greg king guardians ad litem federal ramsey probation 1994 chronic dui offenders 16+ wake up to laws vs wisconson

3 is felony previously child protection in madison, wi 1994 anoka child protection intake vs ongoing guardian program late 80s in mn child abuse protection treatment act conflict of interest between county vs state (if state has) wealthier counties can provide more child protection in county based programs (m n) state: washington is state level (even support) 60k/yr treatment for child offender who is also victem funding is important no advocates in legislature, no voting either anti govt sentiment abounds lack of funding/excess 'system failed us' federal mandate (capta), no funding each 87 counties had to deal with guardian program guardian looks after child only, not reunification. reunification is child prote ctions mandate reunification timelines for counties: under 8 (6 months) possibly 2nd 6 months over 8 (12 months) not required if egregious harm/death (federal dssh termination practices. anoka terminates most rights in mn) multiple kids with multiple parents change timelines permanantcy, long run goals adoption/custody/returning county atty & public defenders know best focus on child protection court proceedings isnt always to find whose guilty focus is on what the child needs (protection/services), criminal court is for wh y its needed child out of window (negligent parents / protect child) criminal guilt DOES transfer, but it doesnt have to be admitted to mission creep, just to keep child protection in the house (in the door) 72 hour from police seperation to adjudication for child seperation no national child abuse database ('there needs to be one') dhs has ssis (social services database / state only) fbi ncic (criminal database) state transfer wipes clear if no convictions few social trials, few parents win of those interstate-compact social services or guardian can deny rights, not judge (party status) guardians here cant remove from home, police or social can wisconson, police can only remove with social worker present (protects cop from

mishandling situitations and judging situitations wrong) guardians can do everything social can except placement county vs guardian thresholds of social vs guardians guardians also make family court if county doesnt open case, guardians can open case. knowledge through family co urt county social workers sometimes cant reccomend due to funding... so push guardia ns to apply for it. 'always about money, never about kids' kids are bad witnesses testifying vs parents testifying vs abusers child protection standards are lower, less evidence is required. 10 month olds c ant testify, but SOMETHING has to be fixed 2000 mn sup court 'kathleen blatz' was child protection in hennipen county. guar dians paid by county but opposes county generally. 'guardian litem services inc' in some counties, private company. late 80s to 200 1. followed county for profit, no appeals. moves guardian program from county to state level. state divided guardian progra m into judicial districts. greg is 10th district originally requirements too low. promoted friends in the system. no accountabili ty. 1999 report turned it around. kstp program interview 2001 revamp of system. hire district manager. fire private contracts, hire gover nment people. catholic charities another contractor some 9th district judges refused to admit mn sup court decision in this judges refused to fire contracts law school vs social worker curriculem graduate degrees. courtwork is 5% of the work for social. treatment facilities, home/school visits. playing with kids. ho use safety. parental testing. 'presumptive positive' with hair analysis wisconson uses attorneys vs social work... attorneys too busy to do social works . 'out of character/comfort zone'. no home visits trash house/shit house. trash: mental health (hoarders). shit house (feces, dead things, dead batteries) late 99, washington county was using voulenteer program. judges promoted friends (greg) to work for anoka directly without anoka approval. majority of job is keeping working relationships going well job requirements greg set up: 4 year degrees, fbi background checks vs high scho ol and local check background checks on secondary parties in the house. some counties dont do that. out of state checks. needs more federalization. public information is always applicable. some districts disagree. 'as uniform as it gets' change isnt easy. dont write reports for court hearings in other districts, district 10 does. judges know differences. 8 pages of court transcripts > $600

court reporters being phased out in favor of audio recordings. variable job requirements, masters, social work. attornety vs lay model. also family law, orders for protection possibly over a dozen 'party status' in child protection cases family court has less people involved. no social, yes guardians family law more made up stories, and complex situitations than child protection open courts ftw county gatekeeper, judges only see what county/guardians already think are cases . worst things possible sent to judge. criminal atttourneys are shit with chips cases. wrong rules applied, wrong wordi ng. rules from different sources. court rules vs legislation statues. rebuttable presumption: one parent beats the kid, both problem mn statute 260c mn statute 518.17 (13 questions for custody)