Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Dismay as Justina Pelletier Custody Case Postponed; DCF Ignores Dr. Phil

There was widespread dismay as Judge Joseph Johnston failed to deliver his ruling in the Justina Pelletier custody case in Boston yesterday. He postponed the case and said he would give a ruling “by Friday.”

Meanwhile the celebrated Dr. Phil announced that he had called the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) on several occasions to discuss the case with them, but they had not returned any of his calls. While this authority ignores Dr. Phil, Justina remains at the Massachusetts Wayside Youth and Family Support Network where she has been since January. This is in spite of a DCF undertaking made nearly three weeks ago that she would be treated by a medical team at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, which is where her family wants her to be.

The judge will also rule later this week on whether Mathew Staver, the Dean of Liberty University School of Law, and founder and chairman of Liberty Council, an international nonprofit organization, is permitted to be the Pelletier’s official lawyer. Staver was appointed late February after a billionaire benefactor came forward on the Glenn Beck radio show with a sponsorship to ensure that Justina gets the best possible legal representation. The DCF is opposing the request.

Additionally, an increasing number of people have joined the struggle to have Justina, who is from Connecticut, returned to the care of her parents. There have been rallies and vigils, and even a TweetStorm on Monday evening that had a reach of 4,717,900 and 13,485,341 impacts. But in spite of this overwhelming support, she remains at Wayside in the custody of the Massachusetts DCF.

A crowd rallied outside the court yesterday carrying banners calling for the release from DCF custody of the Connecticut teenager. There was also a prayer vigil outside the court while the session was in progress. Several people addressed the crowd, including Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Washington-based Christian Defense Coalition who said this was not “a partisan issue” but “an issue of justice.” State representative Jim Lyons, one of several lawmakers who tried unsuccessfully to force the House of Representatives to get involved in the case, said what was happening “should alarm every parent in America.”

Full Article and Source:
Dismay as Justina Pelletier Custody Case Postponed; DCF Ignores Dr. Phil

Dr. Phil Show:
The Fight over Justina: Medical Child Abuse by Parents or Abuse of Power by a Hospital?

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Surely Dr. Phil didn't think he had any power to actually help Justina?

LectrkLady said...

once the law is involved we are all screwed :( -- This is an outrage, just like when they took my mother-in-law and all our money, cars, and home - we got nothing - the brother in law who started it got nothing but the lawyers and guardians got plenty :(

Anonymous said...

DCF opposes the Pelletier's choice of a lawyer?

So what? How could DCF possibly claim any authority to determine who somebody else's lawyer is?

Maybe we can let the Pelletiers pick the lawyer for the DCF.

And while we're at it, let's report whatever DCF attorney made this bone-headed motion to the Bar, immediately.

Basically, on the facts presented here, DCF would have to prove that it's child abuse or neglect to transfer this young lady to Tufts.

tina d said...

Dismay is an understatement if Justina was my daughter, my child I would be through the sky on this. I am concerned for the parents health the stress is a killer I can't imagine the panic and fear. God bless Justina, God Bless her parents and God needs to Bless all of us we're all at risk for repeat performance beware of hospitals with their bag of dirty tricks and layers and layers of LAWYERS. What a sick society KARMA to all who are involved and profiting from this. Eternal damnation.

JBoot said...

The power is in getting the information out to the American public in any and every way possible. Most people with even average intelligence realize that we are all on the path towards becoming disabled or elderly ourselves and as such should do everything within our power to be sure that individual's rights are protected.

JBoot said...

Dr. Phil's "power" is in informing the public about the injustice that is being heaped on this innocent girl and her family. I hope Justina's family feels the support of people across this nation who are praying that their daughter will be freed. Individuals have rights, whether they are elderly, disabled or have a rare medical issue.

Carina said...

I am praying for this family and all the family so wronged.

Betty said...

Keep the gas turned on high. People are outraged and the outrage is growing!

Angi said...

I just feel Justina will get to go home, but she also should have been home by now too.

WWII Veteran Abreachoftrust.com said...

See Abreachoftrust.com court documents will be posted soon WWII Veteran v. Humana Insurance Company (Medicare DisAdvantage Plan) v. Chicago Hospital v. Hospital social worker case manager for wrongfully obtaining their patients signature on termination of Medicare benefits.

Enter a hospital - caution - you think you are in a safe place well that's a false sense of protection.

Most often the health care providers are good people doing their best but your well being and care ~~ it stops there when you encounter management level. administrators who

Anonymous said...

See needs to be home with her family. Problem is the heat is on and the courts and hospitals are now scrabbling.

This is the tip of the iceberg in these cases there are thousands and thousands another cash for kids, cash for the disabled and elderly scam.

The FBI should be in there grabbing box after box of evidence of healthcare fraud .......

Tracey Anne Miller said...

Not only should this alarm every parent in the United States, it should alarm every family in concerns of their children, the disabled and the elderly. There is definitely something wrong with this society.

Holding space for this family in their daughter being returned and getting the health care that she needs for her condition!

Anonymous said...

It's not this society. What's wrong with this country is a problem caused by the out-of-control Barfia - they eat their own! Good guys (whistleblowers) get disbarred, while bad guys (and judges) get covered up.


Thelma said...

This is sicker than sick:
A judge has no right to decide whether a lawyer can appear in a case if he is registered and has had no discipline problems.

Luis said...

"State representative Jim Lyons, one of several lawmakers who tried unsuccessfully to force the House of Representatives to get involved in the case,
said what was happening 'should alarm every parent in America.'"

I guess he's not a lawyer - after all, lawyers are in the Guardian Game for big bucks!

jerri said...

just when you think you saw it all more comes through nasga interesting that world news is not hitting on this case our news is so controlled by those who know better than we do thank god above we have the internet for the real news nasga serves society with educational material for life death situations that can hit without notice better to be aware and prepared than to be blindsided like most of society i am disgusted with main stream news using censorship to control what we see how we see it what good are they? prayers for justina pelletier for her mother and father who need the patience of a parade of saints to survive hospital and government takeover of their child this happens more than you know readers terrorists in our hospitals in our courts all working in concert against our constitution the rights of parents god help us all