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one of my friends has told me about her horrible situation...she has been beat and raped by her father sunce she was 5, she is now 15... she finally saut help a few years ago, and was placed from foster home back and repeated...she went to live with her best friend, but then social services decided to give him back custody, so they put her into a foster home while sorting stuff out... her friends was having major problems with depression, and thought that madaline left because she hated her...the next night she commited suicide... and madeline only blames herself... she wont see otherwise... her situation is very screwed up, they have her fathers dna from inside of her, and earlier this year she was put in a short coma from being beaten... there are 2 ppl working very hard on her case right now, but she cannot get a lawyer to defend her, without her gaurdians consent... her father gets custody if he does a month of aa... hes not evan an alchoholic... i tried to convince madeline to runaway to my house... but shes afraid because of her friends who killed herself, she thinks shes a huge burden...she also has to protect her little sister of 11... as long as he can have madeline... he doesnt need the little one... her plan is to suck it up for 3 years until she turns 18... and then taking cuztody of her little sister... and that the judges are working on situations far more worse than hers... i dont even want to imagine whats worse than a father hurting there child... but i dont understand... is there anything i can do? she can do? i dont get it! how can they let and innocent adolecent b pushed back into that envirinment! why! please... is there any1 who has any advice... or has been in a similar spot... please let me know... there is no way i can know about something like this, and stand by... i will not give up... wether she does or not.
There are a couple of things that are not clear. Why does she need a lawyer? She is a crime victim and they don't need lawyers. The District Attorney prosecutes the criminal (her Father). He (her Father) needs the lawyer. What this girl (and her sister) needs is Child Protective Services to get them into a safe environment of good foster care. This COULD mean the two girls are separated .. on in one foster care family and the other in another.
If that is not happening, then someone needs to represent them to CPS .. and it needs to be an adult.
Now it gets difficult. YOU are tryng to 'represent' them somehow .. even here ... and you are 15 years old. You are a minor and have very, very little power. Can you tell someone who is a responsible adult .. like YOUR Father about all this? If he sees it the way YOU see it, he can 'make a case' of it all to CPS, and get this going in the right direction OR notify the local newspaper and TV news about it.
This might sound goofy but the problem seems to be that CPS is not making good decisions about the welfare of her or her sister. There is very little you, as a 15 year old, can do but an adult can 'make a lot of noise' about it.
From what you have said, the Father should be in prison and the girls should be in a GOOD foster care situation. CPS should see to it that happens and if they are not doing that, something has to be 'brought out' so they will do the right thing. Again, a 15 year old (you) doesn't have the means, maturity, or adult status to do that.
I am not clear on where this girl or her sister is actually living right now ... with the criminal Father???? If NOT, who is her Guardian right now? I would think THAT person should be handling all this. You said there are 2 people working very hard on her case right now .. who are they? Are they with CPS? Are they with the District Attorney's office?
I think you are quite a person being so concerned. I also think you are getting in way over your head until you are convinced an adult is involved .. seeing to it these girls are safe.
I am sorry your all going though a hard time.
OMG why would they put her back in his care?
He should be in Jail what happed?
As you are both 15 years old there is not much you can do.
But you need to tell someone that can help......School?
I have just got my 15 year old sister out of abuse!
You should talk to your school there is not much you can do but they could do something to stop this.
This makes me feel sick.....
Rob
Good luck