NEW YORK CITY ACS DEFENSE LAWYER

 This is the ultimate nightmare of any parent. The most frightening thing about the ACS removal process is that it has no rules, boundaries or protocols. The only one who makes the rules is the supervisor that is on the case at that time. Once a child is removed, ACS workers will say and do ANYTHING to keep the child in foster care. As we have discussed, children in foster care are worth tens of thousands of dollars to ACS annually. So when are kids removed? In our practice we have seen certain cases where kids are removed at a faster rate. The first set of cases is sexual abuse cases. If there is any hint of sexual abuse by anyone in the home, ACS will quickly remove the child. Second, physical abuse cases where there are visible injuries. ACS workers will accuse parents of being responsible for every single injury on a child's body. And if a parent does not know exactly how an injury happened the ACS worker will accuse the parents. Those knee scrapes on your child are all your fa...

Parents are often shocked to hear that an ACS worker went to their child's school, pulled them out of class and interviewed them without the parents consent. This is an every day tactic that ACS workers employ. Even after they have visited the home, the ACS workers will go to the school in hopes of having the children make statements that they can use against the parents. The goal of the ACS worker is to manufacture as much damaging information against the parents in order to force the parents to enter useless ACS programs. Thus ensuring that ACS keeps being funded. If you have been contacted by an ACS worker, contact us at THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL DISCIOARRO, LLC AT 917-519-8417. FIGHTSACS.COM BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM

It is important to note that anyone can call ACS on anyone at anytime. The hotline is always open and there is absolutely no screening done by ACS.  Once an ACS call is made, the ACS worker will appear at your door. Once an ACS worker appears, the damage can be immediate. The tress ACS puts on families is immense and profound. Parents, often confused, will attack each other and family relationships start to break down. The ACS worker will not stop until the parents agree to unseless classes which allow ACS to receive more funding. If your family has been targeted by ACS, contact the Law Offices of Michael S. Discioarro, LLC. at 917-519-8417 , don't face ACS alone. FALSEACSCHARGES.COM

 We need to revisit this topic because it comes up so often in our practice and by desperate parents who are involved in ACS cases. To begin with, what is meant by suing ACS is filing a lawsuit against the agency, the worker, and the City of New York. In order to file a lawsuit, you should obtain an attorney. While you can file a lawsuit pro se ( without a lawyer), the laws regarding suing the City and the legal procedures are simply too complicated for a non-lawyer to be effective. Thus the first obstacle is retaining a lawyer who will take your case. This is a major hurdle. Cities and states have whats called, qualified immunity. This makes them more difficult to sue. The kind of lawyer you would need is a personal injury lawyer. This may sound strange, but these are the lawyers that routinely sue NYC in court for violating the rights of citizens. There is also another major obstacle. Because these lawyers are used to suing the NYPD and various public agencies, they have very l...

 The most likely callers to ACS are teachers and doctors. ACS will never tell you who reported you, and no one is ever punished for falsely reporting you to ACS. Here is a more complete list. FIGHTACS.COM Those designated professionals include: Physician Registered Physician Assistant Surgeon Medical Examiner Coroner Dentist Dental Hygienist Osteopath Optometrist Chiropractor Podiatrist Resident Intern Psychologist Registered Nurse Social Worker Emergency Medical Technician Licensed Creative Arts Therapist Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Licensed Mental Health Counselor Licensed Psychoanalyst Licensed Behavior Analysts Certified Behavior Analyst Assistants Hospital Personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treatment of persons A Christian Science practitioner School Official, which includes but is not limited to: School Teacher School Guidance Counselor School Psychologist School Social Worker School Nurse School Adm...

It is a shock to most parents. You receive a letter in the mail from the Office of Children and Family Services, stating that you have been indicted for child abuse. What does this mean? The OCFS is an office that handles child abuse cases. If ACS does not have enough evidence against parents to bring charges against them in family court, they will bring a case in OCFS. The office does a "review" and advises the parent if they have been indicted. The vast majority of parents will be indicted by OCFS. The process then involves a hearing before an administrative law judge. These indications have serious consequences for parents who work in child care or healthcare. ACS assigns an attorney that handles the OCFS case and will prosecute the case. usually, ACS does not call any witnesses and relies on the reports issues by the ACS worker. Most ACS workers are poorly trained, and seek ways to attack the parent any way they can. It is important to prepare  a cross examination and h...

ACS workers are trained to obtain cooperation from the parent by any means necessary. To that end they will routinely lie to parents in order to get them to comply. The agency is completely dysfunctional, resulting in children dying and innocent parents being dragged through the courts. The ACS worker will lie at every stage of the process. They will lie about the condition of the home, the appearance of the child, the appearance of the parents and most of all, they will lie about what the parents told them. It is crucial that parents not talk to the ACS worker and obtain an attorney as soon as possible. Parents should also make use of a recording device and record the interaction between ACS and themselves. DO NOT TALK TO THE ACS WORKER WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ATTORNEY. FIGHTACS.COM

This is a shocking story, even for ACS. ACS kept a child in a broken urine soaked wheelchair, despite court orders to obtain a new one. This is an agency that has a $3.1 billion budget. This case clearly shows the incompetence of ACS. While they attack parents for allegedly abusing their children, a judge has ruled after a hearing that they are the ones actually abusing and neglecting a child. Now if you are the parents of this child, how would you feel? The scathing ruling was issued in late January but was not known of publicly until the I-Team obtained a copy this week. Judge Emily Olshansky held nothing back, finding that ACS had demonstrated a “failure to comply with virtually every order of this Court.” She held the Commissioner of Social Services in civil contempt and ordered the commissioner to buy a $17,150 bond in the child’s name, maturing when he turns 21. Yo you can view the details and the video here.  It is shocking that a news station has to investigate and unc...

You may have noticed on the NYC subways, that, like many businesses, ACS has had to start advertising. This is because of the plummeting caseloads in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The campaign is targeting subway riders and bus riders, with friendly reminders that ACS  is here to help. This highly dysfunctional agency will only become more dangerous when, as reported by the NY Times, there are 400 new ACS workers being hired this month. The Mayor should be ashamed of this agency and immediately conduct a top down review of its leadership. The children of this city deserve better. BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM ACSATTORNEY.COM

Our sources at ACS have advised us that the average caseload for an ACS lawyer in Manhattan is 60 cases. This pales in comparison with the other boroughs who have well over 100 cases. This is a sign of trouble for parents. ACS has a $3.2 billion dollar budget. The first goal of ACS workers is to keep this budget and their paychecks flowing. But in order to do that ACS workers need "customers" in the way of parents to attack.Because of the high concentration of wealth in Manhattan there is less of a need for social services. Thus, ACS workers must not work extra hard to manufacture cases against parents in Manhattan. This has already lead to abuses and will continue to do so. It had gotten to the point where ACS workers are sharing cases in Manhattan to make it appear that they are doing their jobs. Add to this the fact that 400 new ACS workers are being hired this month and the potential for abuse is enormous. FIGHTACS.COM BROOKLYNACSATTORNEY.COM

As we have discussed, anyone can call ACS on anyone else. There are no barriers for anyone to file false complaints against anyone else. So if a call is made against a parent, the ACS worker will show up at the home an any hour and begin to question the parents. In many cases this is done at 2 am when the children are sleeping and the ACS workers demand to see them. So what exactly is the worker looking for? The answer is, anything that the ACS worker can attack the parents with. Simply because an ACS call was made about a parent not having adequate clothing, that does not mean the investigation will start there. It will mushroom into whatever the ACS worker can blame the parent with. ACS workers will ask you to sign a HIPPA form to allow them access to your child's medical records and be given access to your child's school records.Do not sign any documents over to ACS unless you have spoken to an attorney. BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM ACSATTORNEY.COM

Fiscal 2018 Preliminary Budget Highlights The City’s Preliminary Fiscal 201 8 Budget is $84.7 billion, $2.6 billion more than the Fiscal 2017 Adopted Budget of $82.1 billion. The Fiscal 2018 Preliminary Budget includes $61.6 billion in City tax-levy funding and $23.1 billion in non-City funds. The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Fiscal 2018 Preliminary Budget totals $3.03 billion (including City and non-City funds); this represents approximately 3.5 percent of the City’s total Budget. ACS’ Fiscal 2018 Preliminary Budget is $55.6 million more than the Fiscal 2017 Adopted Budget of $2.97 billion. *The difference of Fiscal 2017 Adopted Budget compared to Fiscal 2018 Preliminary Budget. When compared to the Fiscal 2017 Adopted Budget, personal services (PS) in the Fiscal 2018 Preliminary Budget increases by $37 million. Of the $37 million increase in PS spending, $26 million is for protective services. Other Than Personal Services (OTPS) spending increases by $18.6...

Boy, 3, Allergic to Dairy, Dies After Eating Grilled Cheese at Pre-K By  ELIZABETH A. HARRIS NOV. 9, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Share Tweet Email More Save Photo Elijah Silvera   Credit Silvera Family  A 3-year-old boy died last week after having a severe allergic reaction at his Manhattan preschool, his family said. The boy, Elijah Silvera, was allergic to dairy and had been given a grilled cheese sandwich. Elijah was a student at the Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem, a program overseen by the city’s Administration for Children’s Services and the Health Department. The Health Department said it has closed the school on Wednesday for inadequate supervision of a child and for failing to follow its own written safety plan. The site also houses a Universal pre-K program, part of Mayor de Blasio’s effort to provide free prekindergarten to all New York City 4 year olds, but Elijah was not a UPK student....

We receive many calls a week from parents who want to sue acs. Their anger is understandable. One of the main problems with suing ACS is that they are a state agency. For this reason, they have certain legal protections not afforded a civilian agency. Thus, many lawyers will not take a case against ACS, unless the parents have been found not guilty at trial or the charges have been dismissed. The best option is to contact a personal injury lawyer who regularly sues state agencies and explain your case to them. Do not be surprised if they do not take your case. Winning a lawsuit against ACS is very difficult.Of course the ACS workers know this and use it to their advantage. That is why it is critically important to contact an attorney as soon as you are contacted by an ACS worker. The attorney can fight for your rights and make sure ACS does not violate the law. Do not speak to the ACS worker without an attorney. brooklynacsattorney.com