iF  cPS  closes a case unfavorably,  do  I have unfavorable action on a background  check,  if so for how long
411637
Not unless it involved a court action.
686833
You have a right to not let CPS in your home especially if they have been there before, the only way they can just show up and get in is if they have a police officer who has a search warrant, or either they have a search warrant.\n\nCPS has a habit of wanting to show up at any given time, and demand to be let in, this is only done so they can come and gather up evidence against you. Any litlle thing they can find will come back against you. They are the masters of twisting the truth, and using whatever you say and do against you, so be careful of what you do and say.\n\nYou have a right to privacy, and if these people have a habit of just popping up, put out "no trespassing" signs, when they just pop up, especially if they have already spoke with you, they can be reported for trespassing, this is kinda tricky though, because it has to be a situation where the case they are trying to build evidnce on is about to be or already is closed or unsubstanitiated ( they like to use this word)\n\nMake sure your house is clean, you have food in the fridge, and basically your p's and q's are together. You don't want them holding anything against you! You also have a right to an attorney, and it may be in your best interest to get one,  CPS acts fast, and things turn sour with them real quick. I mean, some simple house visits and questions could very quickly turn into an actual case, and CPS would be trying to take your kid(s). They are also very good at telling you one thing and then doing something else!\n\nThe best I can tell you is to get educated on your rights as a US citizen and a parent. Google fightcps.com, that website is very helpful. Just when you think you are in this alone, trust me, you are not. I wish you and your family the best!\n\nOh, I almost forgot to add, CPS will interview your daughter by herself, although a child's word doesn't count in court until they are 14, I think, but they will do this, I'm not sure if this is legal or that they are supposed to, but they do and probably will in your case.\n\nMake sure you have people who can vouch that you are not abusing your child! Good Luck!
439075
I know how angry you are - my ex does those type of things and worse.  Once, when he threatened to not return the children (as we had agreed), I called the police (another police officer had advised me to call the police if my ex continued to do things in violation of our agreement - like picking up the kids without telling me, etc.).  Anyway, I am in California and I called the police and the officer said that, if the kids are with a parent, they would not take a report until it had been at least 48 hours since the children were supposed to be returned.  My attorney didn't offer any solutions and didn't seem to think it was that big of a deal.  \n\nThe bottom line seems to be:  the court hears about this stuff (and worse) all the time.  So, while to us, it is huge and terrible, to other people, it's just things divorced parents do.  Sorry you are going through that.  Maybe someone can offer more productive help.
676931
Background checks are performed on various aspiring candidates every four years, which is not to say it is a very effective background check and what determines the failure of a candidate's background check would appear to be quite arbitrary as evidenced by the moron who seemingly passed the last two background checks.
600777
That depends on where you fight it. If you bring this issue up while the police are at your front door, they wait (probably right outside your front door) for a new warrant to be issued and search anyway.\n\nIf you let them search and they find anything incriminating, you have a good chance of getting it deemed inadmissable against you, as long as you get an okay lawyer. \n\nThat does not mean that you get to walk away and go home. Unless of course, there isn't a major stack of other evidence against you to have supported the request for a  search in the first place.\n\nBut be warned, while the search may have been questionable, the law still has the right to claim 'eventual discovery' and have evidence previously declared inadmissable, deemed admissable again. All they have to do is prove that they could have found the evidence against you without having to search your home.
1109498
Backgound checks can take anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks.  Since you will be working with children, they will most probally do a FBI background check which will take about 3 weeks.
776463
depends how the case is handled
110946
of course it would affect your case..it can give you a good chance not to be convicted, right? unles it's a typographical error ;), kidding aside...such concern is critical and having a wrong last name on paperwork is a big matter to consider!
118700
It will be on your record for the rest of your life.  However, most employers do not ask you to report it, if it's older than 7 years.  Most background checking companies will ignore a misdemeanor unless the employer specifically requests that information (they are more concerned with Felonies).
1065825
Not sure what state you're in, but CPS is for child maltreatment, not custody issues.  That's actually part of the problem with the agency, because they're flooded with reports that actually stem from custody or retaliation, and do not have time to spend an appropriate amount of attention on cases of true maltreatment.\nMy advice would be to get an attorney.  If you can't afford one, try Legal Aid.\nBest wishes!
668283
Contact the state attorney generals office. I witnessed a CSP of minor and I'm a Federal Agent...if it would not of been for my testimony the offender could of easily walked. You owe it to the children to do everything in your power to lock that SOB up!!
38193
I once applied to work at the FBI and it took about 3 months to repond to my application and resume, then about 6 months to complete a background check.  So I'm sure yours could take a long time too!
292661
NOT ONLY CAN YOU HAVE A BENCH WARRANT ARREST TO DEAL WITH, BUT MY HUSBAND HAD A BAD CHECK FINE THAT WAS PAID OFF 8 YEARS AGO AND WAS TURNED DOWN FROM A JOB WITH INTEL BECAUSE OF IT.  YOUR RECORD CAN HAUNT YOU LONG AFTER YOU THINK YOU HAVE DEALT WITH IT.  THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF WAITING TIL NOW TO PAY IT OFF IS THAT, ON YOUR RECORD IT WILL SHOW THE CRIMINAL DATE 10YRS AGO AND IT WILL SHOW THE PAID OFF DATE, NOW, BUT SINCE IT IS BEING RECORDED AS PAID NOW, FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS THIS IS WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW---EVEN THOUGH IT  HAPPENED 20 YRS AGO.  TAKE CARE OF IT, AND WISH FOR JUSTICE SYSTEM GLINCHES.
822840
You should be able to call down to the judicial center and ask if there are any pending warrents for a "your name here"; They should process your call for free but be wary. If they start asking you too many questions and your search shows up positive, there could be a problem. I don't know if there's a way to check online. I don't think so at this point.
210321
It depends on whether or not you signed off on some type of settlement.  If you did indeed settle then the answer to your question is no.  However, if no final settlement was reached then the case might still be open and they will be liable for your expenses.
422768
I happen to have firsthand knowledge of both sides, and I'll be happy to share my opinion.  \n\nFirst, my children are adopted. They were taken from their birth family by CPS and put into foster care for 2 years before we adopted them.  While in foster care, both kids were abused- one sexually and one physically. \n\nI was a Social Worker for CPS.  I was on the Emergency Response Team, which means I was called out at any given time to investigate reported life-threatening situations.  There are a huge number of instances in which my time was wasted.  The parent disciplined the child, the neighbor sees it and calls CPS, etc...  However-  there was one case in particular that I will never forget:\n\nI was called to investigate a standard report of abuse.  When I arrived at the residence, the mother is at work and the child is nowhere to be seen.  After speaking with the boyfriend of the mother, it was fairly obvious that this was to be a bad scene.  To make a long story short I removed the little girl from the home that very day.  \n\nShe was 4 years old, and because of the injuries she sustained from being violated with a DINNER FORK- she will never be able to have children.  If CPS hadn't sent me out there, that little baby would be dead, and even worse her entire life would have been a living hell.  \n\nMy point is that CPS needs a major change.  They need less red tape and more workers who care.  However, I know for a fact that they saved at least ONE life and that makes them necessary, at least in my eyes.
808508
Mine took over a year to be off the official records.  It's still in the mainframe under a coded entry.  Check the court for the next 3 years to make sure that it stays off the records.  Sometimes it "magically" re-appears for reasons that cannot be tracked down or traced.  You have to keep an eye on your own files in the future.