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Parents, Sons Must Prove They Want to Be Reunited
Parents, Sons Must Prove They Want to Be Reunited
By Josh Farley Monday, September 17, 2007 http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/s...o-be-reunited/ port orchard Kitsap County Superior Court Commissioner Thurman W. Lowans acknowledged Monday that the Wolcott boys have given him "writer's cramp" with all the orders and warrants he's had to sign to bring them into court in the past six years. Lowans may have to sign one more court document pertaining to the 15-year-olds — one that will send them home with their parents. The boys, Jesse and Tim, have lived in and out of foster homes since Child Protective Services removed them from their parent's care in 2001. When they weren't in foster homes, they were homeless or in juvenile detention. The state Legislature this year passed a law that made it possible for teens like the Wolcotts to petition the courts to return home to their biological parents if at least three years in state care have proven unsuccessful. The boys' mother, Elaine Wolcott-Ehrhardt, lobbied for the bill. On Monday, attorneys for the boys and their parents — Wolcott-Ehrhardt and their father, Robert Wolcott — were in Kitsap County juvenile court to argue before Lowans what "threshold" needs to be proven for the boys to go home. Lowans determined that burden of proof to be "prima facie" — or the facts on their first appearance. In other words, if the parents can show they will be fit parents, and the sons show a desire to be reunited, the burden of proof will have been met. "I am confident that they're going to go home to one parent or the other," said Stephen Greer, Tim's attorney. The boys were removed from their parents' care following the state's determination that Wolcott-Ehrhardt, who was charged at the time with driving under the influence, and Wolcott, enrolled in Kitsap County drug court, were unfit parents. Now that Lowans has determined what the burden of proof will be for the boys to go home, a three-day trial will be held and the commissioner will ultimately decide if the Wolcotts will be reunited as a family. Greer said that while they've had to be patient, it may be worth the wait. "They've been on the run for three years," Greer said. "They can wait another month or two." CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN) Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS *Perpetrators of Maltreatment* Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13 Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12 Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON... BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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