Breastfeeding 2-day Old Newborn Seized From Parents Because Mother Has Disability

March 12, 2015

Breastfeeding 2-day Old Newborn Seized From Parents Because Mother Has Disability

Tracey Verzosa just learned that DCF was going to take her newborn. Source: Verzosa family.

UPDATE 9/9/2015

A Philippine News organization has picked up the Verzosa Family story. This has now become an International Human rights issue:

UPDATE 8/31/2015

The Verzosa Family still does not have their children back, even though reportedly the children are begging to go home. Russian TV has picked up their story and broadcast it on RT.com.

UPDATE 7/14/2015

From the 7 Angels story Facebook Page:

I wanna thank the Lord Jesus for the blessing we just received, we have just got our home study yesterday, and it was a success, we are on the way for reunification of the 7 Angeles, this beautiful children of ours are about to come home. Thank you everyone for your faithful to pray and the love and support through the year will never be forgotten. We as the Verzosa Family send you our love and gratitude of appreciation. Many blessing to each and everyone, love you all…..

Imagining this beautiful children will soon be coming home, as we visited them today, hopefully that there won’t be much left of the supervise visit, hopefully the next time will be a non supervise visit, and on the way home,
Praise your name Jesus hallelujah.

Comment from someone posting to their Facebook Page:

They do the return in stages, little steps. You know, so they don’t get traumatized by their own parents, to whom they are bonded since birth. But when they take them, they barge in homes, threaten children and parents, scare the daylights out of everyone and snatch children, sometimes right out of their parents’ arms-like THAT is NOT traumatic. Crazy, screwed up system.

UPDATE 7/6/2015

Florida Refuses to Return 7 Children to Loving Parents who are Not Accused of Any Crime

UPDATE 4/3/2015

New video:

UPDATE 3/17/2015

From The Verzosa Family Story Facebook Page:

So today was so suppose to be a visit with selena and freddie jr., just to find out that my son (freddie jr ) has been move into another home. And of course nobody inform me. So we just visited our daughter selena and make the best of it. I had ask her where is jr? She said that they moved him into a different home two weeks ago, and no one informed me, and we don’t even know where he is at.

So where is my rights? As least inform me, they are still my child.

So now they’re starten to separate the two, my daughter was in tears when I ask about her brother, this is going to end soon.

Where ever you are son I will not give up on you nor the other’s. I love you son, you all will be coming back soon. Missing you.

by Terri LaPoint
Health Impact News

A Florida couple is devastated. Child Protective Services just took their breastfeeding newborn from her mother’s arms at the hospital. She was is not even two days old, but parents Tracey and Freddie Verzosa of Kissimmee, Florida will now only be able to visit their baby for feedings, under supervision. The accusations against them, according to the parents’ story, boil down to the facts that Tracey is a slow learner, they are poor, and the baby was born too quickly for them to make it to the hospital.

On his personal Facebook page, Freddie posted this:

“Today is announced to be a very sad day for my family. Our newest family [member] ‘Taylor Lynn Verzosa’ has just been removed from our care. Just like the rest of the children’s. They are saying that its because it’s an open case. I am asking for you to support my wife as she is devastated in this event.”

The Verzosas have 6 other children, and they have been fighting since last summer to get them back from DCF (Florida’s Department of Children and Families.) They say that their other children were taken unjustly, and the children, who are divided between 3 different foster homes, cry and plead to come home whenever they see them.

The Verzosa children. Source: Verzosa family.

Mom’s Learning Disability A Problem For DCF

Though Tracey has a “mild intellectual disability,” she dearly loves each of her children, who range in age from newborn to 9 years old. She and Freddie have struggled financially, but their children have always had the basics of food, clothing, and shelter, along with generous doses of love and nurturing. Her disability never stopped her from being able to cook and care for her children. While her husband worked or looked for work, she took care of the home, teaching the little ones about colors and shapes, potty-training them, and proudly displaying their numerous certificates of achievement when they did well in school.

There were allegedly concerns that there was a lack of supervision of the children, because of Tracey’s disability, a charge which the couple denies. The state wanted Freddie, a Filipino immigrant who is in the states legally, to be home to watch the kids, but he says that Tracey was doing fine watching them, and he needed to work to provide for the family. He says that the state seems to be worried that she cannot handle six kids, but she has been doing so just fine.

“My wife never let her disability stop her from loving and caring, and raising these children, so why would DCF do it?”

Late on Appointments for Required Vaccines

DCF became unhappy with the family when the children were late a couple of times on their scheduled vaccinations. Because of their financial status, sometimes it was difficult to get to routine medical appointments. Freddie reports that they once walked for 2 hours in the hot Florida sun to get to an appointment for shots. He cites lack of transportation as the reason they fell behind, but says they were not very far behind on the schedule.

Government Commands Daycare

At one point DCF told the family that they needed to put the children into daycare, a request that the couple were not happy with. Freddie says that he agreed to allow them to go to daycare as long as they would do background checks on the people who would be watching the children. Ironically, no one on staff at the daycare that DCF eventually put the children in was watching when their 2 year old climbed on a table and fell off, landing on his face. He is scheduled for a CAT scan soon, based on that fall.

The Verzosa family – happy together. Source: Verzosa family.

Missed A Doctor’s Appointment For Non-Serious Condition

One of the Verzosa children reportedly had a heart murmur. The parents were supposed to take the child for a re-check to follow up, but they were not able to make the appointment. Though the doctor told them that it really was not a big deal, someone at DCF apparently thought that it was. Even though the physician wrote a letter saying that the child was fine, DCF showed up on the Verzosa’s doorstep nine days after the missed appointment.

Terrorized Children Taken from Their Parents at Gunpoint

On The Verzosa Family Story Facebook page, Freddie describes what happened on the day that DCF came and took their children. On July 9, 2014, he and their 9 year-old daughter were returning home from the store, when they saw a sheriff’s car and another vehicle parked by their home. They got out, and authorities told them that they were going to take the children away “because I didn’t want to cooperate with there [sic] programs.” Freddie said that was not the truth, that they had told them they were bringing in services, but that never happened.

When Mr. Verzosa became upset, they handcuffed him while he was on his knees begging for mercy. His daughter ran inside in tears, “devastated,” and locked herself in the bathroom. An officer followed her and threatened to break down the door. Officers with guns came into the house with DCF social workers to take the children. One “caseworker then snatch[ed] the baby away from my wife,” while the baby was trying to hang on for dear life. When their daughter was convinced to open the door, she begged her mother,

“Please mommy don’t let them take me away.”

The Verzosas were helpless and weeping, as all of their children were taken away. Freddie says they turned their house “upside down looking for guns, drugs, and dead body.” They found nothing.

“I was then lost, trying to understand what did we do to deserve this.”

Children Beg to Leave Foster Care and Go Home

Since that time they have learned that one of their children in foster care has been found digging around in the garbage for food, and their 9 year old daughter has been wearing makeup and lipstick. The kids who were mostly healthy before have been sick many times, and one of their children has not received the gifts that his parents sent for them – the toys are put up in a closet. The gifts are allegedly thrown away one by one as punishment. The Verzosas buy clothes for their children, but they reportedly aren’t wearing those. “The kids used to be healthy.” The children report being yelled at, and they cry to come home, even writing letters pleading to come home.

Letters from children pleading for help. Source: Verzosa family.

They report that they have tried to cooperate with the various hoops that DCF wants them to jump through, but that it took DCF eight months to schedule a parenting class that they wanted them to take. There have never been any charges filed against the couple, yet their children remain in custody. And now their newborn has been taken as well.

“Crime” of Accidental Homebirth

A DCF allegedly accused Tracey of avoiding the hospital so that they wouldn’t find out that they had the baby. This is because the baby was born at home on March 11. (In Florida, homebirth is not illegal). However, this was not at all a planned homebirth – the baby simply came too quickly for them to get to the hospital! They were getting ready to go when Tracey suddenly felt something different. When her husband checked, he saw the baby’s head. He was able to experience the joy of catching his own baby, a healthy 7 lb 6 oz baby girl. The couple then went to the hospital with their precious little one.

To assure the investigator that this was simply a quick birth, he reminded her that they have been back and forth to the hospital, 4 times in the past month. She thought her water broke last week and went in, but the hospital sent her home. They were not trying to avoid the hospital, but they were hoping that DCF would leave this baby alone.

Tracey adoring her new baby girl. Source: Verzosa family.

Incredible Attitude from Hurting Parents

Incredibly, despite their immense pain, Freddie tells Health Impact News that he chooses to love even those case workers who take their children. They are strong in their Christian faith, and they pray for God to show these people the pain that they are causing to families. Mr. Verzosa says that he would “hate for anyone to go through what we are going through – even our worst enemies.” He told us that he wants to work the rest of his life to help other hurting families. He says there are many others who are facing this kind of injustice, and he speaks out, not only for his own family, but for so many others, who are scared to speak up out of fear of DCF.

Tracey simply says, through her tears:

“It hurts. I want my kids back.”

Video – Collection of Photos of the Family When They Were Together

The following video showing family photos was created by the parents.

Disabled Parents Should Not Have their Children Taken Away due to Parent’s Disability

Image from Facebook Page

In a similar story reported earlier this year in Massachusetts, child welfare officials took custody of a newborn child 2 days after birth, simply because the mother was disabled. Massachusetts child welfare officials stated that the young mother couldn’t properly care for a newborn and insisted that they acted in the child’s best interests. But the federal government disagreed, saying that the state violated her civil rights by discriminating against her because of her disability.

The National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency advising the White House and Congress, says the case points up a growing problem: states needlessly taking custody of the children of disabled parents.

“Parents with disabilities are suffering significant discrimination,” said Robyn Powell, an attorney for the council. “What happened to this mother is very common … States are removing these children for the sole reason of their parents having a disability.” (Story here.)

How to Help

Their is a Facebook page set up to support the Verzosas – The Verzosa Family Story.

They need a good attorney, but cannot afford one. Freddie says that their court-appointed attorney has not been helpful and has cursed at him. He has been searching for an attorney that will fight for the rights of Americans with Disabilities, but hasn’t found one in his area. His wife Tracey is an American citizen.

Supporters are asked to contact legislators on behalf of the family.

Florida Governor Rick Scott may be reached at 850 717 9337, or contacted here. His Facebook Page is here.

Florida First Lady Ann Scott has a Facebook Page here.

The Representative for the Verzosas district is Rep. John Cortes. He may be reached at 407 856 5009 or 850 717 5043, or contacted here. His Facebook Page is here.

Senator Darren Soto may be reached at 407 846 5187 or 850 487 5043, or contacted here. His Facebook Page is here.

Guardian Ad Litem Responds to Our Story

Health Impact News Editor Comments:

Desiree Robles, the Guardian Ad Litem for two of the children in this story, emailed in her comments to MedicalKidnap.com shortly after we published this story:

I am the Guardian Ad Litem for two of the children and wanted to express that I am also a current professional in the disability field. I just wanted to share that as I respect and value the advocacy that is being done on behalf of this family I would also like to share that there is a substantial amount of information the led to the children’s removal that is mentioned briefly in your article but underemphasized. As I am not in liberty to discuss the details of the case please know that as a advocate for individuals with disabilities I am observing the treatment of the children and the information presented to DCF that led to their removal. It is my belief that love alone is not sufficient to raise a family and one effective way to gain unification is for the mother is to receive concrete, supports that assist her in home or other to help her raise the children.

Every individual with a disability that i have had the privilege to serve has a talent and is most successful with Supports. Those supports that influence her ability to provide safety, education, a stable household and income , access to medical needs and responsibility to follow through on those needs was not present which led to the removal. My suggestions are to provide recommendations on how this family can move forward by gaining those supports for the future without providing a picture that appears to show an injustice was done to the parents.
Thank you again as I highly respect the media.

Desiree Robles is listed as the Employment Programs Manager at the Diocese of Orlando, Bishop Grady Villas. Her phone number and email are available to the public here.

Video – Collection of Photos of the Family When They Were Together

Published on March 12, 2015

Tags: Florida, medical kidnap, Verzosa|

156 Comments

Kattie March 17, 2015 at 2:56 am - Reply

I feel bad for these parents. We as parents have the right to chose against vaccinating our kids. I refuse to vaccinate as young as they suggest. I start their vaccines at about 3 yrs. old. My kids are not in day care or anything. They are home till they start school. They have all the vaccines required to start school at age 5. I also do not run my kids to docs for the well child checks and never will. I only take them when they are ill.(which is very little) colds I don’t take them for. I believe docs are for when you are truly sick. Not for when you are healthy and nothing wrong. I believe you end up sick if you go to a doc healthy because of the meds they may put you on or the germs you pick up from being exposed to n the office. Like this flu vaccine- look how simple the flu was before we started vaccinating against it now it mutates it self almost yearly into deadly forms all to get around the vaccine and make it ineffective. Docs give you recommendations to follow as a recommendation is = a suggestion. You can go for a 2nd opinion and get a whole different suggestion. Just because the mother is disabled by not being a rocket scientist does not make her unable to be a mother. She knows how to care and love her children. She knows what decisions are best for her kids. CPS over stepped what they are intended to do. I personally feel cps goes after the poor family’s because it is easy to play the cover up game because the poor family’s cannot afford a private attorney and have to go to legal aid for help which legal aid is actually on the states side privately under the table because the state pays the legal aid attorneys. These kids just need to be returned home and cps but out of their lives. With the adoption need growing this is just a sick attempt by cps to fill some of that need and make a profit. Send those kids home and butt out cps.

Jamie March 16, 2015 at 12:47 am - Reply

I live in Florida and cps has took my 3kids cuz of my disabilities and said I was a great danger to them and I’ve done everything they asked me twice and they still won’t let me have them since then I have another child and they let me keep him but won’t let me have my other ones but if I’m such a great danger to them then why they let me have my youngest and I’m currently pregnant again and I know they will let me keep her too but this needs to stop WE NEED OUR KIDS BACK AND I SUPPORT YOU A 100% WITH UR FIGHT AND HOPE U CAN HELP US OUT BY FIGHTING FOR WHAT’S RITE WE LOVE OUR KIDS AND WILL NEVER HURT THEM GOD IS ON OUR SIDE


# FIGHTING FOR OUR RITES

Amber March 15, 2015 at 7:50 pm - Reply

This is absurd! What is children services gunna come take my kids. I suffer from adha depression anxiety diagnosed with a severe anger problem ptsd and fibromyalgia. Along with being a single mother.  But I will say my 3 children with another on the way couldn’t have a better mother. Yes I have severe anger problems. But NEVER have I took it out on my kids, laid a hand on my kids. I protect my babies from other people anger n everything. They have never seen me release my anger. Well once but that’s when someone put my daughter in harms way n I snapped n fought! My daughter will say my mommy protected me n got me to safety. They are above their grade level, and even though I have a hard time walking up n down the stairs, getting out of bed. Getting dressed. I have never let anything that o have wrong with me get in the way of being the mother I am. My kids have food shelter clean clothes medical treatment n awesome grades in school. I will go to jail before I let my kids be taken over MY disabilities! It does not interfere with me being a mother n never will. I pray to God this family gets help. I so wish I could get them a vehicle. That way their children services can’t say nothing about transportation. That mother n father love them children n they were not being mistreated or abused! The mothers disability never interfered in the caring for of those children!

Andrea Pasko March 15, 2015 at 3:00 pm - Reply

Ohio in Medina County they have taken children away from mentally handicapped people. They have also sat up on the stand under oath and lie about everything. They will find anything and everything wrong with a situation just to win their case. I have gone through the same thing for 6 years of my life. I have lost one to the state of OHIO because of lies and my mother had to fight court systems and appeal cases to be granted grand-parental rights in order to keep the oldest in the family.

Brenda Wieczorek March 15, 2015 at 2:07 pm - Reply

I think that DHS and CPS worker should have their family lives investigated.  They think it’s ok to reap good loving families apart while leaving kids with dangerous, abuse and drug addict parents,  there is obliviously something wrong with the way they think.  It’s the same in all the states.  It is so backwards in Michigan that a abused child that they just ignored even when they knew the mother as an drug user and a child abuser, killed another child in hopes that the police would kill him so he could die.  They ignore that and take kids from loving good families.  It’s just wrong.

Heather March 15, 2015 at 1:41 pm - Reply

This is so wrong Just goes to show you if you are a drug addict or you abuse your children Child protective services wont do a damn thing but if you have a learning disability,physical disability or a mental disability and your poor they will take your children away .That is discrimination period.So what if they are poor as long as the children are getting fed have a roof over there heads and are loved so what .This poor mother i feel for her.May she get her children back.

Christine March 15, 2015 at 12:32 pm - Reply

Umm if that woman is referring to not having a way to get to doctors appointments as a reason to remove the children, she has serious issues…… Why not give them a drive to the doctors??? That’s the support. It’s doesn’t sound to me like there is any abuse in question. I’m so sick of agencies removing children because of finances as well…. Help them get food! Help them get to appointments! Help them get the things that they need!!!! That’s a hell of a lot cheaper then sending all these kids to foster care, court costs, workers income…… The money they spent taking the kids away could have given the family everything they need…… And the way they took?!?! That is crazy! Shame on you child services!!! Shame on you!

Admin March 15, 2015 at 1:28 pm - Reply

“That’s a hell of a lot cheaper then sending all these kids to foster care”

But that’s the point – it is the opposite of what you stated. The State earns money for every child placed into Foster care, so children taken into custody are a financial asset to the State, but giving the family money to keep the family together is a financial liability.

kathy March 15, 2015 at 10:49 am - Reply

This is happening everywhere my son and  daughter in law are going thru this in franklin ky I wish you well and good luck. the system has a quota l know this because I was part of the system back in the 60’s.taken from my mom and adopted out

tabitha butkovich March 15, 2015 at 8:28 am - Reply

So sad that place needs to be shut down and sewed that is springs messed up I pray for each and every one in the story and the ones in the comments to reunite with there children I’m so sorry my God be with every single one of you

cindy March 15, 2015 at 5:54 am - Reply

I also Have a Learning Disabilities and some others and I was a single mom my son will be 21 yrs next month and never had any issues like this poor couple is having, DCFS sucks they don’t care about keeping families together. They toss them over to foster families to where some of them should never be one. grant it there are a lot of people that shouldn’t have children but still.

Lisa March 15, 2015 at 5:08 am - Reply

What is really going on here? Let me explain. It is about financial availability.  If this family had the funds handy to hire a good lawyer, it would be over by bow. Would probably have never started. I came from a poor family. Was taken from my loving parents when I was little. My siblings and I totalled six children. We lived in government housing. My father is a disabled marine; therefore,  we lived off of welfare and his disability check. We were ripped from our parents loving arms and placed in foster care. Two here, two there, one here and one there. My sister’s were abused and I nearly died. That is what happens when you give children to people who only want the money. I could yell you all horror stories. I won’t. I was blessed with one child. He will never have to go thru that mess. Why? I have money. Such a sad day in America. Parents having to fear losing their children to government abusers. Prayers to all the good parents in the world. Nomatter skin color, religion,  disability,  or financial standing. Love to you all.

Amy March 15, 2015 at 2:18 am - Reply

I had a horrible experience with DCs myself. they removed my daughter from line because they “said i was an ‘uncooperative  parent’ because i wouldn’t let a MALE DCF PERSON WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION, remove ny 4yr old daughter’s clothes and diaper without me in the room. I was like, “oh hell no, either let ne do it or get out” & thrn i cakled and filed a complaint, well this caused them to destory my family by rioping my four year old from my arms, i feel your pain. So so sorry for what lpain this has caused your family. DCF IS A JOKE & they just like breaking up good homes because they can!!!

Dawn March 15, 2015 at 1:38 am - Reply

In my eyes we all have a disability because no one is normal or perfect.  I have a disabled daughter and people would say my childs normal or perfect to me and I’d say no, we all have something we can’t do or learn which I consider is being disabled to doing certain things.  WHAT ABOUT THE BLIND (A DISABILITY), SHOULD THEIR CHILDREN BE TAKEN AWAY, WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE WITH ONE OR MORE LIMBS MISSING (ALSO CONSIDERED DISABLED) SHOULD THEIR CHILDREN BE TAKEN AWAY?  Someone who’s deaf, someone in a wheelchair who cannot walk, a disabled war veteran and so many more.  SHOULD THEY ALL LOOSE THEIR CHILDREN???  This women has more love than a lot of people.  Let her have her children.

Lindsey Garrity March 15, 2015 at 12:02 am - Reply

After read this story I was in tears.Hi my name Is Lindsey Garrity I am 25 years old from AZ. and I am also LD.I first found out that I was LD in grade K.I got kept back and by first grade I was put in class with other kids with Disability.By 10th grade I was put in all normal class with a teacher helper and by 12 th grade I was told if I didn’t pass State testing I was just going to get a certifies saying I did 12 years of High School.Well with all my teacher help and studying really hard I passed that State test and got my real Diploma .I was so happy that day but i would have to say the best day of my life was almost 2 years ago when I brought my lovely daughter into this world.I was told that I had to take parented class cause this was my first time being a mother not cause I had LD.But my real good friend had a baby around the same time and this was her first time being a mom also.But the hospital never told her she had to take parented class.So I had bad feel all along that they where single me out cause I had LD but what they really didn’t no was that I took four year of early child hood education in High School .How ever I did take the parented class at the local wic office so I wouldn’t have to deal with DCF or whatever it called. I also applied for SSI in High School but got denied cause I new how to cook my own food but I don’t no how to drive a car.I have to depend on my friends and Family for that.I just hope my story help other ppl out there know that ppl with Disability.Can be good mom or dad and that you shouldn’t judge.Cause we can’t help that we where born like this my prayers are with this family and I hope they can all be back together again..

Jeramie March 14, 2015 at 9:39 pm - Reply

It’s totally against the law to use a disability against a parent over child custody issues. It’s the same as the color of your skin and has nothing to do with how you care for a child. 

In addition, vaccines are NOT mandatory. It’s optional as not all vaccines are safe for everyone and it’s up to the parents to decide what’s best for their child over vaccines. 

Someone screwed up here big time.

Dora March 14, 2015 at 8:06 pm - Reply

Allow the parents to have their family under their roof and assign a mother’s helper to assst and train the parents in how to care safely for their children. There is too much discrimination just because God made someone different. Being different doesn’t mean they can’t care and love their children…they have more love in their pinky than DCF gives them credit. DCF just needs to make surprise inspections to see how things are progressing!!!

roxie nielsen March 14, 2015 at 7:02 pm - Reply

the dcf is running out of money that is way they take the children for each child thay take thay get money for thay do not care abuot them.i know a child of the famly was put in to foster care and he was killed when he was there and thay still have not had a  trial the one was lat go and the other is out on bale the 2 yr is died that goes to show you how much thay care.

kim March 14, 2015 at 6:21 pm - Reply

I have nothing good to say about the system I believe they have no heart and I really feel if someone is telling you how to raise your children first need to have children of their own! THIS SYSTEM IS CRUEL UNFAIR AND ARE # 1 FOR PLACING CHILDREN IN DANGER!!!

Kaitlyn March 14, 2015 at 5:50 pm - Reply

This is SO messed up!! Someone needs to get those kids back to their parents! This is just wrong. Someone who has power to make a difference, make an impact somehow in their lives, PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!!!

Kimberley March 14, 2015 at 5:06 pm - Reply

You no that’s really messed up there are parents like these people who love and care for there kids and loose there kids but kids who get beat and abused and never get taken away. Taking care of a family is hard but loving them is easy these two deserve there kids

Ammie March 14, 2015 at 1:51 pm - Reply

Why doesn’t the state take the checks they give to the foster parents and help the family stay together with it

author4 March 14, 2015 at 3:07 pm - Reply

simply put, they get “x” amount of dollars for every child they take and in this case they are cleaning up.

thankyourmuse March 17, 2015 at 2:04 am - Reply

It’s really sad because they could take the money they get for taking the kids away and greatly help this couple who have plenty of love and there was no charges of abuse or neglect…this is what the system was for in the beginning, to help family thru hard times…but this is ridiculous…if you go to their foster parent webpage, it reads like an adoption agency, stating you could adopt a child within 6 months of being a foster parent…there is a lady who did a show about how they would take only adoptable ones, There are horror story after horror story…when are they gonna stop them and start helping families instead of destroy them…look at the way they came in and took them from their parents…it’s an atrocity what they have done them them and perhaps they should consider a law suit for discrimination and see how quickly those kids come back home. Shameful!

Debbie March 14, 2015 at 11:57 am - Reply

Why has no one set up a go fund me page for legal fees for this family…this is a terrible miscarriage of justice on the family.

terrybug March 14, 2015 at 12:29 pm - Reply

Go Fund Me takes 25% off the top. There are better crowdfunding sites out there.

author4 March 14, 2015 at 3:05 pm - Reply

I agree with you.  The governments own statements trip them up “avoiding the hospital so that they wouldn’t find out that they had the baby” and then saying “He was able to experience the joy of catching his own baby, a healthy 7 lb 6 oz baby girl. The couple then went to the hospital with their precious little one.”  so why go to the hospital after the birth if they were avoiding the hospital pre-birth to avoid letting them know they had another baby.  Sounds like the DCF needs to work on getting their stories straight.  It definitely sounds like they are descriminating against disabled americans and he needs to go to the local office (OCR) and get an advocate to represent him for this.

christina March 14, 2015 at 11:32 am - Reply

they need to become members of Heritage Defense immediately!!!!

Tanya March 14, 2015 at 10:57 am - Reply

Alas why has no one thought of the obvious plan? A care taker (mothers helper) to go in daily to assist the mother with the children for 8 hrs a day. You were willing to pay daycare? God help us if we lose kids because we are poor a million of us will have our kids taken- Since this is just a disability and a helper provided the father can return home at nights and assist wife until one of the kids had reached at least 14 to assist. Come on its all about keeping the family together to avoid psychiatrists later for all family members.

Tiffany Ward Ray March 14, 2015 at 6:31 pm - Reply

Them kids are gonna need psychiatric service after all is said and done anyway. This sounds sad……btw shouldn’t we have the choice to choose what goes into our kids bodies…..not to mention the doctor saying the kid is fine….I hope by the time this case ends the family will have won enough financial freedom from the psychological damage that has occurred that they can hire whatever services they need and afford to buy a nice vehicle to get them where ever they want to go.

Kimberly March 14, 2015 at 10:08 am - Reply

I have two disabled children one who is now about to be 19 yrs of age and if she were to have a child I believe that she could manage to care for the child with minimal amount of assistance.  But she is also mildly cognitive or mildly retarded for those who may not know the first.  Would she need a bit of help to learn how to care in the beginning. .yes but what young new mother wouldn’t need a little help to learn I mean come on all parents disability or not need some help from nurses in the hospital after the new baby arrives.

Bryan Coulter March 14, 2015 at 9:19 am - Reply

Ive been dealing with DCF and Gulf Coast Jewish out if Osceola county since Aug of 13. I got in a argument with my wife, nobody was hit or hurt. The neighbors called the cops and I am still dealing with then to this day. They have lied on myc wife and I numerous times in court and The judge will not let you defend yourself!Somebody needs to stop these people in  Osceola Cnty. The problem is they are funded by Orange county, get same amount of money as Orange does and they have half the people. They have the resources in Osceola county too make your life miserable!

Chleo Lampart March 14, 2015 at 8:54 am - Reply

I cried as I read this. It makes me so mad with what the system is doing. I am also going through a custody battle here in GA. The court took my children away, at the time my son was 2 and my daughter was a breastfeeding two year old. I was in a domestic violence shelter with them. I cried so much and still don’t understand why we were separated. I thought we were going to be protected. Their guardian ad litem wants me to take parenting classes though the order acknowledges the children are not in any danger. I don’t require supervision. They keep pro longing the case. I just want my children fully with me. When they’re with me, they never want to go and they always want to be in my arms. It breaks my heart and has put a bad taste in my mouth for the justice system. I will pray for this family to all be together again, happy and in peace. God bless their faith as I am also Christian. All who pray to God through Jesus Christ, pray for me and my children to be fully reunited. Thank you for posting this and reading my comment.

Jennifer Brooks March 14, 2015 at 8:51 am - Reply

Cps  dhs that take our children only to reap financial gain they pretend to focus on families first, but in any state anywhere in America they are all the same, they leave children in the homes of predators and child molesters abusers and murderers while takin other children away from parents who want nothing more then to watch they’re children thrive and grow, to teach them and be taught by them, being a parent is a privilege that god gave to some of us and sadly the ungrateful undeserving parents are the ones who are allowed to keep they’re kids while the rest of us have to suffer by not only being told that we are bad /wrong/disabled or whatever they’re excuse is but by having to watch people that don’t deserve the beauty of being a parent abusing what we long for.

stephanie March 14, 2015 at 8:50 am - Reply

This is so wrong them children belong with there parents. She was taking care of them they were not abuse there is just much of this going on state taking kids when the parents did nothing wrong give them kids back . Go take the kids that need to be taken and the ones that all the parents are worried about is drugs and food stamps to sell to get there drugs that mother is heart broken cause you took her kids for. No reason I truely hop a good lawyer steps up and takes this case for free gets the kids back and sues the state this is wrong and God sees what your doing you will answer to him .can someone set up a go fund me account for the family maybe we can help pay for a good lawyers for them.. Hugs to the parents hang in there I hope you get them back

dan March 14, 2015 at 8:26 am - Reply

Isn’t  CPS involved in child trafficking? All these agencies that fall under the “protection” guise are using children for the pedophile elite.

The truth March 14, 2015 at 4:43 am - Reply

They’re not acting in the best interests of these children neither their parents. Their commiting crimes “in the name of the law”, and God knows what these and so many other STOLEN children are going trough helpless without the only ones who really care for them – their oarents. The 2 years old fell from the table or somebody beated him? The 9 year old girl wearing lipstick at the foster care? No visita from their parents allowed, no delivery of gifts and clothes from them? Come on!!! This is INSANE! It’s obvious there’s something really outrageous going on, totally misconduct, premeditated, organized abuse of authority against the people by the CORPORATIONS that took the Government’s place in serving the exploited people who pay them to work for them!!!!!  But instead they’re working to the institutional organized crime.

g March 14, 2015 at 4:29 am - Reply

They shouldnt be taken out of the home thats best for the child im going though the same thing in pa had this child for 3 to 4 yrs and the mother abanded him and was running from law inforcement then when she gets out .she files to get him back and peoples been calling cys and said there is child abuse and it was all unfounded and so the mother just gets him back .She never had him in school to the dentist or his shots we had him caught up on everything and cys still just takes him away after they said they didnt every think she was going to get him back they lie to u and they back stabers

Ali March 14, 2015 at 4:20 am - Reply

I hope that the children will be returned but unfortunately once dcf gets it into their head that your unfit you won’t get them back. If your lucky you will get one or maybe two. I am speaking from experience dealing with the dcf monsters. My daughter cried and screamed for months that she wanted to come home and they wouldn’t listen to her or me. Dcf also failed to tell me while my daughter was in foster care that she was molested by the foster parent. Dcf doesn’t care it’s almost like they get a quota for every child they take. Get out of Florida children are not safe there.

Tricia Brown-Gesek March 14, 2015 at 2:33 am - Reply

It’s not fair at all I really wish I was in same stAte or a lawyer cause I would fight for free come on a lawyer gotta go help this family .

christy March 14, 2015 at 1:46 am - Reply

What is this world coming to am from silver city NM I live on the southwestern part of the state I have a disability an my youngest daughter an my old son have disability we a learning disability it’s dyslexia my daughter an I have dyslexia my  son has dyslexia an ADHD an they didn’t  take my sons kids away from him they didnt  took my kids away from me for have my learning disability as you can see when I talk I don’t know where to put my periods or how to end a sentence I don’t know to spell so I have spell check on my phone an I do the budgeting every month with disability an math isn’t good at all I can’t give change back at all your wife can get a disability check cause of her disability I will be saying prayers for your wife an you that  God brings to kids home soon

sad father March 14, 2015 at 1:24 am - Reply

Dcf took my kids. And terminated my rights as a father! Filed charges against me. All while I was in the hospital!!! There are so many horror stories from dcf especially in Osceola county. It needs to stop!!! 
I feel so much for this couple.  My prayers are with you both!!!

kerri March 14, 2015 at 1:02 am - Reply

Ot amazes me .. they will give a child back to a drug addict, bevauae they wanna keep the child with the parents . But someone that has a disability cant keep their kids .. i know for a fact a quadriplegic that lives in Orlando that had a baby . She isnt poor . And she has her baby ..and her and her husband is now divorced . Huge injustice

lindsay segers March 14, 2015 at 12:41 am - Reply

This is absolutely appalling! These parents have done nothing wrong and their children were basically stolen from them! DFCS thinks they can do whatever they want whenever. What about the kids that really need help, the ones being killed by parents and foster parents! Our government is usless! I hope these people know God will judge them on judgment day! God bless this family and and hope God sends the right person to them that will be able to help!

Crystal March 14, 2015 at 12:21 am - Reply

This BURNS ME UP!!’ How much is the government spending to put these children into foster care?!? If the problem is that the family is poor, why don’t they give the money they are giving to the foster parents, to them instead?!? That would definitely solve the money problem!  And, since they want dad to stay home with the kids, why don’t they pay him to do that?!? I know several people who take care of “disabled” family members and the government pays them to do so!  And, I don’t know about Florida, but where I’m from, vaccines aren’t mandatory!  So, if the kids are behind schedule, it’s not illegal!

Samantha Del Valle (@Delvalle6) March 13, 2015 at 11:40 pm - Reply

Stories like this are frustrating.  These DCF workers take children from homes like these– yet children that truly need help are left to be beaten, raped and eventually killed.  Kids are often taken from abusive homes only to be returned to a truly horrific situation.  If these kids are happy, healthy, and loved– why take them?  It’s discrimination.  If these people were not disabled and both parents were white these kids would have gotten all the services they need and would never have been removed.  I wish DCF would focus on the children who truly need to get out of their situation.

April March 14, 2015 at 1:54 am - Reply

That is not true. My cousins children were removed and she is “white” as you say. They did the same thing removed her children without cause. No charges filed but will not give them back. Her public attorney is a joke. She has proved false every claim against her and yet they still will not put them in her care. It has nothing to do with color of skin. It has everything to do with harassment of poor but hardworking individuals that cannot afford to fight back no matter what their ethnicity.  Trust me DCF workers go on their own personal judgement and mess up many happy homes and it should be illegal. Someone should sue the department. The case workers and and none else that works for them. Someone set up a class action and take their ass to court. Do something. Because this isn’t going to stop EVER! Until more people stand up to them.

Nemia Stroman March 13, 2015 at 11:22 pm - Reply

There are Ocs foster cares that work with the family and help to keep them all together.This is TOTALY WRONG!!! I pray they get ALL their kids back and sue this Organization for taking thier kids away and traumatizing them!!

Eragon March 13, 2015 at 11:03 pm - Reply

I am a disabled parent and I can say that removing children due to a disability is wrong, if you believe the parents need help provide that help and suggest other resources that might provide help as well.

carrie March 13, 2015 at 10:28 pm - Reply
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Jeanie Branum March 13, 2015 at 10:22 pm - Reply

I can see the love the parents have for the children and I also agree instead of separating them from not only there parents but from siblings to they should be provided the help cause they are paying foster care anyway. Love is the main thing a child needs to thrive. I know first hand what I’m saying. Shame on them for taking these baby’s

Arthur Benefield March 13, 2015 at 10:21 pm - Reply

For every child they take they are guaranteed a bonus to place them in foster care. Plus they only take the poor and the less educated parents kids because they can not fight back because of high cost of legal representation! !!!!

zrinkajelicromanceauthor March 13, 2015 at 10:12 pm - Reply

Appalling! Children are being abused in foster homes and neglected. Why is the oldest daughter wearing makeup? Is anyone checking into that the girl isn’t being forced into prostitution? No, the point is to accuse parents of being infirm to care for their children. Is there a shame in being poor? Last time I checked, poor were the ones who will offer a helping hand. Not the rich. So this person who’s working with disabled is saying that things weren’t mentioned in the story here, yet are important, but, and listen to this gem, he’s not at liberty to disclose them. So if they are important for the public to form an opinion, let’s hear them.

Sesler T March 13, 2015 at 10:04 pm - Reply

Do we go in the homes of every American or immigrant in America and dictate how many children they may have. And how many can a Foster family have? Seems the circumstances of income and such are not ideal but this family is one of thousands. Hell even parents of less than six kids can not afford food and clothes without welfare so what is so special about this case?

Abby March 13, 2015 at 9:56 pm - Reply

This burns me up.. money doesnt make you a good parent, yes it takes money to raise kids.. and just because she has a disability doesn’t make her a bad mother.. apparently they were doing something right, otherwise their kids (newborn to 9 years old) wouldnt wanna come home.. where they belong!! Sounds to me like they had food in their bellies, clothes on their backs a roof over their heads and plenty of LOVE!! At least the dad works or worked.. if missing a dr apt, which the dr said, was no big deal, makes you a bad parent.. then hell, every parent is bad.. they walked for 2 hours in the hot weather to get to an appointment, what does that tell you? Lots of women go into labor at home and dont make it to the hospital and end up having a home delivery.. if they were trying to “hide” the new baby.. would she have went to the hospital? Um, no!! No where in this article did I read that these kids were neglected, malnourished, abused, deprived or so on.. Instead of the state taking these kids away from parents who actually love them, and splitting them up.. (which I didnt read where they were on any type of assistance) why dont they help them with their needs? Help the Dad find employment if he hasnt yet? Support (mentally or physically) this mother who is trying to be a good mom despite her disability! Im not saying give them every welfare benefit known to man, but help them out.. 

I just read 2 articles this week, where a grandmother made her 9 year old granddaughter run for hours and hours non stop, the child later died.. where was CPS prior to this?? Another, was a 9 month old baby, whose throat was cut with a saw, because the baby wouldn’t stop crying, the baby died.. where was CPS prior to this?? 
Im sure everyone has heard it, “Our main goal is to keep families together..” Doesnt sound like it to me!! CPS needs to focus on the children who are actually in real danger.. focus on actually keeping families together and keeping children alive!!

Shirley Nelson March 13, 2015 at 9:40 pm - Reply

My goodness why in the world would this happen?  Why not provide help that they believe the mother needs in caring for her children;  they are paying for foster care for the children anyway and that money could be used and surely it would be healthier for the children to be together with their mother.  This just reeks of do gooders with no common sense.

mandy March 13, 2015 at 9:03 pm - Reply

I don’t think it is fair for them to take kids out of the house, unless they are being abuse in anyway cause I know that some disabled people can take care of children as well as anyone else can