There's a quote in this email that bothers me:
"Today, my wife and children are in hiding to protect our family, in a location not even know to me, while I have been engaged in a very distressing and disruptive court battle in an effort to have the Protective Custody Warrant quashed, a request that was denied last Friday."
When the family did this, they pretty much established a legal presumption of guilt, and they are going to have one hell of a time keeping their children under any circumstances.
Yup, they're in a tough spot. I might have done the same thing though. CPS has a history of abuse of power.
Go visit:
http://www.attach.org
This organization recommends therapies and trains "therapists" in some pretty unorthodox "therapies" for attachment disorder kids.
I wonder if the "therapist" referred to in this case was trained through this organization. If so, I understand why CPS is not all that interested in talking to him/her.
These folks are the "rebirth" folks. Other therapies they use include restraints and other odd things.
I note that the "therapist" has not been named. I'd be interested in knowing that name, so I could do further research.
why does presumption of innocence go out the door when it come to child abuse accusations by uninvolved (i.e. not doctors, therapists, teachers, etc.) third parties
people that are calling this "fishy" don't realize how easy it is to lose your children (and how difficult it is to get them back) once this department has been turned loose on you.
maybe the family did overreact but 'children services' is practically above the law when it comes to investigating and intervening families.
parents need parenting rights when it comes to overzealous case workers. unfortunately they don't exist and the only real option in some cases is "lawyering up" and even hiding.