Now I know why we've been waiting for the court date. Mind you - we've been told all along that the court date could take up to four months - so I've been trying to be patient. During this time I was having people make some phone calls. No answers. I just thought the paperwork was being shuffled back and forth in limbo somewhere. Kevin, the detective, kept telling me it's the system - the bureaucracy. Well, Kev, did ya really make some calls? Have you been helping us out here - knowing our desperation to get things moving? Since I wasn't getting any answers I thought - what the heck- I will make the calls myself. I called two places - one was the juvenile court itself. A friend of a friend works down there and has been in this "business" for years. He was extremely supportive and said he would call the intake office where the papers are sent from our town. Well, I thought I would call, too. I did call on Friday and found out that the intake person had been out on a family emergency for a week. I was told she might be back on Monday. Well, she wasn't but I had a few people, including the friend down in juvenille ct., look for me. And guess what? My son's name is not even in the data base! His name isn't even in the system! And all along I thought Kevin was doing something. He knows our situation. He knows how much we've been struggling. Do ya think he MIGHT have checked into things? He kept putting me off by telling me it's the red tape. Red tape my _ _ _. Sorry. Can ya tell I'm a little miffed? Believe it or not, I am NOT mad at Kevin. I am mad at the situation and feel for my son whose had to suffer much longer than he deserves. I am going to get to the bottom of this because this is crazy.So.....I wait some more..........
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oh no my freind cant believe it. feel so bad for you. glad you looked int o it. whats your next move.x.xx.
Miffed, how about smoking MAD!? Make a polite paper trail....! Send the email, FYI, doing some networking and find that he is not in the system. What needs to be done? Document, document, document. Even, thanks for your call, just a note to confirm the status.... Copy people as needed. It may have been oversight, a foul up down the line, not enough time, etc. But as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
This just goes to show you that nothing gets done unless you do it yourself!
I think I would be mad at Kev for lieing to me! :o( Maybe he was thinking the situation would resolve and you would not need court. Well it is not his call to make.. I don\'t know, but I hope he has some explanation and along with that, a way to put you on the fast track.. :o(
I don\'t know what to think about Kev. There are some pieces missing and perhaps he isn\'t as good as his job as I had thought. I used to be somewhat intimited by him to some degree because of the role he plays. No longer. He works for me. He needs to be held accountable just like T does. If he made a mistake, he needs to own up to it. If it isn\'t his fault, then he should help more...... Just don\'t leave us hanging...