![]() ![]() In November of last year, the Houston Chronicle reported on Judge Mike Schneider in Harris County who ordered CPS to pay $127,000 for unlawfully removing a child and lying in court.ĬPS attempted to appeal the decision, but in May dropped their appeal. ![]() The Texan reached out to CPS and the office of Judge Chitty for comment on their involvement in the case, but no responses have been given at the time of this writing.Ĭhildren’s Health said that they do not comment on specific patients per HIPAA regulations and their own policy.Ī request to the Kaufman County Courthouse for a copy of the removing affidavit was also made last week without reply.ĬPS has been under scrutiny several times in the past year for the way they have handled cases. Hall noted that during the hearing it seemed obvious that “ mind was made up, before the trial even started.” He said that the manner in which the judge interacted with each side made it “obviously very slanted.” “No one in the CPS process that caused this to happen - whether they were doctors, CPS workers, or anybody else of the whole thing - no one had actually seen or talked to the child, or had seen or talked to the parents,” said Hall. The hospital informed CPS that their concerns had been addressed, but CPS told the family that the investigation would need to continue. When the family finished discussing the medical records with the doctors, representatives from CPS joined the meeting. On Thursday, June 27, the Pardos and their advocates met with Children’s Medical Center.Īshley and Daniel presented medical records at the meeting to clarify why they believed their son had certain medical conditions, including a letter from another doctor who had diagnosed Drake with autism.Īfter seeing the documentation, the concerns of the hospital about the potential medical child abuse were said to be resolved. ![]() One specific point of concern for the doctor was the parents’ claim that their son had autism since the doctor was not aware of any comprehensive diagnosis. Hall said that this was the main accusation of CPS during the hearing, saying that they argued that “the parents wanted unnecessary medical treatment” for their son.Ī doctor from the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas had initially signed the CPS affidavit making the allegations. Hall said CPS had “zero evidence” in their case against the family.Īccording to a phone call with the family’s lawyer before the hearing, the Pardos discovered after Drake was removed that the allegations made against them were of medical child abuse, referring to a situation wherein parents exaggerate or even contrive medical conditions of their child. State Senator Bob Hall (R-Edgewood), who attended the hearing on Tuesday, said the ruling was “the most egregious display of injustice” that he has seen. Judge Chitty issued a gag order on the parents, but others in attendance at the hearing can speak freely. Michael Chitty ruled against Ashley and Daniel Pardo of Kaufman County and in favor of Child Protective Services (CPS) who removed their four-year-old son, Drake, from their home on June 20. ![]()
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