Do I Have A Choice?
Distributed by
Families for Justice Network
Draft Release – December 16, 2008.
It's been a while since I posted to #Familyprotection. I don't think it's fair to spam this tag, and only relevant information should be posted. I had a court date with CAS where they were ready to WITHDRAW, low-and-behold there is some "new" allegation or protection concern. What that is I do not even know; but I'm not adjourning and I'm going to court anyways. All I know is that this agency can be used as a weapon and I am completely fed up. I have kids and I am giving them a MANUAL on how to deal with CUSTODY DISPUTES, and of course how to deal with CAS. The kids are DONE with CAS and I am going to argue with the judge that it's ENOUGH! They have been nothing but a politicized, bias, confused, dysfunctional organization.
Information for parents:
http://www.canadacourtwatch.com/For%20Kids/DoIHaveAChoice%20-%20information%20for%20kids.pdf
This document gives tips on troublesome parents, the police, and of course CAS. Some of the answers lye in empowering CHILDREN to help fight a parent's cause. I will include excerpts to help guide children into the light. It's not just CAS, it's also problem parents who cannot get along and even USE CAS as their own puppets! Yes, believe it or not there are some very mentally ill parents who actually WANT CAS to do things to their kids!
"This document has been assembled based on the input and collaborative efforts of many parents and children and has been produced with the intention of providing help and guidance to more mature children of divorce and/or separation who wish to know what their basic right s are when it comes to their choice of the parent they
prefer to live with and what they can do to protect their right of choice. Currently in the family court system, children are being wrongly placed under the sole custody of only one parent and are being forced or intimidated to live with sole custodial parents who keep them in situations that are not in their best interest."
Excerpt 1: What to expect from a hostile-aggressive and controlling parent
"Call children’s aid officials and using the excuse that you are a bad child, attempt to force you into a foster or group home. Your hostile and controlling parent may go so far as to make false allegation against your other parent just so that children’s aid officials will not be able to place you with the other parent."
Excerpt 2:
"It is always a good idea to record your conversations with police and CAS workers so that you will have proof of what was said should they try to threaten or intimidate you."
Excerpt 3:
"Your abusive parent may set you up for charges or to force you into a foster home. Some parents will go so far as to fabricate false allegations against their own children so that they can force them into the care of a child protection agency. Parents who would go so far as to fabricate false allegations against their own children are likely have sever mental problems. You are only placing yourself at risk should you remain in the same home with such a parent."
I have printed out this document and I will ask my older son to read it, and take what is in it as IMPORTANT in order to empower them. Sometimes we as parents are at the will of vengeful ex-spouses, and of course CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY. Let our kids know they can fight back as well!
