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...

 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 Staten Island ACS office is located at: STATEN ISLAND 350 Saint Marks Place, Ground floor Staten Island, NY 10301 Cross Streets:  Hyatt Street, Victory Boulevard Directions:    Trains to Bowling Green. Take Staten Island Ferry at Whitehall Terminal to St. George Terminal in Staten Island. Walk (5 minutes) South-West  Train to South Ferry Station.Take Staten Island Ferry at Whitehall Terminal to St. George Terminal in Staten Island (5 minutes). Walk (5 minutes) South-West Parents are often asked to go to this office for what are known as Child Safety Conferences. These meetings are designed to attack the parents and demand that they agree to "services" or risk going to Staten Island Family Court and having their children removed. IF  ACS HAS CONTACTED YOU CALL US AT 917-519-8417. nycacslawyer.com brooklynacslawyer.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

This is a common question that we receive from parents. The answer in most cases is yes. Once you allow an ACS worker into your home, you can record and not tell the worker. If you ask the ACS worker, they will lie and tell you that it is not legal in order to intimidate the parent. ACS workers do not record parent interactions in any way. This allows them to claim that the parents made statements that they did not make. Acs workers will also claim that the investigation will end in 60 days. This is also untrue. The ACS investigation ends when the ACS worker says it does. Be mindful that most ACS worker are extremely rude and unprofessional and very poorly trained. Always stand up for your rights as a parent. FIGHTACS.COM BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM

Dr. Jamie Hoffman-Rosenfeld, an expert witness that routinely testifies against parents on behalf of ACS has moved from Queens to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. This now means that she will be attacking Bronx parents. Dr. Hoffman-Rosenfeld has been sued in Federal court by a Long Island family after she wrongly accused them of harming their child. Parents of the Bronx should be aware of her presence at Montefiore Medical Center. BRONXACSLAWYER.COM FIGHTACS.COM

Its 2 am and your doorbell rings. You look outside and you see uniformed police officers, You have no idea what this could be. This is actually a ACS home visit. That is correct. ACS had an emergency unit called ECS that visits families at all times of night. But recently one of our clients received one of these visits after we had gone to court and there was absolutely no emergency. The reason for the search was to make sure my client's husband was not in the home. So ACS will wake up children at 2am with police officers and call this child protection. We have heard many stories like this and have represented many parents whose homes have been invaded by ACS workers. This is how you treat drug dealers not parents. ACSATTORNEYS.COM BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM

parents often ask if ACS will take them to court. To begin with the tactic of the ACS worker is to always threaten to take the parent to court if they do not "cooperate". You will hear this often from an ACS worker. In our experience here are the types of cases that ACS most often takes a parent to court for. 1. Sex abuse allegations 2. Domestic violence allegations 3. Physical abuse cases 4. Drug abuse cases 5. Alcohol abuse by the parent It is crucially important to remember not to speak to the ACS worker, They do not record the interviews in any way, and this allows them to lie in court with impunity. As soon as you are contacted by an ACS worker, call an attorney and protect your rights. BROOKLYNACSLAWYER.COM FIGHTACS.COM

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...