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COURT ORDERED PROGRAMS/SERVICE PLAN
Anthony is required to enroll and complete certain programs and goals before getting his daughter back. The DSS/ Foster
care worker has been inconsistant with those plans. Everything that Anthony has done to show his interest....the courts have
thrown OUT. The list changes depending on what he has attempted to complete.
For instance, the courts, in the beginning said he needed to complete a domestic Violence class.....after enrolling in
the class it is not on the list of goals anymore therefore appearing as if he has not completed any goals. The same
thing with the psychological evaluation goal that used to be on the list.
The next hearing is a review of the parents goals and programs in New York July 28th 2008.
**July 2008...RECEIVED A PERMANENCY HEARING REPORT
The report did not give Anthony credit for anything he has accomplished. It stated that the mother was tested positive
for drugs in her system the first part of June and then completed her substance abuse program the last of June. The mother
and the child are going for family counseling to transition the child in the mother's care.
**July 24...ANTHONY'S PLAN FOR HIS DAUGHTER
We sent out a 7 page letter to the judge showing Anthony's plan for his daughter if he is to gain custody of her and
to ask that a new Permanency Hearing Report be made reflecting Anthony's completed programs....Topics include: Errors in the
Permanency Hearing Report, Recent Problems with Foster Care Parent, New York State Foster Parent Manual, Contact with my Daughter's
Treatment Providers in New York, Medical and Dental Plan for my Daughter in West Virginia, Court Ordered Programs and Other
Self Help Programs, Visitation Plan For My Daughter with her Mother.
Anthony asked for a visitation half-way plan with reembursment like the Foster Parent Manual states is suppose to
be done and also asked that foster care be transfered to paternal grandmother, Cheryl Hall.
**July 25....RECEIVED THE ORDER FROM FEB. 13 HEARING "FINALLY" AND ALSO A PROTECTION ORDER AGAINST HIS X-WIFE AND
OF COURSE ONE OF THOSE AGAINST ANTHONY
The courts decided that the child cannot be taken out of the state of New York, the paternal grandmother is not seeing
the best interest of the child and so therfore cannot take the child because will not say that Anthony is a "WOMAN BEATER"
and has something against the mother of the child(who wears a halo and wings)
HERE IS WHAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR
~He went to a six-week divorce support group through a nationwide online program called divorcecare.com designed to help
the children of divorce cope.
~He went to a 2-hour parenting class.
~He is enrolled in Domestic Violence classes that ends sometime in September 2008.
~He had a substance abuse evaluation done and several drug tests.
~He signed up for parenting classes through the foster care and attended two 3-hour classes but found out that they
were having the classes on a day every week that would not work out with his job.
~He is and has been supporting his daughter financially by paying child support which New York conveniently based
the amount on his making $10.00 an hour when he only makes $7.50 an hour.
~He is seeing a psychologist at the local Mental Health Department.
~Since the child's grandmother has been approved by foster Care and Interstate Compact organization....He has a home
for his daughter.
RECENT GOOD NEWS ABOUT GOALS!!!
An organization called Families Link in our area has offered to help him complete his goals and are collaborating with
the New York Department of Social Services and Foster Care and Anthony's attorney to get this approved so that he can complete
his goals and get his daughter back!!!
THE NEW YORK STATE REGISTRY
Anthony got a letter from his attorney saying what happened at the court hearing on March 10, 2008 that he went in on
Anthony's behalf so that we would not have to travel to New York so soon after the last trip. He said that they dropped Anthony's
right to a fact finding because of the family court fact finding. I don't understand that but it doesn't sound right to me.
Anthony is going to appeal that family court fact finding. Anthony did not sign that form and WILL be going to the next State
Registry court hearing June 25 following a letter to that judge and all involved. The letter will be an "Exceptions to the
Determination of Fact Finding" and a "Memorandum of Law". The Exceptions to the Determination is where Anthony is bringing
up his evidence that his no-good attorney did not present. The Memorandum of law states the NY laws and how the family courts,
DSS, and CPS has gone against it.
~~>Before the hearing we sent a letter to everyone in the Office of Children and Family Services, Bureau of Special
Hearings in the Albany office, the Commissioner of OCFS, the CPS officials and the judge for the Warren County Department
of Social Services.
The letter we sent was an "Exceptions to the Determination of Fact Finding" and a "Memorandum of Law". The Exceptions
to the Determination is where Anthony is bringing up his evidence that his no-good attorney did not present. The Memorandum
of law states the NY laws and how the family courts, DSS, and CPS has gone against it. We also sent the proof that this Fact-Finding
order is being appealed on which DSS and CPS has managed to hide from them.
We accomplished what we wanted! They decided that they would not put his name on the registry until after the decision
on the appeal and set up a hearing for January 2009. (Subject to change depending on when the appeal takes place.)
MY APPEAL
I have been appointed an attroney!! Anthony's family court attorney from 2006 recommended him and I requested him on
my appeal.
ANTHONY'S APPEAL
The DSS attorney is suppose to send him the written order from the hearing that took place on Feb 13, 2008 but has not
sent it even though Anthony has sent letters and faxes to her. He can't start an appeal without an order. Lucky for them!!
He is appealing the fact finding part of it AND whatever it says in their screwed up order they won't send.
~~>Even though Anthony has still not received the order from the hearing in February, we sent his appeal with a letter
asking the New York Supreme court if he Anthony can go ahead and appeal the "Fact Finding" part of it and appeal the rest
later. We have not heard anything yet and the appeal was sent June 30, 2008.
ANTHONY'S REQUEST FOR A DIFFERENT ATTORNEY
Anthony's other attorney from the lower courts has messed everything up and has misrepresented him way too many times.
They are wanting his name on the New York State Central Registry but he still refuses to believe that he is guilty of
the child abuse and neglect. His attorney tried to get him to sign a form dropping the appeal on the registry hearing and
told him the only thing it will affect against him would be that he cannot get a job in some places in NY. We found out that
was not true. He would also not be able to visit his daughter if he were on that list. Anthony has a hearing for that
June 25. This attorney also has never presented evidence that we have showing he is not guilty of neglect. He has sent
a letter to the family court judge to ask for another attorney to be appointed but we have not heard anything about that.
~~>They wrote a letter to Anthony saying that everything is in appeals and he cannot be appointed another attorney
so even though not EVERYTHING is in appeals yet......Anthony's old attorney still is on the case giving his expertise advise.
There is a review on July 28th on the reunification of child with the parents and he will be representing Anthony on that.
