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Posted on Sep 20, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
As a parent, you have the responsibility to raise your child and to provide the basic necessities of life for him or her. Part of this responsibility is to see to it that he or she are protected from ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
During a case that involves Child Protective Services ( CPS ) you would be excused if you lost sight on occasion of the fact that despite all the troubles and difficulties that you are going through, ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
When you’ve just been dealt a blow in your life you may feel like stepping back and not doing much of anything. For instance, if Child Protective Services ( CPS ) initiates an investigation into ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
If you find yourself in the middle of a CPS case it is easy to find your spirits low and your optimism levels even lower. The life that you had led previously with your family could be gone forever ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
If Child Protective Services ( CPS ) becomes a part of your life it is understandable to feel a lot of different emotions all at once. You are likely some combination of angry, upset, stressed out and ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
When Child Protective Services ( CPS ) is investigation an allegation of abuse or neglect against your and/or your spouse, it common for case workers to investigate and conduct interviews of your ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2018 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
Many people believe that a divorce in Texas should be easy, that it is just a status change ending the marriage and that it does not directly impact other issues. However, that is not the case. A ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Status Hearing A Status Hearing is one of the most important steps of a CPS case. It is held after a service plan has been prepared by CPS. Within two months of your child being placed into the ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
During the past few weeks, the attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan have taken an opportunity to write about the steps of different types of family law cases in an effort to help you prepare ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Your rights in a Child Protective Services (CPS) case It can feel like that you have no rights whatsoever, and that CPS can do whatever they would like to you if you become involved with them. After ...
Continue reading "Managing a Texas Family Law Case, Part Three" »
Posted on Jun 30, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Who can attend your court appearance with you? Your hearing is not a closed process where only the parties, their attorneys, and the judge can attend. Any other party with a hearing scheduled on your ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
As the old saying goes: “In failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” There is no doubt that a child custody evaluation is intrusive, disruptive and all around not a good time for ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
In the Law Office of Bryan Fagan ’s final installment covering Texas Family Law courts we will discuss Child Protective Services ( CPS ) and how a court case involving this agency will proceed ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
People going through difficult situations in their personal lives are often frantic. This is understandable. When something isn’t right with a family member, especially a child, your brain can ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
As an attorney working in the area of family law I can think no more frustrating or sad sort of case than a CPS case. From the child’s perspective, it is being alleged that he or she has been ...
Continue reading "Grandparents can find themselves in a tough spot when raising a child in response to a CPS investigation" »
Posted on Mar 2, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
In part one of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan ’s series on Child Protective Services, we discussed the basic framework of a CPS investigation and how the Agency defines child abuse. Today we will ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Unfortunately children suffer from abuse and neglect at the hands of caregivers or other adults all too often. With this in mind Child Protective Services ( CPS ) functions within the Texas Department ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
In a recent 14 th Court of Appeals decision out of Houston, a Mother appealed the final order of a trial court that awarded the Father a modification in child custody case. This case presented a ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Caring for the health and safety of Texas children is the responsibility that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is charged with upholding. The populations that the agency serves ...
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Posted on Jan 2, 2018 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
Maybe you have recently started to think about divorce. Or, maybe you are in the middle of your divorce, but you have been so busy that you missed some of our blog posts that could help you a lot! Or ...
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Posted on Dec 31, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
One of the saddest aspects of being a family law attorney is running into people – both clients and opposing parties- who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Drug and alcohol abuse is a trait that ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Under the Texas Family Code, Child Protective Services (CPS) is provided a great deal of authority to investigate allegations of abuse or neglect against your child and ultimately to remove him or her ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
In a perfect world, people would get married, have kids and stay together until they’ve got more great grandkids than they do teeth. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world and ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
In the third and final installment in the Law Office of Bryan Fagan’s series of blog posts on Child Protective Services, we will discuss issues surrounding the extent to which CPS can inspect ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
This blog post is the second in a series of posts that detail CPS investigations : what they are, how CPS conducts them and how you can present yourself most favorably during one. Obviously there is ...
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