NOTE:

04/12/05

I apologize if I am seem inattentive to this group. I have returned to school order to finish my undergraduate degree so that I can go on to law school, where I plan to specialize in family law. I will continue to approve memberships in this board, and I will update files and things as I have the time; however, my attention will be focused elsewhere.

Please do not e-mail me directly with questions or requests for information, not because I do not want to help, but because I simply cannot be of much use at this point in time.

Please do continue to support each other, because having someone to talk to who has been involved in a dependency situation is one of the things that serves to let people know that it is not them who are crazy, but the system they are dealing with.

Thanks, and good luck!

The purposes of this group are:

to document both violations and toleration of violations of South Carolina law and regulations by the South Carolina Department of Social Services in its Child Protective Services and Foster Care divisions so that the harm to children and families often caused by SCDSS can be abated; and,

to provide information regarding the legal avenues for dealing with the South Carolina Department of Social Services; and,

to serve as a springboard for the reform of South Carolina's laws regarding Child Protective Services and Foster Care; and,

to provide support for those involved with the South Carolina Department of Social Services' Child Protective Services or Foster Care programs.

Parents, foster care-givers, and professionals involved with the South Carolina Department of Social Services are invited to participate.

Please check the "FILES" section for information and forms, and also for the stories of folks who are have bravely submitted them. Useful links are located in the "BOOKMARKS" section of this page.