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The Williams Law Group, LLC Named a 2017 Law Firm 500 Honoree

October 25, 2017

The Williams Law Group, LLC Named a 2017 Law Firm 500 Honoree for Fastest Growing Law Firms in the United States Over the past 3-years, our team at...

Understanding the Significance of Your Right to an Attorney

October 23, 2017

A Crucial Right Most people know they have a right to an attorney when facing certain court proceedings. For example, you have a right to an attorney when...

Refusing Services: When the Court Becomes Involved

October 20, 2017

Accepting Services As part of your CPS case, your caseworkers may ask you to accept certain services. These services vary, but their general purpose is to fix problems...

Making Placement Decisions: A Look at Dispositional Hearings

October 11, 2017

A Decision-Making Hearing Whenever New Jersey’s child protective services agency (the DCP&P) places a child in foster placement, it must file a complaint with the court. This commences...

Do I Have a Right to an Attorney Before Speaking to Caseworkers?

September 26, 2017

The Right to Legal Counsel Understanding your rights is step one to successfully handling a visit from CPS caseworkers. Knowing how to keep a level head and protect...

What to Do When You Have a Difficult Caseworker

September 8, 2017

Your child welfare caseworker can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Unfortunately, many parents find them to be the latter. Caseworkers from New Jersey’s child welfare...

What Can an Attorney Do at a Dodd Hearing?

August 31, 2017

An Important Opportunity New Jersey’s child welfare agency can remove a child from the home without a court order but must immediately seek court approval within two days...

Step by Step: How to Be Proactive During Your Case

August 23, 2017

Be Proactive to Protect Your Rights Parents can sometimes feel like they are fighting an uphill battle when involved in child welfare litigation. The stakes are great, and...

What Is the Purpose of a Dodd Hearing?

August 8, 2017

Dodd hearings are held immediately after the DCP&P makes an emergency removal of a child (called a Dodd removal). State child welfare caseworkers have the authority to remove...

Open Family Courts and Family Privacy

June 27, 2017

Typically, family court proceedings involving issues such as custody and divorce are held in open court, and the resulting records become a part of the public record. Many...

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