Douglas Lee Price

I met Dougy Fresh as a Public Defender for my juvenile dependency case. I have come to learn the difficult position Doug has been in, along with all the work he's been doing behind the scenes, such as collaborating with some key players in this Juvenile Dependency game. Basically, Doug and I both a...re being screwed over by the Athens-Clarke County Juvenile system which is strongly influenced by DFACS in the very same county. We just went to court on 05/22/2015 and DFCS has been pulling some illegal punches, have broken federal and state codes, and allowed my grandson's abuse to go unnoticed. Doug tried to address the safety issue by asking the questions I asked him to ask "me" on my behalf, but Angela Pope, DFCS attorney and the Judge, allowed the objection, stating that "were here to talk about if your grandson is unsafe with YOU, not DFCS." The judge made several sarcastic, judgmental remarks and basically showed no interest in addressing my grandson's safety, or WHY he shouldn't remain in foster care. I would advise anybody having to fight a Juvenile Dependency Case to find a Paid attorney, not a Public Defender because they're indirectly representing the state. You have attorney's like Doug, who want to do the right thing, but are backed into a corner, and not allowed to do so. My daughters attorney, DFCS and the judge joined together, submitting a 'stipulation' right as court started, when ANY documents are supposed to be submitted not less than 7 days prior to allow a fair defense to the opposing party, that being myself, which was not done. Not even my attorney knew they would do that. Every facet of this case which is SUPPOSED to protect my grandson from the unsafe actions of DFCS aren't as reliable as they should be. He was never assigned a CASA, and DFCS didn't report or investigate ANY of the abuse my grandson has experienced, which is illegal. My grandson's bond is with me, and they could careless. I did not abuse my grandson, nor did I violate the bootleg Georgia Safety Plan given by DFCS. Doug gave a good, honest fight under the circumstances.