Child Protective Services (“CPS”) and Administration for Children Services (“ACS”) are child protection agencies. Reports of child abuse and/or child neglect are reported to these agencies. ACS operates within the five boroughs of the City of New … [Read more...]
THE INTIMIDATION
Families are intimidated by the ACS and CPS caseworkers, their threats, the threats to call the police or the police showing up. This explains why in only .2% of all CPS or ACS cases in the United States does CPS and ACS go to court and actually get … [Read more...]
UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO PARENT’S HOMES BY ACS and CPS WORKERS
THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM Throughout the United States, child protective organizations investigate homes of approximately 3.5 million children on a yearly basis. In approximately 5% of these situations CPS or ACS find there has been physical or … [Read more...]
STANDARDS OF EVIDENCE IN FAMILY COURT ON CPS AND ACS CASES
The standard of evidence utilized by the Family Courts in the State of New York is called the “Preponderance of Evidence Standard”. This means 51% of the evidence. This is unlike the evidence standard in the criminal justice system, which is “beyond … [Read more...]
CPS and ACS’s ABILITY TO REMOVE CHILDREN FROM THEIR FAMILY HOME
CPS and ACS are not law enforcement agencies. They are social service agencies. However, both CPS and ACS have tremendous power. This is the power to remove children from the parent’s home. The alleged real purpose for ACS and CPS to have this power … [Read more...]