Progress at last. I talked with a lawyer this afternoon who may provide the solution to the whole problem. We've decided to put the issue back in front of Judge George, asking him to reconsider his dismissal of the EPO. The lawyer was extremely helpful, and seemed like he knew his business. He believes if the situation is approached properly, we can prevail and get the EPO reinstated. That will once again get the boys away from their mother. We've begun working on it, and hopefully by next week we'll be back in court.

Back at the courthouse this morning, and still hearing horror stories about CPS. (I'm still working the CPS sign, as opposed to the Judge George sign.) One very intelligent young lady talked to me and cried. She lost her job, and CPS took her child. She had financial support from her parents, but they didn't care. Her child is now in foster care, and she's allowed to visit once a week briefly. That's very sad. Needless to say, she's not a big fan of CPS.

I also heard a story from a lady who worked at a hospital. It seems a man brought his daughter in one night with a broken leg. The hospital called CPS. They investigated, but refused to take the daughter out of the home. Two weeks later the father scalded the girl to death with hot water. These are the people "protecting" our kids? God help us all.

I'm beginning to wonder if it's time to begin seeking plaintiffs for a class action suit (in federal court) against CPS. I think there's little hope of doing any good with them in family court. But considering the botched investigations and the removals without adequate cause, I'm wondering if there aren't some serious federal issues involved here. On down the road I may try to document a few of these cases and talk to an attorney who practices in federal court. I'd be willing to bet we could find a lot of plaintiffs. And a good lawsuit might actually make some badly needed changes in the system.

By the way - I found a website about CPS abuse and how to defend yourself against them. They have a number of resources. It's cool, and definitely worth taking a look at if you're involved with CPS. Here's a link.

http://fightcps.com/

No more news for the night. Tomorrow I'll try to update you on Psychomom's history with CPS. This is not her first time down the road with them.