Child Custody Legal Answers

How do I fight LA Child Protective Services charges of child abuse?

My son’s mother reported me for child abuse because when my son went back to her after being with me he had a black eye. He’s just learning to walk and he legit fell onto the edge of the fireplace and caught his eye. Now Child Protective Services (correct name for Calif.) is saying they want to come to my house and interview me but my family is telling me I should not talk to them without a lawyer. I have a security clearance for my job and if anything like a child abuse charge shows up on my record I could be fired. My ex is telling me that until this is ‘cleared up,’ I can’t see my son. Should I talk to the protective services people without a lawyer and what if they do charge me with abuse?

Los Angeles, CA

Mar 15, 2021

How do I file child abuse charges against my daughter’s daycare?

I think my daughter is being physically abused at daycare, maybe emotionally too. She is developmentally delayed and doesn’t talk. She does have a lot of functioning issues and her behavior can get aggressive at times. She’s coming home from the daycare provider with cuts and bruises and they say she is doing it to herself. She doesn’t hurt herself here at home and I’m concerned that the daycare can’t handle her and may be hitting or restraining her when she acts out. I called the Indiana Department of Child Services hotline and they said they would investigate, but I haven’t heard back. What do I need to go to get the daycare investigated and if they are abusing my daughter, how do I get them charged?

Indianapolis, IN

Mar 15, 2021

How do I get an abuse charge off my record?

Baltimore City child protective services charged me with abusing my stepson. I smacked him on the arm to get him to stop bothering the dog but it left a bruise and CPS said it was abuse. Apparently I had the right to appeal it but no one told me that and I missed the deadline. Now the charge is showing up on a background check for a new job I applied for. I told the employer what happened but they won’t hire me with this mark on my record. How do I get this child abuse charge off my record for good?

Baltimore, MD

Mar 15, 2021

Should I have a lawyer for child custody mediation?

My kids’ mother and I are fighting over custody. She filed a custody complaint in Charlotte family court and I just received a notice that I’m required to go to mediation with her. I have strong evidence that I want to be able to use against her in court and I don’t want her knowing what I have before we go to a custody trial. Do I have to share everything I have on her in mediation and should I have a lawyer present with me?

Charlotte, NC

Mar 15, 2021

Where do I file my child custody case?

I filed a child custody modification in Cleveland Domestic Relations Court. The case was dismissed because they said I filed in the wrong court. My children’s mom is abusive toward them and I want full custody. I’m willing to get a lawyer now because things are getting worse for my kids with their mom and I don’t want to waste more time filing in the wrong place. I have taken pictures of the marks on my kids when they come back from her house and they are begging me not to make them go back. Where does my case need to be filed and can I get emergency custody based on the abuse?

Cleveland, OH

Mar 15, 2021

Will a judge give me full custody if my ex is abusing his stepdaughter?

My ex and I have two sons, age 8 and 10, and we share custody of them. My ex has remarried and now has a stepdaughter. My oldest son says he’s seen his dad do things with the daughter that don’t seem right. What he’s describing to me sounds like sexual abuse. My ex has never hurt my two boys, but I don’t want them around this behavior. My oldest doesn’t want to go over there anymore since he told me. I want to report what my son told me to child protective services but I don’t want my ex to find out that my son shared this information. Can I keep my name and my son’s name confidential if I report it and can I get custody of my boys even if their dad isn’t abusing them directly?

Oklahoma City, OK

Mar 15, 2021

Can my kids’ mother move them out of state without my permission?

Since my divorce 4 years ago, my ex and I have had 50/50 custody of our kids. We live close to each other in Houston and the kids are doing really well. My ex is getting remarried and now wants to move with them to California where her fiancé lives. I don’t want them to move and I am completely capable of raising them. They don’t want to move either and leave their friends, school and sports. Can my ex just take full custody of them and move without my permission? I also want to know what I need to go to get full custody if she does move.

Houston, TX

Mar 15, 2021

Can I stop my spouse from changing my child’s religion?

My ex husband and I were both raised as Baptists, and we got married in the Baptist church. Our 16 year old daughter was baptized in the same faith and my husband and I both agreed she would stay in that faith and attend church until she was an adult and could decide for herself. My ex has now remarried and his wife is catholic. He wants to convert to Catholicism and says my daughter wants to as well I am adamantly opposed to him trying to change my daughter’s religion and I think she’s only saying she’s interested in the catholic faith because her dad is pressuring her to join him. When we divorced, he and I were granted joint decision making authority over her. Can I use the joint child custody to stop him from trying to convert her to the catholic religion?

Seattle, WA

Mar 15, 2021

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