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Vermont Defense
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The only book I will promote
is,
Sui Juris written by
Pamela and Will Gaston
If you are fighting for
your children you will find this book to be your pocket attorney.
I am not affiliated
with this book in anyway and gain no profit from any sales.
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In the event of emergency, We
do hereby properly appoint guardianship of
YOUR
CHILDREN'S
NAME
BORN
to THE PERSON'S NAME and to THE
PERSON'S NAME to live with them at STREET ADDRESS until such a
time she maybe returned to her natural parent.
THE PERSON'S NAME and to THE
PERSON'S NAME have full legal custody of YOUR CHILDREN'S NAME. This
means that THE PERSON'S NAME and THE PERSON'S NAME, have the right
to have CHILD'S NAME treated by Medical Professionals, Take her to
and from schools and all the rights of legal
guardians.
She is to be protected from
NAME THE PERSON WHO ILLEGALLY TOOK YOUR CHILDREN WITHOUT YOUR
CONSENT. NAMED, and must not be within 100 yards
of
CPS Officer, and NAMED .
In the event of Emergency
Control and guardianship of YOUR CHILDREN'S NAME: to go solely to
THE PERSON'S NAME. and THE
PERSON'S NAME. Any other person's who wish to see CHILDREN must
first get permission from PERSON'S APPOINTED NAME and THE PERSON'S
NAME. Which is in the best interest of the child involved and
complies to the desires of the natural parents.
I (We) declare under penalty of
perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing
is true and correct.
Natural Father
NAME____________________________________________________
Date
Natural Mother NAME
Date
Emergency Custody Order
Expectance of responsibilities.
THE PERSON'S NAME
_____________________________________________________
Date
THE
PERSON'S
NAME
_______________________________________________________________
Date
Witness:
Public Notary
______________________________________________________________________________
Date
(An attorney prepared that for
a friend a number of years ago, and was advised to get it
notarized!)
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More support
The Facts Constitutional Rights to be a parent
DOCUMENTS FOR
REFERENCE
Letting children witness child abuse is
not grounds for taking them
DO's and DON'T's - When Falsely Accused Of
Sexual Abuse
Dr. Deborah G. Alicen, a clinical
psychologist practicing in Vermont, who did her doctoral
dissertation on child protective services.
Advocacy Groups
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The
fallowing can be copied and pasted into your word program and
printed for use on your doors.
This property protected by
AFRA
American Family Rights
Association
which supports The
Constitution, Bill of Rights and Federal and State Law.
Any attempt on your part to
violate Rights or break any Law
and you will be prosecuted to
the fullest extent of the law.
You may also be video and/or
audio taped while on these premises.
This is your only
warning.
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The most important thing for every
one to remember is that people need to stop giving up their
rights.
If they take them away from you it is a crime, even
if they intimidate you to make you sign. If you sign a paper saying
that it is all right for them to take them away from you, YOU
legalize the crime and You Give Up Your Rights. (Signing a Case plan or sign giving
up the right to an attorney, are common ones).
The State, no matter what State you live in, MUST
Show Cause in a formal hearing. In Vermont this is called a
Merits Hearing. This hearing is mandated
by State and Federal laws to take place within a few
weeks after the removal of the children. The States must
show merit (evidence) to their cause for removal of the children. In
Vermont people are having to fight to get this hearing. Those who
don't know about this hearing rarely get one, and those that do,
don't get told that they can present witnesses and are not told the
meaning or importance of this hearing. It is at this time the
parent /s get the chance to plead their case, and call their
witnesses. If you win this hearing and prove your case the children
go home. Of course this is won by how well your lawyer or YOU
work for you and present your case. The judge that is presiding over
the case will then hear the evidence and your defense (answer to the
charges) and it will be your chance to get all your evidence court
documented. Only after this hearing can the judge order you to
cooperate and fallow a case plan. Then if you have not been
rehabilitated and case completed by X amount of time the State
can TPR you. (Terminate Parental Rights)
Making Reasonable
Efforts
Index of Federal
Child Welfare Laws
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The University of Vermont.
Skip University-Wide Navigational Links ... Code
of Student Conduct Violation of University Policies.
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Childrens Laws and Regulations - U.S.
Code
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS)
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Sample AFFIDAVIT
Disability discrimination complaint against federally
funded agencies
Discrimination Complaints in housing
link
Vermont Legal Forms Sample
Help With speaking out in court. Is some what radical
but does give some great information.
Vermont Judicial Selection
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When buying yourself a
Lawyer choose wisely! They can't be returned and refunds are
rare.
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city
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attorneys practicing family law, divorce law, marriage
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visitation rights.
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instruction of work to be done
Just in
case he/she says no then I would have ready the fallowing document
ready to give her. You want to make it fit you and your case. This
is only an example of how to write it.
Document #
1. RE: instruction of work to be done Dear Ms. so and
so: > As my court-appointed defense attorney. I expect a
diligent and vigorous defense to be presented on my behalf and
that you competently pursue an adjudication . I am
stating for the record that I am innocent of the charges
against me. I am aware that a large percentage of child abuse
convictions occur not because the defendant was guilty, but because
the defense attorney did not do his job properly and/or
because the defense attorney sold his client out.
Consequently I require that you comply with the following
instructions to insure I receive an adequate defense (these
instructions are not negotiable) If you do not believe I am
innocent, I require you to inform me of that fact
immediately so you can be replaced by the court. You
will request the court to replace you based on your inability
to adequately defend me. If you do not believe you can adequately
defend me, I require you to inform me of that fact
immediately so you can be replaced at your request to
the court based on your inability to adequately defend me. If
you have a personal bias against me for any reason,
including but not limited to race, heritage, religious
beliefs, personality, or any other reason, I require you
to inform me of that fact. Otherwise I will expect to be treated
with respect and courtesy. As my lawyer you are to keep
these comments as privileged communications between you as my
lawyer and my self. Since I have not abused/neglected my
children, I do not see the need to comply with a case
case plan/treatment plan is punishment without due process. At
this ! time I wish to provide you with the information you
will need to help prepare my defense as my lawyer. I
expect you to object on the record to all ex parte hearings
that excluded me. If any are held over your objections,
you must appeal right then and there. I will
not sign any releases of confidential information, as it is a
violation of my right to privacy and my right against
self- incriminations. You must protect those rights. If you
are overruled - appeal the ruling right then and there.
I demand that any treatment/plan that I do approve have a clearly
defined termination point - either a specific time frame or the
completion of specific acts and that upon the completion of the
plan, it is put in writing that my children are returned and CPS
intervention must cease. Regardless of the fact that this situation
is classified as a civil matter, I expect you to demand that all my
rights be protected as if it were a criminal matter .If the substance
(meaning the consequences and punishments) of these proceedings hold
comparable detrimental results as a crime, then the protections must
also be applied the same. I require you to insist on my presumption
of innocence. I require you to expose every lie by the agents of the
state during hearings. I also require you to establish that these
people are biased against me and my family during hearings. I
require you to demand that my child be returned home. If you don't
ask for it, we won't get it. If it is denied, appeal the ruling. I
require you to return each of my phone calls 24 hours in which you
have refused to do so, but now have my notice of this matter. I
require you to keep me apprized of the status of my case and any new
developments as they arise. As my attorney, I do not give you the
authority to sign anything on my behalf, including any documents
filed with the court. All documents will require my signature along
with the purpose and nature of said document, you will explain it to
me so that I can understand it. I do not give you the authority to
speak with the judge, prosecutor, social workers, GAL, or anyone
else connected with this case outside of my presence where I cannot
hear and participate in the discussion. This includes sidebar
conferences in the courtroom, conferences with prosecutors/county
attorneys and conferences in the Judge's chambers. In the event that
I cannot be physically present I require that I be included via a
speaker phone or conference call, and that you do not discuss my
case with any of the principles unless I am able to participate in
and listen to every communication. In the event that Judge
orders you to participate in a discussion outside of my presence, I
will view it as unethical behavior and act accordingly. I require
you to object often and effectively during hearings and trials. I
require you to raise appealable issues at > every
opportunity, regardless of whether you think the judge will rule
against you or not.In the event I lose and, if you have raise
sufficient appealable issues, I will not have to appeal based on in
effective assistance of counsel or sue you for malpractice or file a
professional complaint against you. Such issues include the use of
hearsay evidence, speculation, manufactured diagnoses by unqualified
witness! es, violations of due process based on constitutional
issues, violations of constitutional rights, improper jury
instructions, introduction of evidence that you have not had the
opportunity to examine, et. al. I require you to diligently attempt
to impeach all prosecution witnesses. I require you to diligently
examine all prosecution evidence and witnesses prior to trial, and
use your findings to impeach them. I require you to present expert
witnesses and other witnesses who can benefit my case .If you have
any questions about this agreement you may ask me and if I cannot
get an answer, you should contact _Karissa Anne Lowell__Illinois
family Rights phone number 1 773-274-6001 Be advised, I
have outsiders monitoring your progress and actions. While I may not
be literate in the area of juvenile law. I have many advocates
who are and who are watching out for my rights and my families best
interest. I declare this document to be privileged communications
between me and you as my attorney and you are specifically
prohibited from disclosing the fact of this document's existence or
it contents to anyone else, including any associates, partners or
supervisors, and/or any judges. I assert that I am not asking you to
do anything illegal or unethical in my defense. If I am demanding
something that you cannot do, you are required to explain to me
why it can't be done and you must offer an acceptable
alternative that will achieve the same results. If at any time you
do not feel you can fulfill these requirements, you are required
to notify me immediately in writing. Once again it is my position
that I have not abused/neglected my children Further, I need to have
these false and malicious presumptions rebutted now. I need you to
actively establish legal issues during hearings. I intend to appeal
the results of these proceedings, and that will require that you
bring all the legal issues up in court regardless of how you think
that judge will rule on them. I need you to use every legal
tool at your disposal to help me get my son/daughter, xxxxxxxxx
back including all relevant State/Federal statutes and case law, and
appeals, motions, writs, etc. to effectively defend me. So much
water has passed under the bridge that it will be hard to introduce
these tactics at this late date when they should have been used from
the very beginning. It is my contention that my children were
removed from MY custody for reasons that are not supported by
statute and that all proceedings since then are also illegal. I need
you to fight that laws that are a) unconstitutional/or, and b)
applied unconstitutional They have fabricated to court about me as
means to further keep my child from me. I have been trying to
satisfy all their requirements and jump through all their hoops, and
it's never good enough. You must help me to convince the court that
their requirement have no valid point, either in a time frame or the
completion of requirement, that I can count on to secure the return
of my child. and I am counting on you to help me to help me bring my
son/daughter, XXXX home to
me. Respectfully, XXXXXXX ________________________________
_Feb ___2___/________ , 2004 I need to have you to reply to
this instrument as reaches and your office today. Thank
you! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Form to fire your attorney if you need.
Document # 2.
( STATE OF _________________ )
___________________ COUNTY, SS.
STATE OF ____________________
Juvenile Court of __________________
v. Unit __, _______________ Circuit
( YOUR NAME HERE
)
Docket
No.
Docket No.
In Re: CHILDS NAME In
Re: CHILDS NAME
Motion Request for a New Public Defender
NOW COMES (YOUR NAME) defendant, Pro Se, and
respectfully request that the
Court, do help provide defendant
with legal representation that wishes to
follow the rules listed
under the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct. My
Public
Defender ___________, does not wish to defend me in my upcoming case
involving my children. My case is to important to myself and my
family if we
were to lose. I need someone who is willing to talk
about my case with me
and willing to argue my case before the
court without prejudice. The rules I
believe she has broken are
as follows;
CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP
Rule 1.1. Competence
A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client.
Competent
representation requires the legal knowledge, skill,
thoroughness and
preparation reasonably necessary for the
representation.
Point 1. Competence
My attorney is rude to me
when I try to tell her important facts of my case.
These facts
can not be found in police reports or in other paper work and
are detrimental in the preparation reasonably necessary for the
representation of my case. She does not want to know the true
facts and
argues with me about these facts. She is not
interested in knowing the true
facts in order to prepare and
present my case. She must know and be familiar
with my case in
order for her to properly represent me.
Rule 1.3. Diligence
A lawyer shall act
with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing
a
client.
Point 2. Diligence
My attorney does not return
my calls or she returns my calls with an
attitude. I feel
intimidated by her and ignored by her concerning important
issues in my case. She does not act with reasonable diligence
and promptness
in representing me.
Rule 1.4. Communication
(a) A lawyer shall keep a client reasonably informed about the
status of a
matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests
for information.
(b) A lawyer shall explain a matter to the
extent reasonably necessary to
permit the client to make
informed decisions regarding the representation.
Point 3. Communication
(a) My attorney does not
wish to communicate with me. When I asked for and
gave her a
reasonable requests for information, she replied with an ! argument
and saw no need for me to obtain this information. The
information I asked
for is in the State's discovery of my case.
She had no recollection of it.
If this information is being and
has been used by the State against me then
I have the legal
right to ask for it. She has replied that she has never
seen
this evidence that the State says they have. She is not reasonably
informed and is not interested in being reasonably
informed about the
status of my case. The only thing she is
interested in is the date and time
of my hearings. She is not
interested in properly representing me.
(b) My attorney does not explain any matter to
me concerning my case to the
extent reasonably necessary to
permit me to make informed decisions
regarding her
representation of the facts in my case. When she is told the
facts of my case she does not listen to me. She will be unable
to question
my witnesses or show fault in the States evidence
against me or be able to
properly represent me. Without this
information she can not even know who my
witnesses are or why I
will need subpoenas to be served, for my hearing
coming up. When
I learned about a ruling in the Supreme court that would
affect
my case she became angry and disturbed that I would know or have
such
information and refused to discuss it with me. In fact she
hung up on me two
times when I have tried to discuss my case
with her.
Conclusion;
I need representation that is going to represent me
to the best of their
ability and is not prejudice against me. My
public defender has told me that
she does not wish to represent
me and if she is forced to do so, it is my
opinion, that she
will not try to do anything to help me but will hinder my
chances to present my facts and to defend myself in this matter,
before this
court. My children are in danger of losing their
right to live with me and I
will lose my family. My
Constitutional rights will b! e violat ed and my family
destroyed if I am not properly represented.
I look forward to the court's reply to this matter
Respectfully,
_________________________________________
( Your Name ) Defendant
VERMONT RULES OF PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
PREAMBLE: A LAWYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
A lawyer is a representative of clients, an officer
of the legal system and
a public citizen having special
responsibility for the quality of justice.
As a representative
of clients, a lawyer performs various functions. As
advisor, a
lawyer provides a client with an informed understanding of the
client's legal rights and obligations and explains their
practical
implications. As advocate, a lawyer zealously asserts
the client's position
under the rules of the adversary system.
As negotiator, a lawyer seeks a
result advantageous to the
client but consistent with requirements of honest
dealing with
others. As intermediary between clients, a lawyer seeks to
reconcile their divergent interests as an advisor and, to a
limited extent,
as a spokesperson for each client. A lawyer acts
as evaluator by examining a
client's legal affairs and reporting
about them to the client or to others.
In all professional
functions a lawyer should be competent, prompt and
diligent. A
lawyer should maintain communication with a client concerning
the representation. A lawyer should keep in confidence
information relating
to representation of a client except so far
as disclosure is required or
permitted by the Rules of
Professional Conduct or other law.
A lawyer's conduct should
conform to the requirements of the law, both in
professional
service to clients and in the lawyer's business and
personal
affairs. A lawyer should use t! he law's procedures only
for legitimate
purposes and not to harass or intimidate others. A
lawyer should demonstrate
respect for the legal system and for
those who serve it, including judges,
other lawyers and public
officials. While it is a lawyer's duty, when
necessary, to
challenge the rectitude of official action, it is also a
lawyer's
duty to uphold legal process.
VERMONT RULES OF PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
PREAMBLE: A LAWYER'S
RESPONSIBILITIES
A lawyer is a representative of clients, an officer
of the legal system and
a public citizen having special
responsibility for the quality of justice.
As a representative
of clients, a lawyer performs various functions. As
advisor, a
lawyer provides a client with an informed understanding of the
client's legal rights and obligations and explains their
practical
implications. As advocate, a lawyer zealously asserts
the client's position
under the rules of the adversary system.
As negotiator, a lawyer seeks a
result advantageous to the
client but consistent with requirements of honest
dealing with
others. As intermediary between clients, a lawyer seeks to
reconcile their divergent interests as an advisor and, to a
limited extent,
as a spokesperson for each client. A lawyer acts
as evaluator by examining a
client's legal affairs and reporting
about them to the client or to others.
In all professional
functions a lawyer should be competent, prompt and
diligent. A
lawyer should maintain communication with a client concerning
the representation. A lawyer should keep in confidence
information relating
to representation of a client except so far
as disclosure is required or
permitted by the Rules of
Professional Conduct or other law.
A lawyer's conduct should
conform to the requirements of the law, both in
professional
service to clients and in the lawyer's business and
personal
affairs. A lawyer should use t! he law's procedures only
for legitimate
purposes and not to harass or intimidate others. A
lawyer should demonstrate
respect for the legal system and for
those who serve it, including judges,
other lawyers and public
officials. While it is a lawyer's duty, when
necessary, to
challenge the rectitude of official action, it is also a
lawyer's
duty to uphold legal process.
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Social Worker Complaint form plus Unprofessional
Conduct and more
Filing Complaints Against Attorneys
In any case if you feel that your Public Defender is not
working in your best interest = Marsden Hearing
Vermont Department of Libraries - Vermont Legal Decisions -
Judiciary Boards, etc.
Suing Judges - Judicial Immunity
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Vermont Press Bureau:
Legislature 2005
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Vermont Fact Sheet
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... Other Supports for Vermont
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...
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...
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The Kinship Caregiver Support Act was a direct result
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... involvement and Woodside confinement and
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... offers specialized
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... The Kinship Care payment
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Kimberly Otten v. Stephen Garand
and Lori Garand
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... rights on certain grounds, there is no such
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======================
======================
Grandparents Rearing
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Human Rights Commission 135
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The Legal Rights of Women in Vermont
Legal Rights of Women in
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Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington
West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming.
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HOMESCHOOLING
Re: Childrens Bill of
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... until she was 6 months
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Vermont
State Manual
§ 4903. Responsibility of
department.
The department may expend, within amounts available
for the purposes, what
is necessary to protect and promote the
welfare of children and adults in
this state, including the
strengthening of their homes whenever possible,
by:
(1)
Investigating complaints of neglect, abuse or abandonment of
children.
(2) Providing aid and services to the extent necessary
for the purpose of
permitting children to remain in their own
homes.
(3) Supervising and controlling children committed to it
by a court.
(4) Providing substitute parental care and custody
for a child upon
application of his parent, guardian, or any
person acting in behalf of the
child, when after investigation
it is found that the care and custody will
be in the best
interest of the child. The acceptance of a child by the
department shall not abrogate parental rights or
responsibilities, but the
department may accept from the parents
temporary delegation of certain
rights and responsibilities
necessary to provide care and custody for a
period of up to six
months under conditions agreed upon by the parents and
the
department. Upon a stipulation approved by the juvenile court the
period may be extended for additional periods of up to six
months each,
provided that each extension is first determined by
the parties to be
necessary, and that it is in the best interest
of the child.
(5) Providing financial aid to persons who were
committed to the
department at the time they attained the age of
majority and who are
completing an educational, vocational, or
technical training program
designed to equip them for gainful
employment.
(6) Providing aid to certain adopted children who
prior to their adoption
were in the care and custody of the
department.
Added 1967, No. 147, § 5; amended 1971, No. 206
(Adj. Sess.); 1975, No.
19; 1981, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), §
3.
Subchapter 2. Reporting Abuse of Children
§ 4911.
Purpose.
The purpose of this subchapter is to: protect children
whose health and
welfare may be adversely affected through abuse
or neglect; strengthen the
family and make the home safe for
children whenever possible by enhancing
the parental capacity
for good child care; provide a temporary or
permanent nurturing
and safe environment for children when necessary; and
for these
purposes require the reporting of suspected child abuse and
neglect, investigation of such reports and provision of
services, when
needed, to such child and family.
Added 1981,
No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25, 1982.
§ 4912.
Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Child" means an
individual under the age of majority.
(2) An "abused or
neglected child" means a child whose physical health,
psychological growth and development or welfare is harmed or is
at
substantial risk of harm by the acts or omissions of his or
her parent or
other person responsible for the child's welfare.
An "abused or neglected
child" also means a child who is
sexually abused or at substantial risk of
sexual abuse by any
person.
(3) "Harm" can occur by:
(A) Physical injury or
emotional maltreatment;
(B) Failure to supply the child with
adequate food, clothing, shelter or
health care. For the
purposes of this subchapter, "adequate healthcare"
includes any
medical or non-medical remedial health care permitted or
authorized under state law. Notwithstanding that a child might
be found to
be without proper parental care under chapter 55 of
Title 33, a parent or
other person responsible for a child's
care legitimately practicing his or
her religious beliefs who
thereby does not provide specified medical
treatment for a child
shall not be considered neglectful for that reason
alone; or
(C) Abandonment of the child.
(4) "Risk of harm" means a
significant danger that a child will suffer
serious harm other
than by accidental means, which harm would be likely to
cause
physical injury, neglect, emotional maltreatment or sexual abuse.
(5) "A person responsible for a child's welfare" includes the
child's
parent; guardian; foster parent; any other adult
residing in the home who
serves in a parental role; an employee
of a public or private residential
home, institution or agency;
or other person responsible for the child's
welfare while in a
residential, educational or day care setting, including
any
staff person.
(6) "Physical injury" means death, or permanent or
temporary disfigurement
or impairment of any bodily organ or
function by other than accidental
means.
(7) "Emotional
maltreatment" means a pattern of malicious behavior which
results in impaired psychological growth and development.
(8) "Sexual abuse" consists of any act or acts by any person
involving
sexual molestation or exploitation of a child
including but not limited to
incest, prostitution, rape, sodomy,
or any lewd and lascivious conduct
involving a child. Sexual
abuse also includes the aiding, abetting,
counseling, hiring, or
procuring of a child to perform or participate in
any
photograph, motion picture, exhibition, show, representation, or
other
presentation which, in whole or in part, depicts a sexual
conduct, sexual
excitement or sadomasochistic abuse involving a
child.
(9) "Multi-disciplinary team" means a group of
professionals,
paraprofessionals and other appropriate
individuals, empaneled by the
commissioner of social and
rehabilitation services under this chapter, for
the purpose of
assisting in the identification and investigation of cases
of
child abuse and neglect, coordinating treatment services for abused
and
neglected children and their families and promoting child
abuse
prevention.
(10) "Substantiated report" means that the
commissioner or the
commissioner's designee has determined after
investigation that a report
is based upon accurate and reliable
information that would lead a
reasonable person to believe that
the child has been abused or neglected.
(11) [Repealed.]
(12) "Member of the clergy" means a priest, rabbi, clergy
member, ordained
or licensed minister, leader of any church or
religious body, accredited
Christian Science practitioner,
person performing official duties on
behalf of a church or
religious body that are recognized as the duties of
a priest,
rabbi, clergy, nun, brother, ordained or licensed minister,
leader of any church or religious body, or accredited Christian
Science
practitioner.
Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 1,
eff. April 25, 1982; amended 1985,
No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1,
2; 1989, No. 295 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 2; 1991,
No. 141 (Adj.
Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2001, No. 135
(Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. June 13, 2002; 2003, No. 43, § 2, eff.
May 27,
2003; 2003, No. 66, § 136a.
§ 4913. Suspected child
abuse and neglect; remedial action.
(a) Any physician, surgeon,
osteopath, chiropractor, or physician's
assistant licensed,
certified, or registered under the provisions of Title
26, any
resident physician, intern, or any hospital administrator in any
hospital in this state, whether or not so registered, and any
registered
nurse, licensed practical nurse, medical examiner,
dentist, psychologist,
any other health care provider, school
superintendent, school teacher,
school librarian, day care
worker, school principal, school guidance
counselor, mental
health professional, social worker, probation officer,
police
officer, camp owner, camp administrator, camp counselor, or member
of the clergy who has reasonable cause to believe that any child
has been
abused or neglected shall report or cause a report to
be made in
accordance with the provisions of section 4914 of
this title within 24
hours. As used in this subsection, "camp"
includes any residential or
nonresidential recreational program.
(b) Any other concerned person not listed in subsection (a) of
this
section who has reasonable cause to believe that any child
has been abused
or neglected may report or cause a report to be
made in accordance with
the provisions of section 4914 of this
title.
(c) Any person enumerated in subsections (a) or (b) of
this section,
other than a person suspected of child abuse, who
in good faith makes a
report to the department of social and
rehabilitation services shall be
immune from any civil or
criminal liability which might otherwise be
incurred or imposed
as a result of making a report.
(d) The name of the person
making the report, or any person mentioned in
the report shall
be confidential unless the person making the report
specifically
requests disclosure or unless a judicial proceeding results
therefrom or unless a court, after a hearing, finds probable
cause to
believe that the report was not made in good faith and
orders the
department to make the name available.
(e) (1) A
person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be
fined not more than $500.00.
(2) A person who violates
subsection (a) of this section with the intent
to conceal abuse
or neglect of a child shall be imprisoned not more than
six
months or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(3) This
section shall not be construed to prohibit a prosecution under
any other provision of law.
(f) Except as provided in
subsection (g) of this section, a person may
not refuse to make
a report required by this section on the grounds that
making the
report would violate a privilege or disclose a confidential
communication.
(g) A member of the clergy shall not be
required to make a report under
this section if the report would
be based upon information received in a
communication which is:
(1) made to a member of the clergy acting in his or her capacity
as
spiritual advisor;
(2) intended by the parties to be
confidential at the time the
communication is made;
(3)
intended by the communicant to be an act of contrition or a matter
of
conscience; and
(4) required to be confidential by
religious law, doctrine, or tenet.
(h) When a member of the
clergy receives information about abuse or
neglect of a child in
a manner other than as described in subsection (g)
of this
section, he or she is required to report on the basis of that
information even though he or she may have also received a
report of abuse
or neglect about the same person or incident in
the manner described in
subsection (g) of this section.
Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25, 1982;
amended 1983,
No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1985, No. 208 (Adj.
Sess.), § 19, eff. June 30,
1986; 1989, No. 295 (Adj. Sess.), §
3; 1993, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 1;
2003, No. 43, § 3, eff. May
27, 2003.
§ 4914. Nature and content of report; to whom
made.
A report shall be made orally or in writing to the
commissioner of social
and rehabilitation services or designee.
The commissioner or designee
shall request the reporter to
follow the oral report with a written
report. Reports shall
contain the name and address of the reporter as well
as the
names and addresses of the child and the parents or other persons
responsible for the child's care, if known; the age of the
child; the
nature and extent of the child's injuries together
with any evidence of
previous abuse and neglect of the child or
the child's siblings; and any
other information that the
reporter believes might be helpful in
establishing the cause of
the injuries or reasons for the neglect as well
as in protecting
the child and assisting the family. If a report of child
abuse
or neglect involves the acts or omissions of the commissioner of
social and rehabilitation services or employees of that
department, then
such reports shall be directed to the secretary
of the agency of human
services who shall cause the report to be
investigated by staff of the
departments of developmental and
mental health services, corrections or
other appropriate staff
other than staff of the department of social and
rehabilitation
services. If the report is substantiated, services shall
be
offered according to the requirements of section 4915 of this title.
Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25, 1982;
amended 1989,
No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; No. 295 (Adj. Sess.), §
4; 1995, No. 174 (Adj.
Sess.), § 3.
§ 4915. Investigation;
remedial action.
(a) The commissioner of social and
rehabilitation services shall cause an
investigation to commence
within 72 hours after receipt of a report made
pursuant to
section 4914 of this title.
(b) The investigation, to the extent
that it is reasonable, shall include
all of the following:
(1) A visit to the child's place of residence or place of
custody and to
the location of the alleged abuse or neglect.
(2) An interview with, or observance of the child reportedly
having been
abused or neglected. If the investigator elects to
interview the child,
that interview may take place without the
approval of the child's parents,
guardian or custodian, provided
that it takes place in the presence of a
disinterested adult who
may be, but shall not be limited to being, a
teacher, a member
of the clergy, or a nurse.
(3) Determination of the nature,
extent, and cause of any abuse or
neglect.
(4) Determination
of the identity of the person alleged to be responsible
for such
abuse or neglect.
(5) The identity, by name, of any other
children living in the same home
environment. The investigator
shall consider the physical and emotional
condition of those
children and may interview them, unless the child is
the person
who is alleged to be responsible for such abuse or neglect, in
accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of this
subsection.
(6) A determination of the immediate and longterm
risk to each child if
that child remains in the existing home
environment.
(7) Consideration of the environment and the
relationship of any children
therein to the person alleged to be
responsible for the suspected abuse or
neglect.
(8) All
other data deemed pertinent.
(c) If the investigation produces
evidence that the child has been abused
or neglected, the
commissioner may, to the extent that it is reasonable,
cause
assistance to be provided to the child and the child's family in
accordance with a written plan of treatment.
(d) The
commissioner, designee, or any person required to report under
section 4913 or any other person performing an investigation
pursuant to
section 4914 may take or cause to be taken,
photographs of trauma visible
on a child who is the subject of a
report. The commissioner or designee
may seek consultation with
a physician. If it is indicated as appropriate
by the physician,
the commissioner or designee may cause the child who is
subject
of a report to undergo a radiological examination, without the
consent of the child's parent or guardian.
(e) Services may
be provided to the child's immediate family whether or
not the
child remains in the home.
Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), §
1, eff. April 25, 1982; amended 1995,
No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), §
300; 1999, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.
§ 4916. Records of abuse and
neglect.
(a) The commissioner of social and rehabilitation
services shall maintain
a registry which shall contain written
records of all investigations
initiated under section 4915 of
this title unless the commissioner or the
commissioner's
designee determines after investigation that the reported
facts
are unsubstantiated, in which case, after notice to the person
complained about, the records shall be destroyed unless the
person
complained about requests within one year that it not be
destroyed.
(b) If no court proceeding is brought pursuant to
subsection 4913(d) of
this title within one year of the date of
the notice to the person
complained about, the records relating
to the unsubstantiated report shall
be destroyed.
(c) The
commissioner shall adopt rules to permit use of the registry
while preserving confidentiality of the records.
(d) Written
records maintained in the registry shall only be disclosed to
the commissioner or person designated by the commissioner to
receive such
records, persons assigned by the commissioner to
investigate reports, the
person reported on, or a state's
attorney. In no event shall records be
made available for
employment purposes, for credit purposes, or to a law
enforcement agency other than the state's attorney. Any person
who
violates this subsection, except as provided in section 4919
of this
title, shall be fined not more than $500.00.
(e) (1)
Verbal Notice. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee
shall promptly inform a parent or guardian of the child that a
report has
been made and substantiated. If a parent or guardian
is under
investigation for abuse or neglect, such information
need only be provided
to that parent or guardian in accordance
with subsection 4916(d) of this
title.
(2) Written Records.
If a report has been substantiated, the commissioner
or the
commissioner's designee may provide upon request the written record
to the child's parent or guardian or, if there is a pending
juvenile
proceeding or if the child is in custody of the
commissioner, to the
child's attorney.
(f) The commissioner
or the commissioner's designee may inform the
following persons
that a report has been substantiated:
(1) The person responsible
for supervising the staff in the child's
residential,
educational or day care setting.
(2) Upon request, to the person
who made the report under subsection
4913(a) of this title.
A person receiving information under this subsection shall not
disclose
that information to persons who are not involved with
the provision of
treatment services under section 4915 of this
title to the abused or
neglected child.
(g) A person may, at
any time, apply to the human services board for
relief if he or
she has reasonable cause to believe that contents of the
registry are being misused. All registry records relating to an
individual child shall be destroyed when the child reaches the
age of
majority. All registry records relating to a family or
siblings within a
family shall be destroyed when the youngest
sibling reaches the age of
majority. All registry records shall
be maintained according to the name
of the child who has been
abused or neglected, and the name of the person
about whom the
report was made.
(h) A person may, at any time, apply to the
human services board for an
order expunging from the registry a
record concerning him or her on the
grounds that it is
unsubstantiated or not otherwise expunged in accordance
with
this section. The board shall hold a fair hearing under section 3091
of Title 3 on the application at which hearing the burden shall
be on the
commissioner to establish that the record shall not be
expunged.
Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25,
1982; amended 1989,
No. 295 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1991, No. 159
(Adj. Sess.), § 3.
§ 4917. Multi-disciplinary teams;
empaneling.
(a) The commissioner of social and rehabilitation
services, or his or her
designee may empanel a
multi-disciplinary team wherever in the state there
may be a
probable case of child abuse or neglect which warrants the
coordinated use of several professional services.
(b) The
commissioner of social and rehabilitation services, or his or her
designee, in conjunction with professionals and community
agencies, shall
appoint members to the multi-disciplinary teams
which may include persons
who are trained and engaged in work
relating to child abuse or neglect
such as medicine, mental
health, social work, nursing, day care,
education, law or law
enforcement. Additional persons may be appointed
when the
services of those persons are appropriate to any particular case.
(c) The empaneling of a multi-disciplinary team shall be
authorized in
writing and shall specifically list the members of
the team. This list
may be amended from time to time as needed
as determined by the
commissioner or his or her designee.
Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25, 1982.
§
4918. Multi-disciplinary teams; functions; guidelines.
(a)
Multi-disciplinary teams shall assist local district offices of the
department of social and rehabilitation services in identifying
and
treating child abuse and neglect cases. With respect to any
case referred
to it, the team shall assist the district office
by providing
(1) case diagnosis or identification,
(2) a
comprehensive treatment plan,
(3) coordination of services
pursuant to the treatment plan.
(b) Multi-disciplinary teams may
also provide public informational and
educational services to
the community about identification, treatment and
prevention of
child abuse and neglect. It shall also foster communication
and
cooperation among professionals and organizations in its community,
and provide such recommendations or changes in service delivery
as it
deems necessary.
Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), §
1, eff. April 25, 1982.
§ 4919. Disclosure of information.
(a)
The commissioner shall maintain a registry which shall contain the
following information: the names of all the individuals found on
the basis
of a substantiated report to have abused, neglected or
exploited a child;
the date of the finding; and the nature of
the finding. In addition, the
commissioner shall require that,
aside from a person's name, at least one
other personal
identifier is listed in the registry to prevent the
possibility
of misidentification.
(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's
designee may disclose registry
information only:
(1) To the
state's attorney or the attorney general;
(2) To the owner or
operator of a facility regulated by the department for
the
purpose of informing the owner or operator that employment of a
specific individual may result in loss of license or
registration;
(3) To an employer if such information is used to
determine whether to
hire or retain a specific individual
providing care, custody, treatment,
or supervision of children
or vulnerable adults. The employer may submit a
request
concerning a current employee, volunteer, or contractor or an
individual to whom the employer has given a conditional offer of
a
contract, volunteer position, or employment. The request shall
be
accompanied by a release signed by the current or prospective
employee,
volunteer, or contractor. If that individual has a
record of a
substantiated report, the commissioner shall provide
the registry
information to the employer;
(4) To the
commissioner of aging and disabilities, or the commissioner's
designee, for purposes related to the licensing or registration
of
facilities regulated by the department of aging and
disabilities;
(5) To the commissioner of developmental and
mental health services, or
the commissioner's designee, for
purposes related to oversight and
monitoring of persons who are
served by or compensated with funds provided
by the department
of developmental and mental health services, including
persons
to whom a conditional offer of employment has been made;
(6)
Upon request or when relevant to other states' adult protective
services offices; and
(7) Upon request or when relevant to
other states' child protection
agencies.
(c) Volunteers
shall be considered employees for purposes of this
section.
(d) Disclosure of information or records used or obtained in the
course
of providing services to prevent child abuse or neglect
or to treat abused
or neglected children and their families by
one member of a
multidisciplinary team to another member of that
team shall not subject
either member of the multidisciplinary
team, individually, or the team as
a whole, to any civil or
criminal liability notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
(e) "Employer," as used in this section, means a person or
organization
who employs or contracts with one or more
individuals to care for children
or vulnerable adults, on either
a paid or volunteer basis.
Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), §
1, eff. April 25, 1982; amended 1983,
No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 2;
1991, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1993, No. 100,
§ 7; 2001, No.
135 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. June 13, 2002; 2003, No. 66, §
136b.
§ 4920. Retaliatory action by employer
prohibited.
An employer or supervisor shall not discharge,
demote, transfer, reduce
pay, benefits or work privileges,
prepare a negative work performance
evaluation or take any other
action detrimental to any employee because
that employee filed a
good faith report in accordance with the provisions
of this
subchapter. Any person making a report under this subchapter shall
have a civil cause of action for appropriate compensatory and
punitive
damages against any person who causes detrimental
changes in the
employment status of the reporting party by
reason of his or her making a
report.
Added 1991, No. 159
(Adj. Sess.), § 5.
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Department for Children and Families
Resource:
Children
Vermont has 16 Parent
Child Centers that provide home visiting as part of a
... Each center can also connect family members
to more information and help. ...
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Publications
Please be advised that the publications
available on this page are in Adobe PDF format only. You will need
the Acrobat Reader to view them. Alternate formats are being created
for the viewing of these brochures, and will be added as
created.
Faces of foster children
- E-Bay for exploited children = V-
Bay
Child Abuse Registry
Adoption Information - Know who and how the why is.
adoption = Funding
Domestic Violence Unit - Don't let the stop sign
scare you, this is good reading. Information every one who lives in
VT should know. This is the best reason to take children. Then read
link below.
Letting children witness child abuse is
not grounds for taking them
Foster care
Interstate Compact Information
Family Services Statistics
Office of PATH
Vermont Health Access (OVHA)
VT Office of Child Support
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