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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not consulting a lawyer after a CPS visit is an even bigger alarm bell.

I don't know why some of you all do not realize that CPS investigations are not supposed to be routine and referrals are not supposed to be casual.

They have the power to take your child from you without much oversight or appeal.  It's not a parking ticket where the worst case scenario is a small fine.  The power that CPS has is more consequential, on an individual basis, than either Congress or the President.

It's a very serious matter regardless of the validity of the referral.  All it takes is one bad mid-level bureacurat to permanently destroy your life.[/quote]

This is way way alarmist. And most of what you say is simply not true. [/quote]

Name one thing in it that's not true.[/quote]

All of it. 
1. ‘Not consulting a lawyer after a cps visit is an ‘alarm bell’. Who would this be an alarm bell to exactly? Genuinely curious.

2. ‘Investigations are not routine and referrals not casual.’ This doesn’t even make sense. Of course investigations are not routine but many cases are started by mandatory reporters who have no discretion, and most of these cases are closed. With behavioral issues and mandatory reporters involved, things get reported all the time. It’s not even clear to me from OPs post that Cps decided to make a visit from the counselors report. She’s actually never said that.

3. Cps is not ‘more powerful than the president or congress’. That’s too nuts to even try to explain.

4. Cps has tons of oversight and standards and there absolutely is a court process - due process - including a robust appeals process. Courts want families to stay together and will suggest all sorts of support services.

I’ll admit that if a parent is a POC, poor and uses drugs, as example, there can be minefields to deal with- although the system has been working hard to handle these sorts of cases more humanely-  but in general OP should not worry her child will be thrown in foster care. Shes obviously stressed enough without people like you chiming in with poor information [/quote]

Telling someone NOT to consult a lawyer is always a red flag and objectively bad advice.  It doesn't even matter what the subject is.

A CPS referral is not like a dental check up.  The power disparity is real and CPS is given the benefit of the doubt.  Even if nothing comes of it the fact that it even happened means it was entered into the system and could have negative consequences down the line.

You left out the modifying clause of on an individual basis.  Neither Congress nor the President has the power to take a child away from their parents.

While something is winding its way through court the child in question is placed in foster care.  That's not a small inconvenience and the costs, both mental and financial, associated with fighting it are large.

It is always a good idea to know your rights.  It is always a good idea to protect yourself from the beginning.  Good intentions are irrelevant because it is very difficult to fix a mistake once one happens.[/quote]

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