First I would like to say- Dr. Phil, where was CPS when that couple had several foster children and they kept the kids in cages for years? Where was CPS when the child in New York died of malnutrition because the mother would not feed her? After any incident that makes the headlines regarding child abuse and the fact that a child died or was treated inhumanely, the question is why didn't CPS remove the child from the home? Why was there no follow up on a child by CPS? The answer from CPS is always- "We are just way under staffed and can't handle all the follow up on all of the cases". There are tons of times when CPS is questioned on why they did not do anything about a case, or why they did not know the situation was so bad, and the answer is always something in regards to under staffing.
Because you are "Dr. Phil" anyone you refer to CPS is going to get attention because of who you are. Please remember, we are just "regular" people out here, and just one of many hundreds or thousands of complaining people. It reminds me of the boy who cried wolf. That is what we are. Just crying wolf is how we are perceived.
My husband and I have been going to court date after court date for the last seven, yes seven YEARS just to get court ordered visitation with his son. There have been NO complaints from the mother as far as concerns of the boys well being or safety. She was using him as a tool to to hurt my husband by withholding visitation. We have spent tens of thousands of dollars in court costs and attorneys fees just to be able to see the boy. We have been paying child support regularly and even when she moved over an hour away, we would drive there to pick him up and back home at the end of the weekend. There are a lot of people out there that would not go through all these things just to see the child for a day.The boy was 2 years old when this all started, and he is now 10 years old and it is still not over and probably won't be until he is 18 years old!
I am sorry to be so long winded, but what my main thought to you is that the courts and CPS etc. have too much on their plate and would rather put things on the back burner, or even tell a parent that they are over-exaggerating a situation in hopes that we will feel embarassed about bringing it up and then go home and shut up.
The judge that we have gone in front of for the last 8 years is commonly spoken of by all the attorneys in the area as "LET EM' GO VECCHIO". It was no secret. It was very common knowledge.
Please know that the child should be first and foremost and that any of the dealings of the adults should not be done in front of the children. The only thing a child should have to be concerned about as they grow up is what toy they will play with today or what friend are they going to see. In my case, my husband has paid child support for his son almost the boys entire life and all he wants is a guarantee that he will see him every other weekend.During all the court dates we have gone to all these years, the mother said that the boy is not even the biological son of my husband. The biological father is dead and the mother is not only collecting child support from us but is also receiving social security from the government on behalf of the dead biological father. NICE! We do not speak about her in front of the child and never have. On the other hand, the boy comes over and tells us all kinds of stuff the mom says about us. She has had a different boyfriend every year, and has moved more than eight times in these eight years, and he has been in seven different schools.
Now in contrast to this mess, my ex ran off to New Jersey with his girlfriend when I was pregnant with our son. I raised him on my own until he was eight and then I met my current husband who loves him unconditionally. Now, in my divorce, my ex agreed to pay child support and it is stated in the court signed documents. My son is now 15 and I have seen approximately $500.00 in all these years. BUT>>> I have never once discussed any of this in front of my son, and when his dad moved back here, he wanted to see our son and I would allow it . When he would call my son and tell him that he was going to pick him up and take him to a movie, and then never show up, I made excuses for him to my son. I would tell him that his dad ended up having to work late etc.
My point is that my son was never brought into the middle of the mess and knowing that my son loves his dad, I would never destroy that.
The only exception would be if there is any form of abuse.
In these shows with Jeremy, all I have seen is a mom who is trying to follow all the legal rules and get nowhere while the person in question is basically let off the hook. It just does not seem fair. Jeremy is totally off the credibility charts as far as I have seen. He is not concerned that something could be happening to his child and wanting to get to the bottom of it, his is throwing fits and answering questions with outbursts of things that have nothing to do with the question. It is sad and I hope that Dr. Phil's connections can get to the bottom of this no matter what the outcome would be.
Dr. Phil follows up with Krista and Bonii's quest for the truth, to find out if 3-year-old Kaylee is being molested by her father, Jeremy. Jeremy maintains his innocence even after a polygraph test showed him to be lying. He took another lie detector test at his hometown police department, and brought the results for Dr. Phil to review. What does an independent polygrapher say about this second test? Then, Jeremy asked to undergo hypnosis as another means of getting closer to the truth. Were there any new revelations? And, Jeremy had agreed to supervised visits with Kaylee, but when he got home, he changed his mind, so Krista denied him visitation. They end up facing off in front of a judge. Did Krista serve jail time or let Jeremy see Kaylee? Is Jeremy being falsely accused, or is this little girl still in harm's way? Talk about the show here.
