Lets rattle some cages together...

My audience is very specific. I am getting back into this blog because I have been written by several people who are going through the same devastating experience I had been through, and want me to continue this blog. In the beginning I felt as though continuing this blog would only force me to hold on to negative feelings that I don’t want to embrace any longer, but as I speak out to family and friends, they encourage me to move past those feelings, and use my experience to help others. I get it. Yes, it still stings, and it has taken me quite some time to get around to the idea of keeping this blog open because there are constant thoughts of, “what happens if the state attempts to retaliate?” because let be honest, they aren’t above it. Then I thought, this is my platform. It might not be much, it might not reach many people, but here is where I begin to help others.

I want to begin a podcast essentially. I want to review cases of families that are going through similar situations. I want to questions everything! I want to know the good, the bad, the ugly, and see if I can understand the big picture. I want to ask questions that parents who are going through this don’t know to ask. There isn’t a manual on how to go through the worst year of your life, but there is someone who has done it before you, and can maybe be of assistance. So here it goes. My game plan:

I will take 1 case at a time. I will document everything I feel is pertinent to the defense of the case. I will look for bias, discrepancies, review court documents, ect. I will speak with lawyers, doctors, family, and anyone in between. I want to understand every portion of the defense as well as where the state is coming from. I will look at the case objectively, and question the defense when there are inconsistencies.  I will only look at cases that I feel comfortable looking into. I do not condone any form of child abuse or neglect, and if there is a time that it is discovered that there is abuse or neglect I will immediately revoke my involvement in the case as I do not stand for this. I can understand that according to petitions, court documents, and reports the defense will have their name and information drug through the mud, and this will be taken into consideration.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a medical professional, lawyer, or expert witness. I cannot give any advice on how to proceed in your case. I only speak from my personal experience. My job here would be to simply ask questions, and document your journey. This is not a way to exonerate you by any means. It is a way to bring public attention to the family court system. Someday maybe justice will be served.

If you are interested in taking this leap with me, send me an email at Sydney.martinez2@yahoo.com.

-Me