Bring Baby Lily Home pt 2
Serra J. Frank Fight for Lilly Consulting & Advocacy
Jerica Marseguerra, from Post Falls, Idaho, wants nothing more than for her daughter, Lily, to be adopted and raised by her cousins, Rachel & Trevor Templeton, in Indiana. She specifically planned an adoption with them, before Baby Lily was even born, by signing an adoption agreement in September 2021; as well as two additional consents to adoption after Lily was born in December of that year.
But over the last year, Child Protective Services and Kootenai County, Idaho have repeatedly interfered with her decision for the private adoption. They refuse to acknowledge Jerica’s right to consent to the adoption as part of her constitutionally protected parental rights - stating that they have complete decision making authority over Baby Lily until she reaches 18 years of age - despite Jerica not yet having had her parental rights terminated.
See Bring Baby Lily Home pt 1
But over the last year, Child Protective Services and Kootenai County, Idaho have repeatedly interfered with her decision for the private adoption. They refuse to acknowledge Jerica’s right to consent to the adoption as part of her constitutionally protected parental rights - stating that they have complete decision making authority over Baby Lily until she reaches 18 years of age - despite Jerica not yet having had her parental rights terminated.
See Bring Baby Lily Home pt 1
Now, the State of Idaho is seeking termination of those rights, so they can adopt Baby Lily to her foster mother instead - the same family to which Jerica lost her oldest child, Reese, through another forced adoption, five years ago.
In a recent progress report to the court, CPS social worker, Harmony Nelson, alleges that Jerica stated at the hospital, when Lily was born, that she “wanted the child adopted out the CPS way.”
In a recent progress report to the court, CPS social worker, Harmony Nelson, alleges that Jerica stated at the hospital, when Lily was born, that she “wanted the child adopted out the CPS way.”
HARMONY NELSON:
She goes on to state that Jerica had told CPS there was “a relative who was going to adopt the child but then the relative said no.” Ms. Nelson alleges in her report to the court that “there was a relative out of state that was interested in adopting a baby, but according to Jerica, they had backed out and changed their mind.”
Jerica says she never said any of this.
She states, “I told them I had no way to contact family while I was in jail, or even at the hospital because the phone in the room was broken. I only ever told them I didn’t know exactly what was going on with the adoption because I had not spoken to Rachel yet, but I knew they still wanted her; and I told CPS that all I wanted was for Lily to be safe until the adoption with Rachel and Trevor could be figured out.”
Rachel says that before Lily was born, she had not heard from Jerica since being incarcerated. She says regardless of that - she and Trevor never once changed their minds. “We did what we needed to be ready for Lily” including completing a home study and obtaining approval for adoption through a local adoption agency in Indiana. Rachel says that Jerica was heavily medicated when Lily was taken from her and “CPS had no business asking her anything while being on the intense drugs given during a C-Section.”
Ms. Nelson’s report also says that when Baby Lily was born, her maternal grandmother, Kimberly Camp, “did not want to be a placement for this baby.”
Kim says, “They never asked to place her with me. Not once. They told me the foster mother was already at the hospital, and I said I didn’t understand why she was there when I had told them Rachel and Trevor were on their way.”
According to Harmony Nelson’s report, Lily was not officially placed into foster care until Dec 15th, 2021, despite being born December 9th and removed from her birth mother’s care at the hospital shortly after her birth.
Rachel reports that CPS told her that they called the foster mother prematurely, on December 11, to go bond with Lily before she was placed into foster care. They allegedly allowed the foster mother to visit with Lily, and bond with her, rather than allowing Jerica’s wish for the Templeton’s to retrieve her from the hospital and finish the adoption.
Rachel says “I tried to call [social worker] Christina between Dec. 10th - Dec. 13th, 2021; but she never answered or called me back. I didn’t speak to her until Dec. 14th, 2021, when Christina told me that we were not needed, that the foster mother had been to the hospital days prior, and already bonded with Lily. She told me we would have to get in line.”
Kim reports that both social workers, Christina Díaz and Amanda Bauer, kept pushing an adoption with the foster mother on Jerica instead of the adoption to the Templetons. According to Kim, they kept pushing an adoption to the foster mother onto both her and Jerica from the very beginning, even after knowing Jerica wanted the Templetons to adopt her instead.
Jerica says she never said any of this.
She states, “I told them I had no way to contact family while I was in jail, or even at the hospital because the phone in the room was broken. I only ever told them I didn’t know exactly what was going on with the adoption because I had not spoken to Rachel yet, but I knew they still wanted her; and I told CPS that all I wanted was for Lily to be safe until the adoption with Rachel and Trevor could be figured out.”
Rachel says that before Lily was born, she had not heard from Jerica since being incarcerated. She says regardless of that - she and Trevor never once changed their minds. “We did what we needed to be ready for Lily” including completing a home study and obtaining approval for adoption through a local adoption agency in Indiana. Rachel says that Jerica was heavily medicated when Lily was taken from her and “CPS had no business asking her anything while being on the intense drugs given during a C-Section.”
Ms. Nelson’s report also says that when Baby Lily was born, her maternal grandmother, Kimberly Camp, “did not want to be a placement for this baby.”
Kim says, “They never asked to place her with me. Not once. They told me the foster mother was already at the hospital, and I said I didn’t understand why she was there when I had told them Rachel and Trevor were on their way.”
According to Harmony Nelson’s report, Lily was not officially placed into foster care until Dec 15th, 2021, despite being born December 9th and removed from her birth mother’s care at the hospital shortly after her birth.
Rachel reports that CPS told her that they called the foster mother prematurely, on December 11, to go bond with Lily before she was placed into foster care. They allegedly allowed the foster mother to visit with Lily, and bond with her, rather than allowing Jerica’s wish for the Templeton’s to retrieve her from the hospital and finish the adoption.
Rachel says “I tried to call [social worker] Christina between Dec. 10th - Dec. 13th, 2021; but she never answered or called me back. I didn’t speak to her until Dec. 14th, 2021, when Christina told me that we were not needed, that the foster mother had been to the hospital days prior, and already bonded with Lily. She told me we would have to get in line.”
Kim reports that both social workers, Christina Díaz and Amanda Bauer, kept pushing an adoption with the foster mother on Jerica instead of the adoption to the Templetons. According to Kim, they kept pushing an adoption to the foster mother onto both her and Jerica from the very beginning, even after knowing Jerica wanted the Templetons to adopt her instead.
Christina & Amanda:
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Kim says she kept telling them “no, absolutely not.”
Kim says “They would repeatedly call, asking if I thought it would be better for Lily to be with her biological half brother, Reese, my grandson they already stole, than to be with Rachel and Trevor. They told me that when she [the foster mother] met Lily, she cried. And I told them I didn’t care.”
Jerica says that all she has wanted is to “specifically have a say in the adoption” and that she “still wants Lily to be with Rachel and Trevor.”
Ms. Nelson goes on to say that Jerica has refused to communicate and work with the department over the “life of the case.” Jerica's response is that she has been incarcerated for the majority of the case. She says that they kept trying to set up a case plan before she went to jail, but she knew she was going to be incarcerated again, so she wouldn’t have been able to participate in something like that. She says that a case plan didn’t matter either, because she has "only ever wanted Lily to be adopted by Rachel and Trevor."
Ms. Nelson claims in her report that they repeatedly attempted to communicate with Jerica while she was incarcerated in the South Boise Women’s Correctional Facility, but Jerica says this never happened. She says, “They only called one time, just a week before my release. They said it was to sign papers for Lily to receive immunizations, and I told them I can't speak to them without my attorney.”
Jerica doesn’t know if Lily was immunized without her permission, but specifically denies that the department ever tried to communicate with her “on a monthly basis” while she was incarcerated, as Harmony Nelson alleges in her report.
Ms. Nelson is very obviously attempting to make it look like Jerica is just not engaging with the department; and that they have no way to contact her, stating Jerica has "essentially abandoned Lily." Jerica says she hasn’t abandoned Lily, and that she has “been fighting from the very beginning to have her adopted by the Templetons.”
Ms. Nelson also alleges in her report that Jerica hasn't even checked in with her probation officer since being released on September 29th, 2022. Jerica’s mom, Kim, says that’s ridiculous. She says, “Of course she’s checked in with her probation officer. That’s the only way that she isn’t back in jail already. She would be arrested immediately if she didn’t check in.”
Kim reports that she is frequently sitting in parking lots since Jerica has been released, often for as much as 4-5 hours every day - helping to ensure her daughter is at the appointments required by her probation; including bi weekly meetings with her probation officer, UAs, drug classes, and more. She says, “Jerica is doing everything she needs to do.”
Jerica says, “I check in with my PO when I am supposed to, and did so first thing Monday morning after I was released on September 29th” and traveled back to Post Falls, over 400 miles from Boise, Idaho where she was incarcerated.
Jerica says she is confused and she doesn’t understand why they say they haven’t been able to contact her. She says, “I’ve had the same cell phone number for 12 years. It was the same number I had in the case with Reese, and ever since Lily was born. They haven’t tried to call me, or even my attorney, which I’ve told them repeatedly they need to go through to reach me.”
Ms. Nelson also claims that because Jerica is currently in a halfway house in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a program that doesn’t allow children, that this is part of why they cannot attempt to reunify Baby Lily with her biological mother if it was her desire - despite it being the state’s job to attempt to help Jerica find stable housing if that is part of the issue of why she cannot take care of her child. These are the exact reasons taxpayers give up part of their social security every paycheck to fund Child Welfare programs and agencies in their state - to pay for such assistance in order to actually help families in these situations.
Jerica says that they have never offered her any kind of help, or even asked her if she wanted to have Lily returned to her care after she was released. Jerica says CPS made it seem like adoption was the only option available the entire time. She says that she has been fine with that, since it is what she has wanted all along - just not an adoption from foster care.
Jerica says she didn’t want to do a case plan, because she wants Rachel and Trevor to adopt Lily. She says there wasn’t much she could do to be involved throughout the case - especially since she was incarcerated.
Jerica says she has insisted on the adoption to the Templetons every step of the way - including having her attorney file for dismissal of the Child Protection Act (CPA) case to further that adoption. “It’s always been what I wanted for my daughter,” she says.
The entire purpose of Child Protective Services is allegedly “Family Preservation” but it is apparent by Ms. Nelson’s report that they do not wish to preserve THIS family. They have allegedly failed to even try to offer any type of help to Jerica since her release, should she wish to raise her child, such as access to housing or help with caring for a child. They say that Jerica hasn’t worked with them, but have failed to even contact her attorney about any sort of reunification attempt since she has been released. But more so, CPS has repeatedly and adamantly refused to consider Jerica’s wishes for her family, the Templetons, to adopt Baby Lily.
Ms. Nelson has now allegedly outright lied numerous times in her report to the court, claiming Jerica has “essentially abandoned Lily.” Ms. Nelson requests for the termination of parental rights with no more reunification efforts” - despite there never having been any real efforts for reunification in the first place.
According to the paperwork - the goal, and concurrent goal, for the case has always been adoption. Ms. Nelson has requested for the department to have “continued legal custody” so that they can pursue that adoption from foster care- completely ignoring Jerica’s wishes for the adoption to be to the Templetons.
Kim says “They would repeatedly call, asking if I thought it would be better for Lily to be with her biological half brother, Reese, my grandson they already stole, than to be with Rachel and Trevor. They told me that when she [the foster mother] met Lily, she cried. And I told them I didn’t care.”
Jerica says that all she has wanted is to “specifically have a say in the adoption” and that she “still wants Lily to be with Rachel and Trevor.”
Ms. Nelson goes on to say that Jerica has refused to communicate and work with the department over the “life of the case.” Jerica's response is that she has been incarcerated for the majority of the case. She says that they kept trying to set up a case plan before she went to jail, but she knew she was going to be incarcerated again, so she wouldn’t have been able to participate in something like that. She says that a case plan didn’t matter either, because she has "only ever wanted Lily to be adopted by Rachel and Trevor."
Ms. Nelson claims in her report that they repeatedly attempted to communicate with Jerica while she was incarcerated in the South Boise Women’s Correctional Facility, but Jerica says this never happened. She says, “They only called one time, just a week before my release. They said it was to sign papers for Lily to receive immunizations, and I told them I can't speak to them without my attorney.”
Jerica doesn’t know if Lily was immunized without her permission, but specifically denies that the department ever tried to communicate with her “on a monthly basis” while she was incarcerated, as Harmony Nelson alleges in her report.
Ms. Nelson is very obviously attempting to make it look like Jerica is just not engaging with the department; and that they have no way to contact her, stating Jerica has "essentially abandoned Lily." Jerica says she hasn’t abandoned Lily, and that she has “been fighting from the very beginning to have her adopted by the Templetons.”
Ms. Nelson also alleges in her report that Jerica hasn't even checked in with her probation officer since being released on September 29th, 2022. Jerica’s mom, Kim, says that’s ridiculous. She says, “Of course she’s checked in with her probation officer. That’s the only way that she isn’t back in jail already. She would be arrested immediately if she didn’t check in.”
Kim reports that she is frequently sitting in parking lots since Jerica has been released, often for as much as 4-5 hours every day - helping to ensure her daughter is at the appointments required by her probation; including bi weekly meetings with her probation officer, UAs, drug classes, and more. She says, “Jerica is doing everything she needs to do.”
Jerica says, “I check in with my PO when I am supposed to, and did so first thing Monday morning after I was released on September 29th” and traveled back to Post Falls, over 400 miles from Boise, Idaho where she was incarcerated.
Jerica says she is confused and she doesn’t understand why they say they haven’t been able to contact her. She says, “I’ve had the same cell phone number for 12 years. It was the same number I had in the case with Reese, and ever since Lily was born. They haven’t tried to call me, or even my attorney, which I’ve told them repeatedly they need to go through to reach me.”
Ms. Nelson also claims that because Jerica is currently in a halfway house in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a program that doesn’t allow children, that this is part of why they cannot attempt to reunify Baby Lily with her biological mother if it was her desire - despite it being the state’s job to attempt to help Jerica find stable housing if that is part of the issue of why she cannot take care of her child. These are the exact reasons taxpayers give up part of their social security every paycheck to fund Child Welfare programs and agencies in their state - to pay for such assistance in order to actually help families in these situations.
Jerica says that they have never offered her any kind of help, or even asked her if she wanted to have Lily returned to her care after she was released. Jerica says CPS made it seem like adoption was the only option available the entire time. She says that she has been fine with that, since it is what she has wanted all along - just not an adoption from foster care.
Jerica says she didn’t want to do a case plan, because she wants Rachel and Trevor to adopt Lily. She says there wasn’t much she could do to be involved throughout the case - especially since she was incarcerated.
Jerica says she has insisted on the adoption to the Templetons every step of the way - including having her attorney file for dismissal of the Child Protection Act (CPA) case to further that adoption. “It’s always been what I wanted for my daughter,” she says.
The entire purpose of Child Protective Services is allegedly “Family Preservation” but it is apparent by Ms. Nelson’s report that they do not wish to preserve THIS family. They have allegedly failed to even try to offer any type of help to Jerica since her release, should she wish to raise her child, such as access to housing or help with caring for a child. They say that Jerica hasn’t worked with them, but have failed to even contact her attorney about any sort of reunification attempt since she has been released. But more so, CPS has repeatedly and adamantly refused to consider Jerica’s wishes for her family, the Templetons, to adopt Baby Lily.
Ms. Nelson has now allegedly outright lied numerous times in her report to the court, claiming Jerica has “essentially abandoned Lily.” Ms. Nelson requests for the termination of parental rights with no more reunification efforts” - despite there never having been any real efforts for reunification in the first place.
According to the paperwork - the goal, and concurrent goal, for the case has always been adoption. Ms. Nelson has requested for the department to have “continued legal custody” so that they can pursue that adoption from foster care- completely ignoring Jerica’s wishes for the adoption to be to the Templetons.
HARMONY NELSON’S REPORT TO COURT:
The Guardian ad Litem, North Idaho CASA Worker - Chris Clayton, has also submitted his report to the court; reiterating the request for termination of parental rights and leaving Jerica’s attorney, Derek Pica, wondering if Mr. Clayton is “bought and paid for.”
Clayton Report
Derek Email:
According to their national website - “Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers who serve as powerful voices for abused and neglected children as they navigate through the court system. CASAs are every day community members appointed by a judge to advocate for children in need of care. CASAs work collaboratively with professionals in the child welfare system and report to the judge on the child’s behalf. A CASA stands beside the child with the primary goal of helping them reach a safe and permanent home, as quickly as possible.”
Rachel reports she attempted to work with Mr. Clayton in the beginning, by doing FaceTime calls with him and walking him through their home; as well as by sharing photos of Baby Lily’s decorated room and closet so he could see that they were ready for her when she was able to come home. Rachel says” I am very shocked by the way Mr. Clayton has treated us, and cut us off from communicating. With him having a family of his own, you would think he would want the same for Lily, as for his own child.”
Additionally, Mr. Clayton has never even spoken with Jerica - specifically stating in his report that he has not had contact with Jerica in any way. Yet, he is allegeding in his report that it is in Lilly’s best interest to be adopted by the foster mother. Jerica had no idea who Mr. Clayton was when she was asked, stating, “This is the first time I’m even hearing his name.”
According to Jerica, Mr. Clayton has never made any attempt to contact her, nor has he attempted to contact her attorney, Derek Pica. Because of his failure to involve the biological mother in his investigation, Mr. Clayton has never even asked what Jerica wants for her daughter. If he would have, he would have learned the same thing she’s been telling everyone else: “I want Lily to be adopted by Rachel and Trevor.”
Instead CASA worker, Chris Clayton, focuses more on the new publicity calling out corruption in this case, and pushes CPS’s agenda for adoption of Lily from foster care - without any input from her biological mother.
Mr. Clayton’s own attorney argues that the only reason that the Templetons have not already finished an adoption with Lily is because they “refused to work with the department.” However, Rachel and Trevor did everything the department asked of them, including submitting to a second home study and background check through Idaho - despite already having been approved through the first ones in Indiana.
Chris Schwartz, the attorney for Chris Clayton, sent this email to Jerica’s attorney:
Rachel reports she attempted to work with Mr. Clayton in the beginning, by doing FaceTime calls with him and walking him through their home; as well as by sharing photos of Baby Lily’s decorated room and closet so he could see that they were ready for her when she was able to come home. Rachel says” I am very shocked by the way Mr. Clayton has treated us, and cut us off from communicating. With him having a family of his own, you would think he would want the same for Lily, as for his own child.”
Additionally, Mr. Clayton has never even spoken with Jerica - specifically stating in his report that he has not had contact with Jerica in any way. Yet, he is allegeding in his report that it is in Lilly’s best interest to be adopted by the foster mother. Jerica had no idea who Mr. Clayton was when she was asked, stating, “This is the first time I’m even hearing his name.”
According to Jerica, Mr. Clayton has never made any attempt to contact her, nor has he attempted to contact her attorney, Derek Pica. Because of his failure to involve the biological mother in his investigation, Mr. Clayton has never even asked what Jerica wants for her daughter. If he would have, he would have learned the same thing she’s been telling everyone else: “I want Lily to be adopted by Rachel and Trevor.”
Instead CASA worker, Chris Clayton, focuses more on the new publicity calling out corruption in this case, and pushes CPS’s agenda for adoption of Lily from foster care - without any input from her biological mother.
Mr. Clayton’s own attorney argues that the only reason that the Templetons have not already finished an adoption with Lily is because they “refused to work with the department.” However, Rachel and Trevor did everything the department asked of them, including submitting to a second home study and background check through Idaho - despite already having been approved through the first ones in Indiana.
Chris Schwartz, the attorney for Chris Clayton, sent this email to Jerica’s attorney:
Chris Schwartz & email:
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CASA workers, as Guardian ad Litems, are supposed to be speaking for the best interest of the children they are appointed; and they are supposed to be working to quickly provide a permanent solution. That quick solution SHOULD have been with family, with Rachel and Trevor per Jerica’s request; and would have happened quickly, in the beginning of this case - if CASA’s goal was truly about quickly finding a permanent solution, or truly about keeping children with their biological families.
But unfortunately, in most cases, CASA and GALs are typically only additional mouthpieces for CPS’s agenda to adopt children through foster care - as can be seen by Mr. Clayton’s report.
It is apparent that Mr. Clayton is not truly speaking for Baby Lily. He appears to only be speaking for the best interest of the state’s pocketbook, instead. The same as Ms. Nelson.
In precisely the way they are trained to do.
Since the publishing of the first article , it has become apparent that community oversight is not something that those involved in this case want to occur.
First with Mr. Clayton’s statements regarding the publicity in his report to the court; and now CPS attorney, Denise Rosen, has also filed a motion complaining about the publicity - including providing a copy of the first article and family support page to the court record. Although coincidentally leaving out all the adoption paperwork, and the consents of adoption.
But unfortunately, in most cases, CASA and GALs are typically only additional mouthpieces for CPS’s agenda to adopt children through foster care - as can be seen by Mr. Clayton’s report.
It is apparent that Mr. Clayton is not truly speaking for Baby Lily. He appears to only be speaking for the best interest of the state’s pocketbook, instead. The same as Ms. Nelson.
In precisely the way they are trained to do.
Since the publishing of the first article , it has become apparent that community oversight is not something that those involved in this case want to occur.
First with Mr. Clayton’s statements regarding the publicity in his report to the court; and now CPS attorney, Denise Rosen, has also filed a motion complaining about the publicity - including providing a copy of the first article and family support page to the court record. Although coincidentally leaving out all the adoption paperwork, and the consents of adoption.
DENISE ROSEN & MOTION
The law, Idaho Code 16-1626 - specifically states the court shall keep record of the child protection proceedings, and that the only people who can receive that record from the court are the parties involved in the case, or those with special permission from the judge. However, what it does not state is whether or not those parties, such as Lily’s birth mom, Jerica, can give out the record to whomever they wish.
Laws like this are intended to protect the privacy of the biological family, who are parties to the case, and most importantly the right to privacy of the children involved.
However, we have been given explicit permission to share the story, photos, and paperwork by the only person that matters when it comes to the right to privacy for Baby Lily - her biological mother, Jerica Maseguerra.
Despite the requests to terminate Jerica’s parental rights, THAT HAS NOT YET OCCURED and Jerica is the ONLY person who has rights to privacy in this case.
Jerica is the ONLY person who can give permission to share such documents and information about her baby girl. Whether that be permission relinquished to CPS through a release of information so that they can talk to their providers about her and Lily - or even through the independent media such as this website; which is protected by the first amendment right to freedom of speech and of the press.
Laws like this are intended to protect the privacy of the biological family, who are parties to the case, and most importantly the right to privacy of the children involved.
However, we have been given explicit permission to share the story, photos, and paperwork by the only person that matters when it comes to the right to privacy for Baby Lily - her biological mother, Jerica Maseguerra.
Despite the requests to terminate Jerica’s parental rights, THAT HAS NOT YET OCCURED and Jerica is the ONLY person who has rights to privacy in this case.
Jerica is the ONLY person who can give permission to share such documents and information about her baby girl. Whether that be permission relinquished to CPS through a release of information so that they can talk to their providers about her and Lily - or even through the independent media such as this website; which is protected by the first amendment right to freedom of speech and of the press.
Permission from Jerica
While the intentions in respect to privacy for the biological family seems legitimate on paper, these laws are unfortunately more frequently used to suppress the voices of those families trying to speak out against the corruption they are witnessing behind closed doors.
Oftentimes, attorneys like Ms. Rosen will file this exact request with the court, out of retaliation toward the biological family for going public; and corrupt judges will grant orders prohibiting the dissemination of information, aka “gag orders”, on the families in an effort to try to prevent them from speaking out and seeking help from the community by going public with their story.
Oftentimes, attorneys like Ms. Rosen will file this exact request with the court, out of retaliation toward the biological family for going public; and corrupt judges will grant orders prohibiting the dissemination of information, aka “gag orders”, on the families in an effort to try to prevent them from speaking out and seeking help from the community by going public with their story.
Gag orders:
Ms. Rosen’s request to the court to order “strict compliance” with this law raises very serious questions - Why doesn’t she want this public? WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO HIDE?
Questions to which we already know the answer - State Sponsored Child Trafficking.
FORCED ADOPTION THROUGH FOSTER CARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF TITLE IV SOCIAL SECURITY ADOPTION BONUSES AND STIPENDS.
Questions to which we already know the answer - State Sponsored Child Trafficking.
FORCED ADOPTION THROUGH FOSTER CARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF TITLE IV SOCIAL SECURITY ADOPTION BONUSES AND STIPENDS.
Rachel and Trevor are still hopeful that Lily will be able to come home with them, and that Judge Anna Eckhart will make the right decision, based on Jerica’s wish and her constitutionally protected parental rights to consent to the adoption.
Lily’s new brothers are still anxiously awaiting her arrival. They have repeatedly told their parents how much they miss Lily since the end of the video visits they’d been allowed for almost a year. They frequently wonder when their baby sister will be coming home, and continue to insist on including her in everything in their daily lives; even without her there.
The oldest Templeton boys, Jason, 5, and Cole, 3, even insisted on making her a pumpkin during their recent Thanksgiving craft project; and have also insisted they include her in recent family photos by including a dress they have waiting for her once she finally comes home.
Lily’s new brothers are still anxiously awaiting her arrival. They have repeatedly told their parents how much they miss Lily since the end of the video visits they’d been allowed for almost a year. They frequently wonder when their baby sister will be coming home, and continue to insist on including her in everything in their daily lives; even without her there.
The oldest Templeton boys, Jason, 5, and Cole, 3, even insisted on making her a pumpkin during their recent Thanksgiving craft project; and have also insisted they include her in recent family photos by including a dress they have waiting for her once she finally comes home.
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With the state pursuing termination of parental rights, they are wrongfully attempting to take away Jerica’s right to choose her daughter’s adoptive parents. In the beginning CPS told Jerica they were working to uphold her decision, but were obviously just stringing both her and the Templetons along as they waited for the clock to run out on their federal timelines for adoption from foster care - while completely ignoring Jerica’s right to consent to the private adoption.
However, Jerica’s parental rights to her child, including her right to consent to adoption, are protected by the United States Constitution; and numerous Supreme Courts across the country over the last 100 years that have upheld such rights.
However, Jerica’s parental rights to her child, including her right to consent to adoption, are protected by the United States Constitution; and numerous Supreme Courts across the country over the last 100 years that have upheld such rights.
And the community is now stepping forward to help protect those rights.
Representative Heather Scott (R), elected legislator for Idaho’s House District 1A, has taken an interest in this case, working with both Rachel and Jerica to help bring light to the situation and need for Baby Lily to be adopted by the Templetons. She recently submitted a letter to Chelsea Kidney, the Chief of the Health & Human Services Division in Coeur d’Alene, along with attorney Denise Rosen, appealing to them both to allow the adoption to the Templetons to move forward. The same letter was also sent to the Director of Idaho Health & Welfare, Dave Jeppesen.
Representative Heather Scott (R), elected legislator for Idaho’s House District 1A, has taken an interest in this case, working with both Rachel and Jerica to help bring light to the situation and need for Baby Lily to be adopted by the Templetons. She recently submitted a letter to Chelsea Kidney, the Chief of the Health & Human Services Division in Coeur d’Alene, along with attorney Denise Rosen, appealing to them both to allow the adoption to the Templetons to move forward. The same letter was also sent to the Director of Idaho Health & Welfare, Dave Jeppesen.
Heather Scott:
In her letter, Rep. Scott encourages the State of Idaho to give Jerica the “dignity of taking responsibility for Lily by making the mature choice to place her with a loving and trusted home.” She says she hopes that it will “empower Ms. Marseguerra with the knowledge that she has done the best for Lily that she could do, and that she is capable of making decisions for her child, even the difficult decision to relinquish custody.”
Rep. Scott Letter:
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On October 20th, 2022, a hearing was held on the State’s motion to dismiss Rachel and Trevor’s request for an adoption in Idaho. However, Judge Anna Eckhart declined to rule yet on Denise Rosen’s motion to dismiss the Templeton’s request for adoption of Baby Lily; allegedly waiting to first decide the outcome of Jerica’s request to dismiss the Child Protection case.
Email - Mr. Dan:
The attorneys are unsure if that request will be heard at the Permanency Planning Hearing on October 25th, but Jerica and Rachel are hopeful the CPS case will be dismissed so they can continue to pursue the adoption as planned all along.
Both mothers pray that Judge Eckhart will see that what is truly best for this child is to be with her biological family, just as her birth mother has wanted since she was born. They are hoping that Judge Eckhart will dismiss the CPA case and allow the Templetons to finally retrieve Lily; and finally finish the adoption that has been planned for over a year now.
Rachel says “One of the concerns voiced by CPS is that if Judge Eckhart should dismiss the CPA case, no one would be there to retrieve Lily.” However, she and Trevor would happily travel to Idaho at anytime to retrieve Lily, at the drop of a hat.
They will both also be there for the hearing on October 25, 2022 - in order to personally learn the outcome of the ruling on the adoption and permanency hearing. They have already willingly spent the money in order to travel over 1,500 miles to attend the hearing - in hopes that Judge Eckhart will finally respect Jerica’s residual rights as a parent to choose her child’s adoptive parents, and let the Templeton’s finally adopt Lily as has been planned for over a year.
Judge Anna Eckhart holds an elected position, and receives a salary from taxpayer funding. Just as with any public official, she is subject to public scrutiny, and her position as a judge heavily relies upon the taxpayers and voters of her local community.
Both mothers pray that Judge Eckhart will see that what is truly best for this child is to be with her biological family, just as her birth mother has wanted since she was born. They are hoping that Judge Eckhart will dismiss the CPA case and allow the Templetons to finally retrieve Lily; and finally finish the adoption that has been planned for over a year now.
Rachel says “One of the concerns voiced by CPS is that if Judge Eckhart should dismiss the CPA case, no one would be there to retrieve Lily.” However, she and Trevor would happily travel to Idaho at anytime to retrieve Lily, at the drop of a hat.
They will both also be there for the hearing on October 25, 2022 - in order to personally learn the outcome of the ruling on the adoption and permanency hearing. They have already willingly spent the money in order to travel over 1,500 miles to attend the hearing - in hopes that Judge Eckhart will finally respect Jerica’s residual rights as a parent to choose her child’s adoptive parents, and let the Templeton’s finally adopt Lily as has been planned for over a year.
Judge Anna Eckhart holds an elected position, and receives a salary from taxpayer funding. Just as with any public official, she is subject to public scrutiny, and her position as a judge heavily relies upon the taxpayers and voters of her local community.
Judge Eckhart:
According to Ballotpedia Judge Eckhart “is a magistrate for the 1st Judicial District of Idaho, serving Kootenai County. She was appointed to the position on June 19, 2014. Eckhart won the retention election in the general election on November 8, 2016. Prior to joining the court, Eckhart was the city attorney for Coeur d'Alene.”
According to the Open PayRolls website “Anna M. Eckhart worked as a Magistrate Judge for the State of Idaho in 2020 and had a reported pay of $127,200 according to public records. This is 110.3 percent higher than the average pay for state employees and 92.9 percent higher than the national average for government employees.”
Additionally, attorney Denise Rosen, all of the social workers involved (Christina, Amanda, Harmony Nelson) and potentially even Chris Clayton (despite CASA allegedly being a volunteer program) receive public funds for their work in these types of cases. As we pointed out in the last article, and as Senator Nancy Schaefer states these government officials look to the children in state custody for job security.
Across the country, babies like Lily, and parents like Jerica, ensure the livelihood of all involved in the child welfare system; as well as ensure the State’s budget through incentives like the adoption bonus incentives, foster care and adoption stipends, and services required by CPS. Incentives that are provided through funding received from the federal government - through a program funded directly from taxpayer social security through Title IV-E.
States use these families in their child welfare system to ensure this federal funding.
Children are absolutely NOT currency for federal funding, and absolutely SHOULD NOT be used as such. This is corruption at its worst, the use of children’s lives and the separation of families to balance state budgets.
Luckily, the power to end this type of corruption truly lies in the hands of The People.
As Senator Nancy Schaefer pointed out, “Child Protective Services seizes children using the very system that is paid for by the taxpayer, who actually believes it is used to protect abused and neglected children.”
The community funds these cases with their taxes and has a right to have a say in what happens. But because most people believe CPS is actually protecting children, babies like Lily lose their biological heritage and get lost along the way - all for the taxpayer funded financial incentives provided to the state through adoptions from foster care.
Many CPS reform advocates across the country believe that if taxpayers actually knew they were truly funding a child trafficking scheme under the guise of child protection, there would be intense outrage from the community against these types of cases.
Former CPS investigator, Carlos Morales, is one such advocate who feels the same way. He states his perspective in his promotional video for the exposè he wrote about the corruption in CPS after he intentionally left his job at CPS in Texas.
His book, titled Legally Kidnapped: The Case Against Child Protective Services , is the most in-depth, first hand, social worker account into the corruption in Child Protective Services. He states - “They don’t want you to know what’s going on, because if you did… you’d rebel. You’d fight back.”
According to the Open PayRolls website “Anna M. Eckhart worked as a Magistrate Judge for the State of Idaho in 2020 and had a reported pay of $127,200 according to public records. This is 110.3 percent higher than the average pay for state employees and 92.9 percent higher than the national average for government employees.”
Additionally, attorney Denise Rosen, all of the social workers involved (Christina, Amanda, Harmony Nelson) and potentially even Chris Clayton (despite CASA allegedly being a volunteer program) receive public funds for their work in these types of cases. As we pointed out in the last article, and as Senator Nancy Schaefer states these government officials look to the children in state custody for job security.
Across the country, babies like Lily, and parents like Jerica, ensure the livelihood of all involved in the child welfare system; as well as ensure the State’s budget through incentives like the adoption bonus incentives, foster care and adoption stipends, and services required by CPS. Incentives that are provided through funding received from the federal government - through a program funded directly from taxpayer social security through Title IV-E.
States use these families in their child welfare system to ensure this federal funding.
Children are absolutely NOT currency for federal funding, and absolutely SHOULD NOT be used as such. This is corruption at its worst, the use of children’s lives and the separation of families to balance state budgets.
Luckily, the power to end this type of corruption truly lies in the hands of The People.
As Senator Nancy Schaefer pointed out, “Child Protective Services seizes children using the very system that is paid for by the taxpayer, who actually believes it is used to protect abused and neglected children.”
The community funds these cases with their taxes and has a right to have a say in what happens. But because most people believe CPS is actually protecting children, babies like Lily lose their biological heritage and get lost along the way - all for the taxpayer funded financial incentives provided to the state through adoptions from foster care.
Many CPS reform advocates across the country believe that if taxpayers actually knew they were truly funding a child trafficking scheme under the guise of child protection, there would be intense outrage from the community against these types of cases.
Former CPS investigator, Carlos Morales, is one such advocate who feels the same way. He states his perspective in his promotional video for the exposè he wrote about the corruption in CPS after he intentionally left his job at CPS in Texas.
His book, titled Legally Kidnapped: The Case Against Child Protective Services , is the most in-depth, first hand, social worker account into the corruption in Child Protective Services. He states - “They don’t want you to know what’s going on, because if you did… you’d rebel. You’d fight back.”
Carlos Morales:
This is exactly WHY we need your help!
We need you, as taxpayers and voters, to fight back. We need your help to expose the corruption that is happening behind these courtroom doors in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and help bring this taxpayer funded injustice into the light.
Please continue to help speak for Baby Lily - who only currently has a corrupted CPS and CASA to speak for her in court - as well stand up for Jerica and the Templetons as they continue to call out the corruption in Kootenai County that they have witnessed over the last year.
Please share the story, sign the petition , follow the facebook page , donate to the family , attend the rallies , and court hearings , send in complaints, and speak out against YOUR TAXES being used to traffic this beautiful baby girl through foster care.
We need you, as taxpayers and voters, to fight back. We need your help to expose the corruption that is happening behind these courtroom doors in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and help bring this taxpayer funded injustice into the light.
Please continue to help speak for Baby Lily - who only currently has a corrupted CPS and CASA to speak for her in court - as well stand up for Jerica and the Templetons as they continue to call out the corruption in Kootenai County that they have witnessed over the last year.
Please share the story, sign the petition , follow the facebook page , donate to the family , attend the rallies , and court hearings , send in complaints, and speak out against YOUR TAXES being used to traffic this beautiful baby girl through foster care.
All involved are so grateful for the support and backing of the community; and thank God daily that people are finally seeing the truth of this situation. They welcome all of the support and help in calling out the real corruption in this case.
Rachel says “Trevor and I are so humbled and grateful to everyone for their continued love and support in this case.” She says that until the public support occured, she and Trevor were only supported by family and friends.
Both Rachel and Trevor say they have felt so alone in this fight, because CPS has allegedly told them continuously that they are not going to win, that they do not have a relative claim, or that their claim was too late - despite their claim occurring before Lily was even born. They have been told repeatedly that there is no way that they will be adopting Lily at all. Rachel says “CPS has gone as far as telling us that Judge Anna Eckhart doesn’t even have control over them, nor will she side against them.”
According to Rachel, this entire ordeal had left them feeling extremely alone, and sometimes helpless. However they will never stop fighting for Lily - and no longer feel alone. She says, “Trevor and I feel more motivated than ever, with all of the public support. We are so grateful to everyone who has taken a stand with us to bring Lily home where she belongs.”
(PHOTO - BRING BABY LILY HOME MEME3)
How You Can Help
Follow the family support FB Page
Sign the Petition
Donate to the family
Attend a local event -
CPS protest
October 24th, 2022 - 11:30am - 2:30pm
Kootenai County CPS Offices
1120 Ironwood Dr
Coeur dAlene, ID 83814
Permanency Planning Hearing Court Support/Press Conference Rally
October 25th, 2022 - 10:00am
Judge Anna Eckhart Crt. Rm. #7
Kootenai County Courthouse
324 W Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Submit Public Complaints
Contact GOVERNOR Brad Little
governor@gov.idaho.gov or (208) 345-8356
Contact LT. GOVERNOR Janice McGeachin
janice.mcgeachin@lgo.idaho.gov or (208) 334-2200
Contact Idaho Legislators
Senator Steve Vick
SJVick@senate.idaho.gov
2140 E Hanley Ave, Dalton Gardens, ID, 83815
Home (208) 332-1345
Statehouse (208) 332-1345
Representative Vito Barbieri
VBar@house.idaho.gov
564 E Prairie Ave, Dalton Gardens, ID, 83815
Home (208) 620-0873
Statehouse (208) 332-1177
Representative Doug Okuniewicz
DougO@house.idaho.gov
PO Box 810, Hayden, ID, 83835
Home (208) 918-1495
Statehouse (208) 332-1070
Contact the Idaho Judicial Council -
re: Judge Anna Eckhart
Contact the Idaho State Bar
re: Deputy Attorney General, Denise Rosen
Contact the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
re: Harmony Nelson, Amanda Bauer, Christina Ascencio (Diaz)
– 208-334-5500
Director, Dave Jeppesen
dave.jeppesen@dhw.idaho.gov
Deputy Director, Lori Wolff
lori.wolff@dhw.idaho.gov
Audits & Investigations, Steve Bellomy
steve.bellomy@dhw.idaho.gov
Rachel says “Trevor and I are so humbled and grateful to everyone for their continued love and support in this case.” She says that until the public support occured, she and Trevor were only supported by family and friends.
Both Rachel and Trevor say they have felt so alone in this fight, because CPS has allegedly told them continuously that they are not going to win, that they do not have a relative claim, or that their claim was too late - despite their claim occurring before Lily was even born. They have been told repeatedly that there is no way that they will be adopting Lily at all. Rachel says “CPS has gone as far as telling us that Judge Anna Eckhart doesn’t even have control over them, nor will she side against them.”
According to Rachel, this entire ordeal had left them feeling extremely alone, and sometimes helpless. However they will never stop fighting for Lily - and no longer feel alone. She says, “Trevor and I feel more motivated than ever, with all of the public support. We are so grateful to everyone who has taken a stand with us to bring Lily home where she belongs.”
(PHOTO - BRING BABY LILY HOME MEME3)
How You Can Help
Follow the family support FB Page
Sign the Petition
Donate to the family
Attend a local event -
CPS protest
October 24th, 2022 - 11:30am - 2:30pm
Kootenai County CPS Offices
1120 Ironwood Dr
Coeur dAlene, ID 83814
Permanency Planning Hearing Court Support/Press Conference Rally
October 25th, 2022 - 10:00am
Judge Anna Eckhart Crt. Rm. #7
Kootenai County Courthouse
324 W Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Submit Public Complaints
Contact GOVERNOR Brad Little
governor@gov.idaho.gov or (208) 345-8356
Contact LT. GOVERNOR Janice McGeachin
janice.mcgeachin@lgo.idaho.gov or (208) 334-2200
Contact Idaho Legislators
Senator Steve Vick
SJVick@senate.idaho.gov
2140 E Hanley Ave, Dalton Gardens, ID, 83815
Home (208) 332-1345
Statehouse (208) 332-1345
Representative Vito Barbieri
VBar@house.idaho.gov
564 E Prairie Ave, Dalton Gardens, ID, 83815
Home (208) 620-0873
Statehouse (208) 332-1177
Representative Doug Okuniewicz
DougO@house.idaho.gov
PO Box 810, Hayden, ID, 83835
Home (208) 918-1495
Statehouse (208) 332-1070
Contact the Idaho Judicial Council -
re: Judge Anna Eckhart
Contact the Idaho State Bar
re: Deputy Attorney General, Denise Rosen
Contact the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
re: Harmony Nelson, Amanda Bauer, Christina Ascencio (Diaz)
– 208-334-5500
Director, Dave Jeppesen
dave.jeppesen@dhw.idaho.gov
Deputy Director, Lori Wolff
lori.wolff@dhw.idaho.gov
Audits & Investigations, Steve Bellomy
steve.bellomy@dhw.idaho.gov
