Now in this letter this is what is wrong.  I wrote her a letter specifically on my visits.  I do not see where the employment issue came into that.  Unless she was trying to otherwise state that I did not talk to her about the visits then.  Well I did not know first following the court hearing that I had a right to visits.  So I did not discuss them.  Then I found out otherwise and I requested them.

Now the other thing that she does is she tells me that if visits were to occur they would resume with the person in which I saw them with initially.  Well that is not what she told me...she told me I had a right to see my kids and that I had to coordinate it with her.  Then when I called there to set that up it took days to receive a call..I was not here and she left me a message stating that she would call the following day.  I do KNOW that there is comments being made that I did not try and have not tried to see my kids.

Now the other thing in question:

Why did I not contact the worker upon her calling me?

Well the reason for that is because we had court the same day that she signed for it.  And when we had court I chased down the lady in which I saw the kids.  The woman proceeded to tell me that she was informed that I had NO visits of my kids..of that she was instructed by the worker.  So at that point I did not see the purpose for talking to the worker.  She left NO MESSAGE to explain the reason of her call.  And quite frankly they terminated my rights so I did not feel the need to talk to her.  I mean there was nothing really to talk about at that point.  **YET THEY KEEP TRYING TO SAY THAT I DO NOT EVER TRY TO GET VISITS**...that would be why...the lady told me I did not have a right to see them...

(***Once again keep in mind that all names are not going to be mentioned to protect the privacy of each individual**)

**this is dated the July 14th, 2004**

**my letter is dated June 30th, 2004..and then I sent it certified on the 8th of July..she receieved it on July 9th, 2004...**

Dear Ms. ******,

On 7/09/04, I received a letter from you requesting that visitation arrangements be made for you, Keghan ***, Zachary *** and Lily ***.  You further stated in your letter that you had made repeated requests for visits and was given "one excuse after another". In the same letter you stated that your last visit with keghan occurred on april 21, 2004 and with zachary on april 14, 2004.

As you are aware, on April 26, 2004, the court ordered that your residual parental rights, which include, but are not limited to, the right to visitation be terminated.

On June 8, 2004, you contacted this worker with information regarding a position of employment at ****.  At that time you informed this worker that you were going through orientation and although you had not been given a start date, you were sure you would be hired once you completed orientation.  You also stated that you were not able to attend your individual therapy due to some issues with your housing management and work that needed to be completed in your unit.  You informed this worker that you did not feel comfortable leaving them at your home because other tenants had returned home to find that their doors had been left open.

On June 18, 2004, you contacted this worker for a second time since TPR was achieved in JDRC.  At that time you requested a visit for you, Keghan and zachary.  You were informed that if visits are to occur they would resume with **** **** and that you would need to contact her regarding scheduling.  However, please note that the court has ordered that visitation with keghan and zachary be terminated and unless this ruling is overturned in the higher court our agency will comply with the ruling of JDRC.

On April 19, 2004, the court ordered that visits with Lily be monitered by ***DSS.  On April 29, 2004, you attended a visit with Lily.  Your next visit was scheduled to take place on May 14, 2004.  On that day, you telephoned this worker and asked if the visit will occur.  You were informed that it would and you made the decision not to attend, stating that visits are to early in the morning and that you had been ill all night.  You were also informed that Mrs. ****** would be leaving the state to join her husband at this newly assigned place of duty and although the court ordered that visits occur, Mrs. **** would no longer be in the area with Lily.  You stated that you would address this matter with the court and I agreed that the court would be the proper place for this matter.

Ms. ****, since receiving your letter on July 9, 2004, I have made several unsuccessful attempts to contact you. If you wish to discuss this matter further please contact me at 999-9999.

                                                                  Sincerely,

                                                                   ****** *****