Samuel White
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- Jurisdiction
- Kansas
I have a friend that is 17 years old, diagnosed with Epilepsy that stress induces and was taken away by the state of Kansas due to "Neglect " because they had to live out of a 1 bedroom motel while his Mother was figuring out a new living arrangment. The courts used character witnesses, I don't remember how many but they were some if not all the father's friends. I just feel like there's a bias,
The courts offered him to live with his Dad, The father is divorced or separated from the mother, but his father denied that which forced my friend into foster care. which according to My friends older Adult brother told me his dad used to full force punch him as "discipline". But there's a significant age gap and I don't know if that behavior still happens, and I asked and he said no, but it could also explain my friends emotional health at times.
because about 5-9 months ago, my friend and his father got into a simple argument that lead to my friend leaving the house because he gets easily stressed and somewhat emotional. well when he finally cooled off and tried to go inside all the doors were locked. And he told me he stood there knocking and his dad shouted something and my friend started to kick in the door, and the father called the Police on him and my friend was arrested. They gave him probation and a curfew, and I remember his Mom holding him to that curfew and was really trying to keep his mind occupied with school work and even video games so he isn't out getting In trouble. His mother is a very stressed lady trying to hold it together and she tries her hardest, my friend was cared for. His dad is a complete narcissist but he is also a veteran and so that makes him a good member of society I guess to the courts. I
just see no reason other than their temporary set back why they would not release him back into his mothers care or allow for a new Hearing. I just think this situation is completely messed up, especially considering my friend is going through one of the most stressful times of his life because he can't go home, he only gets short visits with his mother. He also is saying that the foster care he's in is transporting him daily from a facility he says is basically an office in the day time in Junction City to a Wichita facilith to sleep. 2 hour drive most days of the weed if not all. He said it gets irritating being forced to travel with no choice over the matter. But not only that the place make him go to sleep on the very thin padded floor. And hes tolld them multiple times he feels uncomfortable when they shake him with their hands in order to wake him up every morning, no one but a few workers in The junction facilty listens. And plus he said the state workers in Wichita are very rude with how they speak to him. My friend can seem a little defiant with how goofy he acts sometimes when he's in a good mood, but he's always very respectful until somebody shows disrespect to him. And someone has to push him pretty hard to make him that upset. I've only seen him get any form angered at his father, because usually he'll just be pissed, it ruins his day, and if hes pushed further he starts crying. I want to know if this can fall under the emotional distress law? From what I read online probably not, but he obviously is going through emotional distress but I don't know if there's much of a case for it. And if there is a case, will it put him back into his mothers care? Or possibly could he use a proved case of emotional distress as a suitable reason to get emancipated? Please help. I'm worried about my friend, he was in better care with his Mom for sure.
The courts offered him to live with his Dad, The father is divorced or separated from the mother, but his father denied that which forced my friend into foster care. which according to My friends older Adult brother told me his dad used to full force punch him as "discipline". But there's a significant age gap and I don't know if that behavior still happens, and I asked and he said no, but it could also explain my friends emotional health at times.
because about 5-9 months ago, my friend and his father got into a simple argument that lead to my friend leaving the house because he gets easily stressed and somewhat emotional. well when he finally cooled off and tried to go inside all the doors were locked. And he told me he stood there knocking and his dad shouted something and my friend started to kick in the door, and the father called the Police on him and my friend was arrested. They gave him probation and a curfew, and I remember his Mom holding him to that curfew and was really trying to keep his mind occupied with school work and even video games so he isn't out getting In trouble. His mother is a very stressed lady trying to hold it together and she tries her hardest, my friend was cared for. His dad is a complete narcissist but he is also a veteran and so that makes him a good member of society I guess to the courts. I
just see no reason other than their temporary set back why they would not release him back into his mothers care or allow for a new Hearing. I just think this situation is completely messed up, especially considering my friend is going through one of the most stressful times of his life because he can't go home, he only gets short visits with his mother. He also is saying that the foster care he's in is transporting him daily from a facility he says is basically an office in the day time in Junction City to a Wichita facilith to sleep. 2 hour drive most days of the weed if not all. He said it gets irritating being forced to travel with no choice over the matter. But not only that the place make him go to sleep on the very thin padded floor. And hes tolld them multiple times he feels uncomfortable when they shake him with their hands in order to wake him up every morning, no one but a few workers in The junction facilty listens. And plus he said the state workers in Wichita are very rude with how they speak to him. My friend can seem a little defiant with how goofy he acts sometimes when he's in a good mood, but he's always very respectful until somebody shows disrespect to him. And someone has to push him pretty hard to make him that upset. I've only seen him get any form angered at his father, because usually he'll just be pissed, it ruins his day, and if hes pushed further he starts crying. I want to know if this can fall under the emotional distress law? From what I read online probably not, but he obviously is going through emotional distress but I don't know if there's much of a case for it. And if there is a case, will it put him back into his mothers care? Or possibly could he use a proved case of emotional distress as a suitable reason to get emancipated? Please help. I'm worried about my friend, he was in better care with his Mom for sure.
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