Does the State have the right to take away kids because of a name?

[Cold_Zero]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0...36611

Ok, naming your son Adolf Hitler is stupid. Don't get me wrong on that. The names of the girls are just as stupid. And with New Jersey's Division of Youth and Family Services being tight lipped about the reasons for removing the children makes it hard to determine why the kids were removed.

If the DYFS did remove these children because of their names, I will be outraged. Personally, I think that the Texas CPS (child protetive services) overstepped their bounds with that Mormon Group. Acting in a childs 'best interest' does not exempt you from following the law.

But my question is, does a State have the right to take away your children because they deem the name to be abusive?

[DrifterXRPS13]

I don't think they should be allowed to but if they are, then they should take away all those kids name, shaniqua and laqueefah and all those stupid names...

I can't remember but their was a study done on peoples names and how possible employers wouldn't hire people who had those type of names, i wish i could find it so i had a better argument here but yea.

[Armelius]

States have stupid names. Idaho for one. United States of America for another. States don't have rights. People do. The whole idea of having a state or government in the US is for protection of people's rights.

As soon as people start acting on the "states" behalf you start to have problems with people's rights. Those people who took the kids should be sued as individuals, but since they are acting as the state then the state should be sued too.

Everyone should be able to make a name for themselves no matter what they are named. If they don't like their name then they should be able to change it.

I do think it is ironic that Adolf Hitler was taken by the state. It does make me laugh even though it's a very serious topic.

[ArizonaG35]

You guys don't have the whole story on this... In light of little Adolfs birthday cake denial story, there may have been an influx of threats against the family and little Adolf himself from nutjob groups trying to make a name for themselves. If CPS didn't do anything to protect the kid from being harmed, then they would get sued by the little Fuhrer's ignorant parents. Dammed if you do and Dammed if you don't! CPS has too much to do than to just take a kid because of his name... there's more to the story here.

[Cold_Zero]

So let me get this straight, some group or person threatens a child and it is CPS's job to take the children from the home? That would not be in their jurisdiction. Why wouldn't the police place police units outside their house? And why is the father expected in court, "in connection with the case?" It would seem to me that CPS has removed the kid and filed a criminal complaint against the father. Obviously, we don't have all the information because NJ DYFS will not comment on the pending case.

[Armelius]

I think something has happened that we were not aware of in the last couple of years. Mainly that you could be arrested for anything and be held for informational purposes and not necessarily a criminal complaint.

So someone could anonymously say the family did something that seems out of bounds and the state or people working for the state are duty bound to do something. If it's an arrest then they will worry about the rest of that criminal information while you sit in jail for a few days until you see a judge.

The guilty until innocent crowd like what they have in Europe is winning out here in the states. Not good.

[dusred]

The State (CPS) can take children away for any reason under the sun and at any time they feel like it. The only thing they need is a prank call from a pissed off neighbor saying that they are being abused and an army large enough to take over Mexico will show up at their front door (I'm referring to what Texas did to the People there).

CPS doesn't have to account to anyone. They are a law unto themselves.

If the boy was really removed from his parents cause of his name I'll be very very pissed. It's bull****!

[Jesda]

Once the child enters adulthood, they should sue their parents. Otherwise, state child services are bogged down with cases involving children faced with REAL problems like physical abuse, torture, molestation, and neglect.