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On February 19, 2021, I contacted my local law enforcement after being instructed to by the crisis team that was at my home less than 24 hours prior if my sons behavior continued to digress and pose threats to himself or others. My son and I have had a lengthy battle with receiving adequate services for his special and specific needs since the age of 18 months. At this time, We were not receiving the services lawfully and federally promised to us through my sons IEP (Individualized education plan) through the Bellflower Unified School District due to the unfortunate pandemic which aided in the decline in any progress regulating problematic behavior. I, The minor in question, Mother, was looking for help (documented) for months getting nowhere due to Covid. On this particular day, I agreed to a hospital hold of from 24hrs to 72 hrs for my then 8 year old son. I wanted and needed answers and my son deserved to live daily without suffering these episodes. 

I desperately sought help for him and our family prior to February 19, 2021 and this is well 

documented. My trust in law enforcement and government officials let me down. I've seen my now 10 year old son but twice since that dreaded day.

Stephen Foster was well aware of the digression my son was having. Federally, When an IEP is in place and they are aware, it's the responsibility of the IEP team to provide all and adequate services whatever they may be. Unfortunately many schools and districts don't exactly follow these protocols due to financial considerations. As you can guess, They didn't with us either and after a lengthy battle with the school to approve services in the first place I'm not surprised. 

A single mother, the only and sole provider for the minor his entire life, I’ve openly and publicly advocated for mental health issues and better treatment of our children developing neurodivergent challenges and other mental health issues since the onset of my own child's special needs back in 2014. This fact too, is well documented.

I consented to my child being treated and stabilized at the hospital that day. I did not consent to anything more. The following day I was contacted via telephone by a social worker stating my child was now in their custody. This is problematic because I was never served a warrant, In fact, I was never served, Period. For 7 days I was told the county had jurisdiction over my son and he was on a hospital hold where I was being obstructed from even speaking to him when in fact the record will show that is far from accurate.

The court held a detention hearing on February 26, 2021 and although jurisdiction should have been challenged on service and due process alone not to mention lack of exigent circumstances, this would have been the official date of jurisdiction by the county over my child.  What this shows is my son was KIDNAPPED. 

I had my personal psychiatrist review the record and transcripts. She read it in front of me, looked up from the case file and stated "Girl, Your son was KIDNAPPED". It was then I was explained to holding process at a psychiatric hospital and how my son was never officially on a hold. 

There has never been any constitutionally valid jurisdiction over any child related matters in the trial court, ever.  I have never once consented to any services with the Department of Children and Family Services, I have not once consented to any treatment of my child other than on February 19, 2021, I have not consented or waived any rights. I at no point authorized, contracted, or agreed to any of the attorneys that have acted on my behalf, that have acted in my name, or claimed to represent me,, , The trial court has forcefully coerced me into doing business and accepting services from The Department of Children and Family Services, and this is  coercive slavery,  a federal crime. 

 I have faced ineffective assistance of counsel, counsel that abandoned their client (me), missing social workers, and absolutely zero visitation between Mother and Child due to the Departments negligence alongside ineffective assistance of counsel, despite this egregious Due process violations, I had to learn the process myself. Spending countless hours with my head in books, at the law library, watching depositions and researching everything I could about the department of children and family services as well as dependency court I came to the conclusion dependency court is not CONSTITUTIONAL, DCFS is a FOR PROFIT CORPORATION FUNDED BY TAX PAYERS DOLLARS, and due to the fact I asserted my rights very early on, I was retaliated against by holding my child for ransom . 

I have filed countless motions, appeals, asked for oath of office, demanding self representation (Constitutional Right) and have been completely ignored. Despite being a fraudulent system, I did what any parent with a stolen child would do....what they asked. Within a mere 3 months I had fully completed the "case plan" they devised for me only, they refused to accept this and claimed it wasn't enough, they wanted more...

If I went into details in length I'd bore you all and the court would likely threaten to hold me in contempt again for exercising my Constitutional Rights. (Let's go BRANDON) So I'll give you just enough to keep you from yawning...

In the last few months as I desperately attempted to get somewhere with the appellate court and have been railroaded by every single attorney in the trial court, My counsel at the time was fighting to be removed from my case with around 5 motions to be relieved, eventually taking it to appeal. I too was filing to have counsel relieved as she was ineffective, incompetent, and inadequately trained in dependency law. I myself filed around 5 Marsden Motions as well as Faretta Motions. (these are to remove an attorney and represent myself. The standard to represent yourself is pretty much not drooling on yourself as far as competency, apparently i'm incompetent)  All of these were denied by the trial court. The attorney representing me was spending her time fighting to be relieved from this case rather than adequately representing me and my interest as it is her duty

. As the days moved by I still had not seen, or spoken to my son. I asked the appellate attorney  to file a stay in the court of appeals in which he denied being able to do. 

On or around May 10, 2022, an exact year after adjudication, a hearing was held in the trial court. I was not served, my son was not served, I was not present, and I had yet to accept court appointed counsel after the relief of my previous counsel  nor did I have any time or opportunity to meet and confer with new counsel...  At this hearing it was determined “reunification” would be abolished and the court set a hearing for the termination of my parental rights, a grotesque violation of due process. Had a stay been issued by the appellate court, this hearing would have not proceeded as it did nor would it have proceeded at all. 

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I immediately filed for a rehearing as well as a writ challenging Termination of parental rights. I briefly spoke with the appellate attorney representing me for this writ to challenge termination. She stated she is unable to do anything until the other appeals are handled in the appellate court. She also verified as there was no warrant or exigent circumstances for the removal in the first place, these issues must be addressed in the appellate court. She stated that foundationally if you set an ineffective or dilapidated foundation, eventually the entire structure will fall due to the foundation, that's exactly what we see in this case. She advised me a “decision” is soon to be made regarding my first appeal however I STILL am uncertain as to what is going on with that appeal as I’ve only received notification of rejected filings. She helped me understand the first appellate decision sets precedence for all following appeals including the writ challenging termination of parental rights. This first appeal, as previously explained, was a lengthy, railroaded, and unexplained process with incompetent counsel which I am by LAW guaranteed. Unfortunately due to the circumstances,  She advised I will need an immediate stay and only my current appellate attorney could file for this. After our conversation she advised me to reach out and write a letter to the appellate court.

Unfortunately I began having some health challenges earlier this year and on July 19, 2022 came down with covid-19. I was extremely ill and only in the last few days began recovering although still testing positive for the virus. In addition, I was diagnosed with Lupus, an autoimmune disorder that will cause random “flare ups” which I have been suffering from most of July and all of August thus far making it difficult for me, an untrained attorney diligently researching and learning how to navigate this process alone mostly, (due to incompetent counsel) to write the writs and motions necessary to move forward and ask for a stay so the trial court can discontinue its . 

At this current time, I honestly do not understand what is occurring in my case in the trial court or in the appellate. I know I am continually being ignored by all involved parties, I am still not being able to speak to my child as it nears 20 months of not speaking or seeing one another when up until his removal we were together nearly every single day for 8 years, and I know The Department of Children and Family Services is not being held accountable for their disregard of both mine and my childs civil, constitutional, and inalienable rights. 

VIOLATION OF RIGHTS/UNJUST/ABUSE

The events that have occurred in the last year and a half are nothing short of severe violations of human rights. The clear right to one’s own direct flesh and blood is the second oldest fully-recognized right in all of human existence, save only the individual self-preservation right to life itself. The variously enumerated basic rights under the Federal Constitution, e.g., the First Amendment right to free speech, the Second Amendment right to arm and defend yourself and your own family, and so forth, are generally all “self-evident” rights, that is to say various rights of We The People.

- of the People, by the People, and for the People. 

If this doesn't make your blood boil, I'm afraid there is little hope left for our babies. Believer me, I TOO thought this could NEVER happen to me, to us, ,What I've seen and learned from this experience is, NO ONE IS SAFE.  It is IMPORTANT to know and fully understand your rights or else you give them up. 

The self-evident right of preservation and protection from any interference or harm to your own parent-child relationship by any type of self-professed ruling authority (“government” regardless of the form or type), especially when there is no actual, valid basis of any proper kind, is, by definition of nature and human existence itself, the second oldest indisputable “natural” or “organic” right, save only that primary right to self-survival... irrespective of any sets of “statutes” that must, in fact, fall directly flat on their constitutionally repugnant faces for even ostensibly attempting to pretend otherwise in any manner, shape or form.  The RIGHT to one’s own direct flesh and blood (“natural”) minor children is under God's sovereign powers and absolute, superior to the State of California and CANNOT  be interfered with, whatsoever, save only on exception for due process finding in clear and convincing evidence of serious parental unfitness. 

Well over one hundred (100+) years of consistent, enormous case law from both the state and federal courts also routinely affirms: (a) that not only are these same parental custodial rights to their natural minor child superior to “mere” constitutional rights, i.e., these custodial rights are always entitled to full due process protections in at least the same full procedural measure as any so-called “mere” right enumerated by our Federal Constitution, ie., more important than those “mere” guarantees within the Bill of Rights and elsewhere;

(b) but also that the State cannot even begin to question, let alone invade or impinge upon, those pre-existing, fully vested legal and physical custodial rights that natural parents have to their own minor children, unless and until the State of California can first prove, and only then by clear and convincing “Verified” evidence performed under full due process procedures, that either or both such natural parent(s) is/are found seriously “unfit” within a competent court of proper jurisdiction, too seriously unfit to continue retaining their same such pre-existing and already fully vested legal and physical custodial rights to such child. 

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“Clear and convincing evidence” is a medium level burden of proof which must be met for certain convictions/judgments. This standard is a more rigorous to meet than the preponderance of the evidence standard, but less rigorous standard to meet than proving evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. The clear and convincing evidence standard is employed in both civil and criminal trials.

According to the Supreme Court in Colorado v. New Mexico, 467 U.S. 310 (1984), "clear and convincing” means that the evidence is highly and substantially more likely to be true than untrue. In other words, the fact finder must be convinced that the contention is highly probable.

The Supreme Court has expressly ruled and commanded: “Parents have a fundamental

right to the custody of their children, and the deprivation of that right effects a cognizable injury. See Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 758-59, 102 S. Ct. 1388, 1397, 71 L. Ed. 2d 599 (1982).”  Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57, 68-69, 147 L. Ed. 2d 49, 120 S. Ct. 2054 (2000).  Violations of parents’ federal constitutional and/or due process rights within any state action affecting child custody rights, according to the U.S. Supreme Court, are cognizable claims in the federal courts.

Please consider reading our story and learning more about our family and case, then consider endorsing the included petition in hopes of ending this unlawful, unconstitutional battle and bringing my child home where he belongs. 

As I sit down in my living room to begin writing this, I incidentally turn my gaze toward my son’s room where he has not been in 8 months. Gift bags stuffed with presents and tissue paper line the outer corner of his room from his birthday that passed on March 1st. I instantly become queasy recognizing these moments lost, this time that has passed by us so quickly, will never be returned. My heart shatters as I digest the reality that my son’s 9th birthday will never be celebrated again and the memories will always include a mere 10 minute virtual call from the psychiatric hospital as I sat alone in our family home on the other side of the screen, helpless, filled with intense pain, anguish, guilt and regret, wishing my son a “Happy Birthday” that I could only anticipate wouldn’t be quite so. My only gift allowed to share was that of a YouTube video I worked diligently to put together in order to provide him with some solace (included in this petition) As I held back tears and choked on my words, this would in turn be the last time I saw his beautiful freckled face.

I count the days, 192 today to be exact. 192 days since I’ve held my son longer than a moment, 192 days since I gave his beautiful freckled, dimpled cheeks kisses, 192 days since I tucked my son into bed, one hundred and eleven days I will never, ever get back. Every single moment a loving parent and child spend separated from one another is a torment beyond what anyone should ever have to endure. I’m not certain a “loving” Mother is what I would describe myself as, I would sell my soul to the devil to keep my child safe. “Loving” doesn’t quite explain my dedication to my son nor does it even mildly represent the connection between our souls. Separation is the biggest threat posed to any human as we are wired for connection, we are facing an unprecedented human rights disaster at the hands of our Government and although thousands of parents have gained the courage to speak out, they’re not being heard. I, a Mother, am no different; as my forced, unconstitutional, unreasonable family separation has not been acknowledged or addressed by the hundreds I’ve reached out to as our stories fall onto deaf ears. 

We encourage sharing our story.

Our story (The short version) continues below: 

The claim: Neglect and Emotional Abuse

The California state statute that defines child neglect defines it as a parent that WILLFULLY fails to provide a necessity to a child without legal excuse. There have been no willful acts of negligence and supposing said negligence was factual, Mother has willingly been open to remedies and modifications in the medical care of the child. Furthermore, as a country that just faced a pandemic, all allegations regarding negligence would have legal reinforcement which would certainly suggest Mother has been falsely and unjustly accused.

California law states a child may be removed from a parent in instances of abuse however prior to removal they must try to provide all necessary and adequate support attempting to avoid unnecessary trauma to keep the child in the family’s home .Imminent danger was not present at the time nor is it present now.

Reasonable efforts were not put forth in order to keep our family together by the Department. Invading our lives and imposing a standard of living upon my family is a violation of our liberty interests.  As I have repeatedly stated, These actions were avoided by the Department of Children and Family Services and never offered, the child was simply removed. To reiterate, My son is not abused in any regard as these were exaggerated, false, and fabricated claims. 

As a single Mother raising her child alone in Southern California, this undoubtedly gets tough, but raising a special needs child is exceptionally trying at times, however I wouldn't change a single thing. I,  Mother has shown beyond measure her involvement in her son’s mental health, her own mental health, the stability and safety provided to her child, and her emotional involvement with the child’s very special needs. Repeatedly within the DCFS procedures are the statements that suggest the Department removes children as a very last resort yet has shown quite the opposite. It is in the Departments requirements to maintain and preserve families providing those in need with all necessary services to ensure family homeostasis and stability of the family unit. Instead our family was traumatically ripped apart without due process and with intense misrepresentation and it continues to become more horrifying by the day. Removal of the child is far more detrimental to the child and child’s family than remaining in the home with provided and requested services. Furthermore, The Standard the Department claims parents should be held accountable for is an arbitrary standard and these standards mustn be imposed unto others dealing with the rearing of their children as this is an intrusion on my family's life and liberty interest.

There has been a great abuse of power by the courts and department of children and family services violating our right to privacy, intruding into our lives, examining the day to day decisions and choices of our families sitting in judgement of those choices and then forcing us to follow prejudiced and conflicting standards with the threat of harm and division of our family for non compliance. 

 Our family has been misrepresented and the department has failed and traumatized our family breaking the family bond and unit. Our family and livelihood is suffering tremendously as our unalienable rights continue to be violated by people that have never even met us before.

As a transparent presence who has often shared my little families journey with so many of you, I kindly ask if you would help sign this petition to bring to the court to dismiss this unjust case brought to the court under perjury and to bring my son home where he belongs, under the constitution, and naturally, with the Mother who carried him in her body for nearly a year, the Mother who has advocated for and fought for, and more importantly, walked aside him no matter what during our sometimes difficult, sometimes glorious, but always beautiful journey here on this Earth together. 

Granted I am in a battle for my own family, Keep in  mind that this is not about one family, but about the systemic abuses tearing apart families in California and all across the country daily at alarming rates. Children are being ripped from their loving homes in traumatizing manners, disrupting their stability, and sold into foster families often without rationale yet always without due process. As a federally funded, private entity, our Constitutional rights apply in their courts however are consistently ignored and violated.  There is a great need for updated policies to address this growing issue as the research is clear and data highlights repeatedly the importance of considering alternative ways to protect children and families; family separation impacts children far greater than most allegations of abuse. Removal of children from their homes is their first resort rather than the very last. I cannot express the significance of this matter enough as lines are being crossed daily and justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. If we can begin one by one we can start a domino effect impact. We can encourage others to fight back, stand up for their freedom, and demand change.

The agency refuses to offer any sort of transparency or cooperation with us citizens with constitutional rights. In our case they’ve created your own imminent danger when none exists in order to legally kidnap my son while holding him for ransom. My son is not their paycheck nor is he a dollar sign. Just because they obtained my son through a malicious social worker,  through taking advantage of my vulnerability, manipulation, deceit, and intimidation doesn’t mean it was constitutional in the least.  Who consistently oversees the agency? When was the last time the agency was audited? The behavior of the social workers are unlawful acts and conduct consistently providing the public with a huge disservice. As all complaints are handled within the agency, who handles and oversees ours? 

As the agency's psychological operations on myself have failed to achieve the desired results I am still consistently being denied my right to parent, and my civil rights and liberties. How is it not alarming that a staggering 84% of all child removals are not related to any physical harm to the child whatsoever? With 61% of the placements being considered neglect, that’s 61% of our children being torn from their families indefinitely based on a social worker's opinion. Do they truly believe your qualified immunity protects you when you’re personally violating our civil rights? 

When you advocate for us, you're advocating for all parents. 

I will continue posting pieces of the puzzle or story to the blog, feel free to follow for updates as I slowly expose the corrupt system and all participating members. Im near certain any questions about this case you may have can be found in my blog posts. 

People spend decades in prison for being falsely accused of crimes, yet somehow the court is unwilling to admit they're wrong involving matter with our children and families. By signing this you support the notion the court may have not acted in the families best interest as the families best interest lies with the family being together. Signing this will support Mother's 388 Petition to have her son returned home. 

When you advocate for us, you're advocating for all parents. 

May 2021

A lot has changed since we last updated this site for you all. Laying low while the court attempting holding Mother in contempt of the law by asserting her first amendment right of freedom of speech we took a short hiatus until realizing we have the Bill of Rights for a reason and we will continue sharing their story and advocating for the return of this beautiful child to his family. We will continue advocating for all victims of the Edelman Courthouse corruption and we will continue sharing the absolute monstrosities occurring until those commuting these crimes and abuse against this family are investigated, removed from the bench and disbarred, and licenses suspended. 

Successfully there is an ADA investigation, multiple California Bar investigations, One court actor lost their job, an investigation into the Commissioner and the unlicensed facility the little man is currently residing.  

I'll keep this brief until I have more time to accurately update ya'll but in brief, Mother and Child had ONE visit for Christmas. It was beautiful. They have been obstructed from familial association ever since once again. Little Man is not in a basically orphanage covered in razor wire (pretty much a prison for children) cut off from his family and being abused emotional, physically, and mentally. How do we know? He told us. 

He began finding ways to contact those closest in his life begging to come home. He's had hours and hours of conversation with many close friends and family since November. He told us he wants nothing but his Mother and his Dog, he wants to go home more than anything in the world. When he was moved schools from Lakewood Ca to COMPTON he told us he was jumped by a gang of people while the faculty watched. He told us he was locked in closets by a foster mom and punched in the head resulting in a hospital visit by a foster sibling. He IS BEING ABUSED. He told us he HATES the social worker, he can't sleep at night, He was at a foster home where he heard gunshots all night and is so scared and wants his Mommy, He's been lied to by his attorney's who told him he was going to get to tell the Judge he wanted to come home yet his attorney's filed motions stating testifying would be too detrimental to him ( but going to sleep to gunshots isn't) 

Most Disgusting...

He was asked why he thinks they're not letting him see or speak to his Mom and he said..."They're all just really against her, they don't like her...so they're against her"

"I ran away once, a year ago...WHY AM I STILL HERE?!"

and most SHOCKING..

He was FORCE VACCINATED WITHOUT CONSENT!!!!!

Our own family has denied help, financial assistance for attorney's, and has single handedly made the fight and abuses worse. Maternal Grandmother is quoted stating she will not foster or take the child in PERIOD until Mother loses her parental rights. 

Denied Mother access to the  child. Refused to give child presents, letters, and gifts mom sent. Refused Mom her court mandated calls. When Mom filed complaints with local law enforcement and had a wellness check conducted Paternal Grandparents had a TRO (Temporary restraining order) placed on Mom. Mom was doing nothing but abiding by court orders. 

After a short time they called 911 placing him on another hospital hold and refusing his return to their home. There is a mandatory 14 days of notice before change in housing and they refused to have him another minute. Can you imagine how this little man is going to feel about all of the betrayal in his life? The only one that hasn't betrayed him, rejected him, given him up, that's walked beside him no matter what, that WANTS him, is the ONE they have cut off all contact with, his Mother.