MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- A juvenile court judge is so angry he's demanding all Department of Children's Services investigators in his county tell them exactly how many cases they are working on and to show proof of their last three home visits with the children.

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The Coffee County General Sessions Judge Tim Brock said he's had enough after two cases where DCS child protection investigators hadn't made home visits to children in peril for weeks.

Every DCS protective service investigator had until 4:30 p.m. Thursday to turn in the number of cases they are working on and proof of their last three home visits.

One of the cases that led to this order belongs to a woman who said when the judge discovered a DCS investigator hadn't made a home visit to her stepson in months, he threw out the case.

"Somebody needs to be there and an advocate for the children," said the woman. "It's serious."

The DCS investigator assigned to the woman's stepson has been fired since Channel 4's story.

Veteran family law attorney Cyndi Cheatham said it is unfair to put this all on the investigators because many have crushing case loads.

"I don't think the problem is going to turn out to be individual case managers," Cheatham said.

Sources at DCS said some of the Coffee County workers have more than 50 cases and that some cases have up to four kids. When personal visits, interviews, court, meetings, services and emergencies are added, some say it's too much.

"They've got a lot of pressure, and they do a good job," said Cheatham, who said that the workload is being doubled and tripled in some cases.