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Default DCF bureaucrats find a way to ignore judge's order, punish couple

DCF bureaucrats find a way to ignore judge's order, punish couple

Lauren Ritchie | COMMENTARY
January 11, 2008

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...4465551.column


Five months ago, the saga of a Leesburg couple who won a battle to
continue caring for mentally disturbed wards of the state appeared in
this column, for what seemed like the last time.

But no. That would have meant that the state agency charged with
"protecting" children would have obeyed a judge's order.

Count on the Department of Children and Families to find a way to thwart
court rulings and cause more pain in the lives of two people trying to
do something decent. The moral of this story is that no good deed goes
unpunished.


After 18 months of fighting, Tammy and Mel Geiger were supposed to be
getting re-licensed to take youngsters with out-of-control behaviors
into their home.

In February 2006, the Geigers surrendered their license to operate a
"therapeutic foster home" for children who probably should be in mental
hospitals.

At the time, two of their wards had made allegations against them. Mel
was ill, things were spiraling out of control, and the Geigers feared
being labeled child abusers. So they gave up the license, figuring they
could apply for a hearing and get the matter solved when their lives
settled down.

Oh, no, no, no.

DCF denied them a hearing. They appealed. They lost. They applied to get
their license back. They were denied, and they filed an administrative
appeal. Finally, an administrative-law judge in May heard the case, and
he ruled in August.

The judge said DCF immediately should reissue the license, and he called
part of the state's argument "nonsensical." Repeatedly, Judge Michael
Ruff of Tallahassee noted that the state failed to bring forward any
evidence to justify its actions. He questioned the department's methods
and the qualifications of some witnesses.

Did Ruff's harsh comments make the bureaucrats' little feelings ouchy
all over? Is that why they pulled the vindictive maneuver that they did
next?

The paper pushers dilly-dallied from August until November, when the
Geigers' lawyer received a letter stating that the couple's license was
being reinstated.

"Here's where it gets funny," Tammy wrote in an e-mail.

The licensing bureau used an application that the Geigers had submitted
in November 2006. The application had been denied on Dec. 4, 2006.

So what next?

The bureau promptly issued a license valid from Dec. 4, 2006, to Dec. 4,
2007. An agency that helps with licensing received word of the
reinstatement on Nov. 28, which gave the Geigers a whole six days to be
foster parents under the "renewed" license.

Sorry! Time's up! Apply again!

"How's that for following a judge's order?" Tammy wrote.

Now the Geigers are going through the laborious process of being
fingerprinted, having yet another home study, having their water tested
once more, being inspected by the health and fire departments and, well,
you get the picture. This will take three months.

Anyone want to wager whether they'll be denied again?

"We just have to grin and bear it," she wrote.

However, the vicious antics of DCF recently have become less critical to
the Geigers.

Shortly before Christmas, Tammy had surgery that revealed a serious case
of cancer. A battle of far greater importance is just beginning.




Lauren Ritchie can be reached at or
352-742-5918.






CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAMS....

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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