Being a parent is complicated, hard and it can be scary. This is especially true if the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services comes knocking. One common question is whether parents are obligated to allow DFPS into their homes. Understanding DFPS’s role...
As a parent, when anything even slightly wrong involves your children, you are likely amassed with a wide range of emotions. Thus, when your parenting, the parenting of the other parent or the safety of your child are called into question, it can quickly turn into an...
Like other Texas parents, you are prepared to expect the unexpected. While this typically relates to the actions, interests and needs of the child, it could also mean encountering difficult, emotional and unexpected situations related to child custody during or after...
Many parents in the greater Dallas area may not realize until it is too late the power that Texas’s Child Protective Service office has. Although individual investigators may present themselves as caring people who just want to help out a struggling parent, the...
Texans often feel responsible for making sure all children are safe. This is the stated core mission of the Child Protective Services and Child Care Licensing. They also explain that they use collaborative efforts with families and the communities they serve to...
There is nothing quite as scary as a visit from Child Protective Services (CPS). When CPS visits only come alongside a report of child abuse. CPS officers likely believe the home is unsafe and will do what they must to protect any children present. These visits create...
