Proving to CPS You’re the Right Parent for Your Child

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]You must do more than show personal progress. You must show how your progress benefits [music] the child.

[00:00:06]Evidence that helps includes what?

[00:00:08]Strong visitation records, testimony showing bonding, letters from therapists supporting reunification, >> [music] >> evidence that the child wants continued contact, proof the current placement is not adoptively [music] secure. The stronger the bond and the weaker the permanency stability, the greater your chance. But here's the reality.

[00:00:29]>> [music] >> Section 388 is not a magic reset button.

[00:00:33]It does not work when filed at [music] the last minute with minimal evidence.

[00:00:37]Judges can deny the petition without even holding a hearing >> [music] >> if it fails to show a prima facie case.