Andrea Dunlop

This is obviously quite a dense bit of legalese, so I did a little research around what the lawsuit is actually saying happened here. Basically, they're alleging that Madison was going to be kicked out of her residential treatment center if the court didn't remove custody from her parents.

We don't have any direct quotes in this piece, so that is, again, the lawsuit's interpretation of what happened here. Now, there are definitely regulations around discharging a minor from a facility like this, and Madison was 17 at the time, but I'm not going to claim that these systems are perfect or that people never fall through the cracks.

We don't have any direct quotes in this piece, so that is, again, the lawsuit's interpretation of what happened here. Now, there are definitely regulations around discharging a minor from a facility like this, and Madison was 17 at the time, but I'm not going to claim that these systems are perfect or that people never fall through the cracks.

We don't have any direct quotes in this piece, so that is, again, the lawsuit's interpretation of what happened here. Now, there are definitely regulations around discharging a minor from a facility like this, and Madison was 17 at the time, but I'm not going to claim that these systems are perfect or that people never fall through the cracks.

However, according to this lawsuit, the threat of Madison's ejection from Milestones was tactical. So basically, they're arguing that Milestones was now in on the conspiracy to keep Madison separated from her parents, and that they pressured the court to keep Madison in state custody.

However, according to this lawsuit, the threat of Madison's ejection from Milestones was tactical. So basically, they're arguing that Milestones was now in on the conspiracy to keep Madison separated from her parents, and that they pressured the court to keep Madison in state custody.

However, according to this lawsuit, the threat of Madison's ejection from Milestones was tactical. So basically, they're arguing that Milestones was now in on the conspiracy to keep Madison separated from her parents, and that they pressured the court to keep Madison in state custody.

The lawsuit claims that because Dana and Bill didn't want to see their child, quote, homeless, disabled, and on the street, that the parents stipulated to the juvenile court's jurisdiction, meaning they conceded to let the court keep Madison in state custody. So...

The lawsuit claims that because Dana and Bill didn't want to see their child, quote, homeless, disabled, and on the street, that the parents stipulated to the juvenile court's jurisdiction, meaning they conceded to let the court keep Madison in state custody. So...

The lawsuit claims that because Dana and Bill didn't want to see their child, quote, homeless, disabled, and on the street, that the parents stipulated to the juvenile court's jurisdiction, meaning they conceded to let the court keep Madison in state custody. So...

They are positing that they were given the choice between agreeing with the court that they shouldn't have custody of Madison or their child being homeless. And again, we cannot verify the veracity of this claim based on the information we have.

They are positing that they were given the choice between agreeing with the court that they shouldn't have custody of Madison or their child being homeless. And again, we cannot verify the veracity of this claim based on the information we have.

They are positing that they were given the choice between agreeing with the court that they shouldn't have custody of Madison or their child being homeless. And again, we cannot verify the veracity of this claim based on the information we have.

The lawsuit also alleges that the county's petition to remove Madison itself was, quote, knowingly fraudulent because, again, I'm quoting, "...Madison's distress was caused and generated not by any real fear or concern about returning to her parents." but rather as a direct result of the months of psychiatric and psychological manipulation and coercion she had endured at the hands of defendants.

The lawsuit also alleges that the county's petition to remove Madison itself was, quote, knowingly fraudulent because, again, I'm quoting, "...Madison's distress was caused and generated not by any real fear or concern about returning to her parents." but rather as a direct result of the months of psychiatric and psychological manipulation and coercion she had endured at the hands of defendants.

The lawsuit also alleges that the county's petition to remove Madison itself was, quote, knowingly fraudulent because, again, I'm quoting, "...Madison's distress was caused and generated not by any real fear or concern about returning to her parents." but rather as a direct result of the months of psychiatric and psychological manipulation and coercion she had endured at the hands of defendants.

Okay, so that was a lot. Let's recap. So what we know is that Madison made a disclosure of sexual abuse at some point during this time period, and that she attempted suicide, leaving a note that said she would rather die than return to the custody of her parents.

Okay, so that was a lot. Let's recap. So what we know is that Madison made a disclosure of sexual abuse at some point during this time period, and that she attempted suicide, leaving a note that said she would rather die than return to the custody of her parents.

Okay, so that was a lot. Let's recap. So what we know is that Madison made a disclosure of sexual abuse at some point during this time period, and that she attempted suicide, leaving a note that said she would rather die than return to the custody of her parents.

And this is all happening on top of the existing investigation into her parents for Munchausen by proxy abuse, which led to the first petition to remove Madison. That petition was ultimately dismissed by the courts, but the second petition was granted, and reunification services were ultimately terminated. Madison then turned 18 in August of 2021.