21 November 2022
The Hutt Valley Family Court today discharged the custody and Guardianship orders that were held in favour of Oranga Tamariki.
This whanau had allegations raised against them by Oranga Tamariki, the mother of the child has always been consistent when stating that the whanau have only ever acted in the best interests of her daughter.
The concerns were raised by medical paediatric doctors (Lower hutt Hospital and Wellington hospital) due to the fact they were unable to diagnose the childs medical condition (the childs medical condition is still undiagnosed today) therefore mother and child were removed from each other because of unfounded allegations due to medical inadequacy and medical neglect with the burden placed on the mothers shoulders to prove otherwise , an impossible task in a forum where only professionals are heard and acknowledge
The whanau have endured a two and a half year journey through the Family Court, High Court , Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court , all while Self Representing with the belief they would overcome the Judicial system to have the child returned to the mothers care.
While this may be a relatively short time frame to be in the Family Court system , any time within the system is traumatising to all involved who have been separated from their loved ones on unfounded allegations.
It became obvious to the whanau that the Oranga Tamariki workings are put in place to ensure as a whanau seeking return of a child , that you fail , no matter what is put in place through their plans. If as a whanau you manage to complete what is required then new concerns are raised as to why the child cannnot return home.
What also became obvious was the Court system was behind these orders being held at all levels, since December 2021 the Family court had stated that the alleged risks to the child had been mitigated , yet refused to discharge the orders in favour of Oranga Tamariki at that time, therefore abusing the courts power.
This child while under Oranga Tamariki orders was physically , pschologically and emotionally abused by the childs Oranga Tamariki caregiver, all the while Oranga Tamariki refused to move the child from this abusive caregiver.
The professionals involved in the case ensured it is prolonged , this benefits themselves , as the longer the case goes on the more income that can be made by those professionals.
Many of these professionals mislead the court stating the childs placement was safe for her to remain in , this includes the childs lawyer who failed on all occasions to advocate for the childs safety.
A happy ending has occurred for a whanau that was not willing to back down from a system built to break whanau apart.
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