Department Of Children And Family Services

Based on my experiences with the Pasadena DCS staff over a four year period, the organization highlights the major failings of social service bureaucracies in dealing with family dysfunctions and divorce-​related acrimony. The deck is stacked against non-​custodial parents, especially if they reside outside the jurisdiction. The DCS actions are often arbitrary and not subject to review. There was an innate tendency to unilaterally restrict visitations and permit intrusive monitoring with little or no justification. Their rulings are not subject to review. If case officers make serious mistakes and poor decisions, they are not liable. More tragically, they do not see the consequences of their actions and the impacts on parents and children. Presented with incontrovertible evidence of parental coaxing and manipulation of minors, the knee jerk response of the supervisor for our assigned case worker was «It’s troubling, we’re sorry but we have to support our staff». The DCS is suppossed to help families heal and cope with adversity, but sadly they can end up inflicting more damage and never observe the consequences. It needs to be more fair and impartial. Prediction: the DCS might try to have this review removed form Unilocal.The organization might do better to re-​examine the case and see what ultimately happened eight years after their rulings. Happy to furnish case number and details.

Staff is friendly, environment is children friendly!!! However, parking is a pain… Majority of the parking is 1 hour parking… My suggestion is to make sure that u check ur watch frequently!!!