i too have had awful experiences with the docs and i urge any and everybody
that reads these letters from us all to speak out because this issue is
about childrens lives and safety and any effort is worth it to help these
little people who are victims of gross inadequacy within docs.

how many children will die before they realize???

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HI. JAB (Juvenile Aid Bureau)is doing there job well but without evidence nothing can be gain.
I know there are child abusers and pedophiles in our midst. Your story too is of great interest to all readers of these forums.
I have a question for you all-"why does a group need to be formed to be heard by a government department?"Don't DOCS know how to listen????
Don't DOCS know how to interact with people already?
Don't DOCS know how to be experienced enough to sort problems out? is that not the whole idea of a case worker in the first place?
I’ve been looking for a good site like this all the time. reply................

My partner and I are currently having our own problems with Dept of Child Safety Queensland.

Bit of family tree, My Partner has an 8year old son, I have a 4 year old son, So two single parents trying to come together to make a better life for ourselves and our children.

Well my partner has been involved and investigated numerous times by DOCS for allegation against his 8 year old son in the past eight years while his son has lived with his mother. And his sons mother has been under investigation with DOCS since the child was two years old for her treatment of the child and the case has never been closed until a fortnight ago.

4th Apirl 2008 my partner recieved full custody of his son due to mother kicked the child out of her house.

We organised couselloring for the child through school guidance officer and at a later date through realtionships australia. Now it has upgraded to child psychologist on realtionships australia advise and child safety are trying to stop it.

Roughly a month ago now my partners son, reported to three teachers at school I had tried to drown him in the kitchen sink and slap him ten times, that morning. The third teacher decides to tell DOCS and Police, as the child had developed injures throughout the day to prove his claim. When asked why the other two teachers didn't report it they replied the child had no injures, so we thought he was telling stories.

Well I showed up at the school to pickup my partners son I couldn't find him in after school care they dont know where he is, than his relief teacher doesnt know where he is but the front office does and there to meet and greet me is DOCS officer. Tells me you cant take him, oh and by the way we are taking your four year old off of you too. The four year old who has known no one but you in his life, because his father is not involved etc.

Well for two days not caring the emotional abuse DOCS is placing on myself, or my partner or my four year old son (who by the way JAB told DOCS didnt need to be removed or involved in the case) they finally return him to my care only under protest and because I consulted a lawyer who told me and them my son was to be returned to my care.

My partners son however had to remain out of our care for a further three weeks, until my partner told them the same thing with advise from a lawyer. (No protection order issued)

Now several weeks later and I myself have been found guilt of Emotional & Physical abuse against both my step son and son. Without any research done on Child Safety behalf. They claim to have done background checks on me, I'd like to know who or what information, but they say im not entitled to that information. I have asked for the case to be
reviewed and I will make this promise:

I will fight these charges until I have no avenue to go but accept them, but when they are trying to destory an eight year olds life who has had nothing but abuse, and now is out of it, and a four year olds life who has had no abuse only that caused and being caused by child safety, and my future career as a primary school teacher.

I am so sorry to parents who are suffering at the mercy of DOCS. It is awful to hear these stories being told. It is alarming and disturbing. I am sorry to the client who rang me today and screamed down the phone to me about loosing her children. Every fibre in her body was grieving- I could hear it in her voice. As a professional I am hearing these horror stories regularly. I try to help these parents as best I can.
DOCS discriminate, DOCS are punitive, DOCS are draconian in their approach and DOCS are very ineffective and destructive in their approach. I would hate to work for DOCS as I would hate this on my CV - it would look bad. Did you know that sometimes DOCS offices are so understaffed that they utilise some of their students (e.g. social work students, psychology students) to act in the place of a CSO - I hear this first hand. And most of the staff I deal with have minimal qualifications. Most organisations/ community health professionals dislike DOCS and know they are underhanded in their way of dealing with cases. I could go on and never shut up about this but please continue to write your stories here, we need to expose DOCS.
I wish other professionals who deal with DOCS would start writing into this column too.

My children and I suffered at the hands of DOCS they took my children from me because of the Domestic violence I suffered from their father. My children were all placed in separate foster homes and moved numerous times which meant a lot of different schools. I finally got my children back home with me after three years and they have never been the same they fight argue and dont know how to live together anymore they suffered abuse in some of the foster homes and when I got my children home there has been no word from DOCs they havent contacted us since.

My son has been away some 2 years now. He was due back this year, but he is so damaged that to hand him back to me would untie all the support we have in place for him to attend school etc.,so instead, he's going on another 12 month order. What a stalemate situation we are in now.

In essence, my son CAN'T be returned to me due to the damage he has suffered whilst in the care of sooooo many families one after another.

My partner and I are in a similar situation as mentioned below.
He is from a different state originally, and moved into my place in another state. When I first met him he told me what the Department in QLD were doing to him, claiming he is a paedophile, I have read all the information and there is no evidence to say as such. He has been trying to clear his name for years now, but has had no luck, because he is being buck passed. Due to the fact he has been vocal, they have been more so on his case. He has been detained by police, with claims that he is taking hostages at a court. Which isn't true.
A couple of months ago, we were at home minding our business when the department turned up at the door, with police, they spoke only to me and told me my partner had to leave. They even told me that they would remove my children if he didn't, the end result he got arrested, i was to sign a piece of paper saying he couldn't have contact with the children. Because he wasn't from this state they released him on self bail, he had no where to go, so he stayed with me until he could go back to his state, and then came back to my state when the next court date. Once again he was arrested at my place, this time for breach of bail, not residing at the address of the original bail. He is now living in this dump, I have been made to sign an agreement that he has nothing to do with the children, no contact wheatsoever, amongst all this they have vocally told me that i cant have any contact with him any more, our relationship is over, and if i talk to him, my children will be taken and i will never see them again. They entered my premises whilst i was at work and interviewed my children whilst i was not present, and also have poisoned my youngest daughters mind now that she is scared of him, and scared if i see him. Where do I stand, I have no idea whether this is all legal, i have asked legal aid, and they said it doesnt sound right at all, they have caused so much damage to our family, and now my daughter is affraid of my partner, the police and the department. My other children have become distant also, and my partner and I are also suffering. What gives them the right to decide who i can and cant see, I had agreed that I would not let him have any contact until this was sorted.

I wonder what would happen if i posted the names of the child safety officers,and their "team leaders", managers child psychologists, tribunal "judges" childrens magistrates, lawyers, and all who have had a hand in the abduction of my grandchildren from my care???????
It would be an interesting exercise to see how many children they have actually abused, along with their carers and familes............

The truth is that the only reason these heinous crimes are being committed is because firstly the gov are as corrupted as their departments....and the apathetic public who think it wont happen to them.....dont kid yourself people they have an agenda to break up the family unit....and the Aboriginal people have endured this crap for generations.....and are still getting away with it....just go look in their web pages....they are controlling every area in their lives.....it was never an intervention.....but simply put an INVASION ....now it is happening everywhere.......

On the 28th of august this yr my 4 children were taken into care by DOCS.

The office in question didnt even uphold their statement of families first. My children should have been placed with my mother instead of being broken up into separate foster homes. My mother was not even considered an option.

I have jumped through so many hoops and kissed so much ass that i am running out of options. I want my babies home with me, or in the care of there maternal grandmother.

I am fairly oblivious to what i the court processes are. I have had 2 adjournments so far and one hearing in december. Could anyone tell me what i should be expecting on the third hearing?

My family and i have been told so much BS and have had so many set backs.. I seriously can not take any more BS from Stones corner.

I'm not sure if i am allowed to post what i have, but i'm sure someone will guide me into the right direction, i just needed to vent because i don't know where else to turn..

Department of Child safety is funded by the FEDS and IMO it doesnt matter what state you are in as I have dealings with both NSW and QLD departments and have seen absolutely no difference in the works we all know and have experienced..

My daughter @ 12yo was often invited to sleep in a foster carers bed and she woke up with his hands between her legs. I reported it and heard nothing more.

I had to steal my teens back when they reached over 13yo. I had to move states, convince DOcs NSW and QLD to get holidays and litterally not return them. It worked

The information I found out when my children returned home was unbelievable....

My son was strangled by one carer for a frightful length of time.
My daughter was locked out of home repeatedly and had carers throw buckets of water on her.
My son had christianity forced upon him.
One carer allowed my eldest son to beat my daughter to the ground in to submission in an effort to allow the children to sought out proplems.
One carer left both children in the care of a 17yo baby sitter while they took a holiday 1000 kms up the coast. The baby sitter threw a party where 30 teens turned up and got drunk with my 12yo and my son had to sleep at a friends home as his bed was taken by a drunken teen.
By the end my son and daughter hated each other were scared of each other and had to be split.
Problems with favourtism and bullying of foster kids compared to the real children of carers.
One foster parent used to drive my chidren for visits under the infulence of alcohol.
Failure to screen unsafe houses.

Now we move to QLD, they have taken my youngest children and left my teens.

The police harmed my children in an attempt to remove them.
My daughter wants to return home and has made it apparent she is of strong enough charater to voice this.
DoCS lied about the state of my house in court and we can prove it via video evidence taken during the raid.
Carers wont allow phone contact between us even though we've been told that we can have phone access.
My youngest son has been denied use of computers and games in the games room room.
My youngest son is sent to bed at 7pm and not allowed out of his room until 7:30 am. Try sitting in a room for 12 hours.. My children are up at dawn as they like to take their time to get ready for school.
My Daughter cries her self to sleep every night because she wants to come home.
My son is being bullied at school and now at home as well by carers older and bigger Son. My son wants to come home.
The baby looks like its been locked outside for the mosquitoes to eat, bite marks and scratches all over the baby obviously from neglect in day care.
Department officer threatend to show photos of my children to a media outlet to force me to not publish the video.

The pictures were taken after the police raided my house with yet another bodgy JP signed search warrant when 5 cops and a dog pulls my house appart throws garbage all over the house then takes photos of the mess them supplies them to DOCS. OMG... Bodgey warrants, CMC are pussies. you cant trust any of them..

Cops found nothing on me (drugs) and decided to arest me anyway so they could have open access to my children.

I have been making a lot of noise about the bodgey search warrants to the CMC. The CMC instead of investigating my complaints referred me to Police internal affairs who teased and abused me. Scince then I can almost time the yearly the raids upon my house and it keeps happeneing. Years of magistrates slipping the responsibility to JP's of signing search warrants who only scribes an unreadable number on the warrants and in no form has any idea of evidence needed to be gained under forfeiture proceedings. Search warrants to prove an offence have to be signed by a magistrate only and a name needs to be on that warrant.

I love my yougens and they know of the abuse that my eldest children had experienced in foster.

My youngest boy has nightmares every night about being stolen from his home. My daughter accuses DOCs of kidnapping and she knows the the definition of that term.. I bet that truth doesnt go in a CSA report....

Class action Law suite is the only way go and we need to join together and get the ball rolling. I can help too....

At current if a CSO can not substatiate abuse complaints the law for taking a child against his or her will is kidnapping and should be punishable by the full force of the law. These GOV bodies are allowed to break the law in an effort to save children from abuse, but all I can see in my case is kidnapping.

Sorry foster carers but you cant love my children more than me so give it up already and if you think you can love my children more than me I very much doubt you actually know what love is.

Stick my kids in day care 5 days a week why dont you, and show how much time you like to spend with my kids.