"Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come."
Alternate Website Access:
While dad is at work, five children sneak outside while mom takes time out with youngest baby. Instead of alerting the mom, a not-so-neighborly neighbor calls police sparking a 2 year nightmare with CPS kidnapping their entire family of children.
Too often we hear these stories - always the same song, just sung to a different tune - of CPS legally kidnapping our children.
Matthew Akkerhuis and Janet Akkerhuis (pronounced ACKER HICE), an average couple struggling with things as best they can as a lot of us do these days, were informed 12 years ago that they would never be able to have children but were delightfully surprised to end up with SIX little blessings 12 years into their marriage.
While Matthew was at work one day, Janet felt the need to lay down. The youngest - a toddler - hadn't had his nap yet so Janet decided to lay down with him for a few minutes. One of the children was able to unlock the door of their home & the other children went outside looking for the owner of a stray puppy. A neighbor noticed the children walking from door to door but, rather than being a helpful neighbor & alerting Janet or checking to see if Janet was okay, chose to phone the police instead. Once CPS got involved, the story took a turn with which all too many people these days have become familiar.
What transpired next was a seemingly endless stream of allegations aimed at Janet & Matthew followed by a series of hoops the two were expected to jump through in hopes to redeem their precious offspring from the clutches of CPS. One year later Janet gave birth to their sixth child which, without advance notice, CPS also kidnapped - a newborn daughter - as Janet was breast feeding while she waited for hospital discharge.
The nightmare has continued to this day despite Janet and Matthew having jumped through the hoops put before them by CPS. Even after complying and producing documentation of such, the Akkerhuises have been met with severe scrutiny, criticism and more allegations that Janet and Matthew are "not trying".
This family has been ripped apart & suffered tremendous heartache, emotional, psychological & economic injury. The children have been farmed out to surrogate 'families' intent on adopting them. These children are being separated from the only parents they've ever known. The older children have made drawings of their mom, dad & their home & write on the drawings "I love you, mommy", "I love you, daddy" & "I want to come home". The family who stands to gain Janet & Matthew's toddler says that child has learned to call Janet by her given name rather than 'mommy'.
Janet and Matthew's cries for help were like a snake biting itself in the tail. The Attorney General advised the Akkerhuises to contact the Governor's office which merely forwarded the communication back to CPS with no follow up from any division to ensure the Akkerhuises received assistance in having their children returned to them. Clearly the system is intent on splitting up & adopting rather than maintaining the family unit.
CALL TO ACTION: BOOTS ON THE GROUND: 1400 Industrial Park Drive, Mountain Grove 65711 BE THERE BEFORE 9 A.M. Most of us are planning to be there around 8 A.M.
Call or email :
1. Missouri Office of Child Advocate Jefferson City, Missouri Phone: (573) 522-8683 Email: [email protected]
2. State Representative Hanna Kelly (573)751-2205
3. Governor Parson: (573) 751-3222
4. BrendaK.Johnson@courts.mo.gov Juvenile Officer 417-926-3120
5. Crystal.Bender@dss.mo.gov Caseworker 417-926-4142
6. [email protected] (Foster Family Attorney - handling case for Mr/Mrs Foster to adopt some of Janet's children)
417-926-3402
7. Kathryn.A.Oetting@dss.mo.gov Case manager 417-926-4142
8. marla.solomon@courts.mo.gov Juvenile Officer 417-926-3120
9. Stacey.M.Mathews@dss.mo.gov Case manager supervisor 417-926-4142
10. Vonda.Wallace@dss.mo.gov Case manager supervisor's supervisor
11. Linda McKinney Guardian Ad Litem 417-651-5800
12. Meridithe.Greene@dss.mo.gov Caseworker
13. Angela.Owens@dss.mo.gov Caseworker
14. Lori Jones Wright Circuit Court clerk 417-741-7121 ext 240
15. [email protected] house.mo.gov see what she's doing and what bills she is sponsoring 573-751-2205
TELL THEM:
1. We are tired of our children being legally kidnapped by Child Protective Services. The majority of cases like this are families that cannot afford a private attorney to properly defend their family.
a. We feel the judge and Child Protective Services have been overreaching in this case
b. The children have been separated from their parents for OVER 2 years and want to go home
c. The parents have produced documentation & fulfilled class requirements suggested by CPS in order for the family to be reunited
d. Drug tests for mother and infant - especially in the hospital - have been negative or presumptive at best
e. The youngest child should never have been part of the suit. She was conceived MONTHS after the filing of the original case and was NEVER part of it; yet - one year later - CPS erroneously removed her from the arms of her mother after just giving birth to her at the hospital.
f. CPS should be proactive in PROTECTING (as their title implies) rather than SEPARATING families.
g. It appears the judge has been proactive in separating these children from their siblings & parents - scheduling hearings to terminate the Akkerhuises parental rights rather than helping the family remain intact.
h. We feel this is abuse of power.
Statistics show that families that may appear to not have sufficient financial resources to withstand a long legal battle are targeted & end up becoming ensnared in a 'legal' kidnapping by CPS. Many lose their children permanently simply because they cannot afford the legal fees and 'court appointed' attorneys aren't likely to stand up to a judge who they'll have to regularly stand before in other court cases. All too often parents become overwhelmed with the double-mindedness of the 'legal' profession & court system as well as the financial landslide that comes with it. What the results may mean for the innocent children involved are too often unspeakable.
After MUCH work, perseverance & prayers, the Akkerhuises have been informed that their four oldest children will be coming home very soon. This is truly an answer to many, many prayers we've made on behalf of the Akkerhuis family but we're still only about half way there as we still have to ensure the 2 youngest children are also released to their family. (The youngest child was born 1-1/2 years AFTER this egregious attack on the Akkerhuis family yet CPS, without any prior notice, walked into the hospital & kidnapped that child ONE DAY OLD from Janet's arms 1 day after it was born & also placed it in foster care.)
Janet and Matthew are extremely eager to finally reunite with their children and establish a relationship with the child that hasn't had a chance to know Janet and Matthew as 'mommy' & 'daddy'.
Matthew and Janet should be commended for their seemingly tireless struggle to recapture what was unrightfully confiscated from them OVER THREE YEARS ago. A lot of couples or parents would have succumbed to the wiles of the government run child trafficking system compounded by the corruption in our legal system & financial turmoil in less time than this. At times, in order to make progress, the Akkerhuises had to abandon legal counsel (sic) & take action to represent themselves. Against all odds, & with the help of God & People's Rights, the Akkerhuis family prevailed and will soon reap the fruit of all their effort.
Sadly, Janet suffered a miscarriage September 2021 which she feels was due to all the emotional & financial trauma and stress No matter what Matthew and Janet have been through because of the injustice of these 'alphabet' government agencies, it's the children who have & will continue to pay the price for the injustices that have occurred. We're just SO thankful for everyone's help and anticipate having Matthew and Janet's precious jewels finally being returned home where they belong. Matthew and Janet cannot stop now or rest until the two youngest children join the rest of their family so they still need our prayers and support to see this through to the finish.
Please remember to lift up in prayer the millions of children globally who are victimized, traumatized, maimed and die due to child trafficking - no matter how it's orchestrated. This is nothing new & reaches into the highest of the high places of government, elitists and legal system. It, like so many other egregious crimes against innocent children these days, is just out in the open now & MUST be stopped if we are to save our future generations. We are all responsible as most of these victims have no voice. WE are their voices. Let yours be heard!
STAND USE DEFEND PROTECT
Kathryn Vickerman
State Assistant Area 8
Just an update for all the People's Rights members following the events of the Akkerhuises ongoing battle of tyrants in the family court system, DFCS & CPS.
This couple (AND their precious children) have truly been wronged and surely will be scarred by events beyond their control.
Matthew and Janet truly want their children returned to them and have worked tirelessly to fulfill that agenda.
Their faith has been paramount to them and they intend to fulfill their promise to their children of bringing them home & once again being a tight family unit.
Sad as their plight is, there is a silver lining in this cloud. Matthew & Janet's efforts have not only enabled them to make outstanding progress in their case (WITHOUT an attorney) but has revealed another epidemic in our country: that of legal kidnapping and that our local community has not been immune to this sinister activity. Sadly, the Akkerhuises' case has exposed the fact that their plight is merely one example of a REAL epidemic in this country. Families like the Akkerhuises are targeted because they're challenged financially & almost impossible to defend themselves.
Prayerfully, Janet & Matthew intend to change that. They've gathered quite a following of locals being victimized in the same fashion. That's what People's Rights is all about - STAND TOGETHER! We can do this!
The Akkerhuises had a hearing today in an attempt to get their children back from the clutches of CPS and this (we feel) overreaching judge. According to the Akkerhuises, neither of the Akkerhuises were allowed to speak for themselves or their children as the judge raised his voice telling Mr. Akkerhuis to "Shut up!"
Naturally the Akkerhuises were both crushed emotionally but they refuse to give up fighting for their six children. The Akkerhuises will be filing a case with the appellate court regarding the judge's unscrupulous & unlawful behavior. This seems so bizarre but is actually common place these days within our judicial system which has gotten totally out of control with abuse of power, overreaching and biased "black robed gods" who seem to feel they're above the law.
Remember: Five children were taken from them in March 2019. The sixth child was born almost 1-1/2 years later and CPS came into the hospital & took that child from Mrs. Akkerhuises in the hospital even though no charge was given for confiscation of that child. The sixth child has been raised by strangers and doesn't even know who his mommy is.
This is SO WRONG yet it is being done nationwide & has developed into an epidemic. One reason is FEAR. Parents are afraid of worse reprisal if they speak up or try to stand up for themselves or their neighbors who're caught in the system.
https://www.change.org/p/legally-kidnapped-by-cps-child-protective-services (Oct. 4, 2021: This had been deleted from the web site.)
CPS Workers Fired After Wearing “Professional kidnapper” Shirts
When CPS Kidnaps Children For Money
Those with the most to lose are the loudest – Q 2576 – CPS KIDNAPPERS and MURDERERS
Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Awards History
SIGN THE PETITION! STOP THE FEDERAL FUNDING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES - TO KIDNAP OUR CHILDREN! (Updated September 2020) Missouri had RECEIVED $21,410,000 from the Guardianship Incentive Payment Program and the U.S. & Puerto Rico received $815,773,875.
First off, please allow me to thank each and every one who showed their support and physically showed up. We understand not everyone has that luxury but, the ones who don't, can usually show their support by making the ALL SO IMPORTANT phone calls of support to the proper contacts we'd listed in the original Call To Action. So . . . if you haven't already done so, please review the list of names/contacts & show your support for this family in need. It could be YOU next time!
We had a great morning. Although we didn't meet the # of 'bodies' we would have liked to have had, it didn't go half bad for having such short notice to plan & notify everyone. A few passersby joined us, asked questions, chatted with us, we handed out business cards & hope to see our numbers increase as a result of today's efforts.
Instead of the mother erroneously being sent to jail for a "very long time" as threatened, she has a hearing set up for some time in November. which gives us time to be better prepared. The mother plans on setting up an earlier court date as she knows each day her children are away from their parents, is SO precious and necessary to maintain that connection with her rather than a stranger CPS has chosen for them.
The ringleaders of this tentacle of the corrupt system were caught off guard by our mpromptu demonstration since it was our first showing & probably the first time anyone has taken a stand against them. They'll probably be prepared next time - but so will we. Per usual, the police said they were following the judge's orders - not ours - which shows how misguided their thinking is & they believe the judge makes the laws. NO!
We won the battle but not the war so, PLEASE, everyone that can, PLEASE call the contacts on the list for this precious family who NEEDS this! EVERYONE can STILL work on calling the contacts listed in the last updated alert. Let's show them the sleeping giant is awakening!
Once again, THANK YOU to everyone for their show of support. We can NOT rest until this pecious family has been reunited.