appellants and respondent to pursue legal action. The initial factor was the apprehension of a six week old infant named Leticia Grace Woods, on October 20th, 1976, by C.A.S. of central Manitoba. Upon removing her from her mother’s custody, in an effort to protect her, she was placed in a foster home as stipulated in the Child Welfare Act, C.C.S.M., c. C80. After several months in foster care, Mrs. Woods’,

Most girls that are arrested and detained have committed non-violent offenses, and they are usually not able to get the help that they need. Parents are the primary reporters of female status offenders in contrast to male status offenders that are reported by school or law officials (Donley, 2007; Godsoe, 2014). This shows that the girls may not actually be criminal, but that the parents are unable to manage the child.

I, Jodi Tuscana am writing this letter in reference to the child custody issue involving Demario Means and Kimberli Bull, parents of Skylar Bull. I would like to do everything I can to make sure Demario is not allowed custody of Skylar due to his abusive and controlling nature, along with his family being connected to drug dealing in the local areas and Las Vegas. I have known Demario since around January 2015, ever since my younger sister Kimberli had started having a relationship with him she has changed in character dramatically for the worse. She started losing a noticeable amount of weight, she no longer could care about her appearance due to him controlling what she was allowed to wear, communication with her became nonexistent, she was never in the house because he wanted her to constantly be under his watch, and he also traumatized my youngest sister, Amee Bull, by abusing Kimberli in front of her while they were at our

The case was brought to DCFS attention when a reporter stated on 7/11/17, OPWI attempted to obtain an emergency order of protection on behalf of Kiara (age 7). Reportedly Ashley (mother) is actively using METH and also methodone she gets from a clinic, and is also involved in prostitution. Ashley told OPWI that Ashley ''can't wait outside for the bus to go to drug court because she's done bad things to people (robbed people, committed home invasion, taken people's money and drugs) and these people are after her.'' Reporter states that one of these people came to OPWI's house looking for Ashley and scared Kiara. Ashley recently got out of jail, stayed with OPWI for a couple of days, left last Friday telling Kiara she would be back in a couple of hours, didn't return

On July 6, 2015, I was assigned this case to follow up. This case involves Mr. Tavon Lanier a fourteen year old male. Mr. Lanier’s mother, Ashauta Lanier reported her son ran away on July 4, 2015. On July 7, 2015, I spoke to Mr. Don Earlington Intake Officer of the Court Service Unit. He confirmed an active detention order for Mr. Lanier. Mr. Earlington confirmed previous runaway events and additional incidents in Maryland where Mr. Lanier had taken a handgun to school. Mr. Lanier’s current Probation Officer is Macalister.

3:20pm- IRTC spoke with assigned CPS, Oneeka Peters, who reported that the subject child was interviewed at the Brooklyn CAS on 3/21/17 and there was substantial disclosure of possible sex abuse. CPS expressed that Detective Ruby was present and he reported that he does not think the alleged subject is the foster parent’s ex-husband, but there was a brother (foster parent’s relative) who frequented the home during the timeframe the child was referring to. CPS expressed that the subject child stated that the alleged subject was the foster parent’s husband, but there were questions as to who she was actually identifying. CPS voiced that the whereabouts of the foster parent’s ex-husband and her brother are currently unknown. CPS expressed that

A court battle is erupting over the fate of a 3-year old named Braelynn. Her adopted family claims that she is theirs since they legal adopted her when her biological mother gave away all here parental rights. However, the father was incarcerated at this time and did not have a say in the ordeal. But now that he is out, he wants his daughter back since his parental rights should have never been terminated due to his incarceration. The Dalsings had adopted her from three weeks old and Braelynn has never met her biological dad. Yet a judge agreed with the biological father’s argument and vacated the adoption. Braelynn is still living with the couple but have requested a re-hearing at the state court of appeals.

INCIDENT/EVENT: This writer received a call on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, from civilian Ms. Vera Worsley of the Metropolitan Police Department, 6th District. She advised a Ms. Benneilla Willis was there with a court order 2014 DRB 001276 that law enforcement from any jurisdiction shall assist Defendant Ms. Benneilla Willis in retrieving the minor children.

On February 22, 2016, I was assigned this case for follow up. I was assigned a second case on February 24, 2016. The person involved in both investigations is Ms. Kassidy Pullara a fourteen year old T.C. Williams High School student. I contacted Doris L. Stanley (Guardian) and was granted access at school to interview Kassidy Pullara in school.

I phoned Mr. Cass who stated he had mid-week visitation this week with his 14 year old son and per the court documents, his ex-wife Kelley Hammers is supposed to pick the child up from him (Mr. Cass) by 8 pm. Mr. Cass stated he phoned Ms. Hammers and she refused to come get the child stating that she did not feel good. Mr. Cass stated his ex-wife felt good enough to go to a parade earlier today and he wanted it documented that she is not complying with the court order.

NYPD detectives came out to the home and interviewed mother, mother indicated child has never runaway nor has child ever not come straight home from school. When asked about child’s father, mother indicated father of child has had no contact with child since her birth. Further questioning of mother revealed mother and 12-year-old daughter live alone in the home with no other family members within proximity as all family is out of state. Childs school is approximately ten minutes from the home and child walks to school daily by

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At the time of intake, Madison was at the Rankin County Juvenile Detention Center, and had been there since 12-26-15. Madison told the reporter that she left the home because her father told her to leave. She stated she and her father would argue a lot. Chris (father) would drink a 12pk of beer almost every night. He would pick up the beer on his way home from work. Chris has driven with the kids in the car while he had been drinking. Chris became physical with Madison when she was 13y/o, when he was drunk. He pushed her to the wall, put his hands around her throat and called her a whore. At the time, Lisa (mother), and Chris were separated, and Lisa told her not to tell anyone. Since then, he has pushed, shoved and slapped her in the face

The following project, will address the case of Rita and Christiana C . after concern was provided by a neighbor, who reported that 2 years-old, Christina, seemed underweight, neglected and presented facial bruises. She is cared by her currently unemployed single 19 year old mother, Rita C., in a one bedroom apartment in a lower-income neighborhood of Pleasantville, CA. Under these circumstances, a caseworker was assigned by Child Protective Services to visit the home in order to identify the potential impacts and implications for the developmental growth of Christina C. In order to advise Judge Thompson, this project will focus on providing careful explanations that describe the familial and parental characteristics of the socio-cultural environment that favor the removal of Christina from Rita 's custody, followed by the explanation of why the attachment between the parent and child provide reasons that are against the removal of Rita 's custody of Christina, to end on a recommendation on which course of action will best benefit the child.