MA DCF Case Study: How Marijuana Use Got Used As Allegations of Neglect Against a Mom

Case Highlights: Marijuana Use Leading to Neglect Allegations Mom facing allegations of neglect of her Child after first allegations were unsupported DCF fabricated allegations that since Mom used marijuana edibles, child was at risk Child was never exposed to edible marijuana products Mom was made to seem like drug addict in the reports Attorney Seaver […]
MA DCF Case Study: Mom Punished for Helping Her Child

Case Highlights: Mandated reporter alleged physical abuse and neglect of the children Many false allegations due to Child with Special Needs Retaliatory allegations filed to DCF after Mom sought information for Child False physical abuse allegations without being properly investigated Attorney Seaver picked apart claims and provided DCF with proper information Case Study: The case […]
MA DCF Case Study: Mom Motivated By Fear of Losing Child

Case Highlights: DCF alleged sexual abuse against Mom’s fiancé Child’s Grandmother made the report after misunderstanding Child’s story Mom feared Child would be removed from home Attorney Seaver revealed flaws in the department’s investigation and reports Attorney Seaver got the case closed with an unsupported decision Case Study: Mom was contacted by the Massachusetts Department of […]
MA DCF Case Study: Kids’ Lies Implicate Father in Neglect Allegations

Case Highlights: Kids’ Lies Lead to False Allegations Father facing allegations of neglect Allegations based off of Child’s fabricated stories Dad went next door for a moment, was gone momentarily DCF’s story was that the kids were left alone in the car, no support from evidence Attorney Seaver showed story was bogus and closed the […]
MA DCF Case Study: How Dad Was Accused of Neglect After Leaving His Children Home Alone

Case Highlights: Children Left Home Alone Leads to Neglect Allegations Mom and Dad were found in a difficult time when they were initially contacted by DCF Mandated reporter filed the initial report of neglect. Both parents were very scared, had to take care of kids and miss a lot of work. Upon hiring Attorney Seaver, […]
MA DCF Case Study: How Bad Communication Caused a Dad to be Accused of Child Abuse

Case Highlights: Dad Falsely Accused of Child Abuse Dad was accused of sexually abusing his special needs Child Child could not effectively communicate with therapist, therapist misunderstood statements Therapist called MA DCF on Dad after believing that child was sexually abused MA DCF did not follow up with Dad and attempted to pull the Child […]
DCF Case Study: How False Accusations of Sexual Abuse Almost Ruined a Sister’s Life

Case Highlights: How False Accusations of Sexual Abuse Almost Destroyed a Sister’s Life A Sister was accused of sexually abusing their younger Foster Sibling DCF failed to ever notify Sister of these allegations The Sister’s life was dramatically affected by these claims Family found Attorney Seaver who gave them hope and a plan Source of […]
MA DCF Case Study: How Mom Fought and Disproved Allegations of Neglect to Keep Her Child

Case Highlights: How a Mom Was Able to Turn False Allegations of Neglect into Disproved Allegations of Neglect Mom faced allegations of neglect by Dad during contentious divorce Allegations were false, stemmed from Dad’s anger with Mom DCF’s allegations were based on Child’s responses, coached by Dad Mom did not know where to turn and […]
MA DCF Case Study: How a Fun Family Camping Trip Turned Into a Long Nightmare With DCF

Case Highlights: How a Family Camping Trip Turned Their Life Upside Down Parents had an argument with campground manager Campground manager filed neglect allegation against Mom and Dad The parents were contacted by DCF regarding allegations of child neglect Attorney Seaver gave parents a plan to communicate with DCF The parents proved that they had […]
MA DCF Case Study: How Violations of a Family’s Rights Made an Allegation of Abuse Worse

Case Highlights: Violation of Rights by DCF Child reported that Dad has a problem with alcohol and becomes angry when drinking Mom lived separately, has custody but also being investigated Mom trusted Social Worker who twisted words in the report Dad never interviewed by the social worker, all facts on hearsay and one-sided DCF overstepped […]