After having read this article in the New Yorker, I feel compelled to share it. It is about as realistic a picture as I have ever seen in the media of the high stakes in a Family Court neglect case.
One thing I will say however is that the Deputy County Attorneys and CPS workers I deal with on a daily basis here in Rochester have never engaged in the type of tactics described of their Bronx counterparts in the article, but the point stands: when in doubt the nature of things these days sometimes compels the removal of a child from the home of a parent. And that removal can have tremendous ripple effects on everyone involved.
I have represented dozens of parents accused of neglect and/or abuse in Family Court, so if you find yourself in need of assistance on a case like this, please contact me right away.