The Issue
THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN. CHILDREN ARE CURRENCY. FAMILIES ARE PROFIT CENTERS.
Every year, 437,283 American children are ripped from their parents. Over 9 million children have been forcibly separated from their families in the last 20 years. This isn't child protection — it's a billion-dollar industry that profits from family destruction.
The Numbers Don't Lie:
- Child support payments processed by enforcement agencies reached $26.7 billion in 2023
- The federal government reimburses states $2 for every $3 spent on child support enforcement
- Mothers receive custody 65% of the time, while fathers get only 35%
- Only 44% of children in foster care are reunified with their families
This petition demands Congress END the financial incentives that tear families apart and establish federal standards that protect parental rights.
🚨 Section 1: Abolish Title IV-D's Profit Motive
The Problem:
States receive massive federal funding based on how much child support they collect — not whether families stay together. Under Title IV-D, states get $2 federal dollars for every $3 they spend on enforcement. This creates a perverse incentive: the more custody they strip from parents (especially fathers), the more money they make.
The Solution:
- Eliminate performance-based funding that rewards states for high collection amounts
- Redirect federal funds toward family preservation, mediation, and reunification services
- Mandate public disclosure of all federal funds received per case and per county
- Cap administrative costs and require proof that enforcement actions serve children's best interests
⚖️ Section 2: Enforce Constitutional Due Process in Family Courts
The Problem:
Parents lose their fundamental rights without basic constitutional protections. No jury trials. No adequate legal representation. Evidence is ignored. In only 18% of cases do parents even agree that fathers should have custody — yet the system systematically favors removal over family preservation.
The Solution:
- Require jury trials for any case involving permanent custody loss or parental rights termination
- Guarantee right to counsel in all dependency and custody cases involving state interference
- Mandate recording and transcription of all family court proceedings
- Establish evidence standards that require clear and convincing proof of harm before removal
- Prohibit ex parte orders except in verified emergency situations with 72-hour review
🔍 Section 3: Create a National Family Justice Oversight Commission
The Problem:
Family courts operate in complete secrecy with zero federal oversight. 437,283 children were removed from parents last year, yet there's no independent body tracking outcomes, investigating complaints, or holding anyone accountable for destroying families.
The Solution:
- Establish the Federal Family Justice Commission (FFJC) with subpoena power to investigate civil rights violations
- Empower the FFJC to recommend sanctions, revoke federal funding, and refer cases for DOJ prosecution
- Require annual public reporting by all states on:
- Custody decisions broken down by gender and race
- Removal rates by county and economic status
- Reunification success rates
- Appeals and judicial reversals
- Create a national database tracking CPS workers, GALs, and judges with records of rights violations
💥 Section 4: End Immunity for Government Actors Who Destroy Families
The Problem:
CPS workers, court-appointed attorneys, and judges operate with near-absolute immunity — even when they knowingly violate rights, fabricate evidence, or ignore clear proof of innocence. Families have no recourse when the system fails them.
The Solution:
- Eliminate absolute immunity for state actors in proven cases of rights violations, evidence fabrication, or procedural violations
- Create mandatory federal penalties for knowingly false allegations that lead to family separation
- Establish a federal cause of action against CPS agencies when constitutional rights are violated
- Require personal liability insurance for all family court judges and CPS supervisors
- Mandate retraining or removal for court actors with patterns of rights violations
👨👩👧👦 Section 5: Family Preservation First — Not Removal First
The Problem:
The system treats removal as the first option, not the last resort. Only 44% of children exit foster care through reunification, while the remaining 56% are permanently separated from their families. Poor and single-parent families are disproportionately targeted.
The Solution:
- Require proof of imminent physical danger before any child removal
- Mandate independent judicial review within 72 hours of any emergency removal
- Prioritize kinship placement over institutional foster care
- Establish family preservation services as the default intervention
- Require regular family contact during any temporary separation
- Set strict timelines for reunification efforts with judicial oversight
🎯 What We Demand from Congress
Pass federal legislation that:
- Strips the profit motive from family separation by eliminating Title IV-D performance incentives
- Enforces constitutional due process in all family court proceedings
- Creates federal oversight with real power to investigate and prosecute rights violations
- Holds government actors accountable by ending immunity for constitutional violations
- Protects families by requiring family preservation as the default intervention
- Audits and exposes the financial incentives driving family destruction
📢 This Is Your Moment to Fight Back
Every signature is a voice saying: ENOUGH.
The system profits from chaos. It feeds on broken families. It grows stronger every time a child is unnecessarily removed, every time a father is denied his rights, every time a family is destroyed for money.
But we can STOP this.
SIGN THIS PETITION.
SHARE IT EVERYWHERE.
DEMAND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TAKE ACTION.
Contact your Senators and Representatives:
- Forward this petition to their offices
- Demand they sponsor legislation ending Title IV-D abuse
- Ask them to investigate family court corruption in your state
Together, We Can:
- End the profit-driven destruction of families
- Restore constitutional rights to parents
- Make family preservation the priority it should be
- Hold the system accountable for its failures
The children torn from loving families are counting on us.
The fathers denied their rights are counting on us.
The families destroyed by greed are counting on us.
DON’T LET THEM DOWN. SIGN NOW. SHARE NOW. FIGHT NOW.
This petition represents families nationwide who refuse to let their children become profit centers in a broken system. Every signature brings us closer to justice.
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