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WHAT IS THE ACS INVESTIGATION PROCESS?

 This is a common question and often never clearly answered by ACS. This is the official ACS statement on what ACS does during an investigation:


During the investigation, ACS will:

  • Contact the person who made the report within 24 hours, to gather more information.
  • Make an unannounced visit to your home within 24 – 48 hours of the report. CPS must see and speak to all your biological children living with you or with other caretakers, as well as all children that are present in the home during the investigation.
  • Speak to all adults or caretakers living in the home.
  • Give you a letter called a Notice of Existence, informing you that you have an open investigation of abuse or maltreatment. If you are not home, CPS will leave a Notice of Home Visit letter informing you of the visit.
  • Check to make sure your home is free of hazards, has adequate food, safe sleeping arrangements, etc.
  • Go to your child’s school, talk to family members and other people who may know your child, like a neighbor, building superintendent, teacher, doctor, nurse, NYPD, etc.
  • During the investigation, if it is determined that services are required, ACS will refer you to services and work with you to help you receive those services.
  • The CPS may offer you Community Based Services, Preventive Services, or ask you to attend an Initial Child Safety Conference (ICSC) as a result of concerns noted during the investigation. 

In reality, ACS workers are not trained in any professional investigative techniques. They mostly simply ask anyone who will speak to them what happened. They will then try to obtain as much evidence against the parents. The ACS worker will only report anything negative and if negative information cannot be found against the parents it will simply be manufactured. The goal of the ACS worker is to attack the parents. ACS dysfunction is most significant in the high turn over in their workers. It is rare to find an experienced ACS worker. ACS workers rely on intimidation and fear to force parents to comply.

If your family has been tagged by ACS, contact the hotline at 917-519-8417. 

LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL S. DISCIOARRO, ESQ.


BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM





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