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TN Department of Human Services, just cant get anything right

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Imagine being told you owe $50,000 in child support for children that aren't yours.

That's what's happening to a Arrestor man.  

The Tennessee Department of Human Services has thousands of names of parents that owe child support.  One of those names is Dennis Joe Brannon.

No one knows where he lives, but the state does know where Dennis K. Brannon lives. 

They apparently want him pay for the other guy's children.

"I've been married happily over 21 years and it's just not possible that I've got kids in another county," said Dennis K. Brannon of Murfreesboro.

Brannon has letters from the state demanding he pay child support.

"It's in the sum of $50,000," he said as he looked at the latest letter.

The letter came from the Attorney General's office in Huntsville, Tenn., which is northeast of Knoxville.  

The state is looking for Dennis Joe Brannon, but Dennis K. Brannon is receiving the threatening letters.

Initially, Brannon and his wife thought the mix-up was funny.

"We kind of made a running joke about this, but then it gets aggravating after awhile," he said. "After two or three years, it's time to get it straightened out."

He claims he's called several times.

"Well I'm sure if he's been in contact with our office, we would do whatever we needed to do to rectify the situation and make sure we have the right person," said Lori Jones, Assistant District Attorney of Child Support Division.

That isn't the case, Brannon said.

"They told me I'd have to come up there and do a DNA test and prove I'm not the father of these children," he said.

Why doesn't he just give the state his Social Security number and clear up the entire matter?

"I did give them the last 4 digits of my Social Security number and they asked several times for my whole Social Security number," he said.  "But for obvious reasons, I'm not going to give it. It'd be easy for them to change those numbers and say there, we got him."

To make matters worse, he has three children ages 21, 17 and 14 and the Dennis Brannon sought by the state for child support has two children ages 16 and 14.

Several similarities have made for a child support mix-up a Murfreesboro family now wants resolved. 

A DHS spokesperson said the state is investigating and if a problem has been made, it will be resolved.  

The state is also concerned that the two children involved in this case apparently are not receiving the support they're owed.  DHS said the children's welfare is their No. 1 concern.

NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Man Involved In ID Mix-Up Over Child Support

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Fourth Battered Mothers Custody Conference

Truth Commission Findings and Solutions


Fourth Battered Mothers Custody Conference (BMCC IV)


January 13, 2007 Albany, New York


Testimony to the Truth Commission


Truth Commission Members:

Richard Ducote, Esq, Chair; Nancy Erickson, Esq.;Barry Goldstein, Esq.; Eileen King;

Patti Jo Newell; Connie Valentine, M.S.; Gwen Wright; and Joan Zorza, Esq.

Special Thanks to Mo Hannah, Ph.D., Truth Commission Coordinator


Sixteen women testified before the Truth Commission at the Fourth Battered Mothers Custody Conference about their family law cases, which covered eleven states.


The common theme that emerged from the testimony is that there is a widespread problem of abusive parents being granted custody of children and protective parents having their custody limited or denied, and/or being otherwise punished.


There is a crisis in the custody court system, which has resulted in thousands of children being sent to live with abusers while safe, protective parents, primarily mothers, are denied any meaningful relationship with their children.  The court system has failed to respond appropriately to domestic violence and child abuse cases involving custody.  The Commission found many common errors made by the courts and the professionals they rely upon which contribute to these tragedies.  These same mistakes have negatively impacted battered women and children in other cases, with less extreme results.


From these and other case histories, and issues raised by concerned professionals throughout the country, the Commission made the following findings and proposals recommended for further study. Not all members of the Truth Commission agree with every proposed solution, but all members are in agreement that solutions need to be developed to address these findings.

 

for complete report click here  http://www.batteredmotherscustodyconference.org/index.htm 

 

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please read and then post your thoughts to the editor

 

My letter to the Editor in regards to a story about 1200 kids being adopted out this year.

 

 Please post a response to the paper also. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/dec/22/adoptions-growing-grinch-cuts-trees/comments

In Saturday's editorial page the News Sentinel writes about Viola Miller's main goal being to adopt children out. That is not something I would be proud to say if I was her. While it sounds noble the bigger question is how come that adoption money isn't being used to provide services to families, so they can stay together?

Now, I acknowledge that some kids are truly abused and need to be safe. Out of the 1200 who were adopted out, I would bet money only 100 of them truly needed to be.

Why would they do that? MONEY of course. If you look at the Courts own reports, how many cases were reported has physical abuse? No, they like to use the term neglect, because it wont hold up in criminal court. The excuses for neglect are not what one would think either. Like not feeding a child or giving medical care. They use messy homes and children being reported for wearing mix match socks. How do you go from that to terminating a parents rights?

It would be very newsworthy if you sampled even 5% of those 1200 kids and see why they were initially removed from their homes in the first place.

There are reasons The Governor, and The Department of Children's Services had to be sued by an out of state agency. ( Brian A settlement by Childtrens Rights.org and why they have been found in contempt yet again.

You told the feel good side of the story and thats great, we all need it. Now please report the other side of that story.

Regards,

TheAdvocate06

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Posted By The Advocate06 to Juvenile Court/DHS Fraud &, Failures in Knoxville, Tennessee at 12/24/2007 09:38:00 PM

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A Documented Account of TN's failures with children

Posted: December 26, 2003

Tennessee Governor, Phil Bredesen attempted to deflect blame when he recently requested the resignation of Dept. of Children's Services Commissioner, Michael J. Miller, after contempt of court charges were levied against the state.

The fact that the state was out of compliance with a federal court order was brought to the governor's attention in early January, immediately after he took office, but the Governor refused to act and instead, turned over complaints to the commissioner's office, which also ignored the formal complaints.

 

 

 

Additional Information

However, in a Tennessean article, which ran on November 24, 2003 entitled "DCS problems took Bredesen by surprise," the governor went on the record stating his office wasn't notified about the problem until October of this year.

A petition to U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell states the evidence of contempt is "clear and convincing," citing a recent federal monitor's report showing that the department so far has complied with only 24 of 136 settlement provisions.

Documentation submitted to the governor, the former commissioner, the Office of the Ombudsman for Children and Families, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation by a family who's children were illegally removed by caseworkers proves that not only was the governor made aware of the fact that the state was in contempt of court, but this fact was covered up and ignored. This was after court records proved that caseworkers in Davidson County conspired to commit aggravated kidnapping.

DCS and juvenile court documents demonstrate that there has been a concerted and malicious effort on the part of high-ranking officials in Tennessee to cover up their illegal activities and to prevent the custodial parent from retrieving her children.

According to the children's mother, the state has known for over a year that multiple state and federal felonies have been committed in her case, and that officials at several levels have gone to extreme lengths to cover this up. Further, they have refused to press charges of any kind against the alleged perpetrators, despite mounting evidence.

"The state is well aware of what they did wrong, and have refused to acknowledge responsibility or try to correct their mistakes. They are holding my children hostage, because they know once I get them returned to my care, and they are safely out of the clutches of the kidnappers, they're facing another federal lawsuit. The state cannot afford justice in this case, and my children are the victims of their arrogance. None of this has been perpetrated by some faceless autonomy, but by elected judges, court-appointed attorneys, caseworkers and the lies go as high up as Governor Bredesen himself," said the children's mother, in a telephone interview from her home in Iowa.

The mother has asked that her identity remain confidential, because she fears for the safety of her children and expects retaliation.

Contact: Annette M. Hall
Family Advocate
Four-Fourteen Parent's Rights Organization
Phone: (248) 465-1598
FAX: (517) 207-6543
Toll Free: 1-800-639-4295
E-mail: Annette M. Hall

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If you have had your children removed from your home due to false allegations or if you've been similarly treated unfairly by the courts where your children are concerned we need to hear from you. We want to tell the world the truth about how families are being torn apart in this country.
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