Free Kierstin!
My Child Was Stolen At Birth On February 26, 2000
by
The State of New York
Orange County
I am Kierstin's Dad, Roberts Trumble Skinner, Jr., Middletown,
NY, cabbie. Most people call me Bobby. I have two daughters. One I see
and care for regularly, as a father should, despite my wife and I being
legally separated nearly 7 years, and have done so since she was born 10
years ago. My youngest daughter I have never seen, held, hugged, fed, put
to bed, played with, or even seen a picture of, because a social worker
with the Orange County, NY, Department of Social Services took Kierstin
without my knowledge or consent, against both federal and state law governing
such matters, and placed her in a foster-to-adopt home just days after
she was born and 6 weeks before anyone bothered to let me know that Kierstin
existed. Please call the Department at (914) 291-2800 and let them
know that it is way past time to let Kierstin and her family be together.
I have put together an annotated time line of events as
I understand them to be, starting with my relationship with Kierstin's
mother up until now. If there are any errors in the time line or my personal
annotations, the fault is mine, but they are not intentional. I have recreated
this time line from my memory and from reviewing court documents and from
talking to other actors in the events mentioned. Where appropriate, I have
linked in documents from the various proceedings. I want you to know that
while I am not a perfect person, that I have certain problems, known medically
as cognivitive disabilities, which manifest themselves in such things as
functional illiteracy, I love my daughters, and I have the ability to take
care of them. Judges in Family Court have even said so. I want Kierstin
in my life, I want to be in her life. Help me to make it so. Please.
