I really hope they follow up on this.  How can this happen in America.  Having been through having to evict someon from my rental, I am not that surprised that this could happen.  The laws are set up for freeloaders like this.  This is so unfair that these folks must go through all of this just to get there own home back.  Thank Dr. Phil for putting this on the air and making people aware.  I only hope it does not give other squatters ideas.  I am glad dr. phil will put his legal help on it.  I hope these peaple living in there home get a heaping does of Karma.  What losers!

Anyone who has been through a sale of a house knows what a tedious process it is.  There are so many Federal, state and local laws involved and only a few lawyers who can effectively manage them all.   However, the possibility of a phony real estate agent and a fraudulent sale always exists, particularly when the house is abandoned for more than a few weeks.  Whether or not this occurred, it is good that Dr. Phil brought some awareness to this issue.
As all of my questions on this issue are not being answered by the lawyer claiming to be representing the best interests of the clients, I have four final questions:

1.  Do the town land records reflect the fact that Troy and Dayna have ownership?
2.  If not, did a phony house sale occur?
3.  If a phony house sale did occur, did the lawyer report this to the attorney general's office?
3.  If a phony house sale did NOT occur, but rather a real house sale, did the lawyer accept a retainer from Troy and Dayna?

I'm really surprised Dr. Phil didn't come down on Dakota hard.  To call his wife "immature" how she manages the home & children is arrogant.  They need to switch places for a 24 hour period to see how he handles things.  I wonder how Dakota's wife would spend her free time off.  


I hope one day soon these mothers realize they are not Super Women.  I didn't understand that concept until my late 40's.  Delegating is the key and having a blind eye to little things will make their lives less stressful.

Thanks again for all your support and everything you did for us during this time of need!!

I've been a single mom since my boys were 6-and-4-years-old.  My parents & sibilins didn't live nearby and I worked a full-time job.  It wasn't easy, but I sure wouldn't have been on the Dr. Phil show saying "I can't do this".  It's just what needed to be done and I did it.  My boys are wonderful young men and I credit only myself for how they turned out.  I say to these women, "Put your big girl panties on and deal with it.."  After all, you could be a single mom and you'd HAVE to do it all yourself!

My comment is to the men for them to think about.  A man says he works and when he is off he needs his down time for fun. So if he works 5 -6 days a week on his day off he wants to do what he wants to do. However, a wife and mother works 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.  When is her day off, her down time?  In order for her to get a couple of hours she has to plan it and make sure the hubby is available 

Wow....ten kids!   I wish someone would have suggested the age-old CHART posted on the refrigerator.   The CHART would indicate WHICH child would HELP with the chores each day.   They can all make their bed.   One day Child #1 could get the bread out and toast bread for 10 kids' breakfasts.   Child #2 and #3 are responsible for putting breakfast dishes in dishwasher.   And so forth with age-appropriate chores.   It would teach them responsibility.   It would give them something to look forward to each day...checking the chart and "helping Mommy".     Also....the husbands should absolutely HELP once in a while.   They should tell their wives to go take a bubble bath while HE gets the kids' dinner...and does the dishes.   Well, this is what "I" was screaming at the TV today.   Smile....

The reason I don't go to church anymore is for pompous, self-righteous "Christians viewpoints such as were given this single mother of 3 today. Do you have any idea what it would be like to be a young mother who was left to raise three children. When you are out of milk, you pack up all three kids and take them to pick up the milk. When one has football practice, you pack up all three and take them to practice. You stay in the car through practice because you don't have the gas money to run back and forth. Getting a job is very difficult. Do you really think you have money to stick them all or some in day care? But hey, married and perhaps double income, chuch-going Christians think you could do better. If you were just more like them you wouldn't have such problems. Everyone piles on this mother. WHERE IS THE FATHER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I think perhaps you are "jumping the shark" like Oprah did. You are so wealthy that you don't remember what it is like to have p-nut butter sandwhiches for dinner for a week straight. When my son grows up he will always be welcome with his family in my home if they are in distress. My guess your sons could have a wing of your mansion if they really needed it.

Hello Everyone,  thank you for your support!  We are back in our home and thanks to Dr. Phil and his team, we are working with Bank of America.  We also had great support from the Denver D.A.'s office who is prosecuting Alfonso Carrillo and the squatters who were in our home.  In addition, CBS News 4 Investigates team were also very helpful.  We are extremely grateful for everyone's support.....the squatters had quite a team behind them too that prolonged us from getting back into our home!  To make matters worse, they had filed Temporary Civil Protection Orders against us to keep us 1000 feet from our home (which were 4 weeks later dismissed). The D.A.'s office filed charges against them in July and that's when they abandoned the home (after the BK was filed).  We still couldn't just move back into the home b/c their items were in it.  We were advised that if we changed the locks and removed their items, they could actually press charges against us!  It was a crazy and illogical situation that was very difficult to deal with and know what was going to happen at each turn. After we returned from the Dr. Phil show in mid-August, we finally got in touch with them at the bankruptcy (BK) hearing and told them to please come get their belongings.  They agreed and Troy was there over a 2 day period monitoring the move-out and things were very amicable.  My husband is a great man!  We knew in our hearts that violence wasn't the solution (even though we were very angry at times!)  A lot of the posts are asking why the police didn't or couldn't do anything.  The local police in the City of Littleton should've and could've done something when we first reported the crime; however, they chose not to.  Because of that decision, it caused a lot of problems going forward.  I'm not bashing the police, but they really need to consider who the victims are and not be so concerned if they'll be sued for discrimination.  We were told that Alfonso Carrillo has filed several lawsuits (along with advising his "victims" to also file lawsuits) claiming discrimination, and we believe that might be the reason for the local police to turn their backs on our situation and not pursue an investigation and charges.  Overall we survived this ordeal, but it's been very costly and the house was in terrible shape.  No structural damage, but we had to invest about $2,000 in clean up, yard restoration, appliance replacement costs to get moved back in.  Luckily, Troy is a skilled tradesman and did all of the work!  We lost 5 months of income while trying to fight these people and borrowed money to survive, as well as receiving a small amount in donations. Things have resumed as normal, and we are grateful for all of the support we received from people we didn't even know....America is a great country and people do care about each other and want to offer help and support.  Warm Regards, Troy & Dayna Donovan  check out our website for more details (whosinyouhome(dot)com)

The first couple whose home was taken over by a squatter family felt that their lives have been totally uprooted,  I think she is right.  They have lost the biggest investment that most people have.  They do nt have access  that asset in any way at all.  The people that are squatters seem tpo have all the rights.  I say that they should be forcibly removed immeadiately and the right ful owners returned their property.  I am sorry that the squatters have been taken advantage up, but they should not hold the rightful owners hostage because they did not get a clear title.  These folks deserve their home back and if they felt anything else except shattered I would be surprised.