* Posted to the Fidonet conferences VFALSAC, VOCAL
In an up-and-coming Virginia publication addressing false allegations
and CPS intervention, there appears a sidebar encouraging people to
tape record all aspects of a CPS abuse or neglect investigation.
The statutes governing such recordings vary considerably from state to
state, so it is critical that anyone involved in such an investigation
familiarize themselves with their state laws before making such a
recording.  Some states disallow them entirely, others allow them
subject to certain provisos.
In Virginia, the statute allows for the recording of telephone
conversations providing that the CPS worker is aware that such a
recording is being made, AND that the worker so acknowledges at the
beginning of the tape.
Those of you taking an advocacy role in terms of taking calls from
parents facing such an investigation-in-progress may do well to
consider the advice offered in the following message, which is derived
from the aforementioned publication.
Afterward, in a two-part message derived from a publication of the
Virginia Bar, a close-up look at the results obtained by such a
recording in an actual CPS investigation.
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