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There is nothing more invasive than a state agency knocking on your door and asking you for access to your life. Add to that the fact that you are also being suspected of abusing and/or neglecting your children and the stress associated with your CPS ...

Suppose that you and your family have become the subject of a Child Protective Services ( CPS ) case and it has been determined that your home is not a safe environment for your child to reside in. As a result, CPS has arranged to remove your child ...

An Emergency Protective Order (EPO) is a court order that you can obtain that is enforceable in criminal court. It would be issued against a person who has acted in an abusive manner towards you or a person living in your household. Typically, an EPO ...

The Department of Family and Protective Services ( DFPS ) investigates situations that involve abuse and/or neglect of a child. If it is suspected that your child has been abused or neglected a person may anonymously contact Child Protective Services ...

You will be given notice regarding the directions on how to get to any CPS location that is hosting your visitation session. Instructions will also be provided to you on who to contact when you arrive at the visitation location as well as a phone ...

As a part of the CPS investigation into the safety and well-being of your child, you will be asked to come up with a safety plan along with your support system and CPS. This service plan will attempt to find your programs, planning, and counseling ...

If you have multiple children that are involved in a Child Protective Services ( CPS ) investigation, then the agency will make every effort to place those children in the same living environment for the duration of the case. Of course, if there are ...

At the conclusion of your Child Protective Services case the agency will determine whether or not there is sufficient evidence available regarding whether or not you have abused or neglected your child. Depending on the outcome of your case you and ...

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 . If the caller stated, you were using illegal ...

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ( DFPS ) has underneath its governance a division known as Child Protective Services ( CPS ). This agency is responsible for protecting children in Texas from abuse and neglect . CPS receives ...

If you are a Texas resident you are likely aware that our state’s foster care system has not been receiving the best of headlines recently. It seems that foster families and foster homes that our state has been placing children into have struggled to ...

When a potential client walks into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC with a question regarding a Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation it is the goal of the attorney to provide information regarding their rights and what to expect during ...

When considering the potential safety risks that could result in your child being removed from your home domestic violence ranks very high on the list. It is looked upon as being so high a risk and such a potential danger to your child’s well being ...

If you are involved with CPS in a case involving your child he or she will invariably ask to talk to you about involving your family as a support network in caring for the best interests of your child. The two main ways that your family can get ...

What does it mean for Child Protective Services ( CPS ) to become involved with your family? It’s probably become pretty obvious to you that CPS is not contacting you for something good. It’s likely that something has happened with one of your ...

The impacts of the coronavirus or COVID -19 are far reaching beyond public health. Every area of our lives has been impacted by either the virus itself or our government-led response to the virus. At this stage in the game it is difficult to ...

There are sometimes unintended consequences that are associated with the decisions that we make. This is true in our personal lives. If you decide to go to a restaurant for lunch that has a long wait time, it may cause you to be late for a meeting ...

For visitation to be refused during the COVID -19 pandemic I imagine that the rationale behind apparent doing so would be out of concern for their child's health and safety. Whether or not these are valid concerns, it is unlikely that apparent would ...

The coronavirus pandemic is one that has begun in March of this year it is still ongoing. This is a virus that we knew relatively little about at the beginning of the pandemic and we know only slightly more about now. We know that it is a respiratory ...

In addition to the health concerns that are most prevalent associated with COVID -19 there are additional concerns related to domestic violence that some people will unfortunately have to endure during this pandemic. If there are concerns and ...

A status hearing in relation to your Child Protective Services hearing will focus on the status of your child being in temporary custody of the state as well as the service plan that you are expected to complete in order to have your child returned ...

It can feel like you are all alone when you are involved in a Child Protective Services ( CPS ) case. You can be made to feel like you are the only person to have ever been investigated by CPS and that your child is never going to be returned to your ...

In part one of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC ’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 examine the legal definitions of child neglect ...

In order to adopt a child, it is a requirement that the child’s legal parents either be deceased or have their parental rights terminated before the adoption application be considered. There are two ways to go about terminating a parent’s parental ...

While Child Protective Services ( CPS ) has an open case into your family you will come into contact with a number of persons who are involved with investigating whether or not abuse or neglect occurred in relation to a child in your home. Your CPS ...

It can be a helpless feeling if your child is in someone else’s care and is harmed in some way. When it occurs in conjunction with a Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation it can be especially frustrating. For one, you already feel that you ...

One issue that I would like to touch on at the outset of this blog post is that if CPS becomes aware of potential abuse or neglect of your child during the course of your investigation it can use that as a reason to continue an investigation or even ...

You spent a long time in mediation negotiating and getting your custody order worked out so that both you and your ex were satisfied with it. Or maybe you fought a long custody battle that ended in a trial where the judge had to make the decision for ...

In the third and final installment in the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC’s series of blog posts on Child Protective Services , we will discuss issues surrounding the extent to which CPS can inspect your home. Finally, the post will conclude by going ...

Joanne Nwaogu Houston Family Law Attorney Joanne Nwaogu’s family law practice is rooted in child advocacy. Ensuring the safety and comfort of children involved in family disputes has been her priority for more than 12 years. Joanne focuses her ...

During the past few weeks, the attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC have taken an opportunity to write about the steps of different types of family law cases in an effort to help you prepare for beginning one. Whether you have never ...

Whenever a client asks me how to act in court I always smile and think that person must have led a pretty good life to that point to never have had to enter a courtroom for any reason. The fact of the matter is that most of the time when you have to ...

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 them that is not a good reason for terminating ...

Married persons tend to earn more money than single people. There are a number of studies that will tell you this. Go search the internet for a couple and you will see what I am talking about. Whether it is building wealth, saving for your children's ...