Is a MA DCF Investigation of Child Abuse Targeting You? How To Proceed
Is a MA DCF Investigation of Child Abuse Targeting You? How To Proceed When you’re the target of a DCF investigation of child abuse, it can feel like your life is turned upside down. The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) is tasked with protecting children, but sometimes the system becomes overwhelming, […]
How To Handle A MA DCF Assessment Without Losing Your Children?
How To Handle A MA DCF Assessment Without Losing Your Children? When the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) launches an investigation that leads to a MA DCF assessment, your family could be monitored for months—even after the original allegations are resolved. The conclusion of the DCF investigation determines whether the Department […]
How Can You Double Down on Your Parental Rights a MA DCF Investigation?
How Can You Double Down on Your Parental Rights a MA DCF Investigation? To make sure the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) is not violating your parental rights in a MA DCF investigation, you must educate yourself. You have to know about the DCF policies, procedures and regulations. But it is extremely […]
The 7 DCF Secrets That Can Hurt You in the MA DCF Assessment
The 7 DCF Secrets That Can Hurt You in the MA DCF Assessment The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) has a poor reputation in the Commonwealth. There are many horror stories that come my way regarding the Department’s wrongdoings in a MA DCF Assessment, and it breaks my heart. The state is […]
How a DCF Attorney Can Help in MA DCF Care & Protection cases
How a DCF Attorney Can Help in MA DCF Dependency Cases This article will explain how a DCF attorney can help with Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) Dependency cases. What Are DCF Dependency Cases? When children come to court because a parent fails to properly take care of them, this is […]
Will a 51A Report Always Lead to a DCF Investigation of Child Abuse?
Will There Be a DCF Investigation After Someone Files a Report of Child Abuse or Neglect to DCF The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) may or may not do a DCF investigation after filing a 51A report for child abuse or neglect. The Department files a 51A report when a reporter […]
Why Parents Must Understand MA DCF Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Immediately?
Why Should You Understand a MA DCF Investigation of Child Abuse & Neglect? Before it tears your family apart, you must understand every stage of a DCF investigation of child abuse from screening to appeals. A DCF investigation of child abuse follows the guidelines of the Code of Massachusetts Regulations (110 CMR). The Massachusetts Department […]
How Parents Can Best Protect Children From DCF Investigations of Abuse/Neglect?
How to Best Protect the Kids in a MA DCF Investigation of Child Abuse? After the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) screens in a 51A report, they will conduct a 51B investigation. It is called a “51B investigation” because it follows guidelines of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 119, section 51B. The […]
Want to Discover More About the DCF Investigation Process in Massachusetts?
Want to Discover More About the DCF Investigation Process in Massachusetts? The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) will assign a social worker to a family’s case when the DCF Investigation begins. The social worker usually shows up unannounced, and tries to go into a family’s home to see the children. The […]
Why DCF Accuses Parents of Child Abuse and How to Fight Back?
Is DCF Accusing You of MA DCF Child Neglect due to Domestic Violence? Unfortunately, some families are wrongly accused of MA DCF child neglect due to isolated domestic incidents. In Massachusetts, the Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) investigates cases which meet their criteria of child abuse or neglect. MA DCF child abuse is […]