“I’m sorry, ladies,” she said. “You’re not gonna get your kids back. They’re in the business of closing cases, and getting adoptions.”
McCarthy said she has already spent close to $100,000 trying to get custody of her grandchild ever since the Alaska Office of Children’s Service removed the child from her daughter’s home.
“This lady right here, my heart aches for you,” she said, addressing a young mother who has no funds to mount a legal defense, who had testified earlier in the meeting.
Since getting involved in her grandchild’s case, McCarthy has become an advocate for grandparents’ rights. She’s joined protests calling for an end to what she sees as OCS overreach.
She’s tried to raise awareness about what she says is an inherent flaw in the OCS system – the use of federal dollars to incentivize adoptions.
“It starts out with no evidence, the parents think they’re getting their kids back on the first TDM (Team Decision Making meeting), and then find out the child is already in a foster family,” she said during her testimony.
After her testimony, McCarthy granted permission for her name and quotes to be used in the Frontiersman.
“There is no money on the reunification side,” McCarthy said. “The big money is on closing and adoptions. Parental rights, to them, are just an inconvenience that are in the way.”
#TAKEN
#AmericasTakenChildren: WASILLA — In the middle of her testimony, Valley resident Debbie McCarthy turned around to address the people gathered at the “Share Your OCS Story” last week in Wasilla.
“I’m sorry, ladies,” she said. “You’re not gonna get your kids back. They’re in the business of closing cases, and getting adoptions.”
McCarthy said she has already spent close to $100,000 trying to get custody of her grandchild ever since the Alaska Office of Children’s Service removed the child from her daughter’s home.
“This lady right here, my heart aches for you,” she said, addressing a young mother who has no funds to mount a legal defense, who had testified earlier in the meeting.
Since getting involved in her grandchild’s case, McCarthy has become an advocate for grandparents’ rights. She’s joined protests calling for an end to what she sees as OCS overreach.
She’s tried to raise awareness about what she says is an inherent flaw in the OCS system – the use of federal dollars to incentivize adoptions.
“It starts out with no evidence, the parents think they’re getting their kids back on the first TDM (Team Decision Making meeting), and then find out the child is already in a foster family,” she said during her testimony.
After her testimony, McCarthy granted permission for her name and quotes to be used in the Frontiersman.
“There is no money on the reunification side,” McCarthy said. “The big money is on closing and adoptions. Parental rights, to them, are just an inconvenience that are in the way.”
#TAKEN
#AmericasTakenChildren
Meetings on OCS raise questions about family reunification commitments
WASILLA — In the middle of her testimony, Valley resident Debbie McCarthy turned around to address the people gathered at the “Share Your OCS Story” last week in Wasilla.
WASILLA — In the middle of her testimony, Valley resident Debbie McCarthy turned around to address the people gathered at the “Share Your OCS Story” last week in Wasilla. “I’m sorry, ladies,” she said. “You’re not gonna get y…
WASILLA — In the middle of her testimony, Valley resident Debbie McCarthy turned around to address the people gathered at the “Share Your OCS Story” last week in Wasilla.
“I’m sorry, ladies,” she said. “You’re not gonna get your kids back. They’re in the business of closing cases, and getting…
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