I am trying to find out if there is some legal way that I could get my 2 grand children out of the west va DHHR.
They took then about 9 months ago from there mother, she is trying to get them back, I was told by one of the workers that I would have to be a resident of west va to even try. So my husband and I packed up and moved down here, only to be ridiculed by the people at CPS and CASA. I don't have any rights at this time, we have filled out the forms for a home study, but the problem is that, every corner that I go around, the people there lie, make things up. I for example was just sent a letter telling me that I can not see my grand children anymore, now I did not do anything, but there is a woman that works at the dhhr and she has lied before about things, this time, she came into the visit where my husband and I where and said in a very hostile and nasty tone that we didnt get our badges, now I had stood at the window for around 10 minutes waiting but the young lady was on the phone with a client, I sat down to wait and then the kids showed up, then we went into the room, so I didnt forget them on purpose,. anyway here comes this woman and she gets really nasty and says you people need to get your badges before you come back here, and I said , well I stood up there for 10 minutes, now she says NO YOU DIDNT, calling me a liar. I said yes I did, so as she slings the badges to us, I threw it on the sofa, that is where we all toss them. She says NO THROWING THE BADGES really nasty, now the children are there, so I ask her hey what do you have a problem with me, she just walked away, so the next day I called her supervisor and explained it to her, that was friday, wouldn't you no that I got a letter stating that I got nasty with her, that I cused and used foul words and that i am no longer allowed to see the kids, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ME PLEASE LET ME NO, THESE PEOPLE DONT WANT TO LET THE KIDS GO, ITS A MONEY THING

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The FIRST priority DHHS has is to reunite the child with the mother. They will pursue that possibility to great lengths, although mom is required to make demonstrable progress towards that end at the same time. Is she is, they'll continue to work towards reunification. If mom is actively working a program with them that will allow that to happen, they're not going to cooperate with attempts at adoption and the local courts are likely to agree with that position. Until/unless the mother is found unfit, she retains legal right to the child, and has the system working on her side to reunite her with the child. While mom is working that plan, the child will remain in DHHS care UNLESS mom, AND the father, are willing to cooperate with an adoption or other change in guardianship. If mom is NOT making satisfactory progress on a plan towards reunification, at THAT point DHHS will attempt to locate the father, and place the child with him, unless he too is found to be unfit (or they simply can't find him).

So if mom's attempts fail and they determine that the child cannot/should not be placed with her, their NEXT step is dad. Where is the father, and what is HIS status regarding the child? BOTH would have to either be stripped of, or willingly abdicate, their parental rights before you could seek custody/guardianship.

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