Case Decision: Based on the investigation, CPS decides whether to file a petition with the juvenile court. Court Proceedings: If a petition is filed, the case proceeds to juvenile dependency court.

The 323rd Family District Court is headed by Judge Alex Kim at the Scott D. Moore Juvenile Justice Center, at 2701 Kimbo Road in Fort Worth. Kim handles all new CPS and juvenile delinquent cases.

In the cases at Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy, court documents showed CPS received reports of teachers who spanked children, pulled their hair, grabbed their necks, and smacked their faces.

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Most of the lawyers on the list are general practitioners. By having lawyers who would solely work CPS cases, they say, the level of expertise would naturally be higher.

CPS does have regional attorneys for CPS court cases, but not enough to keep up with the day-to-day case demands, Herrington said. That's where his office steps in to help. "The main thing is trying ...

Kim made many points about why CPS cases should not be removed from his courtroom, but if they were, he said he would be able to “focus on juvenile matters in a way that no court in Texas could ...

For example, in one of the cases CPS actually gave two children to their father, apparently unaware that there was a court order not only denying him custody but prohibiting him from having contact.

There’s nothing wrong with that.” The order states beginning March 1, new CPS cases will be randomly assigned within the six courts in the Tarrant County Family Law Center.

CPS has reported eight cases at Jensen Elementary since the start of the school year, with 205 close contacts identified. The Lawndale school is said to have about 300 students.

Of the 187 CPS investigators working in Harris County in June, nearly half had more than 27 cases and dozens had between 40 and 70. One investigator in Houston was charged with investigating a ...