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You Have a Right to Disagree DCPP, formerly DYFS, is New Jersey’s child welfare agency. After investigating a child abuse referral, the DCPP will issue a finding. Findings are the results of the investigation. Parents have a right to appeal certain findings made by the DCPP. Those findings include substantiated and established. DCPP appeals, however,…

The Power of the DYFS/DCPP The DCPP (formerly the DYFS), New Jersey’s CPS agency, has the power to remove children from their homes and put them in foster placement. Typically, DCPP will try to place children with relatives before they resort to traditional foster families. Relatives who assume the caretaking responsibilities of the children may…

Facing Child Neglect Allegations Child neglect allegations can leave you feeling shocked and overwhelmed. When the DCPP (formerly the DYFS) investigates you for neglect, it helps to know what to do and where to turn. Because our firm has helped so many parents face allegations as serious as child neglect, here are five tips that…

If you are involved with the DCP&P, and it does not decide to remove your child from your home, it does not necessarily need to involve the court.

Among the several placement options available when a child is removed from the home, being placed with relatives is sometimes the best.

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 the safety of all children in the household, whether the allegation involved them or not.

The parties to the case include the parent(s) of the child and the DCP&P. These types of cases are adversarial.

The DCP&P doesn’t necessarily have to prove anything in a court of law before removing a child from the home. The agency has the authority to make emergency removals.