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Child/Adult Protection
This section represents Child Protective Services or "CPS" in civil lawsuits filed by that agency which affect the parent-child relationship. These prosecutors are responsible for handling all aspects of a case, from the time a child is removed from the home or when the agency asks the court to order the parent(s) to undergo services or treatment in order to be able to better parent a child through the conclusion of the case. Such duties include representing the agency at all court hearings and trials, producing civil discovery, attending and taking depositions, participating in mediations, attending staffings and monthly Permanency Planning Team meetings with agency representatives, CASA volunteers, Attorney Ad Litems, and Attorneys for the parents, as well as providing legal counsel to DFPS caseworkers and supervisors.
This unit strives to ensure that every child in Collin County is raised in a safe and stable environment. The paramount concern is what is in the best interest of the child. Unfortunately, this sometimes means a parent's rights must be restricted or terminated.
Felony prosecutor Alyson M. Dietrich completed the College of Communications Senior Fellow Honors Program and received her Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996. She received her Juris Doctorate from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1999. During law school Ms. Dietrich was selected to serve as a member of the Board of Barristers and interned for both the Federal Public Defender’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office. Since joining the Collin County District Attorney’s Office in 1999, Ms. Dietrich has served in the Intake and the Misdemeanor Trial sections, the Felony Trial section and is currently assigned to the DFPS section. Ms. Dietrich was presented the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Collin County Award for 2002–2003.
Investigator Mark Dickerson started his career in Law Enforcement in 1988 with Collin County Sheriffs Office as a Jailer. In 1998 he became a Certified Police Officer with Princeton Police Department working as a Patrolman. He began his career as an Investigator in the Collin County District Attorney’s Office in March of 2004.
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