Need help....desperately

[sandi901]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas (Ft Worth area)

I am desperate for someone to help me. It is a long story that has spanned the last 11 years, when we adopted our 3 kids from CPS (first, let me say that CPS flat out lied to us about the kids...)

In 2002 we had to place one of the kids in an RTC because of SEVERE behavior issues. We had found out that she had been molesting 2 of the kids and terrorizing her brother. She has an extreme violent nature and CPS told us that if she had done anything to the other kids, after we discovered what had happened, that hey would either remove her or remove the other kids. Her therapist recommended RTC after she attended an 8 week program. She was 8 when we moved her to New Horizons, Goldthwaite Texas. Mind you, while waiting for an opening to be available she tried to put our youngest daughter in a hot oven and then she tried to break her hand....among other things.

She was in the RTC for apx. 5 years when she admitted to me that she had done "something really bad". It was discovered that she had been found in a closet at the home of one of the group counselors with the 2yr old and 4 yr old children of this group leader. There was also another girl from the home in the closet as well. Mind you, my daughter had at the time been sleeping in the hallway for almost 5 years at the RTC because she molested the girls they tried rooming her with. When I asked how it was that she was in a closet with these babies, it opened up a can of worms that lead to the RTC saying that they were going to send her home. Her atty. ad lidem placed a restraining order on CPS to hault the action and we went through a hughe and drawn out court battle to stop this action. It was finally decided that she would be placed in foster care for 3 months and then transfered home. It was against our judgement but we could not fight it.
On Superbowl Sunday of 2007, I was taking her back to the foster home. She had been home for a few days to visit. On the way home she asked
"If I dont ever come home to live, can I still come home to visit?" I told her to stop talking that way because in 3 weeks she was going to be moving home. We had been planning how to decorate the room and such.
She asked me again, and again I scoffed at her not coming home. I dropped her off at the foster home and left. Less than 2 hours later, we got the call that she had tried to choke a 6 yr old to death.
After I left her, the other kids in the home were going to a superbowl party at their local church. My daughter was not going as she had been caught smoking at school, and was grounded. When the others got to the church, the 6 yr old broke daown and told the youth director what my daughter had been doing to her, and he immediately called the foster parents. They came and got the kids and were having a family talk when one of the girls called for a break to get a drink and potty. When the FP's left the room, my daughter jumped onto the 6 yr old and started choking her. It took the FP's and 2 girls (14 yr olds) to pull her off the little girl.

The next day CPS called me and admitted that I had been right, she had not changed a bit and would not likely. They said that we needed to sign her back to them and move on with our lives for the sake of the other kids. After a very hard deliberation, that is what we did. It was said that visitation was not an option and that at some point in time (much later) that if it benefitted all the kids, perhaps letter exchanges would be permissable.
THEN, about 6 months later, I got a call from CPS asking me to open myself to calling her to visit "as an aunt" to see if she would respond to therapy better. I did so, although it was extremely difficult on me, emotionally.

Later, I was told that I was not allowed any more visits, she had been moved a couple times and they felt that no contact was best because she was having an extremely difficult time. She has not stopped her "behaviors" and her CASA case manager told me that she has finally realized that she will not change. She has tried suicide several times and I am told she is extremely angry with me. She had contacted me several times last year via my cell phone and I never responded back. Each time, I immediately called her CPS caseworker, as contact is not permissable.
Okay, so now the latest. A few weeks ago, a friend sent me a picture that she found on an adoption website. It was her. She was posted as being adoptable. I was struck with wonder because just a month earlier, I had contacted CPS to see if her sister could write her and was told no. They said that she was having troubles and they were wanting her to get better because she wanted to be adopted. Just out of pure "amazement" (which now I will call stupidity) I emailed this to my sister to say "look at THIS"
A few days later, I called her and she informed me that they have decided to ADOPT THIS KID. They had contacted CPS and had already visited with her caseworker. I was shocked, to say the least. Now they are going to classes and she is calling my daughter and is going for a visit this coming weekend. On Facebook she posts little "messages" that she wants her brother and sisters to know. I have now blocked her from my facebook. I need help. This will be detremental to my family to allow this to happen, and it has already split my family. My sister has a 6 yr old that lives within FEET of my sister. She will strike again. They can not watch their grandson all the time. Like I have heard already, it is not a matter of IF, it is when.
And what about my rights? I have the right to privacy. My kids are terrified of this person, and rightfully so.
I am tired of the things CPS has done to my family. We have been through Hell because of them from day 1. Even the CPS attorney admitted to CASA that they knew that we knew we had a case against them...and wondered what we were going to do. This was back several years ago.
I have never sought to sue them. Until now.
I want to see if I have a case, and the MINIMUM that I want is for the adoption to my sister to stop. She cant be brought back into my family, my kids will be brought right back to where they were.
I am BEGGING for help. I have no money right now, my husband lost his job in January. Will someone please help me and then if we win anything from a lawsuit, I will gladly pay. Is there anyone?
I have a manuscript of all that has happened up till this last event. I am writing a book and it has been accepted by a publisher when I am finished. I can send it to read if you need all the details. There is so much more.
PLEASE let me know.
Thank you,
Sandi Argo
(A Mother Bear)What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

[Proserpina]

Can you help us help you? We want to help but it will be much easier if you can edit your post - stick to the facts (I know it's emotional but it's usually better to keep emotion out of it) and then start with a few questions.

Trust me. You'll be much more likely to get responses