Recent Posts in CPS Lawyer Category
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 ...
Continue reading "Parental Alienation- What is it and what does it mean for my Texas Family Law case?" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Child Protective Services Investigation- What to expect and how to handle the situation, Part 3" »
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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Posted on Jul 24, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
When a potential client walks into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan with a question regarding a Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation it is the goal of the attorney to provide information ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Protecting the health and well being of children in Texas is the mission of Child Protective Services (CPS) . As a branch of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) , CPS ...
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Posted on Jun 23, 2017 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
Something our office gets a lot of questions regarding is the termination of parental rights. Many of these questions are from fathers who do not want to pay child support. I generally have to tell ...
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Posted on May 28, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Relinquishing one’s rights and duties as a parent in Texas can be easier said than done. One way that a parent can voluntarily relinquish their parental rights is to sign an affidavit of ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagana
Quite frequently I get the call from potential clients when they have come under the radar of CPS after someone has placed an anonymous call to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. ...
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Posted on Oct 1, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
Domestic or family violence allegations often arise from underlying family law situations, such divorce or child custody disputes. Occasionally, these accusations are false or were not made ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
When it comes to raising a family, many of the actions that parents take can be scrutinized heavily. For one parent, a particular parenting act may seem second nature or incredibly normal while for ...
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