How To Avoid Making Major Mistakes In Dealing With MA DCF
Department of Children and Families is not your friend. They are not coming to your home to enjoy you, but rather to get serious information about a very serious allegation of child abuse and neglect. If you’re not prepared, you will not do well. I will prepare you. You will be ready. You will not […]
Outcome to Close Case w/ Gavel Ending
Hello, and thank you for joining me here today. My name is Kevin Seaver. I’m a trusted lawyer since 1991 recognized expert successfully specializing in fighting the Department of Children and Families throughout the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Today, I want to tell you about DCF assessments. They occur after the department has supported the […]
Watch Out For The Many Ways DCF Screens In Cases For Investigation
Attorney Kevin Patrick Seaver explains the Department of Children and Families screening in process in Massachusetts. Expert DCF Attorney Kevin Seaver wants his audience to know DCF screens in all types of cases. There are all types of situations. There are all types of children and families. Therefore, there’s all types of instances. Things happen […]
How to Handle it When DCF Accuses Your Loving Spouse of Child Sexual Abuse
How to Handle it When DCF Accuses Your Loving Spouse of Child Sexual Abuse There are several actions to take to keep your children safe when DCF has allegations against your spouse. Don’t turn against your spouse and let your child be parentless. Hire an attorney, make a plan, and show each other support. How […]
How Letting Your Child Slip Can Lead to a MA DCF Investigation
How Letting Your Child Slip Can Lead to a MA DCF Investigation The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) sometimes does investigations when a child falls down and gets hurt. This could be from rough playing or a lack of supervision. Parents know that kids often get bumps and bruises accidentally every day. […]
Which Parenting Skills Will Keep MA DCF Out of Your Life Forever?
Which Parenting Skills Will Keep MA DCF Out of Your Life Forever? The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) are trusted to protect children from parents who can’t take care of them. But sometimes, MA DCF has the wrong idea about parents. They take one minor incident or one slip up as evidence […]
DCF Investigation Process: A Simple Guide to Absolve Confusions
How to Understand the MA DCF Investigation Process: A Simple Guide to Absolve Confusions The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) investigation process starts after DCF screens the 51A report of suspected child abuse or neglect. When DCF gets a report, they put the allegations into an official document. The document is called […]
ARE YOU MA DCF KIDDING? THEY SPENT 30 BILLION DOLLARS?!
ARE YOU MA DCF KIDDING? THEY SPENT 30 BILLION DOLLARS?! Recently I read that the child welfare system in Massachusetts (MA DCF) spends over 30 Billion dollars. I was like, “REALLY?!” Most of that money is for putting children into foster care according to the 2018 research. But 30 Billion? Wow! I want any bureaucrat […]
Navigating DCF Reporting: Prevent Escalation and Protect Your Family
How Can You Effectively Manage DCF Reporting? The Clark family in Massachusetts is living peacefully until one day, they receive a call from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) related to DCF reporting. Their neighbor, seeing bruises on their son Ayden from soccer, mistakenly decides to report abuse to DCF. Panic sets in as […]
With A DCF Investigation, Do You Think You Have Nothing To Hide? WRONG
With A DCF Investigation, Do You Think You Have Nothing To Hide? WRONG I often ask my clients, “Why did you let the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (MA DCF) in your home and talk to them?” They reply with, “Well, I had nothing to hide, Kevin.” This is one of the first mistakes […]