According to state law , this investigation must start within 24 hours of the report but often starts immediately. This rarely happens; only if the child is in imminent danger of harm. A CPS investigation involves interviewing the parents or persons legally responsible. The child, siblings, another household member, and other involved adults are also interviewed.
What is Child Protective Services? When a report has been filed, the role of child protective services is to: Determine if a child has been abused or neglected Protect the child from immediate danger Assess the risk of continuing danger to the child Decide if or what interventions are needed to keep the child safe, and implement these steps, sometimes with the help of other state agencies or programs.
Decide on the need for ongoing support of the family such as case management, counseling or medical care. Ongoing support can include programs and services from organizations besides CPS. Workers may provide them with coloring books or other playthings to ease the mood and make the child feel more comfortable.
I have spent a full hour of pre-interview with a child doing nothing but putting them at ease before asking them a single question. CPS is in the business of helping children, not harming them. They do everything they can to make children feel more safe. Most of the time, though, children have very little emotional reaction to an interview and express no distress at all. If you refuse when they've asked to come inside, they may assume you are hiding something. This happens to workers fairly often, so it is not as severe as not allowing a child to be seen or not allowing a drug test.
However, if the allegation is that your house is a hazard to the child and you do not allow entry into the home, CPS will assume you are hiding something. If the allegation involves people who may be living at the home or any concern for the home environment, CPS will assume you are hiding something if you do not let them in.
They want to make sure the home is safe. Just looking around can be enough. If it is not, CPS can obtain a court order. It is possible for you to be completely uncooperative. If they never see your child, your home, you, or anyone you know, then there is very little they can do. This, however, can be a very large red flag that something is really wrong. I suggest that if you do not wish to cooperate in any way, you contact an attorney and have that attorney talk with us.
My experience has been that if there is no cooperation, a lot of things are very wrong. CPS may just go away for now, but when families have problems, CPS tends to get involved more than once. CPS can close your case a lot quicker and easier if you show us that nothing is wrong. I add this statement because I stand by it as the number one thing I wish people would consider.
CPS workers are just people. They are highly trained and educated people, but they are still just people. They make mistakes. They miss things. They go home to their own lives. They are doing their jobs. They are regulated and well-supervised. CPS is full of people with thankless jobs that don't pay well and require a massive commitment.
They have hobbies and dreams and goals. They have feelings. They often have their own children, their own problems, and their own pasts. They are simply people who have chosen to dedicate their professional lives to helping families and children. I often say that "it is my job to be hated" because it is incredibly rare for anyone to welcome a CPS investigator into their lives with open arms and loving kindness.
Mine is a profession where you have to get used to the idea that most of the families you encounter consider you an enemy. We know this and we can handle it because we know we are doing the right thing. In , the first case of child abuse was criminally prosecuted. The case has come to be known as the "case of Mary Ellen.
This created a publicly funded volunteer organization to "establish and publicize standards of child care. Their purpose was to coordinate public and private child related work. Issues of abuse and neglect were addressed in the Social Security Act in This mandated that all states establish procedures to investigate suspected incidents of child maltreatment. Many times a family member or ex-partner is belittling or consistently posing a threat to the health and well-being of the child.
Unfortunately, there are still many many cases of verbal and physical abuse against children in the U. No, a CPS finding is not a criminal conviction; nor is it available to the general public. A CPS finding permanently bars you from any work or volunteer position giving you unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults. When CPS receives a report or tip, it must first determine whether or not an investigation is needed. A caller does not have to be certain or have proof of abuse or neglect, however, reasonable suspicion is required.
If CPS determines that there may be abuse or neglect, a report will be registered, and then CPS will begin an investigation. CPS will most-likely also make a report to the police. After this, the police may conduct their own investigation the investigation will usually occur within 24 hours of a report. You are able to request your CPS records if you were in foster care or if you had ever had a case open with Child Protective Services about you being abused or neglected. There are no costs for you to request your records.
That said, you must still be an adult to request your records. Tatiana Vdb. The views in the following article are those of the author and do not reflect those of any other person or entity. The advice listed should not substitute that of a legal professional and are not given as legal advice.
Any examples are purely fictional. The following is of personal opinion and should be read as such. This should not replace any legal or professional advice obtained.
I encourage anyone who is seeking advice on any subject involving Child Protective Services to seek the advice of a legal professional. Important : The views in this article are those of the author and do not reflect those of any other person or entity.
This advice should not substitute that of a legal professional and is not given as legal advice. This is personal opinion and should be read as such. This article should not replace any legal or professional advice obtained. I've always been concerned with not enough CPS involvement. Today, I see all these people complaining about too much involvement. I believe there should be a lot more digging into parent's backgrounds.
Homes with toys on the floor, dirty handprints on the walls, messy kids' bedrooms are not a bad thing. It tells me that kids are allowed to be kids. I'd be suspicious if everything was in its place. Parents that are that strict, are not good parents. Maybe not so bad that it screams for CPS involvement, but still! Any child that has bruises as a result of punishment, is not being punished.
They are being abused. Verbal abuse is as bad as physical abuse. Their poor little mind is screwed up I had to deal with a man that verbally abused my adult daughter for 2 months. I left that state, and when I got across the state line, I pulled in and got a motel room for the night. I feel to the sidewalk and kissed the ground, I was thankful for being away from him. I cried so hard the clerk thought I was suicidal. Now, my granddaughter is having to visit him for weeks at a time.
She begged not to go I asked her if he hit her, and she would say, he's just so mean. He never listens to me, he never lets me do what I want to do. He says I lie about everything. He says the "F" word at me.
That all just changed. She actually hit him, and he took his fist and hit her in the head. He left a knot and a bruise. I know this is the first time he has put his hands on her, but the verbal abuse was so bad I honestly don't know what will happen with this, but I hope they take it seriously and listen to her.
The verbal abuse was more than i could take, and I was 62 years old when it happened around me. This article is pure propaganda. CPS workers may not get bonuses themselves, but they are funded based on caseload so have great incentive as an agency to investigate as many cases as possible.
They also are not there to help you, but primarily to "substantiate" a finding placing a person on a child abuse registry for life. Substantiation has to do with how easy it is to prove the thing happened and nothing to do with whether or not a child was in objective danger. Thus, it's likely that a parent who let their kid play outside unsupervised for a few minutes and admits to it will be placed on an abuse registry. Wheras someone who is horribly sexually abusing a child but doesn't answer the door for the CPS monsters will not even be investigated.
If they come after you, get a lawyer and don't speak to them without legal counsel. Source: I work at the state dept. Of public health AND my family has bee investigated and substantiated over a 15 minute lack of supervision claim. It completely destroyed our lives.
These caseworkers don't have any idea how the data they enter into their system is used against people. It is basically a criminal record never looked at by a judge. No due process.
Again, just get a lawyer well versed in CPS cases and do not answer the door. I believed all this crap about them being there to help and that seriously they couldn't make a minor difference in parenting style into a real case, but they can and they do.
And now I have PTSD from the experience and will never trust social workers or any other mandatory reporter again. And our child didn't even come close to being removed. This agency and their brainwashed caseworkers are evil. But , a relatives children. Been dealing with this for 10 months. Daughter tested for 10 months. Went on a Fri vs the Thurs once and denied 3 months visitation.
She has not been allowed to see kids in months. She was the one being abused get she is the criminal. TX CPS main goal is to adopt kids out.
The state gets a lot of money from the federal government. Instead of programs to reintegrate they are going everything to adopt to the grandparents. Grandparents are being paid to foster and get paid to adopt.
Her CPS worker reports positive tests even though there is a valid prescription. Took over 5 month to get classes scheduled and tells the judge she isn't completing her tasks. One cannot begin classes if the worker forgets to submit paperwork allowing to complete. They even scheduled a hearing get left the parents out of the loop that there was a court hearing.
This was to plan parental rights termination. Lawyer, case worker told her day of and that she did not need to attend. Fire the lawyer that has done everything to help her case worker friend vs her client, denied.
This whole case reeks of a set up. From what I have seen, Most CPS workers are heartless an s serve the best interest for them and the state, not the children. CPS should use all the tools in their arsenal to help and reintegrate not right out of the gate seek parental right termination for minor between husband and wife spat where children were not even present no charges filed.
CPS needs a 3rd party oversight, clearly defined rules and procedures. This is a pure propoganda piece. If you are criminally charged, legal representation is as must and a right. CPS allegations and investigations carry the same weight as a criminal investigation, all the while you are supposed to "comply" and obey. CPS is no joke. They are not our friends or guardian angels they would like us to believe. The workers are people. They have chosen this profession out of all the ways to make a career.
Do not treat them any other way than is professional and responsible. Know that any misstep or words taken out of context could be you losing your kids out jail time. Many of us have thankless jobs. Are you congratulating every farmer you run into? How about factory workers? Or even teachers? No one thanks CPS because their service is not needed.
If you have an investigation get an attorney. I know they are expensive, but in order for your best interests to be had, you have to have one. Do not listen to this propoganda. Hi my daughter is bipolar and she has two boys I am her caregiver and I also help her with her kids my grandson got really sick in less than 24 hours so I took to one hospital first then they told me he was ok to go home and I noticed that he kept throwing up all night and diarrhea were he got really dehydrated so I took him to another hospital and there was like 10 docters working working on him he got from bad to worst in hours so they asked questions about his medical history my daughter when she had him got the baby blues plus was of her meds so she needed to go to the hospital to get stable and I'm not the legal guarding so I wasn't able to take him to get his shots so now there saying my daughter neglected her baby and that she doesn't show affection to him first of all they don't know that also they said she slept Alot she takes abilify and it makes her drowsy so how does make her a bad parents.
I am almost done with my Case been Seven months done drug classes completed done domestic violence classes completed butI have two months left so I could close my case and get My rights back Missed a drug test so they marked it as positive what will happen.
I am terrified of childrens services i havent even gave birth yet and already on my case i told them it is stressing me out. They ring me everyday and text that they need to speak to me! It was my partners probation who rang C S because we had a domestic 6 years ago we got back together 2 years ago and alls well. I dont want to engage untilbaby is born im scared they wilk take my baby away please someone advise what i should do its scaring me.
The truth is these criminals yes they eventually process them too are uneducated social outcasts that don'nt give a damn about you. Many were employed off the street giving out your personal information such as what your physical address so, they are desperate to keep thier looser shit job.
You ca"nt rely in them for shit. They do the opposite of what they are supposed to and are paid terrorists. Oh well the cops will enjoy banking on their crap once they get false charges such as kidnapping. No one could pay me enough to do thier loser shit job. IN most cases, DCS workers act like gustopo agents then dcs workers, they try to intimidate people and the children.
Older citizens? The representitives left MY residence by MY incistance. I'm not a investigater and don't know how this works but as a person who is accused of something that is going to effect them for 27yrs.
If a cps worker knows the parent and child have a place to live and it's family but also heard our living arrangement does that person have to leave with out any evidence of the parent doing what the family member accused them of and do they have the right to kick the tenant out with out an eviction process and make the parent and child homeless and give.
The cps the right take the child from y parent with out the the eviction process being placed yet did the parent have to leave that home right then and they took the child too because that was the only place they had at the time to live was it wrong for that to happen not going thru an eviction yet and the claim for them removing the child was only for being homeless.
Cps i am under investigation, with my 13yr old son and seventeen year old daughter , Mom , Me went to the mental ward cps placed my kids in the care of realitive. My son is the one at risk for being taken. He was in the home , but never seen what i did. Heard only. I am at risk of losing him. Hello i am from California, I have six children that where taken by CPS for physical abuse which was not done in my presence.
They're where only two of my children that apparently got the belt on 2 occasions and had some bruising. Can CPS take all of my kids even if only 2 where bruised. I am asking not because I think is ok in any way but because for my understanding i have 3 moths to get my 3 month old baby back or she would be put up for adoption and the case worker wants the case to last six months. But my main concern right know is not losing by 3 month old.
I am doing parenting classes that i looked up my house is big for all my children they have everything they need here and more when cps come to my house they saw that the house was clean, big and that there was more then. CPS came to my son's home. Was real friendly. My son had spanked his son n the but and left a mark for 3 days, then gone.
Momma reported it, took pict. My grandson having much trouble in school having the classroom evacuated bc he throws, large objects, hits, kicks, bites, and pulls hair of teachers, aides, students, parents, principal. Inventions in place, IEP, psych etc.
He got suspended one day and was very bad at home. Hit my mom 85 yo broke glasses, charged my son 2x, biting, kicking, hitting , and put his fingers n eyes. Second time he spanked him which immediately stopped the behavior. He apologized to his dad, said I love you and all was done. CPS worker heard story, took notes. Told my son," It sounds like you stop a potentially dangerous situation and accordingly. Also putting him on the CACI child abuser index, pending hearing. Original CPS agent removed from case?
Got a copy of his report and DID NOT say anything about why the spanking was administered, just that my son admitted to the spanking. What to do when the CPS agent is omitting pertinent info. My son has this in a declaration under penalty of perjury that it took place this way. I am disabled. Upon arriving at my home , Cps officials walked around and took pictures of my homwithout my permission. So my question would be how do u start with a far case aug.
You go in the office sign the referrals for these two programs they want to refer you to so go in everything is great no complaints or worries out of the far worker So you though until the nightmare happened oct. My father made a fake allegation against me to get back at me for calling Adult protective services on him He told me he had to get out because my dad drinks and smokes pot excessively and he was drinking with him every night wasting his life He told them a story of when we were on vacation in VA beach and he watched Saya get slapped across the face because she asked my mother if my dad could work days instead of nights to be with us more I told Him that was me not my daughter!
And that was in ! We were the kids not my own kids! What if cps is called on someone im residing with and i have a child that lives there to and yhe call was made over an ear infection and the dr wont see the child because of the Corona virus any answers. Hi my name is Anna I find it untrue I jumped through hoops before they peeked and after they were in the worker had it out to remove my kids even I busted my ass doing what I should it still didn't please her the fosters cooked up a skeam on lies to end visits the worker who did tramper station said when she took them back both parents come here honey did they hurt you oh I'm sorry that was my last visit and we did nothing to deserve it.
What can I do. My children were taken from me on March 13th for supposedly some allegations that my doctor had said or send any report to a DCS worker I have two recordings from my doctor apologizing to me and told me he was sorry I had to read the report court report about what was said he said if you did make a report but it wasn't to hurt me or my two children it was to get my son some help and he never mentioned that I was not safe with my children I don't know what to do and I don't know who to turn to I really want my kids home they've never been abused or neglected.
My daughter was grabbed from me a a little over a week ago. I moved back to cali from ok here in march and i came to go to school. I have never been homeless since my daughter has been alive. Well that changed in dec i have no blood family here. Anyways i was i. This relationship turned south he kicked me on the curb with my things and called the law on me. In that split second i made a desicion for my daughtet to reside with him till my sister made it to het her.
When i found out she couldnt make it i retreived my daughter. Im being accused of leaving her with several people. I was recieving treatment in santa anta on a 72 hr phsyc eval.
I have been diagnosed with severe depression. All in which i was in neweport on the streets. Theres a papertrail saying i was there with multiple witness including officers.
They came and took her from the half a million dollar home we live in now saying im a flight risk and showed hesitation Now there saying shes traumatized For accusations that are completly untrue. Sucks when your helpless. And you didnt even do the things they said you never even talked to these people.
They talked to your ex who lied. The officers that day said i was be responcible. Im so bothered and lost and heartbroken my poor sweet baby is probably so confused why she cant talk to her mommy. Okay I have a big question my five month old son was recently abused and CPS is care with the people that they set him with wow I'm currently trying to get him back he I went to go visit him and this Friday I found bruises all over his back unexplainable for 5 month year old and on his bottom but now I called the supervisor and they took pictures and everything but they won't tell me anything else but other than that and I don't know if they took my son back to the people that he was staying with I'm very concerned I'm scared for him and I can't do nothing about it they won't tell me anything is there any way or anything I could do about this.
When they divide the family it causes court orders to be sent out giving legitimate reason for their jobs to exist. Just as it gives reasons for judges to exist and for all the other crooked laws that have been pushed off of our original bill of rights or constitution that we the people have allowed those people to corrupt. If you are raising your children in a proper manner no person has the right to intervene in the raising of your children in any shape or form that they see fit to blackmail their way into your household.
Righteousness is so clear. Learn from history folks look at Stalin look at Hitler look at people that backed the state in allowed them to take so much control in the name of security while giving up their human rights!
If i argued with my bf and the cops were called, but the kids werent involved, can cas still interview me? CPS is a lying sack of shit. You do everything in your power to separate kids from their families. You steal children, and yes you get money for removing kids and even more when they are adopted out. You all are sacks of shit! All you need to do is tell them you're contacting your attorney and that you are exercising your 4th and 14th rights under the constitution.
Do not let them in your home without a warrant signed by a judge. My grandchild has witnessed her mother attacking people with knives been beaten and locked in rooms alone etc.
It's a question that I cannot find an answer to. A person rents a home. This person moved in doesn't pay any of the rent ,etc.
Said person has mate arrested on warrent for not paying fines. This person also has a warrent from a different borough, so arresting; fficers did not know. This person was also turned in for warrent on traffic violations ,is not arrested because 16 yr. Person not on lease has been served an eviction notice refuses to leave.
Person assaulted first was defending himself , but is the one that got pfa. Doesn't CYS Pa. Seems the people who hate CPS fail to take responsibility for themselves and what they do - or have no clue they are not good parents. Whenever someone spends an hour calling out the other person, it's they who are the most guilty.
My ex had CPS investigate because our daughter fell and had a black eye. Sure, he was angry at the insinuation, but later understood why CPS exists and got over it.
I have a neighbor who in my opinion, is a horrible parent. I've considered turning in a report on her, but she too would just get angry and turn everything around so she makes herself out to be a victim. She is incapable of understand right from wrong, so why bother sending someone to tell her how wrong she is.
I wouldn't work for CPS for all the money in the world - too many really stupid people out there that just don't get it. You are a liar. States and cps organizations receive more funding based the number of children they remove or put into foster care and are thus encouraged to seek reasons to do so. Investigators will lie to you. They are not your friend and cooperation or not they are at your home for one reason.
That reason is to create and overexaggerate situations, anything really to claim that you are guilty.
Example: Investigator could ask you if you ever raised your voice with your children, in which case if you answer yes, they will put that you admit that you constantly yell at your children. If they were to ask if you had a gun in the home and you tell them and show them you do an that it isnt loaded, is in a locked case with a trigger lock, the only thing they will put in their report would be along the lines of "Parents keep firearms near children".
Innocent or not you will be forced to comply. Judges will not stand against cps nor will any other organization stand up to them once you have been accused and will be hesitant to do so even with evidence of your innocence. Cps has done far more harm to families than actually protecting children from actual abusive situations.
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