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Report Shows “Systemic Weaknesses” at Los Angeles Child & Family Services pb

CITES “INEFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING,” LACK OF TRAINING AS DEFICIENCIES RESULTING IN CHILD DEATHS by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 15, 2013) —[Editor’s Note:  Due to the subject matter, the following report will be disturbing to some readers.] As reported in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, a report issued to the Board of County Supervisors of Los Angeles […]

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Hendersons Removed from Another Hearing in Edelman Court on Monday pb

“YOU CAN’T COME IN HERE” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 18, 2012) — The Post & Email has been reporting for several months on the case of the Henderson family, whose seven children remain in foster care through the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) despite the parents’ continual efforts to regain custody. […]

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Bombshell: Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Los Angeles County for Confiscation, Retention of Seven Children in Foster Care pb

“WE’RE LOSING RIGHTS THAT ARE VITAL TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 7, 2012) — Since late September, The Post & Email has been reporting on a case in Los Angeles County, CA, wherein seven children were taken from their parents and retained in the foster care system by […]

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Update: Presiding Judge at Edelman Children’s Court Responds to The Post & Email About Henderson Case pb

DCFS TRANSFERS CASE AND KEEPS PARENTS IN THE DARK; STONEWALLS ON VISITATION, REUNIFICATION by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 27, 2012) — On October 31, The Post & Email sent a letter to Judge Michael Nash, who is the head judge at the Edmund C. Edelman Children’s Court in Monterey Park, CA, regarding the case of Jeffrey […]