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Can DCF take my Children if I don’t know about the allegation?

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On December 4, 2015

If it is an emergency, DCF can file a Care & Protection Petition to a Judge and the Judge would review it and it can allow DCF to obtain permission to take your children away from you without notifying you ahead of time. You may not be aware of this until a social worker comes […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On November 30, 2015

DCF cannot tell you the name(s) of the person(s) who reported you. Sometimes it can be anonymous. It is supposed to give you as much details as possible about the allegations and sometimes people can make an assumption or figure out who most likely filed the report. Sometimes that person may be making a false […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On November 23, 2015

What happens is a social worker from DCF will come to your home. If it is a non-emergency investigation, you are entitled to have an attorney with you; or have someone else present to be there as a witness for you. The DCF social worker and investigator will discuss what the allegations in the report […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On November 2, 2015

DCF is not allowed to tell you the name of the person who reported you. Sometimes, the people that would do this will call anonymously. You are informed as much details as possible about the allegations. Sometimes the person who is reporting you will let you know and a lot of times you will be […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On October 19, 2015

In Massachusetts anyone can report an allegation to DCF for suspected child abuse or neglect. The information just has to lead DCF to suspect that the child is “at risk”. Basically, the difference between abuse is that abuse occurs when a child has been harmed by someone who is caring for the child and “neglect” […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On October 16, 2015

It is called a Kahill Disposition. What that means is due to a case in Commonwealth vs. Kahill in 2004; the Registry of Motor Vehicles have to honor the decision of the court that treats a second offense OUI as a first offense. If it occurs more than 10 years from the date of the first […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On September 21, 2015

In Massachusetts DCF is called the Department of Children and Families. It used to be called the Department of Social Services or DSS, and it is a state agency that has an obligation to protect children and troubled families. DCF is obligated to investigate reports where a child might be at risk of neglect or […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On September 2, 2015

A lot of the times bicyclists suffer significant injuries and many times they are caused by inattentive motorist. There is a lot that you can do to protect yourselves from harm, but financially you can two things; including getting under insured and noninsured motorist coverage and also have medical payments coverage. It can be covered […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On August 10, 2015

The idea of a Prenuptial Agreement or (“Prenup”) is to give you the freedom to contract with your soon to be spouse about what the marital rights will be upon either death or divorce; rather than to rely on what the statutory scheme is for marital rights. A lot of what it deals with, is […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On July 31, 2015

There is a lot of different options where there can be an adoption, and where a child can become free for an adoption if the parents both sign a Voluntary Adoption Surrender’s or if Department of Children and Families (DCF) has petitioned the Court to terminate the parents right to consent to their child’s adoption. […]

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Can DCF take my Children if I don’t know about the allegation?

Can I find out who filed the “51A” Report about Abuse or Neglect and can I read it?

What happens during a DCF Investigation of a 51A?

Do I have the right to know who filed the report and can I read the 51A report?

How can DCF find out about my Family?

What is a Second Chance Disposition in a Second Offense OUI Case?

What is DCF?

What every bicyclist in Massachusetts needs to know of car insurance.

The Reasons to consider getting a Prenuptial Agreement

The Different Options to Care for a Minor Child if you are Grandparent or a Third Party.