2010 ILLEGAL SEIZURE OF OUR CATS
This page is to describe in further detail the ILLEGAL seizure of our cats.
Here is are dates that lead up to the seizure, what happened on those dates and some photos.
The photos posted here are not CPS's photos because they have for 2 years REFUSED to turn over the photos. Not just to me but to EVERY attorney I have had working on the case! So if that does not tell you that the whole thing is a conspiracy so the caseworker could get her much wanted open case then nothing will and I try to be nice to the non believers but how much more evidence do you need put in front of you to prove that this caseworker and animal control officer BROKE THE LAW? In my family's eyes the accusers are the abusers, not the parents.
The call to CPS was NOT a general call from the public. Only someone that actually watches someone would know the information relayed to CPS, a passerby would never had known. I will not post who the call came from but I will post that the call was from a neighbor that had been stalking us because ONLY a stalker would know that "on several occasions 2 or 3 people got into the truck for about 20 minutes and went back into the house" That is 1 of the 2 COMPLAINTS called into CPS in December 2009. Now I will explain so that you know what that statement means. It was meant to prove we had no heat and we were cold, that is how it was used against us, but the truth behind that allegation was the fact that we had just gotten a new truck and my oldest son was learning how to drive a manual transmission! Hince why 2 or 3 people would get in a truck. Josh would be in the drivers seat and I would be in the passenger seat and occasionally the youngest child was hanging out watching!!!! This allegation was UNSUBSTANTIATED!!!
The other complaint was "have no electricity". When CPS came to our house we had electricity, she verified by the bus driver that BEFORE that date we had electricity. And this ALSO was proven to be false and was also UNSUBSTANTIATED!!!!
I have the letter stating all allegations of abuse are unsubstantiated!!!!
Here is are dates that lead up to the seizure, what happened on those dates and some photos.
The photos posted here are not CPS's photos because they have for 2 years REFUSED to turn over the photos. Not just to me but to EVERY attorney I have had working on the case! So if that does not tell you that the whole thing is a conspiracy so the caseworker could get her much wanted open case then nothing will and I try to be nice to the non believers but how much more evidence do you need put in front of you to prove that this caseworker and animal control officer BROKE THE LAW? In my family's eyes the accusers are the abusers, not the parents.
The call to CPS was NOT a general call from the public. Only someone that actually watches someone would know the information relayed to CPS, a passerby would never had known. I will not post who the call came from but I will post that the call was from a neighbor that had been stalking us because ONLY a stalker would know that "on several occasions 2 or 3 people got into the truck for about 20 minutes and went back into the house" That is 1 of the 2 COMPLAINTS called into CPS in December 2009. Now I will explain so that you know what that statement means. It was meant to prove we had no heat and we were cold, that is how it was used against us, but the truth behind that allegation was the fact that we had just gotten a new truck and my oldest son was learning how to drive a manual transmission! Hince why 2 or 3 people would get in a truck. Josh would be in the drivers seat and I would be in the passenger seat and occasionally the youngest child was hanging out watching!!!! This allegation was UNSUBSTANTIATED!!!
The other complaint was "have no electricity". When CPS came to our house we had electricity, she verified by the bus driver that BEFORE that date we had electricity. And this ALSO was proven to be false and was also UNSUBSTANTIATED!!!!
I have the letter stating all allegations of abuse are unsubstantiated!!!!
(these may be added to, this is just a brief)
December 15, 2009 CPS caseworker showed up with alleged complaints. It was explained to her the complaints are not true and we had a flooded basement (explaining the stuff on the front porch). She asked us to come to the office on 12/17/09.
December 17, 2009 Went to the office. Squared everything away. Caseworker asked us if we'd agree to her opening a case on us, we said no. She said she could get us money to remodel our house. We said no we can do it on our own.
December 27, 2009 We received a letter that on December 21, 2009 all allegations were unsubstantiated.
January 6, 2010 CPS sends out a sheriff for a well child check (remember there was no open case). Our stalker answers the call and I refuse him entry into our home (no warrant and we were busy, he is also a neighbor that has been stalking us and I just was not going to allow him into my home). Because he would not leave I called the caseworker to find out why she even called out a welfare child check as there is no open case to begin with and then I get into an argument with her because I wouldn't allow him into my home. It took me an hour basically to fight for my 4th amendment right to an unreasonable search. During this conversation she said she'd like to open a case on us to get us some financial help. I told her we didn't need that. She said she would talk to me on the 7th about it.
January 7, 2010 I spoke to the caseworker that morning and she tells me she isn't going to come out due to the snow (2 inches the night/morning of the 7th). She brought up again about opening a case on us, again I refused. She said the same thing "talk to you tomorrow more about it"
January 8, 2010 Caseworker calls me and tells me she isn't coming out this day either because she doesn't feel well. Once again she asked if we would allow her to open a case on us, again I said no. She said she said "I'll talk to you Monday about it".
January 11, 2010 Caseworker comes out and starts problems. Saying the school called her and that is why she was there, saying this is a new complaint. I told her school did not call her as I have an open relationship with school because of Josh, so I knew that was a lie and it was confirmed by the case log I got that states SHE called the school. So she came to the house on her own starting trouble. She went on saying all the cats were emaciated and sick with Feline Leukemia, etc. Saying I do not home school correctly, saying this, saying that. We set the record straight for her including homeschool laws in our state. Before she left she asked us again if we'd agree to her opening a case on us. Again we said no. Then she said it would only be for 6 months (said it was an IA) and she could get us a grant to remodel our house, even said we could get a new kitchen floor, kitchen cabinets, furnace, etc. We said no we would do it on our own as we had been.
January 13, 2010 The caseworker calls and says it is urgent she see me immediately to stay put she is on her way out. I told her I could not meet with her as I was busy (remember, I had no reason to allow her into my home or even answer her call, but being a kind person I did. I stopped doing what I was doing to see what she wanted because she refused to tell me what it was about). She showed up with her boss and 2 sheriff deputies. Walked from the front door to the kitchen, sat down and said "we are here to detain the children and and oh by the way I called animal control and he will be here shortly". There was no warrant for the children, but the children were not put in foster care, state custody or with a family member, they were sent to a motel at my expense. At no time did this caseworker or her supervisor say why. We refused to sign papers until they gave us a reason and then they said if I refuse to sign they would make the kids state wards. Animal control stood in my living room for 20 minutes commending me on a job well done. He asked me questions to see if I knew things, in which I did. He then went to leave and looked over at the caseworker and his demeanor changed and said he would be back to seize the cats the next day.
January 14, 2010 Animal control came back and seized all the cats and coerced me into surrendering Parker's 3 ducks. Left the 77 pound Labrador Retriever, the indoor chicken and both roosters as well as the fish.
February 2, 2010 Had a family team meeting with CPS in which they stated they are going to back date everything on that day to February 1, 2010! So everything done on February 2, 2010 is logged in to the court system as February 1, 2010 so to me that is fraud!
June 9, 2010 (or about) CPS caseworker (not the original) came with great news that she can dismiss the case if my husband and I submitted to psychological evaluations to prove we were not cat hoarders. We refused. She went on to say "but if you can prove you are not cat hoarders we can dismiss the case". I said there has to be some other way to prove that. She said "well can you prove you took care of the cats?" "Can you prove you MEDICALLY took care of the cats, we believe you feed them, but do you have any proof they were ever seen by a veterinarian?" I then asked, "Do you mean do I have vet bills?" She replied yes. I gave her all the vet bills I could find which was an 18 month period totaling over $1500. She then asked if she could have those so I gave her copies and she asked if she could contact the veterinarians which I told her " sure call everyone of them."
July 2010. We received a letter stated the case had been dismissed.
During this bogus case we had court I think twice NOT once was the lying caseworker EVER present. Where is due process where you can face your accuser? Also this caseworker sent a company to declutter my home. The person that came out said there was nothing to do. So taxpayers paid for her to come to my house to sit for an hour to just chit chat, for 3 visits! She even went to court on our behalf and CPS did not like that nor did the judge!
December 15, 2009 CPS caseworker showed up with alleged complaints. It was explained to her the complaints are not true and we had a flooded basement (explaining the stuff on the front porch). She asked us to come to the office on 12/17/09.
December 17, 2009 Went to the office. Squared everything away. Caseworker asked us if we'd agree to her opening a case on us, we said no. She said she could get us money to remodel our house. We said no we can do it on our own.
December 27, 2009 We received a letter that on December 21, 2009 all allegations were unsubstantiated.
January 6, 2010 CPS sends out a sheriff for a well child check (remember there was no open case). Our stalker answers the call and I refuse him entry into our home (no warrant and we were busy, he is also a neighbor that has been stalking us and I just was not going to allow him into my home). Because he would not leave I called the caseworker to find out why she even called out a welfare child check as there is no open case to begin with and then I get into an argument with her because I wouldn't allow him into my home. It took me an hour basically to fight for my 4th amendment right to an unreasonable search. During this conversation she said she'd like to open a case on us to get us some financial help. I told her we didn't need that. She said she would talk to me on the 7th about it.
January 7, 2010 I spoke to the caseworker that morning and she tells me she isn't going to come out due to the snow (2 inches the night/morning of the 7th). She brought up again about opening a case on us, again I refused. She said the same thing "talk to you tomorrow more about it"
January 8, 2010 Caseworker calls me and tells me she isn't coming out this day either because she doesn't feel well. Once again she asked if we would allow her to open a case on us, again I said no. She said she said "I'll talk to you Monday about it".
January 11, 2010 Caseworker comes out and starts problems. Saying the school called her and that is why she was there, saying this is a new complaint. I told her school did not call her as I have an open relationship with school because of Josh, so I knew that was a lie and it was confirmed by the case log I got that states SHE called the school. So she came to the house on her own starting trouble. She went on saying all the cats were emaciated and sick with Feline Leukemia, etc. Saying I do not home school correctly, saying this, saying that. We set the record straight for her including homeschool laws in our state. Before she left she asked us again if we'd agree to her opening a case on us. Again we said no. Then she said it would only be for 6 months (said it was an IA) and she could get us a grant to remodel our house, even said we could get a new kitchen floor, kitchen cabinets, furnace, etc. We said no we would do it on our own as we had been.
January 13, 2010 The caseworker calls and says it is urgent she see me immediately to stay put she is on her way out. I told her I could not meet with her as I was busy (remember, I had no reason to allow her into my home or even answer her call, but being a kind person I did. I stopped doing what I was doing to see what she wanted because she refused to tell me what it was about). She showed up with her boss and 2 sheriff deputies. Walked from the front door to the kitchen, sat down and said "we are here to detain the children and and oh by the way I called animal control and he will be here shortly". There was no warrant for the children, but the children were not put in foster care, state custody or with a family member, they were sent to a motel at my expense. At no time did this caseworker or her supervisor say why. We refused to sign papers until they gave us a reason and then they said if I refuse to sign they would make the kids state wards. Animal control stood in my living room for 20 minutes commending me on a job well done. He asked me questions to see if I knew things, in which I did. He then went to leave and looked over at the caseworker and his demeanor changed and said he would be back to seize the cats the next day.
January 14, 2010 Animal control came back and seized all the cats and coerced me into surrendering Parker's 3 ducks. Left the 77 pound Labrador Retriever, the indoor chicken and both roosters as well as the fish.
February 2, 2010 Had a family team meeting with CPS in which they stated they are going to back date everything on that day to February 1, 2010! So everything done on February 2, 2010 is logged in to the court system as February 1, 2010 so to me that is fraud!
June 9, 2010 (or about) CPS caseworker (not the original) came with great news that she can dismiss the case if my husband and I submitted to psychological evaluations to prove we were not cat hoarders. We refused. She went on to say "but if you can prove you are not cat hoarders we can dismiss the case". I said there has to be some other way to prove that. She said "well can you prove you took care of the cats?" "Can you prove you MEDICALLY took care of the cats, we believe you feed them, but do you have any proof they were ever seen by a veterinarian?" I then asked, "Do you mean do I have vet bills?" She replied yes. I gave her all the vet bills I could find which was an 18 month period totaling over $1500. She then asked if she could have those so I gave her copies and she asked if she could contact the veterinarians which I told her " sure call everyone of them."
July 2010. We received a letter stated the case had been dismissed.
During this bogus case we had court I think twice NOT once was the lying caseworker EVER present. Where is due process where you can face your accuser? Also this caseworker sent a company to declutter my home. The person that came out said there was nothing to do. So taxpayers paid for her to come to my house to sit for an hour to just chit chat, for 3 visits! She even went to court on our behalf and CPS did not like that nor did the judge!
Because CPS will NOT turn over the photos of an alleged "hoarders" house all I have are pix from animal control to show you my house was not a mess on January 11, 13 and 14th, 2010. However, though my house was not a mess BEFORE the seizure the day of the seizure it was because we were made to clean a clean house. BUT it was already stated on January 13, 2010 that they were detaining my kids to a motel and the animal control officer said he would be back the next day (January 14, 2010) to seize the cats. These are some of the photos taken by animal control on January 14, 2010 where in his probable cause affidavit said my cats were emaciated and that my house was a disaster. I don't remember exactly how it was worded on the house, I will need to find that out then post it. But CPS said there was no where safely to walk in my house, there was 3 inches of sewage in my bathtub, there was things all over the floors etc.
I would also like to point out, the person behind both of these seizures has stated "the basement has got nothing to do with it". When in fact it has EVERYTHING to do with it when you lose that much sq footage of house you were using, what are you going to do with the people living in that part of your home and the stuff? Throw them outside and fend for themselves and throw all the stuff in the trash so your house stays 100% perfectly clean? If you do then YOU would be a child abuser. Both times my husband and I were proactive in helping our kids save their belongings and chose to put our daughter in our dining room and our son in the living room which meant having to get rid of our dining room and living room furniture to house them in those areas. But as a parent, I feel you are expected to put your kids over the current condition of your house and that is exactly what we did BOTH times!
I have a few of the black and white copies that CPS gave my attorney that you can't make heads or tails out of. Since we asked for clearer copies I threw most of them away but I do have 1 good photo of the living room floor to discredit where CPS and animal control said my floor was covered with stuff. I will post that soon. I have myself been fighting to get copies of the photos but CPS refuses to give them.
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To compare my house on a clean day, here are pix of my house CLEAN. You will notice the kitchen floor ,regardless how clean it is it never looks real clean to those that are nit picky, this is why we were in the process of putting down a new kitchen floor. Click Here
I would also like to point out, the person behind both of these seizures has stated "the basement has got nothing to do with it". When in fact it has EVERYTHING to do with it when you lose that much sq footage of house you were using, what are you going to do with the people living in that part of your home and the stuff? Throw them outside and fend for themselves and throw all the stuff in the trash so your house stays 100% perfectly clean? If you do then YOU would be a child abuser. Both times my husband and I were proactive in helping our kids save their belongings and chose to put our daughter in our dining room and our son in the living room which meant having to get rid of our dining room and living room furniture to house them in those areas. But as a parent, I feel you are expected to put your kids over the current condition of your house and that is exactly what we did BOTH times!
I have a few of the black and white copies that CPS gave my attorney that you can't make heads or tails out of. Since we asked for clearer copies I threw most of them away but I do have 1 good photo of the living room floor to discredit where CPS and animal control said my floor was covered with stuff. I will post that soon. I have myself been fighting to get copies of the photos but CPS refuses to give them.
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To compare my house on a clean day, here are pix of my house CLEAN. You will notice the kitchen floor ,regardless how clean it is it never looks real clean to those that are nit picky, this is why we were in the process of putting down a new kitchen floor. Click Here
This is a photo of the front of my house, shows some things we had set on the front porch from the flooded basement we were cleaning.
This is a photo of my kitchen by the back door. Shows Cali sleeping, does this cat look emaciated? Remember, he seized the cats because he told the judge out of 15 cats he saw 13 very sick and emaciated cats. Just to clarify, it had been just the day before since CPS had been in my house and she told us the day before this that we had to clean a clean house. So we were doing that, so the floor is dirty in this photo.
This photo shows the kitchen floor by Candace's room and by the bathroom. The kerosene heater is dirty because it was what we were using in the basement while we cleaned up the basement after it had flooded and it had dust on it from shaking things out before taking upstairs. That is common for dust and dirt to get on things. That black cat is Toulouse. Does he look emaciated? So that is 2 cats out of 15 you visually see that are not emaciated, remember the probable cause affidavit says the animal control officer UNDER OATH is saying he VISUALLY saw 13 emaciated cats. And again, my floor is dirty because we were cleaning an already clean house, at this point we were washing down the walls in Candace's room (where Toulouse was headed and where he hid from animal control under Candace's blanket, remember this was Candace's cat for 10 years, he knew every place to hide in her room, he hid where he found comfort, in her bed). OH and by the way, animal control also said the cats didn't have enough food, although they were fed that morning and this was what was left over that we had not picked up yet..................................
This is a wider view of the above photo, showing more of the "cluttered" floor that CPS claims to be the floor of a hoarders house. The floor on January 13, 2010 did not have the cat food container there, nor the garbage can nor the kerosene heater. The floor you would say was "empty". So once again, to prove the whole case was bogus on CPS's side and animal control's side!
This is another photo in the kitchen. This one is in the middle of the kitchen floor showing another bowl of food and a food bowl with crumbs.
This is another kitchen picture but you can see the bathroom in this one. Now remember, this was AFTER we started ripping rooms apart, not before. We pulled EVERYTHING out of EVERY room in this house to do a move out move in clean so the house was getting cluttered and a mess by this process, but this is what we had to do because CPS would not tell us what they felt was wrong with the house (we did not know what this caseworker had said about us being alleged cat hoarders and that there was stuff all over the floors, etc, that they was a small path in which to walk or something like that). The day before this house was clean.
The cat on the table, that is Simba, cat number 3 that you are seeing, remember, the animal control officer said he say 13 of 15 cats that were emaciated. Does Simba look emaciated?
The cat on the table, that is Simba, cat number 3 that you are seeing, remember, the animal control officer said he say 13 of 15 cats that were emaciated. Does Simba look emaciated?
Picture showing a bowl of cat food and bowl of water on Parker's bedroom floor
