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Will the DCPP Take All My Children?

August 25, 2017

Ensuring Their Safety If the allegations of abuse or neglect only involved one child, caseworkers won’t necessarily remove all your children. But the agency is required to assess...

Who Represents the DCPP in Litigation?

August 21, 2017

Seeking Court Approval Whenever a child is removed from the home, the New Jersey courts must be involved. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P)—New Jersey’s child...

What the DCP&P Must Prove to Remove a Child

August 16, 2017

Getting the Court to Approve a Removal New Jersey’s child welfare agency, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), is the agency that handles the removal of...

Does Each Parent in a DCPP Case Need an Attorney?

August 4, 2017

All parents have a right to an attorney when facing child welfare proceedings, including Title 9 and Title 30 proceedings and child abuse/neglect defense. To exercise this right,...

When You Need Help: Accepting Services from DCP&P

July 31, 2017

When the DCP&P becomes involved with your family, you might be on the defensive—and understandably so. While the DCP&P can get the authority to remove your child from...

How to Deal With Unannounced Visits From CPS

July 17, 2017

When They’re Knocking on Your Door When a child welfare caseworker or another representative from CPS arrives at your door, what do you do? Do you have to...

What Is the Child Placement Review Board?

June 2, 2017

Ensuring Proper Placement The Child Placement Review Board is a board of court-appointed volunteers who monitor child welfare placements. The Review Board becomes involved whenever the Division of...

The Case Planning Stage in DCP&P Cases

June 1, 2017

Planning for Permanency Case plans are required whenever a child is placed out of his or her home, be it with a resource family (i.e. foster family), a...

The Importance of DCP&P Records

May 2, 2017

Off the Public Record Records of child welfare investigations including child abuse reports, reports of findings and information obtained during child abuse investigations are imperative. They can be...

Placing Children With Family: What the DCP&P Will Do

April 13, 2017

Preference and Priority State child welfare agencies that receive federal funds are mandated by the federal government to consider preferentially placing a child with an adult relative as...

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