What types of matters can a person expect to encounter when dealing with DCF?
* Foster care reviews * 51 A & B investigations
* Interviews with social workers
* Interviews with court investigators
* Interviews with police
* Social workers or teachers interviewing children at school
* Inspection of your home by DCF
* 72 hour hearings
* Motion hearings
* Permanency planning hearings
* Motions for visitations
* Motions for abuse of discretion
* Fair hearings
* Hearing on the merits to determine permanent custody of children
* Trial to determine whether parental rights should be terminated
* Appeals
How much wil it cost?
For all trial matters this office can only accept cases where a large retainer is paid in advance. For less time consuming matters a smaller retainer may be accepted. Cases will be billed on an hourly basis. Clients can expect to pay at least $300.00 per hour plus expenses for all DCF matters. A legal team, an additional attorney and expert witnesses can be arranged at an additional cost. In court hours and appeals are billed at a higher rate. DCF matters are very complicated and since parental rights are at stake many hours must be spent to effectively represent a person with DCF trouble. This office knows how traumatizing it is to have a child taken away, we give our clients personalized service and attention.