Political Rag-doll And Guardianship, Why Is A Grandparent Denied; With Kia Walker
Political Rag-doll And Guardianship, Why Is A Grandparent Denied; With Kia Walker  
Podcast: Slam the Gavel
Published On: Sun Feb 18 2024
Description: Slam the Gavel welcomes Kia Walker to the podcast. It all started out when her son, Tommy, and then girlfriend, Heather, were arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Heather's mother's in Bali, Indonesia.      After they were arrested, two weeks later it was on the news that Heather was pregnant. Kia was shocked to learn that she would soon be a grandmother.  Heather gave birth to a baby girl and that's how the nightmare evolved. Kia soon found herself in the midst of a high profile case involving her granddaughter who was later brought from Indonesia to the United States.     After the baby was born, Kia flew to Indonesia in March 17th of 2015 and spent a week to be with her granddaughter in the hospital and then her granddaughter was taken back to prison in Indonesia. Kia tried her best to bring the baby back to the U.S.  She soon learned quickly that grandparents do not have any rights. Her granddaughter was released from prison when she was 2 years-old and was then taken in by a foster mother who worked for the Indonesian police.      While in foster care, she was regularly abused. As a 6 year-old, her granddaughter came to the U.S. in 2021. Kia thought this would be the perfect time to connect with her granddaughter, but the courts and DCFS had a plan of their own. Her granddaughter's lawyer Vanessa F., who also represented Heather. Unbeknownst to Kia, this lawyer was given Guardianship one day prior to the plane landing.     Kia went to Cook County Probate Court trying to petition for Guardianship. But the Judge had changed her granddaughter's name, so she it was hard for Kia to find her in the system. Kia filed an appearance however, Guardianship was already established. Later Kia learned that her granddaughter was born, "a political pawn and rag-doll and now in America, a political pawn and rag-doll." There were five petitioners, couple of them never met her granddaughter. Kia sat in Guardianship court for two years hoping for an opportunity to get Guardianship to adopt her granddaughter, but that was not the Court's plan. Kia watched each petitioner get visitation temporary custody and  two others receive Guardianship. Kia got nothing; every once in a while a video call. Others were getting in-person visitation with her granddaughter and the grandmother gets nothing because money, power, privilege and politics stole her granddaughter. Now, her granddaughter is about to be adopted.      Living a complete nightmare, the court system has completely failed her granddaughter and Kia. Kia is her granddaughter's only voice and uses TikTok to do so. Kia is her advocate, and has never given up on her granddaughter and encourages people to support children and grandparents in their efforts and to never give up.To Reach Kia Walker:  @grandmakia8716 on TikTokThis episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. CPS  cases are among the most finding experiences. Any parent can endure, do not face it alone. With urgent assist by CPS protect, you get the peace of mind to raise your children as you see fit and the personalized assistance of their team of expert child, welfare, consultants, CPS investigators themselves. Get started absolutely free at CPSprotect.com/register Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/