Richardson, TX asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Texas

Q: How likely is it that an attorney can Subpoena the recorded phone call made to CPS and track who made the call?

Someone called CPS pretending to be ME and made false Accusations stating that my daughter was sexually abused....my question is how likely is it that an attorney can Subpoena the recorded phone call made to CPS and track who made the call?

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Amir Tavakkoli
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Amir Tavakkoli
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A: Very unlikely. CPS records, specially the records of the initial call to report, are extremely confidential. Also, for a subpoena to be even available, there has to be an open case pending (note this is different than a CPS investigation which is not an open legal case).

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Amir Tavakkoli
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Amir Tavakkoli
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A: A: Very unlikely. CPS records, specially the records of the initial call to report, are extremely confidential. Also, for a subpoena to be even available, there has to be an open case pending (note this is different than a CPS investigation which is not an open legal case).

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