TX - 3 year old girl found alone

[Bilas]

Ugh, well as soon as she is out ofjail I'm sure he will be handing his daughter right backover to her.History has a way of repeating itself in these cases.

So sad but you are right!

It seems to me that this poor little girl has been through so much and it will continue unless somebody else steps in and takes care of her. I don't think the bio father cares a great deal otherwise he would have been fighting for her with everything he could. The mother is a waste of a human being!!

I pray for this poor little girl!

 

[CaliKid]

So sad but you are right!

It seems to me that this poor little girl has been through so much and it will continue unless somebody else steps in and takes care of her. I don't think the bio father cares a great deal otherwise he would have been fighting for her with everything he could. The mother is a waste of a human being!!

I pray for this poor little girl!

I hope this isn't the case. I hope her mother has to earn the right to get her back. If she doesn't bother, the child should get a new family who will love and take care of her.

 

[believe09]

I hope to God CPS does not consider this a closed case-"after a series of investigations" they determined the father would make a good parent. I see-no offense, but he was given his child once before, after knowing she was being abused by his wife, and gave he her back. Then he seems to have lost track of his child enough so that his child was living abandoned in an apartment where no one even knew she existed. I would think CPS would want to keep tabs on this little one for a while...just my :twocents:

 

[Al_B]

I'm lost I can't find where she was with the father before? I read where he tried to get her before but gave up.It's not cheap to hire an attorney for these cases and most don't work pro bono and it's hard getting one appointed. I don't know dad's situation prior to this or even now,but it does sound like the state did know about problems with the mother.He was never married to the childs mother either.
http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=7249268
"We will have workers that will be going out and monitoring the child's progress with the family, and we will be providing assistance to the family, counseling services or anything that they may need," Lennan said.
Olivarez, who was never married to Mendietta, was also recognized by the court Monday as being Savannah's biological father.
He's now trying to get full custody of Savannah - something he'd tried doing before, during a previous CPS investigation, but he didn't follow through. As for Mendietta, she's still in jail.

 

[believe09]

A previous article stated he was given custody by the judge and he turned her back over to the mother. (my mistake on the "wife".) Hopefully CPS will consider this enough of a priority that they will follow through. This child has been abandoned and abused enough-which means any time at all. One does not lock a 2 year old in a bathroom naked, dirty and battered. Drop her at a church, a hospital, a school, whatever. Call bio dad and say she's yours. These parents have some disconnect in their brains-they think these precious packages are just disposable...they can just wish them away. Or give them back??? arrgh. I wish I could bundle her up and take her myself...we are big fans of little people here..

 

[Al_B]

OK it must be in the pdf (stupid comp won't open it) I am surprised they didn't have home based workers ,therapy and cps visits . They might this time. When I went through my issues after my break down people were always in and out of my house (some of which I questioned their abilities and ethics in my head in including the caseworker and investigator, and their methods in some issues I questioned and still do) The state may have been a little to lax in helping the little girl to begin with and I know my situation is different then this and I can't ever see giving up on any child at any cost and it is very expensive all the way around.

 

[believe09]

OK it must be in the pdf (stupid comp won't open it) I am surprised they didn't have home based workers ,therapy and cps visits . They might this time. When I went through my issues after my break down people were always in and out of my house (some of which I questioned their abilities and ethics in my head in including the caseworker and investigator, and their methods in some issues I questioned and still do) The state may have been a little to lax in helping the little girl to begin with and I know my situation is different then this and I can't ever see giving up on any child at any cost and it is very expensive all the way around.

A little lax? She was almost a corpse. She was locked in that bathroom for 2 days no food and no water. Little ones don't last that long without food. Mom made it clear she was not returning for her and the guy who owned the apartment was in jail. Bio dad seemed to have lost track of her too. I understand what you are saying however, and I assume you are looking at the silver lining in the form of the biological father. I think the situation as it has been reported is very, very strange and I just hope they (CPS) keep a close eye for a while, that is all. The little girl deserves a safe place to land.

 

[Al_B]

sorry for using lax, there are far better words I'd prefer to use but I am trying to be nice. I am surprised by the situation and unfortunately the system fails more then it helps in a lot of cases as I have seen on here. Yes I am trying to look for a silver lining and hope everyone does their jobs gets the father parenting classes he should have gotten the first time,the home based worker,case worker visits,therapy for both her and her father they both will need it for all the changes(all of which they should have been getting to prevent this) they will be going through. Truth is the system failed the little girl is only 2 almost 3 and it takes that long just to make sure everything is set in place usually with reviews every 6 months in court. I am curious as to why the father didn't pursue recommendations of the court and I realize attorneys are expensive(mines 3 grand, $1500. just to touch it and told it's going to take time to fight and prove things) (medicaid should have paid for almost all of the services as the baby would have still been a ward of the state living in a parental home and some states has funding for daycare or private sitters that meet requirements for sitters)I am wondering if they explained all that to him.I am wondering if she went with mom for an unsupervised visit and mom just didn't return her and dad didnt know what to do.maybe new husband threatened dad. I know I'd fight tooth and nail for my children and I have learned to bite my tongue in the process as my words fell on deaf ears or was used against me and I see where it does fail even in my own cases. They were a little quick to give her to dad imo but I don't know what all was said in court. Mom should have never had contact with the girl after the first time unless it was supervised by the state ,not a family member or anything like it. Sorry for going on.

 

[believe09]

Your entitled to go on-you have a perspective and an opinion. Attorneys are expensive and having the judicial system making custody decisions over your flesh and blood is unnerving. It's easy to quarterback here, but it looks like Texas is being quick to make decisions in the case in the hopes that it turns out well....I find that disturbing. I hope that Dad is the silver lining and little girl only knows kindness, patience and love from here on out. She has had a lifetime of punishment already. Peace to you.

 

[Al_B]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5247757.html
step father has been arrested