Children are not supposed to be exposed to domestic violence situations. Even if one parent is the victim of domestic violence an ACS or CPS investigation of a domestic violence incident may cause the children to be removed from that household. To be … [Read more...]
Removal of Children from Parents’ Home
In the five boroughs of the City of New York the Administration for Children's Services (hereinafter referred to as "ACS") is the investigatory agency that deals with child abuse and criminal proceedings. In the rest of the State of New York Child … [Read more...]
Accused of Child Abuse or Neglect: What do you do?
Unfortunately, child abuse and child neglect are real issues in our society. Thousands of cases involving child abuse or child neglect are initiated each year by child abuse and child neglect protection agencies in the United States. What is Child … [Read more...]
Family Court May Retroactively Set Aside a Neglect Finding
The Appellate Division of the First Department, an Appels Court, heard an appeal brought by ("ACS"). ACS had appealed a decision of the Supreme Court made on November 16, 2015 which granted a mother's retroactive suspension of an ACS Family Court … [Read more...]