Tag: Los Angeles DCFS
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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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The Henderson Parents Visit Their Children Together pb
FOR FIRST TIME IN ALMOST TWO YEARS by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 27, 2012) — The Post & Email has received a brief report from Erica Henderson, who was able to visit her children today for the first time in more than three weeks in the company of her husband, Jeffrey. The Hendersons’ oldest child was…
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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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The Hendersons’ Parental Rights will be Terminated on November 19 pb
ONE CHILD TO BE ADOPTED IMMEDIATELY BY LESBIAN FOSTER “MOTHERS” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 13, 2012) — No sooner had The Post & Email published an article containing a letter written by a reader to Fox News on the Henderson case than we received a message from Mrs. Henderson which stated: just got the social…
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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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Update: Please Pray for the Henderson Family
CHILDREN ARE SCHEDULED TO BE “ADOPTED OUT” DESPITE LOVING PARENTS WHO WANT THEM BACK by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 19, 2012) — For several weeks, The Post & Email has been following the case of the Henderson family, which was torn apart after the parents were falsely imprisoned on criminal charges which ultimately were dismissed. The…
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The Post & Email Interviews Public Affairs Director of L.A. County Department of Child & Family Services
IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 21, 2012) — After learning about a case in which custody of six, and presently seven, children, was lost to the Los Angeles Department of Child & Family Services (DCFS) by two home-schooling parents who have…