"ISSUES OF CONCERNED"

TUESDAY JULY 5 2011

"ISSUES OF CONCERNED"

MARCH 2 2006:

My grandchildren has been in foster care for quite sometime now. It's an life altering unforeseen tragic event. It's a horrible thing that a family has to go through. No one can imagine what a family has to deal with in a situation such as this, that i am having to face.

I have been doing what any grandmother would do to get her precious grandsons out of the foster care system. With all the efforts that I've put forth and done to achieve that challenge. To no avail because of the Oklahoma Family Courts and Oklahoma DHS, it's only been a living night mare. They have fought me every step of the way. Denying me my grandchildren. Not even regular visitation. I haven't seen my grand-babies in over a year now. The last time I had a visit with my grandchildren were on Feb- 16 2010. That was it!

The issues of concerned that I'm having to raise question about are:

1. The Judge dismissing me from the court hearings, when I'm there to get my grand babies out of the foster care system.
2. The reason for dismissing me? It states because of my past actions? Because i voice my opinion and exercise my freedom of speech.
3. Also states that I was dismissed because I wasn't present on the court date of 2/8/2011, which i wasn't notified of the change.
4. Judge denied me access to court documents back in 2009 of December.
5. Court date changed and I wasn't notified of the one day move up from 2/9/2011.
6. Judge denied petition for Adoption so I could Adopt my grandchildren.
7. Judge denied request to order DHS do a HOME STUDY of my home for placement of my grandchildren.
8. DHS called THE BAIR FOUNDATION, to notify them not to certify me for licensing, stating to them that they wouldn't be able to place with me.
9. Judge denied visitation with my grandchildren.
10. Judge denied guardianship.
11. Judge denied haebus corpus.
12. Judge denied the mother of the children, her request to return home to her mother, which is myself, Farina Thompson, to help her with her children, that would benefit the children and they would get out of the foster care system.
13. Judge denied the mother's request, The mother she relinquished her parental rights on 9/15/2009
14. Family Reunification-- DHS hasn't tried to reunify my grandsons with me.
15. Reasonable Effort-- It hasn't been made by DHS.
16. Family Values-- Seems to me that DHS isn't concerned with that.
17. Grandparents Rights-- DHS has revealed that Oklahoma has no Grandparents Rights.
18. Family Contact--There hasn't been no bonding between my grandchildren and my self, because DHS has denied and refused me the ability to do that.
19. My grandchildren has been alienated from the family and not able to make phone calls to their biological family.
20. Policy and procedures--According to the DHS policy and procedures when it comes to placement of the grandchildren with me their grandmother I am with in guidelines. However DHS refuses to release my grandchildren.
21. I'm a United States Veteran.
22. I'm a Registered Voter.
23. I've a Decent Income.
24. I've a Residence, a home.
25. 3-2-2 square footage 2,000+
26. Education - I've Certificates and Diplomas of Education.
27. Certificates of completion for the FOSTER PRIDE ADOPT.
28. I'm not a felon.
29. I've adequate Transportation.
30. I'm responsible and reliable.
31. I'm able, willing and capable.
32. Judge refuses to let me have any contact with my grandchildren, nor will he let my grandsons contact me.
33. I am the grandchildren maternal and biological grandmother.
34. Grandchildren has been alienated from me from the very beginning.
It's about the children and getting them reunited with their family immediately. Not having them suffer in the foster care system, when it isn't caused for.
What the Court System and DHS has done to me and my grandsons are just pure evil and an injustice has occurred.
My grandchildren are suffering because of the court system has failed us. DHS HAS LIED.
Thank You for taking the time to read my post.
I'm asking everyone to please pray for me and my grandchildren.
Thank You and God Bless.

FAMILY VALUES, STRENGTH AND FOUNDATION

SAT JULY 2 2011

Hi my name is Farina Thompson, I'm a grandmother that's grieving and missing my grandchildren that's in Oklahoma Foster Care.

I'm posting today on the key essentials to families and children, that they need the connection of family so they can bond.

My grandchildren they have been in foster care since March 2 2006. We haven't had regular visits since my grandsons were taken. I haven't seen them since 2-16-2010. I am going through it. I can only imagine what my grand babies are feeling. This is wrong.

The Oklahoma Family Court-- Judge Richard W Kirby hasn't let me see my grandsons. The DHS initial case worker from the beginning by the name of Tara Bone, she is the one that has directed the case primarily.

Family strengthening is the key to building strong families. Not taking peoples children and refusing to work with them. The children mother she needed help and yet the family court-- Judge Kirby denied her request to return home where she could receive that help.

My daughter she relinquished her parental rights on 9-15-2009. DHS since, has kept my grandchildren away from me with no visitation or phone calls. It's been terrible not to hear my grandchildren voice or to be able to hug them.

Family bonding and being included in the children lives are very important. Even more, It's essential for the children to be in touch with their grandparent(s).

Please pray for me and my grandchildren.

Thank you for taking the time to read my posting.

God Bless

FOSTER CARE

SUNDAY JUNE 26 2011

Hello Everyone,

FOSTER CARE! OMG! WHERE DO I START: IT'S NO PLACE FOR CHILDREN:

Hi I am Farina Thompson, a grandmother that's currently in the State of Oklahoma, and has been since, 2008, after moving here from the State of Nevada. I only came here because of my grandchildren, they were taken, by Oklahoma DHS, from their mother, my daughter, and taken into custody and put into foster care. That was 5 years ago on 3/2/2006.

Oklahoma has continuously denied me my grandchildren! I remain in disbelief over the process of these so called PROFESSIONALS, as they call themselves. How they truly believe that they are just in their actions on this case. Are beyond me.

Foster Care simply put: Isn't no place for children at all what so ever! It should never be long term placement! My God! My grand babies has been in there, way too long! Since 2006. It's not justice, how these Oklahomans has processed my grandsons case.

I'm Tired! Drained! and Yet!, I will not give up on the journey of getting my grandchildren out of foster care. Foster care is so! Not the place for children. For no children at all!

With the case of my 5 grandsons, here in the State Of Oklahoma. From the start, right off the bat it wasn't going well: The initial case worker her name is Tara J Bone, she wasn't all that helpful to my daughter. Tara Bone, an employee of DHS, which she has now moved up in rank. She's at every court hearing there is. At the request of DHS, that I be excluded from future court hearings. This request was granted on 2-8-2011 by Judge Ricard W Kirby. Which I wasn't present, and they feel that's justice for dismissing me from the case. It was some some shuffling around with the court date and I wasn't notified. Initial court date was 2-9-2011. How ever I wasn't there and the dirt was renderred.

Children in foster care should be returned home to the family as soon as possible. Of course everything has to be checked out! Alright! Now! with that being said: Oklahoma DHS wouldn't do that for our family, for my grandchildren. They wouldn't work with me. Instead, they pass judgement, they let their personal feelings get in the way, because of that they-- Oklahoma DHS have kept my grandchildren alienated from me. I haven't seen my grand babies or heard their voices in over a year since 2-16-2010. That date was the last visit we had.

We have never had regular visitation from the beginning. There was a problem with visits from the very start on since 3/2/2006.

Judge Richard W Kirby, Assistant D.A. Jane Brown, Public Defender William Ryan Hauser, DHS Tara Bone, which she is now the supervisor, in the beginning she was the initial case worker, Oklahoma Casa, DHS Director- Howard Hendrick, DHS Director's Aid- Margaret Noble, they all opposes placing my grandchildren with me. (All of these folks I've met, except the Director I've not met him.)

These folks have a personal vendetta against me. What they have done to me and my grand -babies

Is an Injustice.

DHS has put it in writing that they have denied me placement of my grandchildren because of a 1982 Food Stamp Case! That doesn't make any sense! Oklahoma is calling it a Felony! That's the basis according to them, for not giving me my grandchildren. I don't have any felonies, I have never been to prison! Shortly after that I enlisted into the United States Army. No one can enlist into any branch of service with a felony, Come On! What's up with this? I'm good enough to enlist and serve a great country, Yet I'm not good enough to come to the aid of my grandchildren, to raise, love and nurture them?

I've provided, to Oklahoma DHS, all of my credentials, proof of diplomas, classes taken, my finances, stating I have my own money and doesn't need any money from public assistance to care for my grandchildren. This is ridiculous! This here shows that I've been targeted and that these so called Professionals are bias towards me.

Their actions, has only led to the continuous separation of my grandchildren and the family. My grandchildren remains in the Oklahoma foster care system, being shuffled, shafted and moving around like ping pong balls. It's emotional and disturbing at the unprofessional behavior of this states' agency. This is inconceivable! Everything that they have done to me and my grandchildren. They have not released my grandchildren. How this case has went on, dragged on for years. 5 years! How they are continuing their unjust attitude and behavior.

Keeping children in the foster care system, doped up on medication, over medicating my grandchildren. Alienating my grandsons from me. Most definitely! Not in the best interest of my grand babies.This is outrageous! devastating to so many families, including my own. DHS has caused my family nothing but heartaches and pain, plenty of restless nights, painful it is, just has been a complete horror in living day light!

Nothing can ease the pain and suffering, that one feels when your, love-ones has been taken by a corrupted government agency. An agency that will falsify documents and purger themselves in court, in order to keep your children in the system. Then to top that off when the family court judge that's presiding over the case, will not give you your grandchildren, because of his power and domination.

This is an injustice! With this going on and no one willing to look at this, children in foster care will suffer a great deal. My grandsons should have been out of the foster care system long time ago!Yet! today after 5 years, they still remains. If those professional people would of done their job and acted accordingly. To provide justice and due diligence to each case. Then my grandsons would be home. We would have closure and be rebuilding our lives.

March 2 2006, my grandsons were taken, now that was 5 years ago. My precious grand babies has aged and are now the ages of: 14 years, soon to be 15 in Dec 2011, 12 years, 11 years, 10 years and 7 years of age.

My adorable grandchildren, they are loved, wanted and truly missed. They are being held against their will. As well as being alienated from me, (their biological and maternal grandmother). By the hands of Oklahoma DHS and the actions of them and of the presiding Judge by the name of Richard W Kirby, he's the ASSOCIATE DISTRICT JUDGE.

Oklahoma DHS/foster care division needs to be investigated, and or shut down to make changes in order to help the many families and children that are preyed upon, and surely to go through complete hell, just as I have and continues to endure the sadness of not being involved in my grand children's lives.

Not being able to see my grand babies, which I haven't seen them in over one year, would be the same pain as if my chest had been impaled by knife. The pain, no one can imagine!

The bottom line would be: That of Oklahoma DHS has impeded with the release of my grandchildren being placed with me, because of their unlawful, unethical acts. It has surely had an emotional impact my grandchildren. Their frame of mind. Their mental state. One can only image how children are affected once they are in the hands of a state agency such as Foster Care.

Everyone involved in such cases as this, such as my, my precious grandchildren should be held accountable for their actions! No one is above the law including the judge himself! He's allowed for my grandchildren to remain in foster care. Despite what is Justice and Right.

Justice for all! Not justice for some!!!!! JUSTICE FOR ALL.

I will not stop my journey for justice until my grandchildren are home.

To each of you, keep the faith, hang in there. Keep up your fight and don't give up!

My prayers are with you and I commend you on your efforts as well to all of you that's fighting the fight to get your babies, grandbabies or love-ones out of the foster care system.

Please! I asked that everyone keep me and my grandchildren in your prayers, as we are going though a difficult time in our lives.

Thank You and God Bless

FARINA