Kathie Good has been fighting for five months to regain temporary custody of her grandkids.
Her voluntary revelation about a 24-year-old incident has become the latest hurdle in her quest and may be one too big to overcome. That she refused to believe her daughter hurt her grandson was one of the first hurdles.
The kids were turned over to the S.C. Department of Social Services in November after doctors were concerned about what they noticed during repeated doctor visits. According to court documents, doctors found bruises on the back and elsewhere of Good's infant grandson, broken blood vessels in his eyes and swelling on his penis.
A specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina concurred with the concerns of the doctors.
Good's son-in-law was charged with abuse.
DSS suspects Good's daughter of neglect.
Good, who had temporary custody, believed the court rulings allowed supervised contact between her daughter and grandkids, which is why she let her daughter visit. DSS and the guardian ad litem said it wasn't allowed.
This isn't about suspected child abuse. That case will play itself out in the courts. The parents will be found guilty or not guilty in due time. This is about a grandmother and her grandkids, foster care and family placement, and the hurdles involved.
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Her voluntary revelation about a 24-year-old incident has become the latest hurdle in her quest and may be one too big to overcome. That she refused to believe her daughter hurt her grandson was one of the first hurdles.
The kids were turned over to the S.C. Department of Social Services in November after doctors were concerned about what they noticed during repeated doctor visits. According to court documents, doctors found bruises on the back and elsewhere of Good's infant grandson, broken blood vessels in his eyes and swelling on his penis.
A specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina concurred with the concerns of the doctors.
Good's son-in-law was charged with abuse.
DSS suspects Good's daughter of neglect.
Good, who had temporary custody, believed the court rulings allowed supervised contact between her daughter and grandkids, which is why she let her daughter visit. DSS and the guardian ad litem said it wasn't allowed.
This isn't about suspected child abuse. That case will play itself out in the courts. The parents will be found guilty or not guilty in due time. This is about a grandmother and her grandkids, foster care and family placement, and the hurdles involved.
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Issac Bailey Foster care decision in kids' interest?
DSS takes it too far -- they do the good deed and then keep coming.
ReplyDeleteI know they help a lot of people, but they hurt a lot of people too.
That's right, the case is about the grandmother and the grandkids.
ReplyDeleteDSS, however, will take it to court and drag it out -- the children should be settling down to a normal routine instead.
I think normal is way off for them and it's too bad.
I hope Kathie Good wins this long and tiresome battle.
ReplyDeleteIf it isn't about suspected child abuse then DSS should vacate and get out of this family's lives. Now.
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