Recent content by LanceBabe

You hit the nail on the head! My family just got out from under CPS' thumb about 7 weeks ago (after almost 18 months). All because my daughter asked to get back on her medication as soon as the baby was born because she was afraid of developing postpartum depression and her OB jumped to...

Does your daughter live with you?

I thoroughly agree with jharris. My daughter was under CPS's thumb for 16 months just because she asked her OB to put her back on her bi-polar meds as soon as she had her baby. OB called CPS, CPS twisted everything we said, and we only just finally got rid of them this month.

Your daughters are old enough to express to the judge what their wishes are, but it is ultimately up to the judge to grant them or not.

I don't know about in California, but in Virginia, no one is allowed in the court room unless connected to the case (assuming this is in Family Court), so you would not be able to observe how the Judge handles other custody cases.

I don't think they can get child support. She's turning 21 today.

Be very careful here. I have a nephew whose now ex-wife took their then-2-year-old supposedly to visit her parents in Germany for Christmas. She never came back and he hasn't seen his son in over ten years. The German government, courts, or whatever wouldn't help him. Germany declared...

I'd call the court clerk and ask. I know in Virginia you can subpoena someone to testify in family court.

Does anyone know the answer to this question? The situation is this: Young man was convicted (pled guilty) to sending threats over the airwaves (text message threatening to burn down our house, a felony; pled it down to misdemeanor sending threats over the airwaves). Sentenced to 180 days in...

My daughter is being investigated by CPS for statements she made in the hospital about her fears of developing post-partum depression because of her history of depression and bi-polar disorder. On June 9, 2008, a Guardian Ad Litem was appointed for my newborn granddaughter. It is now July 14...

Not true; there are NO other issues here. However, yesterday in court they pretty much said that as far as they are concerned, any woman with my daughter's history of depression and hospitalizations for that depression will come under scrutiny when they have a child in the county where I live...

Yes, but now CPS is on her back and even though we've explained what happened AND gotten another psychiatrist to examine her and state, in writing, that she is NOT a danger to her baby, they are proceeding to try to take the baby away from her. She lives with my husband and I and we are...

That was what we thought, too, but apparently the doctors/hospital personnel she said this to felt otherwise and called in Child Protective Services. Thanks for your response!

If a woman about to give birth said this to you: "I know that because of my history of depression I am more likely to develop postpartum depression and all the stories I hear about women with severe postpartum depression hurting their kids scare me. I want to get back into therapy and back on...

Okay, thanks.