There are potential allegations that may lead to investigations by CPS and ACS or the police. In these situations, parents are dealing with a ACS or CPS case and also criminal allegations against them. If the police come to your door as part of a CPS or ACS investigation the investigation rises to another level. Parents accused of serious abuse or neglect should immediately contact an experienced CPS or ACS attorney. The early intervention of an experienced CPS or ACS attorney can protect parent’s rights and stop a child or children from being removed from the home. The attorney can provide legal guidance to the parents as to how to deal with investigators.
Protecting Parents’ Rights
If a parent is investigated by police detectives they may have to read the parents their Miranda Rights during the course of the investigation. However, if the parents are being investigated only by CPS or ACS workers there are no Miranda Rights. Parents often make mistakes and state things to CPS or ACS workers that will be used against them in investigations. Parents to not have to make statements that will be used to convict them. They have rights against self-incrimination. An experienced attorney can provide strategies to help parents avoid saying the wrong thing.
Interrogation of Children
CPS and ACS investigators upon being assigned to a case sometimes go to the child’s or children’s school to question them. They take this action even before letting the parent or parents know they are under investigation.
The law office of Schlissel DeCorpo LLP are parents’ advocates and defenders of CPS and ACS investigations can be reached at 516-561-6645, 718-350-2802, 631-319-8262, or 914-998-0082 or by e-mail at info@sdnylaw.com.
