Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: cps took daughter how do I get custody?

Contact me immediately.

The CPS should send the child to you; but since they like power and dislike relinquishing power, you will most likely need an experienced attorney to deal with them.

Meanwhile, though I am NOT an AZ lawyer, it appears AZ is a one-party consent state when it comes to tape-recording conversations. See, http://rcfp.org/taping/states/arizona.html and http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/13/03005.htm IF I AM CORRECT in that, you should tape record all conversations with CPS workers and GAL/CASA. Since you are one party to the conversation and you consent to the taping, you would not need their approval and would not need to notify them. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AFTER READING THE LAW FOR YOURSELF, you should contact an AZ attorney FOR ADVICE on AZ law.

Interstate tape-recording in not illegal, and the place of the recording (AZ in this case) is the law that applies.

Now, the reason I recommend recording IF IT IS LEGAL for you is that CPS workers do not always speak nicely, do not always remember what they have said, and they do not always tell the truth or the complete truth. They may also threaten you or mislead you as to the law or your rights or obligations.

But remember, the recording cuts both ways. Always be polite and even-tempered in your conversations with the CPS or GAL/CASA. Also, don't mention my name until you have spoken with me.

I had a dependency case where we submitted Alaska recordings of a WA resident and, even though such recordings would be illegal AND inadmissible if done in WA, they were accepted by the court here because they were legal in Alaska.