WILL LOS ANGELES BE ONE OF THE COUNTIES AUDITED? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 6, 2013) — Members of the California legislature have begun to lend support to an audit of the child protective services agencies in the state after the an eight-year-old boy, who had an open case with the Los Angeles Department of Child […]
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A Call to Parents, Grandparents, Caregivers, Advocates and the Los Angeles Community pb
THE TIME TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOW! from a concerned citizen of Los Angeles County (Jun. 3, 2013) — WHEN: Tuesday, JUNE 4TH, 9:30 am WHERE: 500 Temple Street, Room 381B, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration A CALL TO PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, CAREGIVERS, ADVOCATES AND THE COMMUNITY WHY?? The time to demand […]
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Update: May 1 Update on the Hendersons pb
MOTHER OF SEVEN STRUGGLES TO MAKE ENDS MEET from Erica Henderson (May 1, 2013) — [Editor’s Note: The following message was posted by Erica Michelle Henderson, the mother of seven children who have been in foster care through the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for nearly two years. In March, […]
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Sacramento CPS Drops Protective Custody Order after Court Hearing pb
LIFTS DETAINMENT OF FIVE-MONTH-OLD SEIZED FROM MOTHER’S ARMS LAST WEEK by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 30, 2013) — The parents of a five-month-old baby boy have been granted unlimited visitation following a court hearing on Monday in Sacramento, CA wherein Sacramento Child Protective Services (CPS) withdrew an order to detain the child at Sutter Memorial Hospital. […]
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News on the Hendersons pb
UPDATE from Erica Michelle Henderson (Apr. 5, 2013) —[Editor’s Note: The following was posted today by Erica Henderson, who recently enjoyed two overnight visits with her seven children, who have been in foster care through the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for almost two years after Erica and her husband Jeffrey […]
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Hendersons to Enjoy Second Overnight Visit This Weekend pb
LIBERALIZATION PLAN FOR VISITATION IMPLEMENTED by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 30, 2013) — Seven children currently in foster care will spend another long weekend with their mother similar to last weekend’s first reunification in almost two years. The mother, Erica Henderson, reported on Friday evening: I just got a call from the social worker and I […]
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Los Angeles DCFS Changes Counseling Mandate Midstream for Jeffrey Henderson pb
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO DEMAND? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 28, 2013) — Earlier on Thursday, The Post & Email provided an update on a three-day overnight visit which reunited seven children with their mother on Sunday, through Tuesday of this week, the first of its kind since the children were placed in foster […]
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Hendersons Enjoy First Overnight Visit in Two Years pb
“LOOK WHO FEELS BETTER!” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 25, 2013) — The Henderson family has reunited for the first time overnight since the children were placed in foster care almost two years ago. The announcement of the visit was made on Friday, to which Mrs. Henderson said, “Baruch Hashem!” which in Hebrew means “Blessed be […]
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“Baruch Hashem!” pb
HENDERSONS TO HAVE UNMONITORED, OVERNIGHT VISIT WITH CHILDREN THIS WEEKEND by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 22, 2013) — The Post & Email has been reporting on the case of two parents who have been attempting to reunite with their seven children, who have been in foster homes since the parents’ arrest and jailing in May 2011. […]
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Henderson Update: Visits to be Unmonitored pb
CHANGED, THEN CHANGED AGAIN by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 15, 2013) — Late on Thursday night, The Post & Email received an email update from Erica Henderson, whose seven children have been in foster care for almost two years despite the parents’ commitment to regaining custody following their false arrest in May 2011. After a TDM […]
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Los Angeles DCFS Responds to The Post & Email’s Questions pb
“THE MOST POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR THE CHILD” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 13, 2013) — Earlier today The Post & Email sent a list of questions to Los Angeles DCFS Public Affairs Director Armand Montiel, with whom we have had contact on several other occasions. Our questions and answers are presented as they were sent and […]
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Do DCFS and the Judges Talk? pb
QUESTION ON COORDINATION BETWEEN DCFS AND JUVENILE COURT JUDGES by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 13, 2013) — The following communication was sent to Mr. Armand Montiel, Public Affairs Director of DCFS in Los Angeles following a reversal of DCFS’s recommendations by Judge Marguerite Downing: Hello, Mr. Montiel, I have several questions which have arisen from my […]
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Is the Los Angeles DCFS Conspiring Against the Hendersons? pb
DCFS ATTORNEY CONTRADICTS PARENTS AND WITNESS by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 12, 2013) — The outcome of a contested hearing on March 8 regarding the current placement of seven children in foster care appears to have been reversed by parties not yet identified. Also reversed is the case plan outlined on March 5, 2013, between the […]
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Letter to Presiding Judge Michael Nash, Los Angeles Juvenile Court pb
WHAT IS JUDGE MARGUERITE DOWNING THINKING? March 9, 2013 Presiding Judge Michael Nash Juvenile Division The Superior Court 201 Centre Plaza Dr., Suite 9 Monterey Park, CA 91754-2158 Dear Judge Nash: RE: THE HENDERSONS As you know, my newspaper has been following the case of the above-captioned family for the past six months. I understand […]
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Henderson Children Remain in Foster Care for at Least Four More Months pb
MORE DETAILS EXPECTED SHORTLY by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 9, 2013) — The trial on Friday regarding the return or continued retention of seven children in foster care in Los Angeles County resulted in the children remaining in foster homes for the next four months. The Post & Email is awaiting more details, but we have […]
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Update: Henderson Trial Expected to Conclude on Friday pb
IS THIS THE END OR A NEW BEGINNING? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 7, 2013) — A trial over whether or not the parents of seven children currently in foster care will lose their parental rights is expected to conclude on Friday at the Edmund C. Edelman Children’s Court in Monterey Park, CA. The trial, termed […]
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Henderson Hearing Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. PST pb
WILL REUNIFICATION BE DISCUSSED? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 4, 2013) — The following was received from Erica Henderson, a mother attempting to regain custody of her seven children, who have been in foster care through the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for almost three years: Just spoke with the social worker […]
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Update: Lots of Smiles at Henderson Visit Wednesday pb
TRIAL REGARDING ADOPTION TO BE CONTINUED by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 28, 2013) — The Henderson family was reunited briefly for two hours during visitation on Wednesday following an incomplete trial on February 21. Jeffrey and Erica Henderson have been attempting to regain custody of their children, who are in DCFS foster care, for almost three […]
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Hearing Synopsis from Jeffrey Henderson pb
HAVE CHILDREN BECOME A PAWN IN A CORRUPT SCHEME? by Jeffrey Henderson (Feb. 25, 2013) — [Editor’s Note: The following is a summary of the proceedings of last Thursday at the Edmund C. Edelman Children’s Court in Monterey Park, CA, regarding custody of seven children who were placed in foster care almost three years ago […]