Puryear Law represents clients in DCFS and DHS/HHS child or adult neglect/abuse cases in the states of Iowa and Illinois. Please carefully read the following information before scheduling a consultation.
Iowa DHS/HHS matters, such as dealing with a DHS/HHS investigation, and appealing a founded report for child or adult abuse/neglect, are handled by telephone and Zoom. That means we are able to cost-effectively provide representation for clients anywhere in Iowa, since there is no travel expense.
Our office is located in Davenport, Iowa, which is right on the border of Illinois and Iowa, in the Quad Cities area. While our attorneys are willing and able to travel anywhere within Iowa and Illinois for these cases, we bill for travel time. That means it would cost you considerably more to have us provide representation the further your case is far from our Davenport, Iowa office. We encourage you to consider this before scheduling a consultation, since if cost is a factor and your case is distant from our office, you will instead wish to consult with an attorney who is closer to the courthouse where your case will take place. That said, we have represented client many hours away from our office due to those clients understanding that the additional cost of having us travel for their case was money well spent.
Primary Iowa counties: Scott, Clinton, Muscatine, Cedar, Jones, Jackson, Iowa, and Louisa.
Primary Illinois counties: Rock Island, Henry, Whiteside, Mercer, and Knox.
Iowa Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) cases involve appearing in-person at the courthouse for the county where the case is taking place.
Illinois DCFS investigations are something we can cost-effectively handle by phone. Many clients retain us after learning that there is a DCFS investigation, with the goal of having us help them successfully navigate that investigation.
Illinois DCFS appeals involve appearing in-person at the DCFS office for the county where the case is taking place.
Illinois Juvenile Abuse/Neglect cases involve appearing in-person at the courthouse for the county where the case is taking place.