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of law. This is not only frustrating, but it opens up a whole new arena for parents to take matters into their own hands, placing the workers at risk. It also leaves room for the workers to mishandle cases, placing families and children at risk.
In order to ensure that they are not deliberately hiding facts, concealing items of evidence that would otherwise change the entire scope of an investigation or case, that the children's placement in foster care may not be what was best after all, or done by mistake, or inappropriately. Rather than admit to the mistakes these caseworkers often cover their mistakes by backdating, moving the children, or sometimes downright lying in order to fill in the gaps. At the children's expense - how much is a worker's mistake costing us? Its costing us in our children's lives - which is UTD unable to determine - in terms of $$ or placing worth on our childrens' lives.

* IF YOU ARE THINKING OF CALLING CPS TO GET BACK AT YOUR EX- PLEASE DON'T!

* IF YOU WANT TO CALL CPS TO GAIN STANDING IN A CUSTODY CASE PLEASE DON'T!

* IF YOU ARE THINKING OF REPORTING FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN IN GOOD FAITH DO NOT DO IT!

* ONLY CONSIDER CALLING IN A REPORT BECAUSE YOU TRULY BELIEVE A CHILD IS BEING ABUSED OR NEGLECTED!

* FALSE ALLEGATIONS ARE A CRIME IN MOST STATES!

* FALSE REPORTING HARMS THE CHILDREN MORE THAN IT HARMS THE ADULTS! MANY TIMES IT BACKFIRES AND PARENTS LOSE THEIR KIDS AFTER MAKING A REPORT AGAINST THE OTHER PARENT IN BAD FAITH.

* SEEK COUNSELING, THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY OR TALK TO YOUR PRIEST.

* FIND A FRIEND TO LEAN ON, OR TAKE A HOT BATH, RELAX AND SEE A MOVIE.

* WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

* YOUR KIDS WILL THANK YOU FOR NOT RUINING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE YOU ARE ANGRY.

* MANY ABUSED KIDS WILL BE GLAD YOU DIDN'T WASTE THE TIME OF A WORKER WHO COULD'VE HELPED THEM.

PLEASE - MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
(and for those who don't, lets hold them responsible for their wrongdoings)

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