BEAT CPS— The California Parent's Survival Guide
$49
Someone from CPS knocked on your door — or your children are already gone. You have questions nobody is answering, in language built to keep you out.
This is the map.
Written by Vincent W. Davis, a California attorney who has handled more than 1,000 juvenile dependency cases since 1986. BEAT CPS walks you through the whole case: the first 48 hours, the detention hearing, the petition, the case plan, visitation, the 6/12/18-month clock, .26 hearings, section 388 petitions, and appeals.
No legalese. No false hope. Just how the system actually works, what your rights are, and the mistakes that quietly sink cases before a judge ever hears them.
Inside:
107 pages · 22 chapters · 5 reference appendices
What to say — and what never to say — when the social worker knocks
How to read the petition against you like a lawyer
The deadlines that decide your case before you've heard of them
The mistakes that sink cases, and how to avoid every one
Glossary, case timeline, key code sections, and questions to bring to your attorney
Instant PDF download. Read it on any device, or print it and keep it with your case file.