Matt and Alicia Jackson tell PEOPLE that they've been through numerous custody challenges with their twin sons and their daughter

"People understand that these child abuse pediatricians have unlimited power," says Aaron Rapier, an attorney for the Kruegers.

How we can miss the mark in child abuse cases

They say the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families traumatized their family by taking their kids in the middle of the night.

'Parents should be able to sleep without wondering if the government is going to take their kids'

In July 2022, Josh and Sarah found themselves living out every parent’s worst nightmare.

A Massachusetts couple have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against state child protective services agents and local police officers over the removal of their children from their home in July 2022.

Even though a family pediatrician said she had "zero concerns," child welfare services still seized Josh Sabey's and Sarah Perkins' two young children. It took four months for the couple to regain custody.

It was 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022, when Waltham Police and employees from the Department of Children and Families showed up to the Sabey home without a warrant to take the kids into custody.

Sarah Perkins and Joshua Sabey know how lucky they are, though you would never use the word “lucky” given what they’ve been through.