CAN VISITATION BE LIBERALIZED? by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 18, 2013) — The Post & Email recently interviewed Erica Henderson, the mother of seven children who, with her husband, is seeking to reunite the family after almost two years’ separation. The children have been divided into several foster homes by the Los Angeles Department of Child […]
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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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Update on the Henderson Family pb
“THE HENDERSONS WERE 9 STRONG” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 16, 2013) — We have not been able to reach either of the Henderson parents this week, but we can report that all seven children were brought to visit this past Sunday and the children played happily in the presence of their parents. The children have […]
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Justice Denied…Again? pb
WHO WAS RAMBLING…THE PLAINTIFFS OR THE JUDGE? by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 1, 2013) — On Monday, The Post & Email reported that a federal lawsuit claiming deprivation of civil rights filed by two parents attempting to regain custody of their seven children in foster care was denied advancement in the courts on the basis of […]
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Will DCFS Follow its Stated Goal of Family Reunification? pb
“SOMETIMES THEY WILL, AND SOMETIMES THEY WON’T” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 31, 2012) — For the past three months, The Post & Email has been following the saga of the Henderson family, whose seven children have been separated into several foster homes despite no evidence of abuse or neglect cited by the county which took […]
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Henderson Hearing: Adoption Delayed; Parents Can Visit Together pb
“WE REALLY FELT THE HOLY SPIRIT THERE” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 21, 2012) — Erica Henderson, the mother of seven children who, with her husband, is attempting to regain custody of their seven children currently in foster care in Los Angeles County, told The Post & Email that there is “good news” after the latest […]
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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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Stand Up in Court Again for the Henderson Clan
FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED; NEXT HEARING DECEMBER 20, 8:20 A.M. from Facebook Support Group (Dec. 16, 2012) — [Editor’s Note: The following column pertains to the case of the Henderson family, whose seven children remain in foster care after 20 months despite the parents’ compliance with the plan set forth by the Department of Children and […]
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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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Henderson Case: Why is a Public Los Angeles Rule an “Untrusted Connection?” pb
VISITATION SUSPENDED; HEARING SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 20 December 5, 2012 Judge Michael Nash, Presiding Judge Los Angeles Juvenile Court 201 Centre Plaza Drive, Suite 3 Monterey Park, CA 91754-2158 Dear Judge Nash: RE: HENDERSON CASE, RESPONSE TO YOUR LETTER OF NOVEMBER 20, 2012 Thank you for your letter dated November 20, 2012, in which […]
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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 […]
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Breaking: Judge Marguerite Downing Delays Adoption Order for Henderson Children pb
“THINGS SEEM TO BE TURNING AROUND” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 19, 2012) — An eyewitness in the courtroom this morning for the Henderson case, in which six children ranging in age from three to ten years of age were to be placed into the adoption process, told The Post & Email that the judge stopped […]
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Hendersons Accused by Stranger of “Emotionally Abusing” Their Five-Week-Old Child pb
IS DCFS TEARING FAMILIES APART FOR PROFIT? by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 15, 2012) — The Henderson parents have reported that when they went to court for a hearing they understood was scheduled for today regarding the custody of their infant, who is now almost four months old and has been raised by strangers since he […]
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Will Big Media Investigate the Henderson Case? pb
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION BEGINS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES Introduction by Sharon Rondeau; Letter by Lloyd Carter (Nov. 13, 2012) — [Editor’s Note: The author of the following letter acknowledges that he might not have accurately expressed all of the facts regarding the Henderson case, to which his letter to Fox News refers. The Post & Email wishes […]
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Update on Henderson Children Adoption Case
FOSTER MOTHERS ACCUSE NATURAL MOTHER OF ABUSE…WITHOUT EVIDENCE by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 6, 2012) — Jeffrey and Erica Henderson, whose children were taken away by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) approximately 19 months ago after they were reportedly wrongfully incarcerated, continue to struggle to regain custody of their children, the elder six […]
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Where are the Efforts at Reunification?
JUDGE TO HOLD HEARING NOVEMBER 19 TO DESIGNATE SIX CHILDREN AS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION DESPITE PARENTS’ STRUGGLE TO REGAIN CUSTODY by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 31, 2012) — The following letter has been sent to Judge Michael Nash regarding the case of Jeffrey and Erica Henderson, whose seven children remain in foster care through the Los […]
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Bombshell: LA County DCFS Removed Infant from Mother’s Care Without Necessary Signatures
BUT JUDGE “TAKES JURISDICTION” ANYWAY by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 26, 2012) — A hearing today regarding the youngest Henderson child, who was seized from his mother’s arms by armed policemen and a social worker on August 31, 2012 and placed in foster care, revealed that a petition for removal, which should have been signed within […]
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Request from Friends of the Hendersons for Public Support at Next Hearing on November 19
WILL SEVEN CHILDREN BE ADOPTED OUT? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 24, 2012) — An effort has been announced on Facebook inviting the public to attend a family court hearing in Los Angeles, CA, where the adoption process of seven children is expected to commence against the parents’ wishes. The Post & Email has been reporting […]