I don't see how I could possibly make this a long post. It's easy. I see my win as sure as I see the nose on my face now, America. By the way, if you were paying attention, and you've read EACH post in this series, you already know how to beat them. Don't ever let them in, in the first place. Then you've beat them already. For those of you who have had your child removed, this final post is only for you.
1. Appeal the Child Protective Assessment IMMEDIATELY.
2. Record ALL interactions with EVERYONE INVOLVED. Even your court hearings. Make 2 or 3 different recordings for the court hearing, someone may end up not being heard on just one.
3. Don't sign ANYTHING. Not even for your lawyer. Do your own investigation into what the document you need to sign is, first.
4. Make sure you make a WRITTEN request for ALL of your DHS records before your case is finished. Hand deliver it to DHS/CPS, and make sure the person you give it to makes a copy and gives you that copy, with the date on it; with the word "received" on it. That person has been officially served, for the person you meant the written request to go to.
5. Document everything. They do.
6. Appeal ALL decisions in your case...OR....wait til the final case, and appeal that one (the termination case). This approach works well, because if you don't appeal anything up until that one, they (meaning DHS and the court, as well as the D.A.'s office and the Judge) will get bolder and start doing ridiculous things, thinking they're going to get away with it...then when you appeal the last hearing, you not only have all of those things on record, you have "the Final Decision" of the judge in your case, something the appeals court may want to wait for anyway, before hearing your appeal.
And that's that. Oh, and, one more order. Don't give up, don't quit, and don't keep your mouth shut. Put it out there. They HATE that.
Oh wait....one more thing. Fight Dirty. They will. :D
