CPS/CFS Must Provide Reasonable Services! – Do Not Let Them Get Away With Taking Your Child, Putting The File In A Stack Of Other Files And Then Do Nothing!
There are different stages of the social worker’s duty to provide reasonable services.
The first stage of the social worker’s requirement to provide services to keep your family together is just prior to the very first hearing: the detention hearing. (If you have a CPS case now or it looks like...
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Is Taser And Stun Gun Abuse Considered A Violation Of My Civil Rights?
If a taser or stun gun is used in an excessive manner against someone, then that person would have a civil rights violation claim. In order to prove such a violation, it would have to be shown that the officer’s use of the taser or stun gun was not justified under the...
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How Do You Work With Medical And Forensic Experts To Defend Clients Wrongfully Accused Of Child Abuse?
When defending clients who have been wrongfully accused of child abuse, it is important to obtain every piece of information from the time the child was born to the time of the injury in order to have a full understanding of what the child has experienced during their life. Next, an objective,...
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What Can I Do If I Believe CPS Has Unlawfully Taken My Child From Me?
If CPS were to unlawfully take a child from a parent, then that would be a violation of the parent’s and child’s constitutional rights. In order to remove a child, CPS would normally need a court order or warrant, or evidence of imminent risk of serious bodily injury which could occur in...
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What Challenges Are There In Winning A Case Against The Police?
Cases brought against the police are not necessarily difficult to win; it’s just a matter of sorting the facts and ensuring that the case has a strong basis. There is no reason why suing a police officer should be any different than using any other individual who has engaged in some sort...
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When Should I Hire An Attorney If CPS Is Investigating Me For Alleged Child Abuse?
Now is the right time to hire an attorney, if CPS is investigating you. If you get that card in your door, letter in your mail, or phone call from a social worker, you are being investigated. The very first step you take should be hiring an attorney. And not just any...
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Should We Cooperate With CPS And Allow Them Into Our Home?
I’m of the opinion that you must appear cooperative to CPS at all times. If you tell them to go get a warrant, they are going to go get a warrant. If they go get a warrant, you’ve already started the wheels of the court system in your life. The best thing...
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What Happens Once A Dependency Case Is Filed?
A dependency case can be extremely harmful to your family. Once a dependency case is filed, you will have to deal with a social worker and a minor’s counsel. Generally, you won’t be treated very well. Sometimes, you’ll get lucky and you will have a great social worker who is compassionate. Some...
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Who Can File A Dependency Action?
The Department Of Children and Family Services is in charge of filing a dependency action. They get what’s called a judicial council form, they fill it out with allegations of abuse or neglect, and they file it. They are the proponents of the action. At the first stage, they have to show...
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How to Find Out if There Is a CPS Case Against You
There are a few ways you will find out if CPS is investigating you. For example, if there is a domestic violence incident at your house, or there is some kind of incident in your home and the police come. Many times, the police will tell you they have to make a...
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Lawsuit: Man ‘Intentionally And Maliciously’ Killed By Concord Police
SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of a 21-year-old Antioch man who was being trailed by undercover narcotics officers when he was fatally shot by Concord police last May have filed a federal civil rights suit claiming their son was “intentionally and maliciously” killed.
Charles Burns was shot and killed...
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Revocation or Denial of a Merchant Mariner Credential Because of a DUI
A Merchant Marine Credential (MMC) is a credential issued by the U.S. Coast Guard combining the elements of the merchant mariner’s document, merchant mariner’s license, and certificate of registry, which are no longer issued as separate documents. (46 CFR § 10.201.)
When determining whether to issue or renew a Merchant Marine...
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