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12/2/21 |
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It has been several years since my divorce and have deep regret of having entrusted this woman with my children's future. She misrepresented the statements made by myself, my children and witnesses. Not a single one of my ex husbands witness was willing to provide a statement on his behalf yet this woman chose to submit a report that emboldened my abusive Ex, she misrepresented in her report an incident where he had pointed a gun at my children and then at my head as he admitted to having a gun in his hand during an argument. She downplayed my fears and forced my daughters to spend unsupervised overnights at his home despite their objections. My daughters endured years of emotional abuse until his final abandonment of them. Do not trust this woman if she is still practicing.
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11/9/18 |
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Mrs. Niermann was appointed by the court in our case.My estranged husband is a really good manipulator and considering we have four young kids who he cannot care for,I was worried.I didn't think they had very many hours to do a good job.But I was wrong,I felt she was thorough and made recommendations that were best for the kids.She accurately read and understood the situation and dynamics.She didn't communicate much with me after the initial meeting and she didn't give a clue or direction about the outcome of her report.She kept things to herself and I felt did a really good job. She is smart with an incredible memory and attention to detail.I highly recommend her.To my understanding she is known for her fairness towards dad's as well.
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5/24/18 |
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It appeared to me that Ms. Niermann went into this whole process with a predetermined outcome. Even made statements to me to that fact at the beginning. Did not respond to questions or e-mail from me about the process. Misrepresented several statements and details from involved therapists and left out crucial information. I am continuing to work with the therapists and they told me they were shocked and disappointed by the outcome. As stated by previous reviewer, absolutely no accounting for parental alienation, which therapists agree is going on in this case. Also absolutely no acknowledgement of the inner workings of blended families. Not much positive to say about this CFI.
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9/19/17 |
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This CFI is horrible!! She told all the witnesses what their therapists said to the non party people involved! She has no ethics and she didn't really interview the witnesses! She picked her side and stuck to their story and didn't give the other side a chance. I would never ever recommend her to anyone!!! She is just horrible at her job. And no she wasn't mine but a friends and yes I was a witness to it all!!!
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3/15/15 |
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We employed the services of Ms. Niermann a few months ago in a case involving a contentious divorce where an abusive husband with a history of domestic abuse was purposefully alienating the children from their mother and I. After taking more than three months to complete her report, Gay clearly did not manage to make a concerted look into the domestic violence history of the husband—a serious matter, considering Colorado's Best Interests of Child statutes which have very specific concerns regarding any present or past history of abuse in a parent. She said she'd be in contact with the marriage counselor who could verify the abusiveness of the husband, but never managed to make this contact. Detailed letters and accounts of other family members were submitted, but it did not seem she paid much attention to them. As a result, the husband was able to achieve some custody over the children and continues, to this day, to create a hostile environment for us.
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3/5/15 |
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Her reports were full of mistakes. One of my witnesses returned her call and she stated that she could not talk to them because she was busy drinking wine. My case was settled with the typical 50/50, but due to her lack of investigating, I am not fighting this child **** again in court, after another allegation came up! The initial allegation came up during Gay's investigation, but she did nothing about it....did not contact his adult children, review sungate tapes and said it was a ply by me...that i had coached my daughter. Well here i am 4 years later fighting this monster again after another allegation! As a result of her poor investigation, my child has been once again exposed to this monster
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1/20/15 |
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Was not professional, "couldn't remember" was her favorite remark when confronted with conflicts in her report or testimony. Filed an incomplete and by my opinion a very bias'd report. Completely contradicted previous family investigations and family counselor recommendations. She needs to be investigated. I noticed all the positive reviews on this sight (3 of them) have the same words, could it be the same person wrote all three positive reviews? Would be curious how many of the negatives were not the hiring/selecting side of the agreement to use her? I was not, even filed an objection to her appointment after reading these comments and similar ones on other web sites! No proof!
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10/28/14 |
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We were terribly disappointed by the biased recommendation that Gay made. While her visit seemed positive and we could show that we have a very positive environment in our home for the children, her report was surprisingly negative and full of discrepencies. It took her nearly six months to complete her "investigation" which consisted of a 1 hour visit with each mother and father and a few last minute phone calls. It really seemed like since it had taken so long she had no idea who we were and the positive life we could give the kids so she made the same recommendation she always does...for the mother. She was disorganized and rarely returned calls (unless it was for her payment which she was very timely about). I went into this process with an open mind as a way for me to have more time with my chidlren and I was skeptical of the reviews on here. Now I realize how true the comments are. If you are a father, I would look for a different investigator.
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9/29/14 |
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Ms. Niermann is a straight shooter who looks past the drama involved in cases and gets down to the facts. Ms. Niermann was the appointed CFI in our case and followed the standards as set forth by the colorado supreme court. Assuming the "bad reviews" are from parents who thought they could pull one over on the court and/or other the other parent. Gay did a great job and simply reported the facts in a straight forward and professional manner to the court.
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9/26/14 |
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Gay provided a completely biased report in my case. After minimal interaction with both parties (1 hr. per side and some 10 min phone calls) she came to very inaccurate conclusions and made unfounded recommendations to the court. It the position she is in when children are involved I believe the importance of ethics and doing due diligence is paramount. The communication was none existent and emails sent were not taken into account or even viewed. The report itself seemed very rushed with many misspellings and grammatical errors which to me say she didn’t even review it before submitting it to the court. Talking with witnesses whose testimony was cited in the report said the conversations they had with Gay were not portrayed accurately. Selective statements were used in the report to support an opinion she obviously had prior to submitting to the court. She is not qualified to make these kind of judgments.
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7/23/14 |
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There is nothing professional about this lady, she did have the report complete on time of the date, nor did she review All the parties involve in the case, did not go to any of the parties houses, very bias and wrote the report in an very unprofessional manner. I don't know if you can request another but please be for warned! run run like hell!
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3/11/14 |
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Gay is the worst thing that can happen to a family going through this horrible ordeal that is CFI investigations. In my case she came to conclusions that are completely inaccurate. She ignored medical facts and police reports. She chose to base her recommendation on my ex's outlandish accusations instead of fact. Yet my concerns about my ex's mental state were completely ignored. It didn't matter that my ex was arrested for domestic violence. That somehow got turned around on me. She said she wasn't going to speak to our families but when her report came out my ex's father had a load of lies included. I truly believe she is unable to determine fact from fiction due to my interactions with her. I'm not sure how she swindled this guaranteed paycheck from the courts but she's inept to say the least.
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10/4/13 |
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Gay's report was spot on, neither of us had home visits. We individally met with her in her office and then the kids met with her a seperate day. She spoke to various vitnesses from my side as well as his. She was able to see through all the BS and make a fair recommendation. Just make sure you provide good witnesses that really know you and your kids as well as the other half!
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9/23/13 |
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If the courts appoint Gaye be very afraid. She made a recommendation on our case (even filed with the courts) and then got on the stand at the hearing and modified her recommendation. She visited the father for 1.5 hours, and couldn't stop gushing over him, but denied mother a home visit. She was very biased and was not shy about showing it. She lacks professionalism and because she allowed father two delays she was even late filing her report. She got on the stand and couldn't "recall" anything in her notes. She is very shady and will shake your hand, say good luck, and then stab you in the face a second later. I have never seen anything like her behavior. Essentially, if she makes a recommendation and it's in your favor...means nothing. She will turn on you in a second. I am a CJC graduate and I am looking for work in my field...I know definitely the type of individual I will NOT be...I will never be a Gaye Niermann. She is a disgrace and I wish nothing good for her.
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9/15/13 |
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Although, she recommended my children stay with me, she was bias in court. She made statements that were inappropriate and I quote, "I would have sided with you but there were circumstance." That does not indicate that she was neutral and represented the children. I gave here information that she neglected, and she did not include in the report that were detrimental to my kids well being. She always made excuses about her ear infection and cold so she couldn't hear very well. I've had viral symptoms but it didn't last for 4 months. She lied on the stand about not seeing documents or that she was talked to about documents that were presented by other parties. I would not recommend her.
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8/17/12 |
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11/22/11 |
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THIS IS THE WORST CFI AND PRE YOU CAN EVER HAVE- SHE FILES POLARIZED REPORTS AND MANY TIMES WRONG CONCLUSIONS. HER REPORTS HAVE BEEN SEVERLY CRITICIZED BY MANY OF HER PEERS- DR BILL FYFE RECENTLY DISCREDITED HER.SHE IS AN ANGRY SINGLE PATHTETIC WOMAN AND IS A MAN HATER!
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8/12/11 |
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I think Gay did a wonderful job as the CFI on my case. She was fair and truly looked at both sides of the picture. Her report/recommendations were spot on. She is a straight shooter and tells it quite frankly the way it is. She was able to communicate with my children on their level and made them feel comfortable talking with them from the start. Would recommend her to anyone.
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