Father ignored in CPS Courts, Mother clearly unfit
My Granddaughter was placed by CPS in our Home initially under the care of my Husband and I. Paternity was established a few weeks ago. My Son has been providing all of her care in everyway for two months, plus maintains a fulltime College schedule and works from 9:00pm-2:00am. For 19, it is clear that he is one million times more responsible than the Mother that our Granddaughter was taken away from. Initially CPS stance was that they would close the case once the Custody Hearing was agreed upon or heard. Now the CPS Case Worker (new one) keeps referring to my Son and us as relative Care and will not sign-off on the Custody trial until next Spring when the Mom which she was detained from is given, chance after chance after chance. Evidence such as Medical Records showing self inflicted pre-term labor and ultimtely pre-term birth due to not taking care of herself, Medical Records with daily details showing why the Hospital called CPS and refused to send her home from the Hospital with her Mother, Multiple instances of Perjury in Juvenile CPS court, inability to retain employment, no Transportation, dropped out of High School in the 10th grade, her own Fathers testimony that she is not capable, etc...
Why do they just slap a Relative Care label on the Biological Father that is providing and has proven that he is capable of providing all of her care, when the Hospital called CPS, they elected to detain from the birth mother and place in our home, mixed with a tone of additional evidence that could clearly win a sole custody case? Of course with liberal Visitation for the Mother.
Why is my Son, the Biological Father being ignored and labeled as Relative Care? Why are the CPS Court so closed minded with evidence (can’t get it heard for months) and could prove an incapability on the Mothers part and a proven capability on the Fathers part which would serve as the best interest of the child?
If we could just get a Trial date and the evidence heard?