Problems with CPS (texas)?

Question

My best friend has been in a case with CPS since memorial day. After trouble with the first CPS-contact, the case was taken up by a second. This one told my friend Monday last week that she still had Legal custody of her kids, though my friend's sister has temporary custody (since sometime in late june) and she has the right to go to her kids school functions and medical appointments, etc. Then we find out today, through her mother, that the husband who was the reason for the CPS case in the first place (he attacked her and found me and took the kids who I had for the day, she went back long enough to get the kids after putting up with a 2nd beating when he got drunk) now has legal custody of the kids. My friend was not contacted at any time by any CPS employee. This is after the person who has temp custody of the kids got in trouble for not giving the daughter her epilipsy meds.

What I want to know is was this change in custody legal? Shouldn't CPS have contacted my friend?

For the last couple months my friend's mother and sister have been siding with the husband even though he was the abuser, allowing him extra privileges with the kids that she does not have, even against CPS ruling. Which the temp guardian has gotten in trouble for. Now there's also trouble with the temp. guardian dealing with fraud (foodstamps).

No my friend cannot get legal aid for free/cheap right now due to the fact that the people she's staying with make too much money.

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The kids were placed temporarily with someone of my friend's choice to protect them, ordered to by CPS due to an "unstable living arrangement"

I know most of what's going on because my frind is living in my (parent's) house right now.

She's working on getting her GED and her license, both of which the husband kept her from getting while they were together.

Answer 1

Okay, are you trying to say that your friend's children were taken away by CPS? If so, she should have a court appointed attorney since her rights are being affected.

What she needs to do is contact CPS and document all attempts to do so. Yes, if your friend is the mother of the children, then she should be contacted by CPS.

I don't think your friend is telling you everything that is going on.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It probably was legal. Your friend needs to hire an attorney NOW. I'm pretty certain there is a LOT MORE to this story.