I wish I had known all this six years ago when I was dealing with social services. They were showing up at my door on a weekly basis. I'm a grandmother who was trying to raise my two grandsons. I'm not a stupid person. I finished high school and have some college. Unless you know these things you are powerless. My grandsons were taken from me and put in foster care. I did everything they asked, some even before they asked. I fought to get them back but when you don't know your rights it's not gonna happen. I had a court appointed lawyer who would not speak for me. However, even she realized that I got a raw deal. She even said so. Thanks for writing this. Hopefully it will help someone.
I wish I had known all this six years ago when I was dealing with social services. They were showing up at my door on a weekly basis. I'm a grandmother who was trying to raise my two grandsons. I'm not a stupid person. I finished high school and have some college. Unless you know these things you are powerless. My grandsons were taken from me and put in foster care. I did everything they asked, some even before they asked. I fought to get them back but when you don't know your rights it's not gonna happen. I had a court appointed lawyer who would not speak for me. However, even she realized that I got a raw deal. She even said so. Thanks for writing this. Hopefully it will help someone.