January 2000

Reside in Gilpin County,Colorado(Blackhawk)

Children come home 1-3-00 from school to tell me that a social worker with the sheriff talked to them about thier home life, thier parents.It fused from a bruise my 10 year old at the time from a fall down a hill covered in ice, a nurse looked at it before thier holiday vacation, and when the kids' got back to school after the x-mas break, they interrogated my kids' at school.Prior to this start, my husband and I reconciled in 1999, I and our five children moved back home to him in Colorado.While we were seperated, I learned about the disabilities my children had, and I was very active in finding out more to help them with these disabilities, and to educate myself more as aparent.The diagnoses were adhd,ocd,odd, anddepressive syndrome,including tourette syndrome.My oldest son, is the stepson of my husband, Tracy raised him since he was one year old, but as my son grew older, he became more deffiant, he hates Tracy,and hates me for being with him.On several occasions, my son would challenge his dad to a whos' better dule.The history of my life stemed from pure emotional, verbal, mental, physical abuse from my mother. I was raised to be codependent on her, and only her.

The day it started, my children told me what they did at school, and told the kids' they were coming to arrest thier dad .I panicked, I called my husband at work to tell him and ask him what I should do.He told me to get the kids' and come down the mountain to his work, so I did.When we got there, we both put our heads together to figure it out calmly, and come to a sensible solution.I called my parents(which was amistake)to see if they could help.They agreed with my husband, to go in the morning to find out what was going on.So, my husband closed up the shop at 1am, and proceeded home, which we arrived at home about 2am.The kids slept, we did not, stayed up all ninte holding each other and talking, not knowing it was the last time we would hold each other for a while.In the morning we got up and my husband told me to go to my friend's house and wait there.He went his way to the school, and I went my way .About five hours later, I found out that my husband was aressted at the school infront of kids' watching.The charges, found out later were "cruelty to children".I then spent the rest of the day finding out all I could, how to get my husband out of jail, and going home.When I spoke to the social worker on the phone(Bob Agard),he had another worker listening,and talking also, when he explained to me that the police went to our home last ninte to aresst my husband, he ran from them.Remeber, he was at work!I knew right then and there that he was lying, and not to trust him, he continued to tell me I couldn't get my husband out of jail, and for me to bring the kids' to them so they know the kids' are al right.They would help provide me with shelter,I was not allowed to go back to our home.I knew they wanted to take my kids' from me.So,I called a long list of attorneys to see what I could find out about the charges, and also to reprsent my husband.Out of 15 or so attorneys, which some personally said you should run, I found one who would stand infront of a relentless Judge, a corrupted Judge.(Judge Fredrick Rodgers). I then posted bail for my husband after selling some things, and putting up the deed to our property.He was then restrained from being on the property, and around us.When our attorney saw what was going on, he said for the kids' and me to seek refuge somewhere out of state, until this was over, cause they will take your kids'.We were staying with a freind,and it was getting cramped, so I called shelters to see if there was any could help, they could not, and with an older male(my son)I could not stay in the shelters with him, he would have to go elsewhere.I then decided, with all odds against me, and in fear of losing the kids', I took the attorney's advice, I went to my parents in Missouri.It was an exhausting time, but with little stops I made it there.The kids' were so confused,stressed, and upset leaving thier dad behind, they didn't know all this would happened.But they knew I was protecting them, and that made them feel safe.I did not know how long this would be, and thought it wouldn't be over soon.Well, from january2000 toMarch2000,my husband was in the courts rat race,not to mention they targetted me in Missouri, they tried all they could to convict my husband, even the Judge was asking the district attorney what else they could get him on.My husband's attorney represented him well, when they would come up with something, he shot them down.The case was dismissed,due to lack of evidence, but they hounded me in Missouri, stating I fleed the state of Colo. due to Social Services, and not cooperated with the authorities.My parents agreed with me to see that the kids' were safe from being taken, that they stay there, while I go back and establish a home. and take care of other business.Five children, they couldn't take care of all of them, so the hardest decision to make was tearing them apart.It killed me, tore my heart up,but I was only thinking of thier safety, to keep them out of the devil's hands.When the case was dismissed in Colo., Mr. Bob Agard encouraged Missouri to proceed in taking the kids' from me.Little known to me, my own parents were also talking to him,and feeding in to all his lies.My stepfather copied a officail,(I thought) docuement for a period of about three months the Legal right for them to care for the kids' on a temporary basis, till all was settled with the family.We had it notirized for it to be legal.So, I had my mother in law take my secound oldest into her care, and three would stay with my parents, and the youngest stay with me.I went back to Colo.in April of 2000.When I arrived with my youngest son,we stayed with my friend again.I was in everyday contact with my kids', and parents.I was not even there a week, when I thought all was going well, that we would go back and get the kids'.I had faxed a docuement to the school, so the kids' can go to school, and all was fine with my parents.My stepfather and I were arranging over the phone the means in which we were getting the kids' back here,not even a day later when I called, my stepfather told me forget it, you can not have your kids' back, they are in state custody.I apalled at this, was asking why, he said you abandoned them, and they took the case from Colo. and used that too against you and your husband.The social worker told us not to let you talk to the kids',and if you come here to get them,we will call the police and have you aressted.He told me that they will contact you with papers thru the mail.In the mean time,don't call or come here, cause the kids' don't want to even talk to you, or even know you,cause you hurt them.When I asked for the names of the social workers,my parents declined, I was not to know.It was devasting to me,that my own parents would do such a thing to me,but I should of known better,cause of my history with them.But, I trusted in them.My stepdad called the police in Colo.fromMo. to do a child check on my youngest son with me,he gave them the address where I was,and a phone number.This part makes no sense to me, cause the both of them told the social worker in Mo. that they didn't know where we were, and they have not talked to us.They also said for a little more incentative on thier part that we fleed to Mexico.With all of this ,the children were hurting the most, all of our calls were denied, not to mention pure harrassment from my parents.They called my husband's work, continued to callColo. social services and made false reports.We were being stalked by them from another state.Of course, when they did talk to us on the phone, they were playing non compliant to what they have done, and still no information on the case, no word from anyone.The whole case was an open and close case,purely on heresay. So, here we are, only one child with us, near broke, and people like advocates, attorneys are telling us that we are stupid and should leave the kids' where they are, and let it go.