Category: CPS

When there are Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) filings, there can be a multitude of victims, including those who are falsely accused of perpetrating domestic violence. The unfortunate truth is that people are not always honest when they make such filings, even though that is what the law requires and mandates (i.e....

Your child or children have been taken by CPS. Until the real facts are figured out CPS must provide reasonable services to reunify you with your children. So, what is that? Why is this important? And how does it affect you right now? How will it affect you when the courts open...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...