NEW YORK CITY ACS DEFENSE LAWYER

The young father was arrested after his 6-week-old son was found lifeless in his crib in the Bronx one morning last week. Investigators had found undated video on a baby monitor of him pressing down on a pillow over the tiny boy’s head and charged him with murder. But it was not the first time the authorities had heard about the father, Teshawn Watkins. Not only had the police arrested him twice on charges he had assaulted the baby’s mother, but the authorities investigated him four times over allegations of child abuse in the family, including once when another son had a broken leg, law enforcement officials told The New York Times. Now, nearly a week after Mr. Watkins, 27, was charged in his son Kaseem’s death, questions have begun to arise over how so many warning signs went unheeded and whether the city could have done more to protect Mr. Watkins’s three sons. The city’s Administration for Children’s Services, which handles child abuse allegations, and the New York Polic...

The New York City agency assigned to protect children from neglect is being accused of neglect by attorneys for the Legal Aid Society. Heather Saslovsky represents a 17-year-old girl in ACS care who has been missing since December of 2018 after running away from an emergency children’s housing center. “ACS has no idea where she is and hasn’t looked for her,” Saslovsky said. Saslovsky said ACS case workers repeatedly failed to show up in court or provide any documentation of efforts to try and find the teen over a period of months. . Laquana Clotter told the I-Team, “No one from ACS ever came to my door.” She says that last fall, she told an ACS case worker she would take in the girl and provide whatever background was requested. Clotter claims no one followed up and that the case worker dissuaded her from getting involved. “She said that if my friend’s daughter messed up in some way, they could remove my kids from my home.” Top Tri-State News Photos ASSOCIATED...

The answer is wherever the ACS worker decides. Upon first meeting the parents, the ACS worker will pry and ask as many questions as possible about the family as possible. This will help them reach their goal of demanding that parents attend classes and training. The favorite topic of ACS workers is when they can allege that there has been domestic violence in front of the children. The worker will then manufacture a case of abuse against the parents. Parents are  often shocked at the lies that ACS workers will accuse the parents of. If you are visited by an ACS worker contact an attorney at once. DO NOT SPEAK TO ACS WORKERS. FIGHTACS.COM BROOKLYNACSATTORNEY.COM

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All ACS workers tell parents they do not want to be on camera, Why not have a full and accurate record of what was discussed? ACS will record children when it suits them, the police record suspects on a daily basis. Why can't a citizen record an ACS worker? FIGHTACS.COM

ACS workers will often tell parents that the investigation will be open for 60 days. This gives the parents the false hope that of ACS does not find anything in 60 days that the case will be closed. The reality is that this is simply a lie to put the parents at ease. ACS does not follow any timeline or protocol for any of its investigations. For example, in one of our recent cases the parent was visited and threatened with court action by four separate ACS workers. By telling the parent that there is a 60 day window, ACS workers are attempting to induce the parent into "cooperating" in the investigation. As we have discussed, an ACS worker has two goals. The first and most coveted for an ACS worker is the removal of the children from the home into the foster care system. Once a child is placed in foster care, ACS is rewarded with more state and federal funds to care for that child. As well as getting credit for "saving" the child from an abusive parent. The seco...

The latest ACS Commissioner to promise reforms. The truth is that the real power at ACS rests with the upper management team. These are career bureaucrats who show up, and cash their checks. They have no interest in any reform. Despite all of the child deaths, not one has been fired. The Commissioner is a figurehead that cannot effect reform. Thus, the children of our great city will keep dying. FIGHTACS.COM QUEENSACSLAWYER.COM QUEENSACSATTORNEY.COM

To falsely report a crime or event to a public entity is a crime in New York State. See Penal law 240.50(4). ACS receives thousands of calls a day about suspected child abuse in New York City. Many of them are demonstrably false. In fact in once case, our client's accuser told the ACS worker that she lied and would continue to make false calls. So what does ACS do about these false reports? The answer is absolutely nothing. ACS has one agenda- to accuse as many parents of child abuse and keep their funding and make it appear as they are protecting children. They fail at every step. The children who are in real need are ignored and good parents are attacked in order to  pad the ACS statistics. The names of the dead children still haunt us today. If ACS contacts you, do not speak to them. Contact an attorney as soon as possible. WWW.NYCACSLAWYER.COM WWW.BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM WWW.BROOKLYNACSATTORNEY.COM

This is the worst time for parents. ACS workers will show up at your door without notice and demand to be let in. The most important thing you can do when they arrive is to record the entire episode. The ACS worker will object and some tell parents that it is illegal to record them. This is imply not true. You need a record of what occured when ACS workers start to tell their lies. Record, record, record! Protect your rights. ACSATTORNEYS.COM QUEENSACSLAWYER.COM BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM BRONXACSLAWYER.COM

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

ACS has different schemes in order to entrap parents. One of their favorite tactics is to allege that the parent has mental health issues and demand that they do a mental health evaluation. They demand that the parents go to the ACS office and do a CSAC assessment. "There are many diagnoses that get used liberally to describe stress and poverty," says Jessica Marcus, a supervising attorney with the Brooklyn Family Defense Project of Legal Services NYC. "Somebody is angry and they are classified as hostile. Well, who wouldn't be angry or hostile if somebody had removed their child from them or threatened to remove their child? It's a way of basically taking someone's poverty and powerlessness and treating it like it's a diagnosis and a disease, when it's really a natural response to a difficult situation."  This is the problem. If a parent is upset at ACS, they will claim the parent has anger management problems. You you need a mental ...

We are often asked by our clients, if it would be helpful if they called the ACS worker's supervisor and report their abuse. The answer after 17 years of practice , is a tragic, NO. ACS workers in general are abusive, arrogant and demand compliance from parents. They have been trained this way by their supervisors. The tactics that ACS workers use against parents have been learned as part of the ACS training and are part of the ACS culture. The culture at ACS, is simple and clear. No matter what issues the child has, blame the parents. One of their most shocking cases that we had was a child who had a severe DNA issue which caused him to be severely obese. The ACS worker was quick to blame the parents for overfeeding.  They did nit even want to see the medical records. The supervisors are also there to play the role of good cop/bad cop when ACS has meetings with parents. The supervisor will come in the room and accuse the parents of child abuse and they will see how the parent ...

We have covered this topic before but we receive so many questions about it that it is worth covering again. To begin with ACS can knock on your door at any hour. They will knock on your door at 2 am and demand to see your children. The first thing to do is not speak to them or let them in before you have an attorney. Second, ask for identification and for business cards. ACS workers do not like to identify themselves because they do not want to be held accountable. Next, you must record the conversation either video or audio. This sis usually easy since most of us have smart phones.  The ACS worker will try to ask you questions about every part of your life. They do this to try and build a case against you. Remember, while ACS should be protecting children what they really do is attack innocent parents and kids who need help are neglected and left to die. If an ACS worker comes to your home contact at ACS lawyer as soon as possible. You can Call the Law Offices of Michael Dis...