NEW YORK CITY ACS DEFENSE LAWYER

ACS workers routinely will ask parents to sign HIPPA forms so they may obtain a child's medical records. This even after the investigation has revealed that there is nothing wrong with the child. The ACS worker will states that their supervisor wants it and they are just following "protocol". The reason for the form is so ACS can dig through the child's medical records and find something to attack the parents with. A missed doctor's appointment or disagreeing with a doctor about a child's treatment are all reasons for ACS to possibly file a petition against the parents in family court. Before signing a HIPPA form, speak to an attorney. FIGHTACS.COM BROOKLYNACSATTORNEY.COM

Failing kids De Blasio’s pratfalls on the national stage have been comic; his failures here in the city tragic. We’re thinking particularly of the children who died thanks to mismanagement at the Administration for Children’s Services. De Blasio took office vowing to fix ACS, yet his pick to run it, Gladys Carrión, abandoned key management practices, such as agency-wide video conferences where top staff reviewed casework best practices. Other progressive politicians, including then-Public Advocate Letitia James, issued reports warning that ACS was going downhill; the mayor ignored them. FIGHTACS.COM Then children who’d been on ACS’s radar — in homes the agency had been called to investigate — started  dying from abuse . Zymere Perkins, 6, beaten to death. Jaden Jordan, 3, same fate. SEE ALSO Child abuse reports surge after high-profile tragedies Weeks later, after  Mikey Guzman , 5, joined the list despite 13 ACS visits to the home, de Blasio f...

ACS receives thousands of calls a day about child abuse. IN many cases, they will forward the case to the New York Office of Children and Family Services for a hearing. This is a two step process. First, there is a conference. At the conference an ACS attorney will tell the judge about the case against you and how they would like to proceed. The second step is an actual hearing. There are many jobs that you cannot hold if you have an ACS indication. Such as, nurse, child care, elderly care, nursing home. Thus, an indication can have a real impact on the future of any parent. It is imperative that you have an attorney present with you. Without legal help, the ACS lawyers will dictate the terms and may demand that you plead guilty. DO NOT plead guilty. These cases must be tried in the courtroom and you must confront the ACS allegations. When you receive a letter of indication, you must contact an attorney right away. You only have 90 days to prepare a defense. The Law Offices of Michae...

The answer yo this question is a resounding NO. Even experienced attorneys do not represent themselves in legal matters. The reason is that your emotional attachment to case will cloud your judgement. Also, and most importantly, ACS lawyers and workers often lie in court about everry facet of the case. You must have an experienced attorney next to you who knows how to attack these lies. The tactic of the ACS lawyer and worker is to always blame the parent and hide as many negative facts as possible. ACSATTORNEYS.COM

The first tools that an ACS worker learns to use against parents is threats and intimidation. This is a very effective strategy. ACS workers can remove a child from a home based on their opinion alone. It is with this threat, that parents are attacked with and demanded that they comply with ACS directives. There are two very important rights that ACS workers are most afraid of. First, in New York state, you , as an individual, have the right to record your conversations as long as you're part of the conversation. With the rise of cell phone cameras this is now easier then ever. As soon as an ACS worker begins to contact you, record all of the interactions. Let the ACS worker know you are recording all of the interactions. You will be threatened and attacked for doing so. Many of our clients have been told by ACS workers that it is illegal for them to be taped. This is simply not the law. State and federal police agencies record criminals on a daily basis.  Record, record, record!! ...

We are often asked how effective court appointed lawyers are in the  fight for parents rights in Family Court against ACS. To begin with, the vast majority of court appointed lawyers are very experienced. They have been plying their trade for a long time and understand how the courts work. Second, they are familiar with ACS policies and procedures and can guide a parent along this path. In the two areas that they fall short is in attention and stopping ACS abuses. Since their clients are indigent people who cannot afford an attorney, they have a very large caseload. This caseload does not allow them to give the necessary time that is required to properly defend an ACS case. Also, and most importantly, they are not aggressive enough in defending their client's rights against ACS. The biggest example is that they allow their clients to speak to ACS workers without them being present. This is simply unacceptable. ACS workers have a policy that they do not speak to attorneys. Why? b...

A wonderful group that advocates on behalf of pregnant women released a document that advises mothers o how to protect their children from ACS. It is wonderfully written and easy to understand. You can read the it here. If your finances allow, we strongly suggest that every parent obtain their own private attorney as soon as they are contacted by ACS.   Most importantly, is to never speak to ACS workers without an attorney. ACS workers are trained to attack parents in any way they can. Stand up for your rights. ACSATTORNEY.COM

The ACS Commissioner Gladys Carrion resigned in disgrace. Mayor Deblasio still has not appointed a new Commissioner. Why not? The reason is because as soon as he does, the ACS dysfunction is back in the news. The Mayor wants to hide from ACS as much as possible. This Mayor is too much of a coward to truly address the problems of ACS. The children will keep dying and innocent families will continue to be torn apart. This is travesty of justice.

Zymere Perkins (left) and Jaden Jordan (right) both died even though their child abuse cases were investigated by ACS. Robert Miller; Facebook More On: acs ACS employs more bosses than abuse caseworkers De Blasio says he had to take credit for appointing ACS monitor Feminists' mom-shaming of Kellyanne Conway is out of control Buckle up — Trump's era of disruption has only just begun Ten kids died despite each being the subject of at least four abuse or maltreatment complaints to the city’s troubled child welfare agency in the weeks leading up to the slaying of little Zymere Perkins , a probe by Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office has found. The tragedies were among 38 deaths involving vulnerable children flagged for high-priority investigations by the Administration for Children’s Services, Stringer found in the report, a copy of which was obtained by The Post. In a letter to outgoing ACS Commiss...

As we have discussed, anyone with a phone can call ACS on anyone else. ACS does not investigate who calls. they simply go and attack the parent. One of the most common calls to ACS is that a parent is using "drugs". The ACS worker will then go to the home and demand that the parent take a drug test. This is a trap. The way ACS uses drug tests is as follows. If they are positive, even for marijuana, they will demand that the parent enter into a drug program. If they are negative, they will hide the results and harass the parent until the parent enters a drug program. For ACS , the accusation is the proof of the case. The ACS workers are very poorly trained, badly educated, and extremely arrogant. It is very difficult for parents to deal with them because they are so unprofessional and the parents are not prepared for this. Many ACS workers we have spoke to will not even give us their business cards or full names. In fact, letters that parents receive from ACS only have the wor...

One of the first things that an ACS workers will tell parents upon meeting them is that the investigation will last 60 days. This is simply untrue. The reason for this statement is that it leads the parents to believe that there is a process that will be followed and they can look forward to the case being closed in 60 days. It is simply untrue. The ACS investigation will continue until the ACS worker can create a case against the parents. The goal is to force parents into services so ACS can maintain their $2.9 billion budget. The ideal parents for an ACS worker to accused are parents that have done nothing wrong. These parents are so frightened they will often agree to services, which are worthless and are run by third parties. Then, at the end of the year the ACS worker can claim that she has done her job and helped all of these needy families. It is much harder to help a family in real need, like the family of Zymere Perkins. BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM

A battered, helpless 3-year-old Brooklyn boy has died from injuries he allegedly suffered at the hands of his mother’s abusive boyfriend days after he was beaten into a coma and left with a fractured skull. Little Jaden Jordan, who also suffered a lacerated kidney and a lacerated liver, died Saturday evening, a mere five minutes after his family took him off life support, his heartbroken dad said. “It was devastating, when they first turned the machine off. It’s hard, you know,” dad Guseyn Aliyev, 37, told the Daily News. “You know, the doctor said that that’s it, he’s never going to come back after this.” ACS took 3 days find address of boy, 3, who was beaten into coma Young Jaden clung to life for five days after he was found Nov. 28 in his Gravesend home unresponsive and covered in feces, authorities said. Jaden Jordan, 3, was taken off life support, and died Saturday night. (Facebook) He was rushed from his W. Fifth St. home to Coney Island Hosp...

ACS cases usually begins in court by the parents being served. The law demands service in specific ways, but ACS workers usually call the parents on their cell phone and demand them to be in court on the very same day. This is designed to put as much pressure on the parents as possible. This also prevents the parents from speaking to a private lawyer about the case. This is exactly what ACS wants. On the fist appearance, ACS will file its petition and ask the judge for certain things. This can range from services for parents to removal of the children from a parents' custody. The first appearance is crucial in determining what happens with the case. It is at this point that parents need an effective attorney to challenge ACS . Too often, the ACS worker will simply lie about statements the parents have said and use that as a basis for the petition. If an ACS worker has contacted you, do NOT speak to them. Contact an attorney as soon as possible and let them speak for you.

ACS workers have the power to remove children from their parents home without a court order. This is the power they threaten every parent in NYC with and force them to comply. The vast majority of parents will be so frightened that they will do whatever the ACS worker demands. Here are some of the most common ACS worker lies that parents are told: 1. YOU MUST SPEAK TO US 2. YOU MUST LET US INTO YOUR HOME 3. YOU MUST TAKE A DRUG TEST. 4. THE INVESTIGATION WILL ONLY LAST 60 DAYS 5. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WE WILL GOT TO COURT Do not fall for these lies. Fight back. Call a lawyer as soon as an ACS worker contacts you. The Law Offices of Michael S. Discioarro, Esq. is here to help. Call 917-519-8417.

EXCLUSIVE: ACS caseworker who had evidence of Zymere Perkins abuse closed his file because she got promoted Tweet email ACS caseworker Nitza Sutton closed the file on Zymere Perkins in April. Months later, he was found dead with bruises on his body. (YouTube) BY Ryan Sit Graham Rayman NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 12:28 AM The caseworker assigned to probe abuse allegations involving little Zymere Perkins closed the case because she was more interested in getting a promotion, sources told the Daily News. Child protective specialist Nitza Sutton, 48, closed Zymere’s case after just 12 days this past April — even though she took photos of injuries on the child’s body, according to child welfare sources who saw the boy’s file, several sources said. “She (Sutton) went to the home,” an Administration for Children’s Services source told The News. ...

One of the hardest things for parents to deal with if when NYPD and ACS do a joint investigation. This means that parents will be questioned by NYPD detective and ACS workers. Often, they collude to trick the parents into giving up their right to counsel or accusing the parents of different things, so as to keep them off balance. The most important thing any parent can do when facing this sort of investigation is to contact an attorney as soon as possible. Most parents are not equipped to deal with police officers and ACS workers. Do not speak to them without an attorney.

After years of handling ACS cases, one piece of advice stands the test of time. No parent should engage the ACS worker in discussions about the case without an attorney. There are some basic and very important reasons for not doing so. First and foremost, the ACS worker is trained to look for anything that they can blame the parent for. They will dig into your life, speak to teachers and even harass your neighbors. Second, ACS workers do not record the conversations in any way. If you notice any trial, the courtroom has a court reporter that writes down everything that has been said. This is very important because words matter. In fact, ACS workers are in constant fear of being recorded given the ease and wide spread use of cell phones today. Once you tell them you are recording, they will become agitated and scream that they don't want to be recorded. Lastly, if you speak to the ACS worker they can claim you made statements you did not make. This is crucial when handling cases of...

A child under the age of 18 who does not attend school, or behaves in a way that is dangerous or out of control, or often disobeys his or her parents, guardians or other authorities, may be found to be a Person In Need of Supervision or " PINS ". All PINS proceedings are heard in Family Court .Once a PINS is filed ACS will interview the child. If the child accuses the parent of doing anything wrong in any way, ACS will bring a case for neglect against the parent. This is obviously problematic since the parent went to the state for help and ACS attacks them. Parents should be aware of this pitfall. If ACS contacts you about your PINS case, do not speak to them. The goal of ACS is to attack the parent. QUEENSACSLAWYER.COM

The ACS worker has two main goals. One is to have the parent admit that they are bad parents and need help and second. they will referr the parent to useless services. We will now examine some common ACS threats against parents. - YOU HAVE TO COOPERATE! The ACS worker will tell a parent that they are not being cooperative and threaten with taking them to court. - WE WILL GO TO COURT- If a parent resists ACS in any way, they will threaten to take them to court. This threat is very effective for the obvious reasons. - IF YOU COMPLY, IT WILL BE EASIER- This threat implies that if you offer any resistance ACS will make your life much harder. This is a truly disgraceful tactic, however, it happens every single day. If you have been contacted by an ACS worker, do not wait to be attacked. Contact an attorney as soon as possible. Do not give up your rights. BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM

In this post we will explore what concrete rights parents have when dealing with ACS. These are legal rights and cannot be taken away by an ACS worker: - A PARENT HAS THE RIGHT NOT TO SPEAK TO AN ACS WORKER- There is simply no law, rule, or regulation that requires that parents speak to an ACS worker. The ACS worker will accuse you of being "uncooperative". This is a threat. Do not allow this. Stand your ground. -YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY OF YOUR CHOICE- From the initial ACS visit you can have an attorney by your side every step of the way. The ACS worker will question why you hired an attorney. Do not answer. This is a constitutional right that many people have fought for. -YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ACS REQUESTS- In our society, the only people that can force a private citizen to do things are the police and a judge's order. ACS cannot force you to do anything. All they can do is ask. If they so desire, they can go obtain a court order. -YOU HAVE THE...