This is quite a long story but I'll try to keep it as short as possible.
The mother and stepfather of my stepkids were arrested in March for operating a meth/clandestine lab in their home where 4 kids resided, in West Virginia. CPS took custody of the kids and placed them with the mother's sister because as the mother was being arrested she told CPS that the children's biological father had an ongoing drug problem and was very violent. Over the past 6 months, the bio father has proven this to be false by subjecting himself to weekly random drug tests and a psychological exam. CPS states that the reason the children were place with the aunt is because the kids did not have a relationship with the father. In all senses, this is true. For 7 years the mother would deny visitation and move every time we found out where they lived. The no visitation was brought up in court and nothing ever changed. The Ohio courts (where the initial divorce/custody decree was issued) did not push nor charge the mother with contempt. The mother and stepfather are only supposed to see the kids on Sunday then one evening per week. The bio father is supposed to get overnight visits every weekend, however the mother and aunt have told the kids that if they get comfortable at their bio dad's, then they will never see the mother again. The kids are being fed, but the aunt denies all of these allegations. She has pushed for child support from the father but not on the mother or the stepfather, who is the biofather of the youngest child.
CPS has visited the bio father's house and approved it, he continues to be subjected to weekly random drug screens and parenting classes. The courts are now saying that custody will be returned to the mother. Her and the stepfather both took a plea for probation only. The bio father's visits have stopped, the kids no longer "want" to come over.
The bio father wants the children removed from the aunt's house in order to get a fair hand on the visitation without people filling the kids heads with stuff. His attorney agrees, but CPS and the aunt deny this and CPS is siding with the aunt. As a matter of fact, one of the CPS workers sat behind the bio father in court and whispered "liar" in his ear every time the judge asked him a question.
Should the bio father have gotten emergency custody after proving the mother's claims untrue? It is 7 months later and he is still not receiving visits and they are not being enforced.
The mother and stepfather of my stepkids were arrested in March for operating a meth/clandestine lab in their home where 4 kids resided, in West Virginia. CPS took custody of the kids and placed them with the mother's sister because as the mother was being arrested she told CPS that the children's biological father had an ongoing drug problem and was very violent. Over the past 6 months, the bio father has proven this to be false by subjecting himself to weekly random drug tests and a psychological exam. CPS states that the reason the children were place with the aunt is because the kids did not have a relationship with the father. In all senses, this is true. For 7 years the mother would deny visitation and move every time we found out where they lived. The no visitation was brought up in court and nothing ever changed. The Ohio courts (where the initial divorce/custody decree was issued) did not push nor charge the mother with contempt. The mother and stepfather are only supposed to see the kids on Sunday then one evening per week. The bio father is supposed to get overnight visits every weekend, however the mother and aunt have told the kids that if they get comfortable at their bio dad's, then they will never see the mother again. The kids are being fed, but the aunt denies all of these allegations. She has pushed for child support from the father but not on the mother or the stepfather, who is the biofather of the youngest child.
CPS has visited the bio father's house and approved it, he continues to be subjected to weekly random drug screens and parenting classes. The courts are now saying that custody will be returned to the mother. Her and the stepfather both took a plea for probation only. The bio father's visits have stopped, the kids no longer "want" to come over.
The bio father wants the children removed from the aunt's house in order to get a fair hand on the visitation without people filling the kids heads with stuff. His attorney agrees, but CPS and the aunt deny this and CPS is siding with the aunt. As a matter of fact, one of the CPS workers sat behind the bio father in court and whispered "liar" in his ear every time the judge asked him a question.
Should the bio father have gotten emergency custody after proving the mother's claims untrue? It is 7 months later and he is still not receiving visits and they are not being enforced.
