NEW YORK CITY ACS DEFENSE LAWYER

Child abuse investigation? DON’T send in the lawyers By Post Editorial Board November 1, 2019  |  8:43pm Enlarge Image Stephen Levin, chairman of the City Council Committee on General Welfare. William Farrington MORE ON: EDITORIAL Carranza keeps treating his minority critics like they're un-persons Cuomo needs to call out subway union's blackmail bid Sondland's 'bombshell' turns out to be merely his 'presumption' Macron to Europe — unite or die and other commentary Of all the many situations that aren’t improved by bringing in lawyers, the early stages of an Administration for Children’s Services investigation has to lead the list. But City Councilman Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn), whose committee oversees ACS,   wants lawyers involved  as soon as ACS opens a case. He thinks kids’ safety is ensured by “fully respecting the rights of parents to not have the state unduly infringe on their relationship with their ch...

Each day, thousands of people are falsely accused of domestic violence. Why? Why are these charges so easily brought against innocent people and how acs you fight them? The first question is very complicated. There are many reasons why people file false domestic violence charges against innocent partners. The first and most prevalent reason is a fight over child custody. When one party can accuse the other of domestic violence, they can receive an advantage in court and obtain custody of their children. Also, it may give them an advantage in their divorce proceeding and be able to use it as a bargaining chip. Another reason why people file false domestic violence charges is that there are many state and federal benefits give to " victims" of domestic violence. For example, if you can show that you were a "victim" of domestic violence you can obtain public benefits, housing and immigration status ahead of others. This is a powerful motive for people to manufactur...