EXCLUSIVE: Department Of Child Services Monitoring Teen Mom Amber Portwood For Next 6 Months
Posted on Nov 03, 2010 @ 10:37AM
Big brother is watching.
The star of MTV's Teen Mom, Amber Portwood, has agreed to allow Indiana's child protective services to monitor her for up to six months in the wake of her televised assault on an ex-boyfriend, which sparked hundreds of public complaints questioning her suitability to be a mother.
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In the episode that aired last month on the hit MTV reality show, Portwood, 20, was caught on tape hitting and kicking ex-boyfriend Gary Shirley, leading to a flood of calls to the state's watchdog. On the night in question, the Indiana Department of Child Services hotline received 70 calls alone and the current tally is in excess of 300.
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Portwood still has custody of their two-year-old daughter Leah and charges have not been filed, despite an ongoing police investigation.
In the meantime, RadarOnline.com has learned the mother-of-one has voluntarily agreed to enter into an Informal Adjustment, a program implemented to protect the safety and well-being of a child.
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"Amber is under a lot of pressure largely because of media scrutiny and misinformation but what happened today was Amber is going to enter into an informal adjustment with The Division of Child Services," her attorney Robert Schembs said.
The program lasts up to six months, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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As part of the Informal Adjustment, Portwood may be required to periodically report to a Probation Officer, required to perform community service or other activities and refrain from other activities.
"An informal adjustment means that we are working directly with a family," child services' spokesperson Ann Houseworth told RadarOnline.com.
"We are putting local resources in place, such as family classes or support mechanism, including therapy so the child does not have to be removed from the home to remain safe.
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"There can also be circumstances where families decide to partner together. For example, a grandma comes over to take some of the burden off so the mom and/or dad can work together to meet the recommendations of the department.
"Everyone works hand-in-hand and eventually government can step out of the situation, thus leaving a support network in place so that the family stays intact and has resourced if there is a repeat incident."
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The Daily Juice
Remove the child immediately. Why do they have to watch her for 6 months, she is so unstable, why 6 months! Now is the hour, before something happens. Amber looks like she has a bad temper from the show.
Posted Fri, 11/19/2010 - 8:03pm
The double standard is ridiculous, if Gary did what she did he would still be sitting in jail. Amber is bad news, she will never change !
Posted Thu, 11/04/2010 - 2:29pm
AMBER YOUR VERY YOUNG YOU CAN FINALLY SEEK HELP FOR ALL YOUR ISSUES AND WHEN YOU ARE ALL FIXED STAY AWAY FROM THAT ''FAT SLOB, JOBLESS, LAZY GARY! FIND SOME1 UR OWN AGE NO AMBITION GARY! U CAN FIX AN ABUSER BUT NOT STUPID (GARY)!
Posted Wed, 11/03/2010 - 10:40pm
If her anger and poor parenting is not enough concern, she meets a man in the walmart and finds out he has a criminal record..then lets him move in with her and her child. Everything she does puts that child physically and emotionally at risk.
Posted Wed, 11/03/2010 - 7:37pm
she needs extensive parenting classes. Overall she parents very destructively using threats and says very inappropriate things to her child and in front of her child.
Posted Wed, 11/03/2010 - 7:35pm
if I recall correctly she not only hit him..she tried to push him down the stairs. This girl is totally selfish and immature. She is a dreadful parent...sits on the sofa and screams at her child.
Posted Wed, 11/03/2010 - 7:33pm
of the four mothers on this show..she is hands down the worst. They have all faced pressure and stress and have risen above it to do what is best for their children.
Posted Wed, 11/03/2010 - 7:38pm
I remember last season seeing a scene at her fathers house where she was beating the crap out of Gary. How much evidence do the police need to do something about her explosive temper?!?
Posted Wed, 11/03/2010 - 6:05pm
I'm sure Protective Services will have an excuse after Amber kills Leah in a fit of rage as to why simple 'monitoring' was appropriate.
Posted Wed, 11/03/2010 - 5:48pm
Here's is a really scary thought for all of you....if you watch the 1st episode of season 2, Gary & Amber thought they might have been pregnant AGAIN! Can you imagine?? These two could have had a 2nd child to take care of!!
Posted Wed, 11/03/2010 - 4:49pm