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For anyone who still checks this thread. The agent cancelled the appointment the day of. I have not heard from her since.

Our lawyer sent the CPS guy a letter requesting the files and has called him several times all to no avail. I don't know what kind of shit they are playing at over there.

CPS had 15 days to notify my fiance of their decision. We have 10 days to request the file and a bit longer to file appeals. What are our legal options since CPS did not follow state and federal law to notify my fiance of allegations? His lawyer thinks CPS must have a way around notifying suspected ...

So, we got that bit of good news... Now the bad news. My fiance got a letter in the mail today from the county CPS where the teen lives, saying they closed their investigation and substantiated that he abused a child. He will be placed on the child abuse registry. My fiance had no idea they were inv...

Thanks! Thanks for all your help!

It's hard to be too happy when I know other people are suffering the same.

For your kids best interest, you need to fight as hard as you can for them. Don't ever lose hope. You may be apart from them now, but someday they will be able to come back to you and they need to know you fought as hard as you could. It's so easy to fall into despair, but your kids are the light at...

With less than 2 hours until my meeting with CPS, I got a phone call from the social worker. She had an emergency and had to cancel our meeting. She went on to tell me that she didn't feel it was necessary for us to meet unless I would like to and that she was going to close my case. She warned me t...

Thanks! My meeting is this afternoon. I will update everyone tonight or tomorrow morning.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to read and reply!!

So I talked with my lawyer today. He seems pretty confident this is just a routine check up being pushed by the county the teen lives in. She may do some fishing to see what I think about the allegations and to see if I feel my son and I are safe. My lawyer said if she tries to get any info on the c...

Thank you Eljay for the link and the advice. You make some very good points. I think you are right on the money, I believe this "interview" will be focused on the teen and not my son. I don't know why they expect me to give them any details with an ongoing criminal investigation. i sure as...

Just my lawyer and myself will be at this meeting. The teen and her family live in a different county. It also would not be practical to have us all in the same room as we don't exactly get along at the moment. I don't see how they would have us all together, since the teen is not legally our relati...

Thank you Monkette, you have been an invaluable resource. I sincerely thank you for all the time you have taken to answer my posts. I have my CPS interview on Wednesday, so I will let everyone know how it goes. I am so thankful for all the replies, I feel confident I now know what to expect and how ...

THANKS for the tips! I do see your point. I think if they realize they are dealing with someone intelligent who has poise and takes care of herself, they will also realize they will not be able to run over me. It's unfortunate because everyone should be treated equally and cps likely takes advantage...

Yes! That is the big question in my case. I will call my lawyer, stat. I think the teenager is confusing everyone because she tells everyone he is her dad, technically yes, legally no. She never called him dad in person, so I don't know why she is in all the paperwork. Probably to manipulate some sy...

So I am assuming this referral is a result of my fiance's criminal charges. It's not like any person called their hotline. How would future referrals be generated? And by whom? Can they just generate their own complaints? My fiance's charges are about his biological daughter that he has no legal rig...

I was reading through the US Department of Health & Human Services website about policies on behaviors they look for when considering removal. It describes some behaviors and specifically lists behaviors and scenarios that pretty much describe an autistic child. So basically, what I gathered fro...

> the thing that is murky for me is that it's not even you or your son who even have to do with this original allegation, but in their kangaroo-CPS world they will likely assume the worst (or *pretend* to assume the worst) and even if they do not believe your son is at risk, they will still likely ...

First thing I would do is get a lawyer. A lawyer will be able to help you with local laws and tell you what you need to do to address these accusations. Have you been investigated by CPS? Try to find out as much info as you can, but do not say anything until you talk to a lawyer. It sounds to me lik...

How does CPS gather their information? How do they go about finding my name, address and phone number if no one gave it to them? Is there any way I can find out the caseworkers history? How many cases she has handled, how many were unfounded, how many resulted in placement and tpr? Is it okay to sig...

Oh yes, I would also like to know, what happened to your bio siblings?

That is insanity and madness! It is every parents nightmare come true and a living hell for you. You are a worst case scenario, but I think every parent dealing with CPS needs to realize this is a very real possibility! I think you are incredibly courageous for being able to write this all down and ...

Thanks.

I am sorry you had to suffer through that. I wish there was more people could do to get punitive damages to try and recover their lives.

Families don't even have to make mistakes to have their kids taken. It seems like all it takes is someone to be jealous of you or dislike you.

Thanks for the tips. My fiancé transferred his rights to his daughter over 10 years ago, so he has no legal rights to her and can't get any medical records. His defense attorney is working on obtaining her medical records and therapist sessions. It will all be evidence hopefully in our favor, should...

When I read both your replies, I got teary eyed. Not because I am upset, but because you both took time to help me, a complete stranger. So thank you! I had read that they are supposed to tell a person the allegations, now I know she has to and I won't let her dodge around it. I also plan on bringin...

Thanks for approving me. My life has recently become hell. How does a normal, loving family suddenly find themselves in a downward spiral of lies and terror? It's surreal. My fiance keeps saying things can't get any worse, yet they steadily progress to horrible horizons we never imagined possible. U...