The Actual Problems with DCFS are Incompetent Personnel and Inappropriate Fund Allocation, Pasadena Family Law Attorney, Mark B. Baer, Believes

The Actual Problems with DCFS are Incompetent Personnel and Inappropriate Fund Allocation, Pasadena Family Law Attorney, Mark B. Baer, Believes

Thousands of child abuse tips (more than 18,000) go uninvestigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) within the time mandated by the State, even though the deadline for completing such investigations was recently increased from 30 to 60 days, according to the Los Angeles Times. In response, Troist Ploehn, the Director of DCFS blamed the fact that the Department is short staffed and stated, "All of the things that equate with quality do take time."