Aaron Scott HillFamily Law AttorneyMonticello, AR ·
DHS has the authority to conduct investigations involving child welfare. If you are not cooperative, the police can arrest you. I understand you think your civil rights have been violated, but your children also have rights that the state sometimes has to enforce if parents are unwilling or unable.
By getting yourself arrested, Probable cause for DHS taking a legal hold on your children is now a no-brainer, as they are dependant because their parent is incarcerated and unable to take care of them. If you want your children back, you need to cooperate with DHS, Follow your case plan and your attorney's advice. If you want to cop an attitude and fight against the help they will try to provide, one year will disappear pretty quick and you may lose parental rights altogether. Get to the DHS office ASAP to watch, "The Clock is Ticking" and begin your parenting classes and whatever other orders arise.