Concernedoutsider
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Florida
Hi, I have a family member who has encountered DCF as a result of a domestic dispute with her husband. After the police filed the report, DCF got involved and put a safety plan in place for the mother and children so the father was not able to stay at the home or see the kids until they went to court and saw a judge. She moved into a new place with her children and had preciously informed the case worker that she was in the process of moving into her new home and provided all the information for this new home and that case worker said it was fine as long as the father respected the no contact order until the court date. Once she moved in to her home a new case worker contacted her and showed up 2 times unannounced and was being ugly and threatening if she didn't sign a new safety plan he would take the kids. She refused to comply and she exchanged words after the case worker called her "a shitty mother". So he showed up to the home without a warrant or court order and told my niece she would have to give the kids to him. When she refused, the case worker called the police to assist, 3 police officers arrived and allowed this case worker to remove the children from the home without a proper warrant or court order. My niece asked the police how they could let him do that and the case worker responded with "I'm DCF, I can do what I want". The very next day the case worker provided a signed court order from a judge and dated for the day after the kids were taken from the home. The case worker also mocked her and made a "crybaby" face at her when he was leaving with the kids. So like anyone would react she got mad and said a few words and the police officers pointed a taser at her and said if she didn't comply, they would, and I quote, "taser her in the f**king face".
Any advice towards this incident will be greatly appreciated. I have informed my niece that the best thing she can do is file a proper complaint against the case worker and the officers involved and to hire an attorney. She doesn't have the money for an attorney so the next best thing would be a court appointed attorney. I just want to make sure she doesn't get chewed up in the system and lose her kids because this case worker took it to a personal level and has possibly been souly responsible for the separation of more families over his personal feelings getting the best of him. Most of which are probably experiencing the same kind of treatment, just not educated on their rights fully or brave enough to stand up to them.
Any advice towards this incident will be greatly appreciated. I have informed my niece that the best thing she can do is file a proper complaint against the case worker and the officers involved and to hire an attorney. She doesn't have the money for an attorney so the next best thing would be a court appointed attorney. I just want to make sure she doesn't get chewed up in the system and lose her kids because this case worker took it to a personal level and has possibly been souly responsible for the separation of more families over his personal feelings getting the best of him. Most of which are probably experiencing the same kind of treatment, just not educated on their rights fully or brave enough to stand up to them.
