What happens if you have an investigation by child protective services (CPS) and you do not have an attorney? Among other things, in most CPS investigations, the investigator is required by protocol to conduct a “home visit.” This is especially the case when the allegations involve younger children or the condition of the home. During […]
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Do No Harm Podcast
This new podcast from NBC, Do No Harm, demonstrates the dangers of going up against child protective services without an attorney advocating on your behalf. The Brights’ lives were turned upside down and their children removed after a doctor misdiagnosed an injury as evidence of child abuse. They were treated as guilty until proven innocent. […]
SWAT Enters Home After Parents Disagree with Doctor Over Treatment
After Sarah took her son to the hospital with a high fever, the doctor told them to go to the ER. After the doctor learned that Sarah had not immediately gone to the ER (because her son’s fever was going down), he called CPS. That evening, SWAT kicked in their door and removed the children. […]
Pennsylvania Court of Appeals Returns Daughter to Parents and Scolds Trial Court Judge
On April 6, 2016, a young girl — known only as N.M. in court documents — was extremely fussy, causing her concerned parents to bring her to the family’s pediatrician. The pediatrician diagnosed her as having an ear infection and prescribed an antibiotic. After leaving the pediatrician’s office, N.M.’s mother felt a “popping” on N.M.’s […]