[A]fter three decades of raising their daughter, Frank and Chila Covington have been cut out of Ceci’s world. They are allowed to see their 39-year old daughter, who lives in a nursing home, just a few hours a week.
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Arlington Couple Seeks Return of Disabled Daughter, After “Secret Hearing”
An Arlington couple is fighting to regain guardianship of their daughter after being stripped of their rights by a judge.
They weren’t notified about the hearing and didn’t get to tell their side of the story. They found out after it was a done deal.
But what happened was completely legal.
The Covingtons were not notified before their rights were stripped. The ruling came in an ex parte hearing where a judge hears evidence only from the complaining party. The other side isn’t given notice of the hearing and doesn’t get to respond.
“You just don’t understand how this can happen in a democracy.” Frank said.
The Covingtons are asking to be reinstated as their daughter’s guardians at an upcoming hearing.
“I don’t know how we’re gonna get her back.” Chila said.
The Covingtons are devastated by what’s happened. They’ve accumulated $55,000 in legal bills and they’re fearful for their daughter.
But they’ve made a commitment to keep fighting.
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Couple Fights for Custody of Adult Daughter
In this edition of “Whatever Happened To,” Heather Hays updates one of the most asked about stories FOX 4 has ever aired — an elderly Dallas couple, Michael and Jean Kidd, and their emotional homecoming, after battling the state for their freedom.
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A shocking case of elder abuse in Jersey City is caught on camera. The woman in the video is 91 years old. It’s a case that has even seasoned cops shaking their heads. Mike Gilliam reports.
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Juli Alexander, Executive Director of Redress, Inc. candidly discusses the present condition of the American judicial system. Examples of life destroying decisions void of common sense, morality and law handed down by judges are cited.
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Roland Lacroix: “Those are not my checks.”
This is 79-year-old Roland Lacroix just days before he died from cancer. A family friend took the video because he was concerned about Roland’s health and his finances.
William Christensen: “Do you think she copied your signature?”
Roland Lacroix: “She forged my signature.”
She is Joanne Perry. William Christensen says Perry had been hired as Roland’s health aid.
William Christensen: “The aid as we found out later was preventing people from talking with Roland.”
Worse yet, Christensen says he was contacted by Roland’s doctor and told the aid was standing in the way of Roland getting proper medical care.
William Christensen: “She was preventing certain tests from being performed to make sure the pancreatic cancer was being treated correctly.”
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Carmel on the Case: Elder Abuse
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