I'm so dam sick and tired; of being Sick and Tried! I have been doing and giving my all and it seems to me that unless I bring an end to this case my family is going to just loose our mind.
I cannot understand what is going on with this case; I do know that I keep telling our lawyer to do one thing and that is bring a end to this case; and these people just cannot get over whatever love they have for this poor excuse for a so called mother. This case is going to come to end by one way or another,
I have ask for help; I have asked people to just give the Judge or GAL a call and ask them what is going on, and to date not one person has called. So I will have to take things into my own hands and seek out others who have a love and care for young black children just as much as I do.
I have been told some things over and over; and one is that the GAL can bring this case to a end; and I have been told over and over to just give Zion to Joyce and let her do what she is going to do and then get him back from DCFS. I have said it in so many ways to that 2nd part that we can't and we would not do this. When we became Zion guardian we did this with all our heart.
Ok so what is a guardian and what is their job in this case? I have been asking this so many times and this is what I have been able to come up with under the laws in IL?
The Illinois Probate act defines a "Guardian" as follows: "'Guardian' includes a representative of a minor and a representative of a person under legal disability." 755 ILCS 5/1-2.08. The Illinois Probate system governs guardianships in the State of Illinois. A Guardianship has two separate and distinct forms in Illinois. The Probate Act provides for Guardians for Disabled Adults and Guardians for Minors. In addition, regardless of the ward's status as a minor or a disabled person, a guardian may act in representative capacity over "the person", the "estate of the person" or both.
We have been asked by the Judge and GAL to drive Zion to see Joyce; we have been ask to make our self a slave to Joyce and do whatever we can to make sure that Joyce is able to see Zion as one day she may gets him back.
Now I don't understand how come we were ask this; I can find anywhere does it say that as a Guardian to Zion we also have to take care of Joyce needs. We have to spend our time and money to give Joyce visit with Zion ever weekend. We have been told that it our Job to get Joyce ready to get Zion back and we have been threaten that if we don't do this, then the Judge in this case is going to take Zion and turn him over to DCFS.
I have to ask who would want to be a guarding under these rules. I have to ask what make this case so different from the thousand of guardianship cases in Cook County Probate court. My family dealt with one year of going back and fourth to court in 2008 before we had a trail on what was the best interest for Zion. And after the court found that it was in the best for Zion to stay with us; we found this madness starting all over with once more 2 months after that trail, and this time it has been 2 years.
The Judge in this case should have heard this case some time ago after the 2nd social worker report about this issue. However, it seems to me that my family is being force to go broke trying to save this child life this time around.
Next I have been asking and I want to know what the job of the GAL is? Now the GAL that we had the first time who had to deal with this case took one year and to do a full report on this issue. Now this time around we have had 4 GAL and not one of them have taking the time to do much of anything but talk about how much of a pain that I am. I have had these GAL talk about me like I was the lowest of the lowest.
I use to ask why were these people so up set; were they that mad that I was trying to save a young black child from growing up and knocking someone up side the head later in life; were they that mad that I was trying to make sure that we do not have another little black boy growing up to spend more time in Jail then in school. I have to ask what about me did these people dislike so much that they would let a 2 year old child spend the weekend with someone that was not feeding him; using drugs with him; and just leaving him anywhere that she could drop him off at.
Now; the GAL in the case now has not made one trip out to our house to see how Zion has become a part of our family that loves him and he loves us. She has not made a trip out to see where he spends these weekends at in the worst part of Harvey IL. She has said that at this time she does not have to go out and make a home visit because after all the mother case worker and DCFS put her in the place and they would not put her in a bad place. I wanted to ask her what world she lives in; they are not going to pay for her to live Home wood or Hyde Park. DCFS does not care where she lives; they would put her in a cave if that all they had; so I guess the GAL feels that this would be ok for Zion to live also.
This is what I can find out about what a GAL is said to be and what their job in this case and has the GAL in this case the 2nd time around done what is asked of them.
Guardians ad Litem
Most counties in Illinois require the appointment of a guardian ad litem, a private attorney or trained professional charged with independently advising the court concerning the apparent need for guardianship. Although the process described in the Illinois Probate Act anticipates the appointment of guardians ad litem in all cases, many probate courts will waive this requirement for cause.
It is the duty of the guardian ad litem to report to the court concerning the respondent's best interests. Under the law, if the guardian ad litem is not a licensed attorney, he shall be qualified, by training or experience, to work with or advocate for the developmentally disabled, mentally ill, physically disabled, the elderly, or persons disabled because of mental deterioration, depending on the type of disability that is alleged in the petition. The court may allow the guardian ad litem reasonable compensation.
The guardian ad litem must meet with the respondent and tell him about the pending guardianship proceedings, and try to determine the respondent's position with respect to being adjudicated disabled, the proposed guardian, any changes in residential placement, changes in care that may result from the guardianship, and whatever else the court may deem appropriate. The guardian ad litem files a written report and appears and testifies concerning the appropriateness of guardianship. It is good practice for the petitioner of the petitioner's attorney to discuss the guardianship case with the guardian ad litem prior to the court hearing.
Now the GAL in this case should have done a report by now; the social service report was done over 2 years ago and we still don't have a report for the GAL. I have said it over and over if the GAL feels that Joyce is ready to be a mom to Zion then she needs to do her report and put her name on it and stand behind it.
And until she is force to do this; she is going to keep putting this case and this child well begging on the back burner. Her job it to do what is best for Zion and she does not do this. She is not forcing Joyce to give Zion his Med; she does not even know if Joyce has cloths for Zion; she does not know if Joyce has food for Zion; to tell you the truth she does not even know where Joyce is living now or who lives with her.
When Joyce was arrested for driving a stolen car; this is the same car that the GAL said that she was giving proof that Joyce own and she was not worry about the car and we found out 2 week later that the car was stolen and the GAL was not worry about this also. That why she did nothing when Joyce was caught in the car and gave Joyce 3 day over night after this, Fri to Sun 3 weekends in a row and then tells us that we can have the 4th weekend to do what we want. I ask one more time who is she the GAL for Zion or Joyce?
I have to beg on my hands and knees for someone to just take the time to place one call to the Judge or GAL and ask them why is this case taking so long and why my family is being made the fools out of.
My family has tried to do our best to give one child a chance that he was not going to get on the road that Joyce had him on. We spent one year to get guardianship in this case and I cannot see how come it is taking over 2 year for these people to see that nothing has change in Joyce life but the date. My family has use our last to fight this case in the court and I have never ask one person for one dime to help with this case; all that I have beg for is one phone call.
If you want know anything about this case just look into my blog or give me a call and I will tell you about this case; it not one person that knows this case better then me; I have over 5k sheets of paper that deals with this case and I know these facts by hard and if I cant save this child life it can never be said that I did not give my all in trying to do so.Director of DCFS Mr. McEwen 312-814-1445 or 312-814-4111 Fax# 312 814-1888; Governor Pat Quinn 312-814-2121; Judge Kathleen M McGury 312- 603-6499; Aunt Martha's (708) 747-7100 (this is who started all this) . The next court date is on 08/06/10 at the Daley Center Rm. 1806 at 11:30 am Case Number: 2007P005201 (lets bring in the light. If you would like to know more about this please call (708-819-0619), email (riv1906@hotmail.com) or look at my blog (http://mahdee-2yearinhellwithdcfs.blogspot.com/). Does one truly have to wonder or question why we have so many young black children killing each other in the streets of ....Chicago....? It is unfortunate that Children are going from DCFS to DOC and then ending DOA.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
56
56 day; that what it took for our lives to change forever and I can say with all that I am, I hold blame for this at the feet of only one; and that Aunt Martha’s Inc.
Let me take you back to the day that we had a choice; Joyce came to us and wanted us to take in the child (Zion) that she did not want before he was a seed growing in her. As you see like a lot of young women who don’t know much and understand even less, Joyce wanted to have the sex part, she just did not want to take care of what comes out of having unprotected sex.
Joyce mother would not help her to get rid of the baby (Zion). Joyce found her self looking for help from the people in the state of IL and this would lead to the state tax payer taking care of Joyce from that point on and it seem like the rest of her life.
On April the 13th 2007 Zion was drop off with us after we had been taking care of him on and off for about 2 months and with 2 calls of child abuse placed on Joyce before Zion was 5 months it was a know fact that once the 3rd called came in Zion was going to be place into DCFS care and he would forever be a ward of the state of IL.
Now; when we took in Zion we had the choice to adopt him at that point; however it was something that I just did not know if I wanted to get into, my wife did I did not. As you see I had did the baby thing 3 x and my three children were of school age and I just did not know if I had it in me to do the baby and diaper thing all over and I did not know how this would effect my other children life. So we settle on just doing a guardianship at that point; this was on the biggest mistake that we made. We should have just did the adoptions at that point and been done with Joyce and Aunt Martha’s; because the both of them have came back to make my family life a living hell.
So on July 27th 2007 we had gone to probate court to make the guardianship of Zion legal since we could not add him to our insurance with the paper work that we had been getting from Aunt Martha’s to that point and once more we had the choice to do the adoption however we just did not have the money that it was going to take at that time and we just felt like it was no need to rush this; after all Joyce did not want Zion and we could always do the adoptions later.
Now some have asked us how come we just don’t give Zion back to Joyce and let her do what she is going to do any way and after the state takes Zion then we seek to get him back from DCFS and adoption him then. Well that would be good if Zion was a toy or something that could not get hurt; however he has a life that we can't take the chance on; unlike the people in the guardianship court we don’t want to give Joyce the chance to fail with Zion.
Well; after one year in a hard court battle we were giving legal guardianship of Zion and each and ever profession in that case felt that if Zion had gone back to Joyce he was going to be hurt and place into DCFS and they all felt that Joyce did not want Zion; however she just wanted the benefits that came with having Zion.
So on June 24th 2008 we had a trail and the decision was that Zion should be placed (stay) with us and the Judge told Joyce that after she was out of DCFS and had got her life on track, then she could seek to get Zion back if she wanted to then and only then.
Now; after DCFS made a monthly vista to the group home that Joyce lived in August 2008 and the found out that Joyce was still living in that home and she did not have a child that’s when my family got to see the pain that Aunt Martha's could bring on my family life.
Some one from Aunt Martha’s Inc. took Joyce to probate court after that visit from the state to help Joyce fill out the paper work to discharge us as Zion legal guardian. They also use state funds to get Joyce a private law firm to help her in this case and 3 other cases 2 civil and one crime. Joyce did not have a GAL; however a private down town Chicago law firm that has been working under retainer (paid by funds from DCFS) by Aunt Martha’s for the past 2 years now.
My family was told that we were going to get $50 a month for Zion needs; this was going to come out of the $107 the state give Joyce for Zion. We were also going to have Child Care paid by Aunt Martha’s for Zion. Now after we sign this contract with Aunt Martha’s my family has only gotten one payment of $50 from them and we have never had any money paid for day care.
My family has never ask anything from Joyce or Aunt Martha’s but to leave us along all this time; however they both have done nothing but make my family life a living hell for the past 3 years and It seem like this madness is only going to come to a end this year; because on September 24th 2010 Joyce will be 21 and at that point she would not be any use to Aunt Martha’s; so they will most likely leave my family be at that point.
My family has spent over 30k dealing with this case and other issue from the action of Aunt Martha’s and Joyce and we feel that the only way we can see any good come from all this pain that these two has done to my family is to seek some type of civil case.
I know that law is on my side and I have all the proof to back up my case; I just need a good lawyer who will take this case and help me bring something good out of something bad.
I have taking them to court before and I was offer a payoff on one of the cases by Aunt Martha’s however I tuned it down and when my case was set for trial I had the Aunt Martha’s lawyers pull a fast one on me, and I also was going thought a lot in my life and was not on me A game one day and I just let the Judge closes that case after a year of fighting motion by Aunt Martha’s lawyer tying to get the case toss out.
So I know that I can win this case, I just need the right legal mind to take the case and review the files and help with the motions.
Let me take you back to the day that we had a choice; Joyce came to us and wanted us to take in the child (Zion) that she did not want before he was a seed growing in her. As you see like a lot of young women who don’t know much and understand even less, Joyce wanted to have the sex part, she just did not want to take care of what comes out of having unprotected sex.
Joyce mother would not help her to get rid of the baby (Zion). Joyce found her self looking for help from the people in the state of IL and this would lead to the state tax payer taking care of Joyce from that point on and it seem like the rest of her life.
On April the 13th 2007 Zion was drop off with us after we had been taking care of him on and off for about 2 months and with 2 calls of child abuse placed on Joyce before Zion was 5 months it was a know fact that once the 3rd called came in Zion was going to be place into DCFS care and he would forever be a ward of the state of IL.
Now; when we took in Zion we had the choice to adopt him at that point; however it was something that I just did not know if I wanted to get into, my wife did I did not. As you see I had did the baby thing 3 x and my three children were of school age and I just did not know if I had it in me to do the baby and diaper thing all over and I did not know how this would effect my other children life. So we settle on just doing a guardianship at that point; this was on the biggest mistake that we made. We should have just did the adoptions at that point and been done with Joyce and Aunt Martha’s; because the both of them have came back to make my family life a living hell.
So on July 27th 2007 we had gone to probate court to make the guardianship of Zion legal since we could not add him to our insurance with the paper work that we had been getting from Aunt Martha’s to that point and once more we had the choice to do the adoption however we just did not have the money that it was going to take at that time and we just felt like it was no need to rush this; after all Joyce did not want Zion and we could always do the adoptions later.
Now some have asked us how come we just don’t give Zion back to Joyce and let her do what she is going to do any way and after the state takes Zion then we seek to get him back from DCFS and adoption him then. Well that would be good if Zion was a toy or something that could not get hurt; however he has a life that we can't take the chance on; unlike the people in the guardianship court we don’t want to give Joyce the chance to fail with Zion.
Well; after one year in a hard court battle we were giving legal guardianship of Zion and each and ever profession in that case felt that if Zion had gone back to Joyce he was going to be hurt and place into DCFS and they all felt that Joyce did not want Zion; however she just wanted the benefits that came with having Zion.
So on June 24th 2008 we had a trail and the decision was that Zion should be placed (stay) with us and the Judge told Joyce that after she was out of DCFS and had got her life on track, then she could seek to get Zion back if she wanted to then and only then.
Now; after DCFS made a monthly vista to the group home that Joyce lived in August 2008 and the found out that Joyce was still living in that home and she did not have a child that’s when my family got to see the pain that Aunt Martha's could bring on my family life.
Some one from Aunt Martha’s Inc. took Joyce to probate court after that visit from the state to help Joyce fill out the paper work to discharge us as Zion legal guardian. They also use state funds to get Joyce a private law firm to help her in this case and 3 other cases 2 civil and one crime. Joyce did not have a GAL; however a private down town Chicago law firm that has been working under retainer (paid by funds from DCFS) by Aunt Martha’s for the past 2 years now.
My family was told that we were going to get $50 a month for Zion needs; this was going to come out of the $107 the state give Joyce for Zion. We were also going to have Child Care paid by Aunt Martha’s for Zion. Now after we sign this contract with Aunt Martha’s my family has only gotten one payment of $50 from them and we have never had any money paid for day care.
My family has never ask anything from Joyce or Aunt Martha’s but to leave us along all this time; however they both have done nothing but make my family life a living hell for the past 3 years and It seem like this madness is only going to come to a end this year; because on September 24th 2010 Joyce will be 21 and at that point she would not be any use to Aunt Martha’s; so they will most likely leave my family be at that point.
My family has spent over 30k dealing with this case and other issue from the action of Aunt Martha’s and Joyce and we feel that the only way we can see any good come from all this pain that these two has done to my family is to seek some type of civil case.
I know that law is on my side and I have all the proof to back up my case; I just need a good lawyer who will take this case and help me bring something good out of something bad.
I have taking them to court before and I was offer a payoff on one of the cases by Aunt Martha’s however I tuned it down and when my case was set for trial I had the Aunt Martha’s lawyers pull a fast one on me, and I also was going thought a lot in my life and was not on me A game one day and I just let the Judge closes that case after a year of fighting motion by Aunt Martha’s lawyer tying to get the case toss out.
So I know that I can win this case, I just need the right legal mind to take the case and review the files and help with the motions.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Child Support
I have to say that when most think of child support the 1st thing that comes to mind is some man who is not paying for a child that most of the time he did not want in the 1st place. However, once the child comes into this world the State will hunt him down and put him under the jail if he does not pay child support!
Now let’s look at what happens when that man is a woman; now you are going to ask how a woman can have a child that she did not want; well that easy she lacks the $500 to get rid of him. Now once the child comes into this world the woman does everything that she can to get rid of the child after birth; however once she notice that this child is a pay day for her, then the light bulb goes off, let me milk this child for all that I can.
Now; this is what happen in this case; the mother gets $200 in link from the State of IL; $140 in cash; free rent and electric bills paid for her and her boy friend; free legal service; she even gets a free ride on the bus and meter train all on the back of the tax payer in the State of IL. And the kicker in all this; she gets to keep her pay from her Job and get her hair and nails done and use her money to go out and eat, drink and get high.
Now after all this the State of IL feels that this woman should not pay child support; or they don’t want to go after her like they would a man. We have been trying to get someone from the DHS to go forward with the child support case on the mother and force her to tell who father this child. I have been to the Govern Quinn and DHS and I cannot even get a call back; after all what does Govern care about how the Tax payer in the state is being milk by a system that is bleeding the people dry. What does Governor Quinn say; the people in the state need to pay more and give more to; and I have asked why? And I was told that the taxpayer in the State should give more so that Joyce and women like her can gets a little more.
We have been told that the mother should not and cannot pay any type of support to take care of the child but she should get all the benefits that a person would get who take care of their child without the finical responsibly of being a parent. This job is left up to my wife and me and when we seek to get some type of help we have ran into so much red tape it will take about 20 years just to get this issue to court.
Now; I just want to the people in the state of IL to know just how our tax money is being spent and I have taking this to the Governor office and the powers that be and all that I have been told is; hey what is the problem she is just doing what a lot of other women are. I feel that just like a man has to pay this so called mother should have to pay. Why does DHS need my family to get the father SS number; when we can't ever get him name. Now I say that make the money pay; she wants to be a mom then make her pay likes a mom.
Please call the govern and ask him why should the tax payer of IL pay more to take care of a 20 year old Joyce Washington and her 18 year old boy friend.
Now let’s look at what happens when that man is a woman; now you are going to ask how a woman can have a child that she did not want; well that easy she lacks the $500 to get rid of him. Now once the child comes into this world the woman does everything that she can to get rid of the child after birth; however once she notice that this child is a pay day for her, then the light bulb goes off, let me milk this child for all that I can.
Now; this is what happen in this case; the mother gets $200 in link from the State of IL; $140 in cash; free rent and electric bills paid for her and her boy friend; free legal service; she even gets a free ride on the bus and meter train all on the back of the tax payer in the State of IL. And the kicker in all this; she gets to keep her pay from her Job and get her hair and nails done and use her money to go out and eat, drink and get high.
Now after all this the State of IL feels that this woman should not pay child support; or they don’t want to go after her like they would a man. We have been trying to get someone from the DHS to go forward with the child support case on the mother and force her to tell who father this child. I have been to the Govern Quinn and DHS and I cannot even get a call back; after all what does Govern care about how the Tax payer in the state is being milk by a system that is bleeding the people dry. What does Governor Quinn say; the people in the state need to pay more and give more to; and I have asked why? And I was told that the taxpayer in the State should give more so that Joyce and women like her can gets a little more.
We have been told that the mother should not and cannot pay any type of support to take care of the child but she should get all the benefits that a person would get who take care of their child without the finical responsibly of being a parent. This job is left up to my wife and me and when we seek to get some type of help we have ran into so much red tape it will take about 20 years just to get this issue to court.
Now; I just want to the people in the state of IL to know just how our tax money is being spent and I have taking this to the Governor office and the powers that be and all that I have been told is; hey what is the problem she is just doing what a lot of other women are. I feel that just like a man has to pay this so called mother should have to pay. Why does DHS need my family to get the father SS number; when we can't ever get him name. Now I say that make the money pay; she wants to be a mom then make her pay likes a mom.
Please call the govern and ask him why should the tax payer of IL pay more to take care of a 20 year old Joyce Washington and her 18 year old boy friend.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Well in Cook County Probate Court not much!
What is the life of a Black child worth?
Well in Cook County Probate Court not much!
My 3rd cousin (Joyce Washington) http://www.myspace.com/miazion4lyfe had a child that she did not want at the age of 16. She wanted to have the child aborted; however she did not have the money. So, she ran away form home to go in to DCFS in hopes that they would terminate the child for her. They did not and so Z was born on 8/20/06.
During Feb of 2007, my wife and I took Z in so that Joyce would not kill him or leave him alone anymore. There had been 2 DCFS calls of child endangerment on Joyce.
In July 2007, Joyce told my wife and me that we could have ....Z..... She did not want him nor did she want him to live in DCFS. So, my wife and I drafted the paperwork for legal guardianship with Joyce signing her rights away. During the process, Joyce changed her mind because she was told that once she gave up her rights Aunt Martha’s Inc. was going to place her into a shelter and she would not get her $107 a month for Z any more.
On 6/24/08, after one year in court, my wife was appointed the legal guardian of Z. Each and every person interviewed agreed that the best place for Z to stay was in our home with a family in which he had integrated, and where he had a mother, father, brothers and sister. And this is where Z has been living since Feb of 2007.
On 8/14/08 Joyce called about Z's 2nd birthday party. She was upset that we were not having his party at Chuck E. Cheese's. Joyce got mad and was able to get a legal team to help her file a motion to get Zion back with that help of Aunt Martha and on 8/22/08; just 2 months after the courts had just given us guardianship.
Fact about this case so far; Joyce has use drugs with Z; Joyce has not been able to feed or medicate Z; Joyce has ties to a well know gang and has taking Z with other gang members for fights; Joyce has been living in a apt with her live in boy friend (who is 18) for the last two years and DCFS is paying all her bills; Joyce has been physic and verbal abusive to my wife and I during this time and she has been teaching Z how to be a thug also; and last Joyce was arrested for being in a stolen Vehicle in May of 2010. Now after all this the courts and GAL for Z still feels that Joyce is a good mother and they have keep giving Joyce over night with Z and they are thinking about giving Z back to her so that the tax payer in IL can take care of Joyce after she is age out of DCFS in August of 2010.
After all that has been done and said over the last 3 ½ years by Joyce Washington how can the probate court does this; well they feel that it in the best interested of Z that he be remove from the only home that he knows and placed with a unstable; member of the GD's; violent; soon to be homeless unstable person just so another DCFS ward can keep getting a check once she is age out of DCFS. Now this is total against the state law Chapter 750, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 5/602 of best interests of the child. But for the Courts it helps to make sure that Z is place into DCFS and they can keep this broken system that we have going. Z biggest problem is that he is a little black boy; if he was any other type of race then and only them others might care about his life. Why is it what we want to care about little black boys once them become young black males going to Jail and then we want to spend the time and money to wonder how did this happen; well if we stop this cycle before it gets to late then we can make a difference.
In closing, I was at my dentist office about 2 years ago and he was reading what has been going on and he said to me “what do you want me to do?” Well, this is just something that I never thought about what would I like people to do; besides knowing how their tax money is being spent. Well I want each and every person that cares about this to fax a copy of this to others and let them know; and I would like everyone to call or write the Judge; GAL; DCFS and Gov Quinn and ask WHY! We need to know why is a 20 year old ward of the state, is still a ward of the state. And how come we have to see our taxes go up so that we can pay for this woman and her live in boyfriend bills! Director of DCFS Mr. McEwen 312-814-1445 or 312-814-4111 Fax# 312 814-1888; Governor Pat Quinn 312-814-2121; Judge Kathleen M McGury 312- 603-6499; Aunt Martha's (708) 747-7100 (this is who started all this) . The next court date is on 08/06/10 at the Daley Center Rm. 1806 at 11:30 am Case Number: 2007P005201 (lets bring in the light. If you would like to know more about this please call (708-819-0619), email (riv1906@hotmail.com) or look at my blog (http://mahdee-2yearinhellwithdcfs.blogspot.com/). Does one truly have to wonder or question why we have so many young black children killing each other in the streets of ....Chicago....? It is unfortunate that Children are going from DCFS to DOC and then ending DOA.
Well in Cook County Probate Court not much!
My 3rd cousin (Joyce Washington) http://www.myspace.com/miazion4lyfe had a child that she did not want at the age of 16. She wanted to have the child aborted; however she did not have the money. So, she ran away form home to go in to DCFS in hopes that they would terminate the child for her. They did not and so Z was born on 8/20/06.
During Feb of 2007, my wife and I took Z in so that Joyce would not kill him or leave him alone anymore. There had been 2 DCFS calls of child endangerment on Joyce.
In July 2007, Joyce told my wife and me that we could have ....Z..... She did not want him nor did she want him to live in DCFS. So, my wife and I drafted the paperwork for legal guardianship with Joyce signing her rights away. During the process, Joyce changed her mind because she was told that once she gave up her rights Aunt Martha’s Inc. was going to place her into a shelter and she would not get her $107 a month for Z any more.
On 6/24/08, after one year in court, my wife was appointed the legal guardian of Z. Each and every person interviewed agreed that the best place for Z to stay was in our home with a family in which he had integrated, and where he had a mother, father, brothers and sister. And this is where Z has been living since Feb of 2007.
On 8/14/08 Joyce called about Z's 2nd birthday party. She was upset that we were not having his party at Chuck E. Cheese's. Joyce got mad and was able to get a legal team to help her file a motion to get Zion back with that help of Aunt Martha and on 8/22/08; just 2 months after the courts had just given us guardianship.
Fact about this case so far; Joyce has use drugs with Z; Joyce has not been able to feed or medicate Z; Joyce has ties to a well know gang and has taking Z with other gang members for fights; Joyce has been living in a apt with her live in boy friend (who is 18) for the last two years and DCFS is paying all her bills; Joyce has been physic and verbal abusive to my wife and I during this time and she has been teaching Z how to be a thug also; and last Joyce was arrested for being in a stolen Vehicle in May of 2010. Now after all this the courts and GAL for Z still feels that Joyce is a good mother and they have keep giving Joyce over night with Z and they are thinking about giving Z back to her so that the tax payer in IL can take care of Joyce after she is age out of DCFS in August of 2010.
After all that has been done and said over the last 3 ½ years by Joyce Washington how can the probate court does this; well they feel that it in the best interested of Z that he be remove from the only home that he knows and placed with a unstable; member of the GD's; violent; soon to be homeless unstable person just so another DCFS ward can keep getting a check once she is age out of DCFS. Now this is total against the state law Chapter 750, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 5/602 of best interests of the child. But for the Courts it helps to make sure that Z is place into DCFS and they can keep this broken system that we have going. Z biggest problem is that he is a little black boy; if he was any other type of race then and only them others might care about his life. Why is it what we want to care about little black boys once them become young black males going to Jail and then we want to spend the time and money to wonder how did this happen; well if we stop this cycle before it gets to late then we can make a difference.
In closing, I was at my dentist office about 2 years ago and he was reading what has been going on and he said to me “what do you want me to do?” Well, this is just something that I never thought about what would I like people to do; besides knowing how their tax money is being spent. Well I want each and every person that cares about this to fax a copy of this to others and let them know; and I would like everyone to call or write the Judge; GAL; DCFS and Gov Quinn and ask WHY! We need to know why is a 20 year old ward of the state, is still a ward of the state. And how come we have to see our taxes go up so that we can pay for this woman and her live in boyfriend bills! Director of DCFS Mr. McEwen 312-814-1445 or 312-814-4111 Fax# 312 814-1888; Governor Pat Quinn 312-814-2121; Judge Kathleen M McGury 312- 603-6499; Aunt Martha's (708) 747-7100 (this is who started all this) . The next court date is on 08/06/10 at the Daley Center Rm. 1806 at 11:30 am Case Number: 2007P005201 (lets bring in the light. If you would like to know more about this please call (708-819-0619), email (riv1906@hotmail.com) or look at my blog (http://mahdee-2yearinhellwithdcfs.blogspot.com/). Does one truly have to wonder or question why we have so many young black children killing each other in the streets of ....Chicago....? It is unfortunate that Children are going from DCFS to DOC and then ending DOA.
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