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I've never been in trouble with the law before or ever been involved with children's protective services. A probation search was done at my home and they found drugs in the room I share with my child, therefore CPS was called, ended up extracting my child from my care. I was asked if I had any family nearby that could take her. I gave them the names and phone numbers of two family members. Never even called or seen either one of them to see if they would be able to have her. They put my daughter straight into a foster home without even contacting my family first to see if she could be placed with either one of them. I'm pretty sure my rights were violated. Help!
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When a child is taken into custody pursuant to an "instanter order", a hearing must be held within three days. You should be notified of the hearing. You should attend the hearing, if possible. Whether you attend or not, make sure the available family members attend the hearing. You should make it known to the court that these are the people who are available to take care of your child. It may be necessary for CPS to do some background checking before the child is released.
Answered on May 02nd, 2014 at 9:52 AM