CHILD WELFARE DEPENDENCY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

Has CPS (Child Protective Services) contacted you and asked to see your children? Have you been accused of abusing or neglecting a child in your care?

CPS has a tremendous amount of power. They can interview children without their parents’ consent and ask a judge to remove children from their parents’ legal custody.

If you have been contacted by CPS or if you currently have a case with them, you are probably scared, confused and angry.

What you need right now is someone who knows the system from the inside. Someone who knows what to expect from CPS. Someone who can speak up for you. That someone is Connie Clay.

Connie has represented a state agency, parents and relatives in child welfare, dependency and termination of parental rights cases. Connie can represent you at hearings and advise you at meetings with CPS/DSS workers.

When you work with Connie, you get a trusted advisor who has an intimate knowledge of the child welfare system, someone who has represented the agency in court and someone who has represented parents just like you.

When a parent or caregiver is accused of child abuse or neglect, CPS may receive a report and begin an investigation. Based on the results of that investigation, a child could be removed from his or her parents’ home and placed in foster care or another alternative placement.

Parents are entitled to have an attorney represent them in court hearings and at meetings with child welfare staff. An attorney can help parents understand their rights and responsibilities , and an attorney can advocate for parents and caregivers during a trial.

Attorneys’ fees for child welfare, dependency and termination of parental rights cases begin at $4,500.00