ATTORNEY CYNTHIA D. SAMUEL
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Child Abuse
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Ms. Samuel is an EXPERIENCED trial attorney and defense attorney with 20 years of experience in Child Protection Law.
To report child abuse NOW, click here for hotline numbers.
The protection of innocent children from child abuse and neglect is a first and foremost concern for attorney Cynthia D. Samuel. If you need immediate assistance to report abuse or neglect, please click here or scroll to the bottom of this page for Child Protection Hotline phone numbers.
If you are doing your own research on Child Abuse/Neglect Issues, you can find helpful links on the "resources and links" page of this web site, or click here.
Unfortunately, sometimes parents are falsely accused of child abuse or neglect.
Attorney Cynthia D. Samuel has successfully defended parents against charges of child abuse and neglect and is familiar with the special State and Federal laws pertaining to child abuse and neglect. She has won many trials and appeals against the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), formerly Office of Community Services (OCS). She has fought cases all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court. For a list click here.
If you feel that you are being unfairly treated by DCFS, (OCS), or the Court System, or you feel like you are being "rail-roaded," contact attorney Cynthia D. Samuel immediately for your consultation at (504) 460-7502. There is a fee for consultations.1
If you believe that DCFS employees, or other child welfare professionals have mistreated you, are violating the law or the Code of Ethics, you may review the Louisiana DCFS Code of Ethics for Child Welfare Professionals by clicking here.
t is imperative that you know your rights in this situation and Cynthia D. Samuel is the attorney who will fight to protect your rights and get you the justice to which you are legally entitled. She is thoroughly familiar with the workings of the child protection system and the Louisiana Juvenile Court System. Don't let DCFS turn a false allegation of abuse or neglect into an inquisition against you and your family. Please see the About Me page of this site and the education and training page to view Cynthia D. Samuel's experience in the area of Defense of Child Protection Cases.
Cynthia D. Samuel has handled all types of Child Protection Hearings and conferences including:
Child In Need of Care:
•Continued Custody Hearings
•Answers
•Informal Adjustment Agreements
•Adjudications/Trials
•Dispositions
•Disposition Modification Hearings
•Review Hearings
•Permanency Hearings
•A.S.F.A*. Hearings
•Family Team Conferences
•Administrative Review Hearings
*Adoption and Safe Families Act
Termination of Parental Rights
•Answers
•Discovery of DCFS or OCS file information
•Status Conferences
•Adjudications/Trials
•Continuing Contact Agreements
•Voluntary Surrenders
•Consent to Adoption
She has also filed Petitions for Protection From Abuse on behalf of Spouses and children who have been abused. She can explain your rights and how to use the legal system to protect yourself and your children. As an former Assistant District Attorney, she prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases, also referred to as Child In Need of Care (CINC) matters. She has also worked as a children's attorney representing abused and neglected children in the Juvenile Court System.
Her thorough experience and training in the area of child abuse and neglect litigation make her THE attorney to represent you, whichever side you may be on.
Please see the About Me page of this site and the education and training page to see Cynthia D. Samuel's extensive experience and extra training in this and other areas of Juvenile and Family Law.
As a public service, to assist abused and neglected children, I have included below a list of the Louisiana child abuse hot-line numbers for various Louisiana Parishes. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, and want to make an anonymous report, please refer to the list below.
Cynthia D. Samuel has handled abuse cases from the most minor offenses to the most severe. An example of the types of cases she has handled is listed below. This list is merely an example and does not include all of Cynthia D. Samuel's extensive experience in handling abuse cases.
•Fatalities • Starvation • Accident • Animal Attack • Shaken Baby Syndrome • Failure to Thrive • Sexual Abuse (all types) • Human Bites • Various Burns (cigarette, stove, iron, water (by 'dipping')) • Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bone disease) • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome • Emotional Abuse • Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome • Clients with Mental Illness • Clients with Addiction / Substance Abuse.
1If you are unable to hire a private attorney, the website offer free advice and assistance, if you believe your rights are being violated, try FightCPS.com for more information to assist you in getting the most from your court appointed lawyer. Cynthia D. Samuel and NolaDivorceLawyer.com are not affiliated with, nor endorsed by that website. NolaDivorceLawyer.com provides you this information to the site as a courtesy and a public service to parents facing problems with CPS and other visitors of NolaDivorceLawyer.com who are need of information and resources to defend against CPS, OCS, DCFS or your local Child Protection Agency.
All numbers are nationwide except as denoted by * .
Please add this site to your favorites or remember this web site name, NolaDivorceLawyer.com.
Ms. Samuel is an EXPERIENCED trial attorney and defense attorney with 20 years of experience in Child Protection Law.
To report child abuse NOW, click here for hotline numbers.
The protection of innocent children from child abuse and neglect is a first and foremost concern for attorney Cynthia D. Samuel. If you need immediate assistance to report abuse or neglect, please click here or scroll to the bottom of this page for Child Protection Hotline phone numbers.
If you are doing your own research on Child Abuse/Neglect Issues, you can find helpful links on the "resources and links" page of this web site, or click here.
Unfortunately, sometimes parents are falsely accused of child abuse or neglect.
Attorney Cynthia D. Samuel has successfully defended parents against charges of child abuse and neglect and is familiar with the special State and Federal laws pertaining to child abuse and neglect. She has won many trials and appeals against the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), formerly Office of Community Services (OCS). She has fought cases all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court. For a list click here.
If you feel that you are being unfairly treated by DCFS, (OCS), or the Court System, or you feel like you are being "rail-roaded," contact attorney Cynthia D. Samuel immediately for your consultation at (504) 460-7502. There is a fee for consultations.1
If you believe that DCFS employees, or other child welfare professionals have mistreated you, are violating the law or the Code of Ethics, you may review the Louisiana DCFS Code of Ethics for Child Welfare Professionals by clicking here.
t is imperative that you know your rights in this situation and Cynthia D. Samuel is the attorney who will fight to protect your rights and get you the justice to which you are legally entitled. She is thoroughly familiar with the workings of the child protection system and the Louisiana Juvenile Court System. Don't let DCFS turn a false allegation of abuse or neglect into an inquisition against you and your family. Please see the About Me page of this site and the education and training page to view Cynthia D. Samuel's experience in the area of Defense of Child Protection Cases.
Cynthia D. Samuel has handled all types of Child Protection Hearings and conferences including:
Child In Need of Care:
•Continued Custody Hearings
•Answers
•Informal Adjustment Agreements
•Adjudications/Trials
•Dispositions
•Disposition Modification Hearings
•Review Hearings
•Permanency Hearings
•A.S.F.A*. Hearings
•Family Team Conferences
•Administrative Review Hearings
*Adoption and Safe Families Act
Termination of Parental Rights
•Answers
•Discovery of DCFS or OCS file information
•Status Conferences
•Adjudications/Trials
•Continuing Contact Agreements
•Voluntary Surrenders
•Consent to Adoption
She has also filed Petitions for Protection From Abuse on behalf of Spouses and children who have been abused. She can explain your rights and how to use the legal system to protect yourself and your children. As an former Assistant District Attorney, she prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases, also referred to as Child In Need of Care (CINC) matters. She has also worked as a children's attorney representing abused and neglected children in the Juvenile Court System.
Her thorough experience and training in the area of child abuse and neglect litigation make her THE attorney to represent you, whichever side you may be on.
Please see the About Me page of this site and the education and training page to see Cynthia D. Samuel's extensive experience and extra training in this and other areas of Juvenile and Family Law.
As a public service, to assist abused and neglected children, I have included below a list of the Louisiana child abuse hot-line numbers for various Louisiana Parishes. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, and want to make an anonymous report, please refer to the list below.
Cynthia D. Samuel has handled abuse cases from the most minor offenses to the most severe. An example of the types of cases she has handled is listed below. This list is merely an example and does not include all of Cynthia D. Samuel's extensive experience in handling abuse cases.
•Fatalities • Starvation • Accident • Animal Attack • Shaken Baby Syndrome • Failure to Thrive • Sexual Abuse (all types) • Human Bites • Various Burns (cigarette, stove, iron, water (by 'dipping')) • Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bone disease) • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome • Emotional Abuse • Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome • Clients with Mental Illness • Clients with Addiction / Substance Abuse.
1If you are unable to hire a private attorney, the website offer free advice and assistance, if you believe your rights are being violated, try FightCPS.com for more information to assist you in getting the most from your court appointed lawyer. Cynthia D. Samuel and NolaDivorceLawyer.com are not affiliated with, nor endorsed by that website. NolaDivorceLawyer.com provides you this information to the site as a courtesy and a public service to parents facing problems with CPS and other visitors of NolaDivorceLawyer.com who are need of information and resources to defend against CPS, OCS, DCFS or your local Child Protection Agency.
All numbers are nationwide except as denoted by * .
| Parish | Emergency Hotline Number |
| Acadia | 800-844-6508 |
| Allen | 318-335-1740 |
| Ascension* | 800-861-4589 |
| Assumption | 866-461-6278 |
| Avoyelles | 866-426-8871 |
| Beauregard | 318-335-1942 |
| Bienville | 877-676-7622 |
| Bossier | 318-676-7622 877-676-7622 |
| Caddo | 318-676-7622 877-676-7622 |
| Calcasieu | 337-491-2545 |
| Caldwell | 888-278-1271 |
| Cameron | 337-491-2545 |
| Catahoula | 866-429-8871 |
| Claiborne | 877-676-7622 |
| Concordia | 866-429-8871 |
| DeSoto | 877-676-7622 |
| East Baton Rouge |
225-925-4571 |
| East Carroll |
888-278-1271 |
| East Feliciana |
225-683-3734 |
| Evangeline | 800-844-6508 |
| Franklin | 888-278-1271 |
| Grant* | 800-551-8383 |
| Iberia | 800-844-6508 |
| Iberville | 225-687-4373 |
| Jackson | 877-676-7622 |
| Jefferson (East) |
504-736-7033 |
| Jefferson (West) |
504-361-6083 |
| Jefferson Davis |
337-824-9649 |
| Lafayette | 800-844-6508 |
| Lafourche* | 866-461-6278 |
| LaSalle | 866-429-8871 |
| Lincoln | 888-278-1271 |
| Livingston | 225-686-7257 |
| Madison | 888-278-1271 |
| Morehouse | 888-278-1271 |
| Natchitoches | 877-676-7622 |
| Orleans* | 866-514-8829 |
| Ouachita | 866-278-1271 |
| Plaquemines | 504-361-6083 |
| Pointe Coupee |
225-638-4846 |
| Rapides | 866-429-8871 |
| Red River |
877-676-7622 |
| Richland | 888-278-1271 |
| Sabine | 877-676-7622 |
| St. Bernard |
504-736-7033 |
| St. Charles* |
800-731-6801 |
| St. Helena |
985-748-2001 |
| St. James* |
800-431-6801 |
| St. John |
800-431-6801 |
| St. Landry |
800-844-6508 |
| St. Martin |
800-844-6508 |
| St. Mary |
800-844-6508 |
| St. Tammany |
985-893-6225 |
| Tangipahoa | 985-748-2001 |
| Tensas | 888-278-1271 |
| Terrebonne | 985-857-3634 |
| Union | 888-278-1271 |
| Vermilion | 800-844-6508 |
| Vernon* | 800-551-8383 |
| Washington | 985-732-6800 |
| Webster | 877-676-7622 |
| West Baton Rouge |
225-687-4373 |
| West Carroll |
888-278-1271 |
| West Feliciana |
225-683-3734 |
| Winn* | 800-551-8383 |
All numbers are nationwide except as denoted by * .
| Parish | Emergency Hotline Number |
| Acadia | 800-844-6508 |
| Allen | 318-335-1740 |
| Ascension* | 800-861-4589 |
| Assumption | 866-461-6278 |
| Avoyelles | 866-426-8871 |
| Beauregard | 318-335-1942 |
| Bienville | 877-676-7622 |
| Bossier | 318-676-7622 877-676-7622 |
| Caddo | 318-676-7622 877-676-7622 |
| Calcasieu | 337-491-2545 |
| Caldwell | 888-278-1271 |
| Cameron | 337-491-2545 |
| Catahoula | 866-429-8871 |
| Claiborne | 877-676-7622 |
| Concordia | 866-429-8871 |
| DeSoto | 877-676-7622 |
| East Baton Rouge |
225-925-4571 |
| East Carroll |
888-278-1271 |
| East Feliciana |
225-683-3734 |
| Evangeline | 800-844-6508 |
| Franklin | 888-278-1271 |
| Grant* | 800-551-8383 |
| Iberia | 800-844-6508 |
| Iberville | 225-687-4373 |
| Jackson | 877-676-7622 |
| Jefferson (East) |
504-736-7033 |
| Jefferson (West) |
504-361-6083 |
| Jefferson Davis |
337-824-9649 |
| Lafayette | 800-844-6508 |
| Lafourche* | 866-461-6278 |
| LaSalle | 866-429-8871 |
| Lincoln | 888-278-1271 |
| Livingston | 225-686-7257 |
| Madison | 888-278-1271 |
| Morehouse | 888-278-1271 |
| Natchitoches | 877-676-7622 |
| Orleans* | 866-514-8829 |
| Ouachita | 866-278-1271 |
| Plaquemines | 504-361-6083 |
| Pointe Coupee |
225-638-4846 |
| Rapides | 866-429-8871 |
| Red River |
877-676-7622 |
| Richland | 888-278-1271 |
| Sabine | 877-676-7622 |
| St. Bernard |
504-736-7033 |
| St. Charles* |
800-731-6801 |
| St. Helena |
985-748-2001 |
| St. James* |
800-431-6801 |
| St. John |
800-431-6801 |
| St. Landry |
800-844-6508 |
| St. Martin |
800-844-6508 |
| St. Mary |
800-844-6508 |
| St. Tammany |
985-893-6225 |
| Tangipahoa | 985-748-2001 |
| Tensas | 888-278-1271 |
| Terrebonne | 985-857-3634 |
| Union | 888-278-1271 |
| Vermilion | 800-844-6508 |
| Vernon* | 800-551-8383 |
| Washington | 985-732-6800 |
| Webster | 877-676-7622 |
| West Baton Rouge |
225-687-4373 |
| West Carroll |
888-278-1271 |
| West Feliciana |
225-683-3734 |
| Winn* | 800-551-8383 |
