Morby posted:

Let me go ahead and get my bias out of the way and say that my mom is a social worker and has dealt with CPS (or DFACs as we call it in GA) for most of her career. Generally speaking, CPS is pretty reluctant to swoop in and take children from their parents right away. In fact, the state is reluctant to do so and will bend over backwards and give hte parents multiple chances to prove themselves worthy of retaining custody. That CPS saw the condition of your home and immediately took your kids gives me pause, especially since this was your second run in with them.