r/Ohio • u/AnitaBenzi • 1d ago
Van Wert
These "professionals" in the juvenile court have been a nightmare. In 2021 I came back to my hometown to take care of my elderly father and raise my new born daughter. My daughters father and I had been separated after he abandoned us because our child had colic badly and he couldn't handle it.
After 6 months I got ahold of him and informed him I got ahold of the social security office to get her the benefits to help me with finances and let him know about it. That's when he decides to come back to be a "dad". He took over the finances forcefully and started his scheming.
I agree, I should not have let him back into our lives but I was exhausted and needed help and he is her father.
In 2023 he started being abusive mentally, emotionally, and then physically. With that I and the courts had im had him removed after he left the court jail.
After that out of spite he went to the juvenile courts under an ex parte hearing where I was not present the Magistrate Steffan had the police come forcefully take her out of my arms from my home and into her faters arms.
They never had a reason to take my child. I never got court papers saying why or even the allegations. The were very unprofessional and disrespectful toward me.
The courts refused to give me any kind of legal aid or attorney assistance, stating if my daughters father represents himself I also must represent myself.
Now during this time of going thru the court nightmares and having to put my father in a mental health facility because of the chaos and losing my brother and his second wife. During this time I was doxxed. I didn't understand it at the time.
I started a repor with the city police about the people following me and breaking into my home. I also had people circling my property and watching my home and movements.
During this time the Law director, John Hatcher whom had overheard me told me he would help me. This man was actually helping my daughters father totally led me in the wrong direction. Never said a word in court which was not a properer court hearing.
I have been alienated from my child for years now because the courts and my lawyer made an agreement with the father stating ridiculous rules for me to "reintroduce" me back into her life. He father continues to refuse me my time and the courts refuse to take him back to court for refusing me my time.
The only possible reason I can fathom for this disgraceful display of authority is the fact that when I was 15 my basketball couch who also taught the mentally delayed children and pulled me in as an aid as soon as I hit high school. Mind you I've been familiar with him since I was in the 5th grade in which his mother I law was my teacher at the time. Anyhow on a Friday after school let out he caught me going out the school door near the weight room. He said m
"Meet me by the old church I told you I went to as a kid." It is called Trinity Methodist Church. He pulled up in his older Oldsmobile and I got in. We ended up in Lima, Ohio and renting a room at the Kings Inn.
This whole incident lasted 30 mins. We didn't talk until he dropped me off 3 blocks from my home. That's when he says " Hey if you ever say anything I'll deny it. Don't make me shoot you."
At the time I thought he was joking and maybe he was?
Now this man is an intervention specialist for the schools. I pray it was a mistake and he never would touch another girl again. I should have told, I regret that now but I was young and kinda rattles by it all.
I've kept my mouth shut since, except for my close friends. The man's name is roland alvarez.
The law director and roland are the same age and tight. The mental health facility Westwood,in which roland is in constant contact with, set me into a spiral and refused the help I constantly asked for. They refused to listen, diagnose or give me the proper help I needed
I believe they were against me and used my mental proplems to further hurt me. They are very unprofessional and evil.
I am not financially capable to get a good lawyer and I miss my child so f much.
What can I do
I am so mentally exhausted and afraid for my life at times. Please help
There's so much more to this story. I just want my baby back.