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The courts these days are not thinking of the children who come forward about being abused. These children are being told to come forward but when they do they are punished. How do we expect our children to feel safe to come forward and report abuse when you send them back into that abusive home. My granddaughter lived with her father and his girlfriend for two years where she was abused regularly. Her father had moved without letting anyone other than his family know where they lived. I just so happened to find that he posted where he worked on social media so I filed a petition to get grandparents rights and have him served. While this was happening my granddaughter was being targeted by her father and his girlfriend. Anything that happened was her fault. She got punished for things she didn’t do. Pulled by her hair to stand in the corner or in a closet with the door closed. For someone who is afraid of the dark it’s terrifying. Made to stand in the corner for days. She would fall asleep in the corner. Be told to go to bed. Get up and go to school then back in the corner when she got home. She had her head held underwater. Punched in the stomach. And to top it off choked until she passed out. The only proof we had of the abuse was her word and the bald spots in her scalp and the pictures of her hair broken off. She has done two years of therapy and will always need more. She still sleeps with a bright nightlight that makes it look like daytime. And she is afraid to be in a room by herself. She has triggers that give her flashbacks constantly. 
Now a magistrate Misty Metzgar has made the decision to send her back to live with her father and the girlfriend across country in Los Angeles California. At the suggestion of Best interest attorney Jessica Morales . And put on a piece of paper as far as they are concerned that the girlfriend is not to be left unsupervised with the child. And no corporal punishment. How is that even possible? How can you guarantee my granddaughter’s safety? There is so much more to this story I could write a book. But please help? My granddaughter has had several emotional breakdowns since she got the news. Her father has called her to tell her to pack all of her things almost as if she won’t be coming back. After that call I found her in the bathroom on the floor sobbing.