Category: CPS Investigation
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Did You Know: You DO Have a Right to Your CPS File!
CPS workers are notorious for NOT giving people the full picture. When they show up at your home with a cop in tow, claiming you have to hand over your children, what they’re not telling you is that the cop is there to protect THEM in case you get angry and violent. But they’d much…
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What Can CPS Make me do to Get my Kids Back? (Pt 1)
There are many ways that CPS can become involved in your family’s life. A neighbor, or one of your child’s teachers, can report you or your spouse to the agency (sometimes with justified concerns, and sometimes with entirely falsified allegations). The police may get called to your home for an unrelated issue, and then decide…
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Understanding the Various Types of Caseworkers in Neglect/Abuse Cases
In some of our family law cases, our clients are also dealing with some sort of caseworker in a related neglect/abuse case. However, we might not know exactly with which type of caseworker our client is dealing with. Knowing the answer to that—and then understanding the differences between the various types of caseworkers—will help us…
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Does CPS Investigate Every Single Allegation Made?
The answer is yes. And no. (Confusing, right?) If an allegation is made about a child being abused or neglected, CPS is required to investigate the claim. However, there’s a little more to it than that. Sometimes an investigation amounts to nothing, and there are usually reasons for that. Sometimes the claim obviously doesn’t warrant…
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Will CPS Make me Take a Polygraph During a Child Abuse Investigation? (Pt 1)
Most people have seen lie detector tests in the movies, but never in real life. Usually it’s some intense FBI thriller, and they’re trying to catch a bad guy. Because in the movies, good guys are never subjected to polygraph tests. Oh and in the movies, the polygraphs are always completely accurate and 100% certain.…
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Do You Think Only “Bad” Parents Get Their Kids Taken by CPS? Think Again! (Pt. 2)
Thanks for joining us again. We’ve been talking about other reasons, beyond actual abuse or neglect, for why a CPS worker might try to take your children away. As we discussed in the previous article, disagreeing with a doctor about what treatment is right for your child could be seen as medical neglect. And…
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Do You Think Only “Bad” Parents Get Their Kids Taken by CPS? Think Again! (Pt. 1)
Ask around, and you’ll probably find that most people (at least, those who’ve ever stopped to think about it before) are pretty sure that only “bad” parents get their kids removed by CPS. After all, if someone makes a false claim of abuse and CPS investigates, surely those kids wouldn’t be removed if there was…
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Once CPS Gets Involved, You’ll Never Escape The Stigma!
We live in a very judgmental society. It may not be what you want to hear, but it’s the truth. People make assumptions about each other all the time. Sometimes those assumptions are based on appearance, ethnic or racial background, or speech patterns. And sometimes they’re based on things they’ve heard about those people from…
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What Happens When CPS Petitions The Court to Take Your Kids? (Pt 3)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the next installment of this discussion about what happens when CPS tries to take your kids away. As we’ve explained so far in parts 1 and 2 of this series, after CPS files the petition with the family court, there will be a hearing to determine if…
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What Happens When CPS Petitions The Court to Take Your Kids? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been talking about what happens when CPS opens an investigation into your family, and decides that your children are at risk. As we mentioned in the previous article, once CPS opens an investigation into your family, if they decide your children are at risk they’ll file…