January 29, 2024.
On January 29, 2024, all five of Meg’s children were removed from her custody through an emergency court action. Meg was physically present in court that day, but as she has stated publicly to Kansas legislators, it was not a true evidentiary hearing:
- No witnesses were sworn.
- No testimony was taken.
- No evidence was properly admitted.
- Allegations were treated as fact, and a therapist report was relied on as if it had been tested through due process.
Meg has stated that DCF later determined the allegations unsubstantiated and expressed concern about possible coaching of the children. From January 29, 2024, until December 23, 2024, Meg had no contact with any of her children.
From silenced mother to public witness at the Kansas Capitol.
Meg has testified before Kansas state committees four times. On November 14, 2024, after 290 days without seeing her children, she stood before a Kansas committee and told legislators her case was not isolated, but part of an eleven-year fight through systems that had failed her family. On March 28, 2025, she testified before the Joint Child Welfare Oversight Committee and announced her first federal civil rights lawsuit. She returned in October 2025 and again on March 5, 2026, this time bringing survey data from families across Kansas.
Why Stand With Meg exists.
Meg started speaking publicly in April 2024. That is when Stand With Meg began. What started as one mother refusing to stay silent became a national platform for truth-telling, advocacy, public education, and reform. The survey, the public dashboard, and the court actor registry became the public record she wished families had earlier.
What this is — and what it is not.
- It is a public registry, dashboard, and court actor record built by families for families navigating family court, child welfare, custody, government separation, and parental rights cases.
- It is evidence-led and pattern-focused. Public actor naming follows the existing independent-family threshold. Reports are family-reported, not proven allegations.
- It is not a directory of attorneys.
- It is not legal advice for any jurisdiction.
- It is not a hotline. If you or your child are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first.
