Scott & Becca Gosman, their daughter, Journey, and son, Talin.
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. -
Scott Gosman and his wife, Becca, have had the worst five days of their lives.
"It's just traumatic not only for us but for the children who've never been away from their mother," Scott said.
Their children, 2-year-old Talin and 4-year-old Journey, were taken from their parents by Adams County Social Services, and it all started with something most parents would do in an Emergency.
"It's been physically sickening and exhausting to say the least."
Their 2-year-old boy suddenly got sick. A short time later, the Gosman's noticed a partial pill on the floor and they feared Talin had been eating it.
So they called Poision Control for some advice, and were told they could take him to the hospital but only if he was exhibiting symptoms.
"They told us to monitor him and that's what we did," said Becca.
A short time later, Becca says the police arrived and said they would arrest them if they didn't take Talin to the hospital.
"I said, of course we'll go right now."
Once they got to Northern Suburban Medical Center, a drug screening showed Talin did not have any drugs in his system.
But Adams County Social Services took Talin and Journey into protective custody anyway.
The children had been in foster care for five days before the county scheduled a custody hearing on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Adams County said he could not comment on the matter because the case involves children. But he did say, "whenever there's any reason to think a child may have been put in danger, the county is on the side of the child until the investigation is complete."
In court, the judge granted the children's grandparents temporary custody, while they wait for the results of a second drug test on the child.
That's a big relief for the parents, who never thought doing the right thing for your child--could go so wrong.
"It's just traumatic not only for us but for the children who've never been away from their mother," Scott said.
Their children, 2-year-old Talin and 4-year-old Journey, were taken from their parents by Adams County Social Services, and it all started with something most parents would do in an Emergency.
"It's been physically sickening and exhausting to say the least."
Their 2-year-old boy suddenly got sick. A short time later, the Gosman's noticed a partial pill on the floor and they feared Talin had been eating it.
So they called Poision Control for some advice, and were told they could take him to the hospital but only if he was exhibiting symptoms.
"They told us to monitor him and that's what we did," said Becca.
A short time later, Becca says the police arrived and said they would arrest them if they didn't take Talin to the hospital.
"I said, of course we'll go right now."
Once they got to Northern Suburban Medical Center, a drug screening showed Talin did not have any drugs in his system.
But Adams County Social Services took Talin and Journey into protective custody anyway.
The children had been in foster care for five days before the county scheduled a custody hearing on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Adams County said he could not comment on the matter because the case involves children. But he did say, "whenever there's any reason to think a child may have been put in danger, the county is on the side of the child until the investigation is complete."
In court, the judge granted the children's grandparents temporary custody, while they wait for the results of a second drug test on the child.
That's a big relief for the parents, who never thought doing the right thing for your child--could go so wrong.
