Great post @apanamamama! There were definitely some new insights in here for me that I didn’t know about. I appreciate the quote you shared from the ex-CPS investigator. That really frails my heart knowing 99% of the time that kids are taken are only because parents are unfamiliar with their rights. I know we have heard that expressed many of times but he was really urging us to know our rights and stop waiving them. It’s also good knowing that those police officers that come with the workers are their for “their” protection and not to enforce taking our kids away. This information will help parents not be so intimidated by them.
I really need to start searching for a lawyer in our area who is an expert when dealing with the CPS! Thanks again for sharing more valuable and crucial information with us. Resteeming to help spread this information ~
Thanks for stopping by and the comment. Yes, it is good to know why the officers are there! Having a lawyer's number handy is a good idea, although I'm not sure how to find that out without asking around or calling and asking them. A database needs to be made. I suggested it to Mark when he was asking what specifically the family protection account should be doing. It would be a major task.
Yea I was thinking about trying to call some in my area and asking them how familiar they are with the CPS or somehow finding out if they are experts when dealing with these types of cases. Yes a database would be really nice but definitely lots of work to put together.