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How do you fight the Alabama Department of Human Resources? The answer for most, is that you can’t. Why? Because it requires both the know-how and the resources, and those with both are rarely the targets of DHR.
When we first began this blog, we knew little of the workings of DHR. We just assumed that those children taken from their biological parents were guilty of some heinous crimes...and we assumed that was the spurious source of most complaints against DHR.
Why has our opinion of DHR changed over the years? It changed with the realization there is no rhyme or reason to most DHR actions. It changed when we realized that DHR actually profited financially when families were split up. It changed when we saw the abuse close up and personal and realized how many innocent families were hurt.
It certainly changed when we became friends with Mark Davis and witnessed his fight against the system that was supposed to protect his daughter, but in reality has caused her more damage than any child should have to suffer. We frequently post editorials from those involved in these fights. Keep sending them.
We also frequently receive requests for either information on how to fight DHR or perhaps even requests to actually help in this fight. No one who blogs here is an attorney, and rest assured an attorney is what you need. Make sure the attorney is well versed in child custody laws in the state (in other words, don’t use your second-cousin the patent attorney), but is not a part of any local good ol’ boy system. The latter may be harder than you would think.
Someone out there has to have both the stamina, funds, and common sense to force an overhaul of these current laws. Let’s hope it comes soon.
Please do an update on this blog. DHR/CPS are getting worse and worse. Update is absolutely necessary. Please include all of Alabama by county once you have a large following. I live in Lamar County, but was put through an unjust living nightmare from Fayette Co. DHR workers and mngt.
ReplyDeleteIs ther protesters to help and were can I find them
DeleteI’m starting a class action lawsuit against the dept for civil rights violations. Will be posting an ad in Times Daily and the Courier with my contact details to email and anonymous post office box. Email case details to helpfightdhrcorruption@gmail.con if you want to sign on for this lawsuit
DeleteIs this lawsuit for Alabama only? How does someone get in on the lawsuit? Is there an eligibility requirement?
DeleteI need mothers and familys voices to stop corrupted DHR ,attorney,judges....need people that are willing to protest everywhere....I am going to start in July or August in Dothan Alabama ..my little girl is 12 she has been in DHR 2 years and she has did drugs,drink until wasted not knowing if she had sex with the 15 year old boy she woke up by with condoms every were at a party were was the adults at the time were was the foster parent ,how is it the case worker or the attorney don't know why doesn't the judge let my child tell her part..I know why $$$$$$ but I ask them how much thay wanted I would give it to them just to give me my child how do we know if parenting classes and anger managment works if you can't get a 2nd chance.
ReplyDeleteI have a voice. My ex took my son to Alabama while I had sole custody. He kept him for 4 years .I've called police fbi attorney general. The attorney general called to tell me they were picking up father for unpaid child support. I maem another trip to Alabama wheee an investigator who had proclaimed he had nothing to do with the case in previous conversations, was waiting to accuse me of being on drugs. The grandmother of my son worked for DHR for years. I no longer have custody of my son. I've been railroaded in every attempt to get my son back. DHR has used very sketchy tactics and pulled out all of the stops to keep my son in Alabama.
DeleteHOW WANTS TO PROTEST DHR IN DOTHAN ALABAMA? WE HAVE A VOICE, LET'S USE IT!
DeletePlease email me jessientimothy@outlook.com
Alittle to far for me but I'm o. The same page. Our voices and stories need to be hur . They need to be held accountable for kidnapping our kids
DeleteCurrently dealing with DHR my worker emailed me and told me they are DHR and they can do what that want and no one will help me
DeleteIn Lee county Judge fellows has a cash cow going. He targets the people with money to pay. All his cases are decided behind closed doors before they ever start. His favorite psycologist Bridgett Smith is up on charges of ethics violations right now with the board of exanimers. The take in cash on fridays from poor people he has put into slavery is in the ten"s of thousands. The lawyers that go up against him get shutt down. Bradford Ladner in Birmingham found that out fast!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am going up against fellows tomorrow to try and regain 4/6 of my children back. They have denied me contact of all of my children for 6 months now and just took my newborn baby for absolutely no reason, if you could give me any pointers I'd appreciate it. Thank you
DeleteI know this is old... They took my 10 year old son back in January and dhr can NOT even give anyone a reason as to why when asked... Then they come out and done an emergency removal on my daughter no reason why there besides that my son was in the system. Now I'm due in 3 weeks and there threating to take my newborn I have completed the safety plan there also telling me they lost the file where I did my psych evaluation as well as the email where I did my substance abuse assesment. Today I had court the GAL for my kids is fucking everything up with lies basically. I am talking to a lawyer tommorow y'all please wish me luck this isn't right they have delayed my visitation I haven't seen either of my kids since the beginning of the year... Also I have not gotten several calls on visitation that way several was missed... My case is based off lies and I have yet to see evidence to prove any allegations. I'm prescribed meds and there telling me I absolutely have to test clean dosent matter if I'm prescribed what is showing up for different things or not... I'm sick of dhr taking peoples kids who done nothing wrong but leaving kids in the hands of people who end up killing them and something bad happening. I was told when I completed my safety plan I could get my kids. I've done it all and a few more repairs to go until I am done with my home. My mom also owns her own buisness I work with her she wrote out stating I work with her and now that's not good enough.
DeleteJcdhr has my 5 children for almost a year. They r awful liars and they have violated my rights! All jackson co r n it together the judge too. They have not let me speak not one time on my behalf or my childrens behalf. They dont care bout any child all they want is the money! It is unjust i have complained and now they say im harassing! They want to terminate my rights and i have done EVERYTHING they have asked me to do and they have nothing on me no arrests no police reports nothing! They r liars
ReplyDeleteI would like more information on this. My case went through Fellows also. I am trying at this time to get my daughter out of a mental hospital and have the permenancy changed back to return to home. I am pwillis1313@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteAlabama dhr has violated my rights an taken my children from me an my fiance we have done everything dhr has told us to do ta gain custody of our children an they still will not return our babies home to us, one of iyr kids were taken from another county I didnt live in or have my baby in for no reason just false allegation an they didn't look for proof nor found any they took our last child when hr turned four months old saying they were taking him because our home was in my father inlaw name an they didn't like were we lived they are corrupt an have no reason of taking our children an we have done everything they have ask us to do an still they want return our children home they have put our four year old Ob ADHD medicine when his family doctor said no he didn't need it so they put him in a doctor care that would do it they have done so much to our family an have no reason to putnus threw this an most of all our children threw this we don't deserve this if anyone can please help us we can't afford a attorney that know about this stuff please if anyone can help with giving advice hearing our whole story so I can tell everything that has happened if there is a attorney out there any help we would truly appreciate it.
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ReplyDeleteI was unlawfully arrested on a dui for taking my prescription medication. My grandson was in the car on our way home from school. They called dhr instead of his mother. His mother got there to get him but on the following day when we were all drug tested they removed him from our home and placed him with his father who did fail a drug test. His mom on the other hand passed hers but wasn't allowed to be with him un-suoervised. Explain that one to me. I failed for my prescriptions and they refused to send off the test. The fact remains my grandson should have came home with his mom who passed her drug test and not plaaced in the home wwith someone who did not pass.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised. DHR seems to be allowed to just do whatever it is they please with NO regard to anyone.
DeleteWhat is the update on this story? Similar thing happening to me.. I will post shortly. Stay strong 💪🏻
DeleteMy sweet 4 year old grand daughter has been taken from our loving arms placed in foster care. She has been with me for 3 years but I did not have custody. I never dreamed this could happen to us. We have done nothing to harm her in any way and I know this will cause emotional trauma. Please help me find the right attorney, there are so many who just want to take your money and do nothing.
ReplyDeletePlease contact our e-mail at Shoalanda.Speak@gmail.com. If you are in the Shoals, call Cliff Wright. If he can't help you, he will tell you who can. Good luck!
DeleteSeptember must have been a hot month for them..They took my 3 year old granddaughter as well. We are still devastated & in shock. They are destroying our already broken family. I am on the verge of suiside. I was lied to & continue to be lied to. My granddaughter is NOT adjusting as they had hoped, yet they ignore her maladjustments as being a brat or cry baby or immature.I don't have a lawyer. I can't afford one. These people have got to be stopped.
DeleteI can't stop crying. Neither can my grandbaby.
DeleteI've had custody of my son now for 3 months. The county the child support was out of is cullman, but the children were removed by Blount dhr and I have my son as a result. While cullman suspended the child support they still keep interest going on the arrears as if my son was a car loan, and those arrears are a result of cullman dragging their feet on a dna test, in which I still paid directly to the mother. No credit was given. Now theyve taken my taxes again while this case is frozen. That takes food and clothes off my sons plate and back and I'm done with that and insulted that they use his arrears to keep all the money for the county by saying his mother got family assistance as they dont offer welfare and the father is left on the hook for the whole amount. I'm wanting to file a lawsuit against them for ethics and well anything I can find that is in legal terms of theft. Regardless the practice of how this county takes a percentage of the child support and all of the arrears needs to stop. And I need to see if there is an attorney with the balls to try this or should I learn how to file on my own. Thank you for any input
ReplyDeleteYes there are plenty of ethics violations in cullman county to be filed suit on. Many to do with “ dragging -of -the -feet”!!!!
DeleteAnd for what I see as financial gains for the county and or whichever party Is in favor of the judge. I literally lost my home of 10 years because of a 2YEAR DIVORCE TRIAL !!!
During which I got NO CHILD SUPPORT!! And at the end of which my temp rehab. alimony was suspended and I was awarded no permanency.My boys and I obviously weren’t rehabilitated.., we’d just lost our house during a divorce bc of my inability to pay as a single parent !! ...... but only then, after 2 years of “ continued , continued continued..., was FINALLY given child support for our 2 sons ... the paternity was never denied or even had to be established ....
But bc of this.... NOTHING !! Except dragging of the feet ..., my boys and I lost our home .... and the judge. NICHOLAS had the audacity to talk to me like a misfit in court stating my
“ refusal “ to pay the payment on the marital property !!!!!
Like I had my mortgage and didn’t want to pay !!!!!!!!! I only wished I’d had it. If the county could manage a contested divorce case once every 2 years and could also remember to honor the constitution and appoint guardian ad litems to minors during DHR Investigations as well...., things may run much more smoothly you should really really contact me sir. I have a wealth of incriminating knowledge on cullman county court system including DHR
Some local attorneys and more. Some just my own internal knowledge , but a lot also on paper ./in black and White that they never ever expect anyone to hold on to ..,
Much less asses and compare my dear!! 2015-2017 some families got “ raped” in and by cullman county ..., please do forgive me for a lack of better terms , but “rape” is abouT what my situation attests to
Contact me please sir . There is strength in numbers.
DeleteCullman county is toying with time
So it equates a profit ! There has been so much corruption and ethics violations (suspected , investigated and even PROVEN!!!) That if any good attorney with a decent amount of courage who is not in fear gets even a half of a glimpse of what’s going on in peoples faces in Cullman County it won’t take but a second to pick up your cause .., which is the same as mine. It’s right here in peoples faces it’s sometimes even the newspapers these unethical practices and more ..., The accusations lawsuits even investigations the only thing I don’t hear of is when they’re disproven .... I repeat DISproven and DISmissed!!! Start with googling tommy drake /cullman county corruption/ ehics complaints ......
Especially 2015-2017!! Throw in a little judge Nicholas there ( and btw MR DRAKE..,
Who I hired and paid to represent me personally is NOT a good guy! He cost me everything I had bc I simply gave him my money and trusted him ... he actually turned out to be the very force I was hiring him to defend me against In an essence! I’m disabled and now he won’t even release my file back to me . But the truth remains . Starting with
He has my file and won’t give it to me and alacourt records always exist !
My child was born 1.9lbs has Bartter syndrome and stayed in hospital for 7 months under doctors nurses specialist and nutritionist and only gained almost 4lbs. Since being released into my care(15 months) she has continued to be slow to growing due to having Bartter's Syndrome. Dhr has accused me of neglect and abuse having received a report from CRNP. When this took place I was given court hearing but no one allowed me before the judge to give my testimony or that of my witness or my evidence and everything was decided for me. I got medical records of all her history and DHR did not acknowledge that the accusations I was accused of were cleared up from medical records. Dhr moved forward and did not do family placement and placed her in foster care instead. Since being in foster care my daughter has been hospitalized multiple times and each time the DHR would say it's not something foster person did to cause her problems. I requested she be pla ed with family in the beginning until this was resolved but DHR said no since family was not blood.(but it states as long as child has relationships with person) can be considered as family placement. I filed complaint with social boards of Examiners and they had results sealed as to not be used against case. I was not given a plan as to what is needed of me to return my child. I was allowed visits but was suspended once DHR had a Psychological evaluation done by one of their sources.
ReplyDeleteDHR in Lauderdale County Alabama is a outrage and a joke.They acuse good parents of abuse and neglect, They are the once of abuse and neglect.The juvinile probation officers are bullys of children.They pick on children.But when a man speaks up in a loud voice They run to the Judges office , Then it usually results in some kind of punsiment for the child.Because they are bullys of children and cowards of the world.What a disgrace to the system.THEY ALL SHOULD BE TARED AND FEATURED AND RUN OUT OF TOWN.REMEMBER WE ALL REP WHAT WE SOW. THEY GOT IT COMING.I HOPE I LIVE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
ReplyDeleteI hate Lauderdale DHR. They took one of my sisters daughters. They didn't take the other kids. Just the one girl. Told my sister she couldn't have her back. By the way my sister lives in Mississippi not Alabama. They gave custody to the dad. Who's wife beat the child. Then they took the child from the dad and still wouldn't let my sister have her back. They said she was unfit. If that was true why didn't they take the other three kids. So after they wouldn't let my sister have her I decided to try and get her. Of course they didn't let me have her either. Tried to say my son that was 4 the last time he was around her (because DHR took her) was a danger to her. He hasn't ever hurt another kid in anyway. Then they said they were afraid I would give her back to my sister. They used the fact that I had got food stamps in the past against me and that we didn't go to church against us. They even asked my husband what the 10 commandments were when he was on the stand during court. What our beliefs are don't matter. The child's well being does. We even had to prove my kids were well adjusted and made good grades. We took drug test. They came to our house multiple times. Did everything they wanted. Well we lost and they adopted her out.
DeletePLEASE TELL ME WHY IS SOMETHING DONE TO STOP DHR ?THEY NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN!!!
ReplyDeleteWho is available for a protest in dothan, Alabama? We can make a difference, all you have to do is care... there is safety in numbers.
ReplyDeleteI am going thru the same thing in Lee county. The dhr worker has lied about everything and I have text messages to prove I talked to her when I was denied entry to the court process because I had a fever and the covid19 restrictions. She text me and I responded to her text, but she took it upon herself to tell judge fellows that she could not find me in the parking lot, she called and texted me but got no response from me!! How can I get help or someone who can help me fight this case since they never gave me any of my rights and responsibilities of dhr handbook, I was not granted a lawyer before the court hearing and had a dhr worker Pamela Richardson lied under oath that she could not get in contact with me by phone or text. I have every message to prove she lied. Now judge fellows granted her permission to enter my home, question my children, who are 15 and 19, and take pictures of my home. Who can I contact for help?? This was set for hearing on August 04 2020, when I had a fever and was denied access to the court house.
ReplyDeleteMy children were taken from me for almost 2 years and i did nothing wrong. My husband was trying to kill himself and i intervened and was shot, my kids were not even with us when the accident happened, the detective in the case filed a false report with dhr to have them taken and then blackmailed me telling me i would never see my kids again if i didnt cooperate with her. I had to fight for almost two years to get custody back and my children suffered greatly from this ordeal. I am trying to get the SPLC to step in and help make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else and get justice for my family. However they will not take individual cases. If you have been wronged by DHR please contact me and we can work together with the SPLC as a group that will be heard and get something done to right the wrongs dhr has done to our families. They need to be held accountable for their actions because it is the children and families suffering and nothing is being done. I don't want any more children to become a statistic of the system. mamaswink05@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteDhr (Bibb Co.) said my kids were molested by their father gave temp. Custody to my monster of a mother then my youngest came down with nuroglostomia cancer.so Dhr dropped the case awarded full to that evil bitch. My POS Ex has yet to face charges there were conflict of interest in this case and alot of BS that caused me to lose my children. How can I get help?
ReplyDeleteHow to reverse a custody case with Bibb Dhr
ReplyDeleteI need legal help fighting dothan alabama.dhr . i have ni VOICE and mu kids life are getting worst and worst
ReplyDeleteIts sad when all it takes is a bitter mother in law to call the school and make claims of drug use, neglect, and abuse and the school is forced to call DHR! We passed drug test and there is absolutley no evidence of abuse! I am very active in the community and coach little league baseball! We were basically tricked into voluntarily placing our boys into the 60 day "safety plan"! We were lied to when asked how long would this last! We were told as long as we do what we are supposed to do then 60 days. Well we have done everything and more and now being told 60 days was just the safety plan. Now the court has to get involved! This is a nightmare!!! We have passed 6 drug tests and still noone will tell us when our boys are coming home! DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING THEY TELL YOU!!!! This is the most corrupt organization i have ever seen! It is amazing to me how they dont care that they are doing more harm than good in these kids lives! They are destroying families! Jan 21 will be 90 days!!!!!!! I dont know what else to do!! I need an attorney but cant afford one! I think they prey on people that cant afford an attorney to make it easy on themselves! DHR is the devil!
ReplyDeleteI acutally had doug patterson as my judge whenever her was taking hte funds from the juvenile system and pocketing them... which ened up landed his dumbass 5 years in prison..and he was also taking bribes so whichever family member could pay the most he would give custody to that person and i've been going thru this for 6 years yall like... this has gone on way to long and my family is literally destroyed bc of these ppl.. like at he end of the day they get to clock out, but we never get to we wake up knowing we are in this nighmare missing them babies then we go to bed realzing that tomorrow i will wake up in this hell this nightmare... they are so lucky they get to clock out.. like they don't realize this is all day everyday for all of us we hurt 24/7 and i'm not getting any healthier or younder and i'm missing the awesome little milestones in their lives and that's what makes me lose my mind the most is knowing i'll never be able to get that first laugh or his first steps like i will be buried when i'm old and i will never get to say i loved teaching u how to walk... like it would be different if i had shady characters around him and shit like that i mean that would make sense, but we had him for 8 months straight and no pediatrician reported him being "neglected" or "didn't have a stable home" like literally roman never left the house lol he was my little home body.IT gets so confusing bc we are supposed to respect and look up to these figures like "reuniting families" is their slogan more like how long until we can break her so that way we can say. "oh see nichole went off the deep end so she doesnt need the kids..." they arent ever gonna get that tho... and they cannot figure out how to break my soul... i'm won't ever let anyone break me i have my boys to live for and fight for
ReplyDeleteALSO CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A PEACEFUL GATHERING IN LIMESTONE COUNTYS DHR PARKING LOT LIKE WE NEED THE NUMBERS TO MAKE THEM REAZIZE OH IT'S JUST 3 PPL WE CAN WRITE THEM OFF LIKE EVERYONE THAT WOULD DO THIS WITH ME HIT ME UP ON MY INSTA AT
ReplyDeletecole_baby1217 LETS ORGANIZE SOMETHING AMAZING!
Need to get another one going
DeleteI'm in Lee County too & if you think they won't railroad you, you better think again. Fellows & his crew is a sight to see & they are not into seeing families to stay together. No sir. If he's ever put a child back with its family, it's either because they had plenty of money or they didn't want them. The ones that love the kids but still find themselves in the courtroom are not the ones that keep those kids. And they don't give a damn if it's right or wrong. They still sleep good at night. Stephanie Johndrow, Hallie Turner, Priscilla Jackson, Harold Patrick, Renee Clark, Cameron Burgess, Referee Colley, and fostermom Kimberly Brown can all kiss my ass. If i left anyone out, just get in line.
ReplyDeleteWe never even hired a lawyer. Didn't feel like we needed to. Hadn't done anything wrong like they were claiming we had. First mistake. When dealing with DHR, ALWAYS HIRE A LAWYER OR REQUEST ONE FROM THE MOMENT YOU ARE CONTACTED BY DHR. That is a pivotal point for your case. If you are an emotional person, better find something to make you numb (that is legal of course) because there's no good from getting all upset over it in the courtroom cause they frown on that like your unstable. If its an option, move. You may have a chance then. Give temporary custody to someone you can truly trust is another option. Other than these, you may not have a chance better than a snowball in hell. At least the courts have the air on.
#freesabrinaandava
Screw Lee County Alabama family courts
I need help getting my maternal Grandsons back in my custody dhr took had no visitation in a year and myself and partner of 7yrs we're only constant in their life birth to present. Have a 4 and 15 ye old they want to be with us
ReplyDeleteDhr railroaded me and my wife we was doing nothing wrong please help 205 237 3946
ReplyDeleteHow does dhr have any right to rip a child that is the best of living conditions away because someone filed a false report? My daughter's boyfriend ex boyfriend is mad at all of us cause we would not allow him to the house after he hit my daughter in the mouth. He then filed a false report on us. My mom has had custody of the baby for over a year if not more and been putting up with dhr horseshit. Telling and saying this or thatm the case was to be resolved in Feb but yet we have been told numerous different reason to why it's not. There was no evidence of drugs, no evidence of abuse nor neglect or molestation. We need help on fighting dhr wrongfully removing a child traumatizing the baby. She's 3 and has so much fear on his face. This kid has the best of the best life. I need help to fight against dhr and how they operate there's kids out here actually being abused and dhr comes and takes the ones who's noy
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