Because, I am in the mood to declare WAR and HOLY HELL on the agencies who have been kidnapping black children and destroying their families.
Godboldo loses parenting rights
• Sun, Aug 21, 2011 |
State caseworker has history of breaking protocol
By Eric T. CampbellThe Michigan Citizen
DETROIT — Maryanne Godboldo has been denied full parental rights of her daughter, according to an Aug. 10 verdict by jurors.
Godboldo hasn’t enjoyed full custody of her 13-year-old daughter, Ariana, since March 25 when state child protective services (CPS) caseworker Mia Wenk, with the assistance of the Detroit police, forcibly removed the child from her home after a 10-hour stand off.
Godboldo is also facing criminal charges that stemmed from the March 25 encounter for resisting police and allegedly discharging a firearm.
Godboldo family spokesperson Ron Scott says the Godboldo case was dictated by jury instructions issued by Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Lynn A. Pierce. Pierce ruled, after the trial began, that testimony related to the March 24 stand off would be allowed. Godboldo’s defense says this compromised her Fifth Amendment rights and pending criminal case.
“The appeal that is underway will raise the question of how the state operates as the parent, predicated on their conclusion that the child is a danger to themselves or the community,” Scott told the Michigan Citizen. “Does a parent have the right to make a decision about the health and safety of her child?”
Godboldo was referred to CPS by therapists and child psychologists after she ended months of treatments with the psychotropic drug Risperdal. Godboldo maintains the drug exacerbated her daughter’s condition and she should be free to continue holistic medical treatments.
During the custody trial, Godboldo’s attorneys raised several questions about the conduct of Wenk, who they say rushed to enforce the removal order. The validity of the order was debated. Pierce refused to allow the order itself to be admitted into evidence.
Godboldo attorney Wanda Evans says Judge Pierce denied several defense motions during the trial, including the motion to keep Maryanne Godboldo from having to testify about the March 24th stand off. Evans adds that a family court judge never signed or reviewed the order to remove Ariana Godboldo, as required by state law.
“We’re saying that it was an illegal process and that’s what we’ll focus on in the court of appeals,” Evans told the Michigan Citizen. “In this case, a probation officer used a judge’s stamp to get the removal order, based on information that was never properly verified.”
Wenk testified she made the decision to initiate removal proceedings after Maryanne Godboldo missed a parental planning meeting and was unresponsive to efforts by CPS to contact her. Wenk admitted she hadn’t reviewed Ariana’s medical records.
“After handling the Godboldo case for only two weeks, Mia Wenk essentially made a decision that the child was in danger,” Scott said.
Godboldo will now be forced to create a medical and mental therapy plan in collaboration with Wayne County family court officials and CPS workers. The Godboldos will be allowed to continue consulting holistic practitioner Dr. Margaret Betts, according to Scott.
He says the outcome of the criminal case will determine whether Godboldo will have another opportunity to regain full custody of her child.
Wenk’s history
Attorney Jim Bishai says Wenk was pulled aside and reprimanded by a jury in a case he argued in 2010 before Judge Judy Hartsfield in Wayne County’s Circuit Court. That case, involving several children in a southwest Detroit home, resulted in a judgment to remove the children based on the condition of the house. But Judge Hartsfield returned the children to the home after jurors made a strong collective statement about Wenk’s inability to follow CPS policy.
“The Brent case was one where she just didn’t get it. She doesn’t understand her own manuals, she doesn’t understand her own policies and that’s the problem we had with her last year and that’s what the jury agreed with,” Bishai told the Michigan Citizen. “The minute the jury chastised the court and Ms. Wenk for doing what she did, those children, following that jury trial verdict, were returned home that very day. That’s how serious the judge took it, based on what the jury’s findings were. They were collectively angry.”
Wenk secured and also executed the court order to remove 13-year-old Ariana Godboldo from her mother, Maryanne. Her exact role and adherence to CPS policy in the Godboldo case was argued in civil court.
Bishai attempted to join Godboldo’s defense team for the civil trial right before it began, but was prevented by Judge Pierce. Bishai says he saw many similarities between the Brent case and the Godboldo case in terms of Wenk’s rush to get the child out of the house.
Wenk testified in court to calling 911 before going to the Godboldo house to remove Ariana and signing in as Ariana’s guardian when admitting her to the Hawthorn Juvenile Center. Wenk also signed an order approving the administration of several psychotropic drugs at the mental health center.
“She doesn’t seem to follow rules, and this is what’s going to happen in court right now,” said Bishai. “The other thing is that she has lack of supervisory approval through what is called overrides. She has none of that and the forms that she fills out, even though she wants to take the child out of the house, she has to seek supervisory overrides. She didn’t do that in this case.”
Bishai also says, based on documents presented in court, he’s unsure whether the permanency placement conference meeting Wenk claims Godboldo missed on March 23 even took place. Wenk has said in court that Godboldo’s absence that day led to her decision to seek a removal order.
The Michigan Citizen questioned the Michigan Department of Community Health about their procedure regarding their case workers signing off on drug treatments.
The MDCH has oversight of the Hawthorn Juvenile Center. In an e-mail response, Christina Fecher wrote, “It’s my understanding that when a child is in custody of a CPS worker ... in order for the child to receive scheduled medications a parent or guardian must consent or a court has to authorize the CPS worker to consent.”
Fecher added that “assistance from law enforcement must be requested when a written order has been obtained and the parents refuse to allow a child to be removed.”
Wenk has testified in court that she didn’t provide Maryanne Godboldo with any warning her child might be removed from the home. Detroit police arrived with Wenk at the Godboldo home on March 24 and only provided paperwork the second time they approached the house.
Bishai says Wenk also should have had more direct oversight in the Godboldo case.
“She has lack of supervisory approval through what are called overrides. She has none of that in the forms that she fills out, even though she wants to take the child out of the house. She has to seek supervisory overrides. She didn’t do that in this case. It’s something she’s going to have a hard time explaining,” Bishai says.
http://michigancitizen.com/godboldo-loses-parenting-rights-p10158-1.htm
By Eric T. CampbellThe Michigan Citizen
DETROIT — Maryanne Godboldo has been denied full parental rights of her daughter, according to an Aug. 10 verdict by jurors.
Godboldo hasn’t enjoyed full custody of her 13-year-old daughter, Ariana, since March 25 when state child protective services (CPS) caseworker Mia Wenk, with the assistance of the Detroit police, forcibly removed the child from her home after a 10-hour stand off.
Godboldo is also facing criminal charges that stemmed from the March 25 encounter for resisting police and allegedly discharging a firearm.
Godboldo family spokesperson Ron Scott says the Godboldo case was dictated by jury instructions issued by Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Lynn A. Pierce. Pierce ruled, after the trial began, that testimony related to the March 24 stand off would be allowed. Godboldo’s defense says this compromised her Fifth Amendment rights and pending criminal case.
“The appeal that is underway will raise the question of how the state operates as the parent, predicated on their conclusion that the child is a danger to themselves or the community,” Scott told the Michigan Citizen. “Does a parent have the right to make a decision about the health and safety of her child?”
Godboldo was referred to CPS by therapists and child psychologists after she ended months of treatments with the psychotropic drug Risperdal. Godboldo maintains the drug exacerbated her daughter’s condition and she should be free to continue holistic medical treatments.
During the custody trial, Godboldo’s attorneys raised several questions about the conduct of Wenk, who they say rushed to enforce the removal order. The validity of the order was debated. Pierce refused to allow the order itself to be admitted into evidence.
Godboldo attorney Wanda Evans says Judge Pierce denied several defense motions during the trial, including the motion to keep Maryanne Godboldo from having to testify about the March 24th stand off. Evans adds that a family court judge never signed or reviewed the order to remove Ariana Godboldo, as required by state law.
“We’re saying that it was an illegal process and that’s what we’ll focus on in the court of appeals,” Evans told the Michigan Citizen. “In this case, a probation officer used a judge’s stamp to get the removal order, based on information that was never properly verified.”
Wenk testified she made the decision to initiate removal proceedings after Maryanne Godboldo missed a parental planning meeting and was unresponsive to efforts by CPS to contact her. Wenk admitted she hadn’t reviewed Ariana’s medical records.
“After handling the Godboldo case for only two weeks, Mia Wenk essentially made a decision that the child was in danger,” Scott said.
Godboldo will now be forced to create a medical and mental therapy plan in collaboration with Wayne County family court officials and CPS workers. The Godboldos will be allowed to continue consulting holistic practitioner Dr. Margaret Betts, according to Scott.
He says the outcome of the criminal case will determine whether Godboldo will have another opportunity to regain full custody of her child.
Wenk’s history
Attorney Jim Bishai says Wenk was pulled aside and reprimanded by a jury in a case he argued in 2010 before Judge Judy Hartsfield in Wayne County’s Circuit Court. That case, involving several children in a southwest Detroit home, resulted in a judgment to remove the children based on the condition of the house. But Judge Hartsfield returned the children to the home after jurors made a strong collective statement about Wenk’s inability to follow CPS policy.
“The Brent case was one where she just didn’t get it. She doesn’t understand her own manuals, she doesn’t understand her own policies and that’s the problem we had with her last year and that’s what the jury agreed with,” Bishai told the Michigan Citizen. “The minute the jury chastised the court and Ms. Wenk for doing what she did, those children, following that jury trial verdict, were returned home that very day. That’s how serious the judge took it, based on what the jury’s findings were. They were collectively angry.”
Wenk secured and also executed the court order to remove 13-year-old Ariana Godboldo from her mother, Maryanne. Her exact role and adherence to CPS policy in the Godboldo case was argued in civil court.
Bishai attempted to join Godboldo’s defense team for the civil trial right before it began, but was prevented by Judge Pierce. Bishai says he saw many similarities between the Brent case and the Godboldo case in terms of Wenk’s rush to get the child out of the house.
Wenk testified in court to calling 911 before going to the Godboldo house to remove Ariana and signing in as Ariana’s guardian when admitting her to the Hawthorn Juvenile Center. Wenk also signed an order approving the administration of several psychotropic drugs at the mental health center.
“She doesn’t seem to follow rules, and this is what’s going to happen in court right now,” said Bishai. “The other thing is that she has lack of supervisory approval through what is called overrides. She has none of that and the forms that she fills out, even though she wants to take the child out of the house, she has to seek supervisory overrides. She didn’t do that in this case.”
Bishai also says, based on documents presented in court, he’s unsure whether the permanency placement conference meeting Wenk claims Godboldo missed on March 23 even took place. Wenk has said in court that Godboldo’s absence that day led to her decision to seek a removal order.
The Michigan Citizen questioned the Michigan Department of Community Health about their procedure regarding their case workers signing off on drug treatments.
The MDCH has oversight of the Hawthorn Juvenile Center. In an e-mail response, Christina Fecher wrote, “It’s my understanding that when a child is in custody of a CPS worker ... in order for the child to receive scheduled medications a parent or guardian must consent or a court has to authorize the CPS worker to consent.”
Fecher added that “assistance from law enforcement must be requested when a written order has been obtained and the parents refuse to allow a child to be removed.”
Wenk has testified in court that she didn’t provide Maryanne Godboldo with any warning her child might be removed from the home. Detroit police arrived with Wenk at the Godboldo home on March 24 and only provided paperwork the second time they approached the house.
Bishai says Wenk also should have had more direct oversight in the Godboldo case.
“She has lack of supervisory approval through what are called overrides. She has none of that in the forms that she fills out, even though she wants to take the child out of the house. She has to seek supervisory overrides. She didn’t do that in this case. It’s something she’s going to have a hard time explaining,” Bishai says.
http://michigancitizen.com/godboldo-loses-parenting-rights-p10158-1.htm
American Family Rights Association has been fighting against CPS dirty deeds for nearly 10 years.
This Godboldo case is pretty much the normal Mode of Operation for CPS agencies in every westernized country in the world.
These CPS agents daily commit Federal Crimes against families- several of which are Capital offenses, and it's time for them to be in prison for it.
AFRA long ago declared WAR on this agency, their contractors and the unconstitutional courts of NO Due Process.
Leonard Henderson, co-founder
American Family Rights
http://familyrights.us
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