Social workers sometimes visit once or twice per week and then as they see that things are going okay they tend to visit less often and may only visit twice a month or 3 times a month.
The visits can vary and sometimes the social workers show up unannounced.
What social services are not allowed to do are enter your home without a warrant or without your permission.
Social services cannot remove a child or force them to talk to them without a court order or warrant.
If social services have no warrant or court order then they must leave when asked to do so and you have a right to be with your child while they talk to them.
Judges don't always agree with social services and you do have a right to dispute claims against you from the social services in court.
Not everything social services says will work against you in court if you can prove otherwise.
When social services come to your house for a home visit the social services are looking for adequate food, adequate and safe living conditions, proper care, clean and tidy house and they basically want to see that the child is not being harmed or being put in harms way.
Your house does not have to be spotless but should not be a huge mess either.
Make sure anything that could be dangerous to the child or children are put away.
Ensure the fridge has plenty of food and the cupboards have plenty of food as well.
You can tell social services to go away as long as they have no court order or warrant to enter your house.
The social services cannot force themselves onto you or your kids unless they see the child or children are in immediate danger or they have a warrant.
It does not mean the social services will simply go away but you don't have to talk to them.
Social workers check bedrooms to ensure the child has proper bedding, has a clean and tidy room and to ensure there's nothing that will put the child directly or indirectly at risk.
Social workers also check to see if there's adequate food supply in the fridge and in the kitchen cupboards.
Social services can track your phone although before they can track your phone or tap your cell phone or phone they must have a court order to do so.
Child services can and do turn up unannounced and at all hours of the day.
They show up unannounced to catch you at home and off guard because they know if you knew they were coming then you may not be there for the visit.
A social worker whether a CPS worker or Adult Protective Services Worker can show up and turn up unannounced.
Social workers usually do turn up unannounced to catch people off guard.
They don't want to give you notice so that you would have time to act differently or leave the area.
One social workers get involved then you can expect them to show up without notice at anytime of the day even on Saturday and Sunday and sometimes Holidays as well.
Although if child welfare caseworkers pay you an unannounced visit, you can ask them to come back at a better time.
Caseworkers have rights and authorities that may override yours.
The DCP&P can get a court order that will grant them the legal right to enter your home and even take your child.
But without the court order you can ask them to leave and come back later.
Never allow the CPS or social worker into your home without a court order.
If they have no court order then simply ask them to leave.
Don't let them scare you with threat of arrest because even if they call the police they still can't force themself into your home unless they have the court order or warrant signed by the Judge.
That is unless the child is in danger right then and then in those cases the police and CPS can take your child without a warrant.