my ex had full custody of my 6 year old daughter,i heard stories of abuse and neglect so i called the 800 # for abuse and neglect the local cps went out said ;there were no findings' that was 2009,september 2010 they went out again because of new allegations,this time it was founded,my daughter was removed because mother and stepfather were abusing drugs neglecting my daughter,and the mother was abusing her mentally as well,this was all admitted in court by the mother,instead of me getting my child she was placed with step fathers family non blood,the mother told cps i wasnt in my childs life etc,i am applying for custody in 2 weeks,now she and stepfather get 'supervised visits' and the supervisors are the step fathers family,my daughters demeanor has changed drastically ,she rushes me off the phone non loving afraid of me so i called cps and told them mental abuse is still going on,they brush off everything i say,the law guardian has no clue about the case or my daughter,how can i get someone to advocate for my daughter?the county was told to have my daughter go to therapy i as the father set up the appointment,cps is being very relaxed but i fear now for my 6 year olds mental well being,no one is taking my claims serious no one is listening to me,and the biggest part is the mother over a 3 year period of time told my daughter that the new husband is 'daddy' i just need help to protect my daughter,when we go to court no one is prepared,or clueless,the child was removed from dutchess county n.y.,and placed in westchester county n.y.,so cps passed it along to westchester county as a 'courtesty' westchester just goes twice a month to make sure the child is ok phyisically'what rights as a father do i have? what petitions can i file in court?and since the child was removed they said it is called article 10 custody of ******,who has custody county or article 10 people?i just need help and need to get more stricter supervised visits and i need phone calls to be monitored,but am unsure on how to do so,case is in dutchess county n.y.and my daughters mom is telling cps worker that she does not want me in my daughters life and does not want me around her,so what makes a person believe that she the mother isnt feeding her head with more stuff.parental alienation is key it has and is happening,there has to be an intervention,thank u for any help/advice
adviceman49 answered Wednesday February 16 2011, 7:37 am: If you do not already have one you need to hire a lawyer, one that specializes in Family law. Ask the lawyer to petition the Courts to have a Guardian Ad Liden (may not be spelled correctly) assigned tomyour daughter. Thisnis a lawyer who protects and speaks fornyour daughter.
Sweet_LiL_Angel answered Tuesday February 15 2011, 10:31 pm: Hun it is going to take time and a lot of work. Continue calling the police station talk to the chief explain the situation tell him you are worried about your daughter. You need to talk to a theripist. okay do you have any rights to your daughter at all?? if not you will have to get person but a child psychologist will help prove the abuse. Where you in your daugters life at all? int he begning? the Police are looking at that so if you call them telling them about abuse and you hadnt been in your daughters life they arent going to believe you continuing harrassing them. You have to prove good solid prove that she is an unfit mother to get full custdy of your daughter document everything. but itll take time [ Sweet_LiL_Angel's advice column | Ask Sweet_LiL_Angel A Question ]
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