Katie is in danger (Granddaughter of tinman, currently working in Iraq)

The situation with Katie has gotten worse. The DHS caseworker is moving to terminate my daughter's rights to Katie. This comes after the visitations where all went well and the reports reflect that. Thank God our lawyer has a copy of all the reports. It seems that DHS is playing Solomon by making my daughter pick between the 8 yr.old who has developed two masses in her brain and Katie. We have faxed all the reps and sen. in both states and pray that we can get some results from that. When I get done here I will be contacting the AG in Oklahoma and will be filing a grievance with the Ok Bar Assn. on the Judge.

These people have gone too far. I have read the laws regarding this and they are so far out of line that I am sure they have no idea where the boundaries are. IF anyone has any ideas I am open to suggestions.

Looks like we finally caught a break. The caseworker has been fired and the Oklahoma AG and Sen.Inhofe’s office are both looking at this issue. At least we can see light at the end of the tunnel. Faxed the lawyer with instructions to advise DHS to let Katie come home with no strings or we are prepared to go trial, which is the last thing that DHS wants, because then it all comes out into the light of day and it isn’t going to be pretty for them. Still have some fighting to do, but it shouldn’t be long now.

Yaaa! Thank you for this update :-)

I don’t think that DSHS will have a choice to let it go ‘no strings attached’ ‘cause even if they have broken the law to this point they will still cling to the law to show they have an obligation to *ensure that once reunification has happened, the supports and services are in place for continued success*

I know they should let it go, admit their mistakes and such but I am just to cynical (er, jaded from experience?) to see that happening. They will save face somehow!

I wanted to put that out there so you could maybe start preparing yourself for settlement with DSHS. Say, agreeing to having the baby back, with the services and supports of a new case manager for a limited period of time with a specific purpose (ie family reunification and ongoing support) under a clearly written plan that leaves no room for whims based on the subjective feelings of a state agent? Agreeing to something like that is probably the quickest way to resolve this issue and get your loved one back. It may also be the only way to avoid a trial that yes you may win in the long run (and it could be a veeery long run) but will sap your finances and energy to no end.

I respectfully submit that you should be in deep discussion with your husband, daughter, and attorney concerning how far you are willing to negotiate. What you can and can’t accept in terms of continued oversight etc. There WILL be continued oversight, hopefully for a very short period of time. IF your family won’t agree to that then...

I’ll meet ya at the courthouse with my bells (of support) on. Figuratively speaking of course :-)

Right now I think that DHS is doing major damage control. More than ever I feel that nobody has ever fought these people like we have. The more that they backpedal, the worse it’s going to be in the long run. By firing the caseworker, they have removed her indemnification, saves me the trouble of having to pierce the veil.

When this whole thing is over, we will all get together in the cyberworld and have a party.

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