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done.in's picture

Submitted by done.in on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 8:31pm

So DH has been informed that CPS has been called and they are going to do an investigation.

BM kicked SS15 out last week, wouldn't let him home overnight, blocked his number so he couldn't call her and he wound up staying with a different relative. BM then apparently blocked the relative so relative couldn't call either. The two of them have had the cops called on them before because they've had Huge, amazing, semi-public (like in a car) verbal battles. BM has has a history of violence against other people and had restraining orders issued against her before.

What kind of outcome are we looking at here? I've seen so many cases where there's nothing done at all, but I'm kind of worried that they're going to want to take SS away from BM and send him to his dad and I don't want to be caught unprepared.

If there any predicting this? SS didn't come to us when BM kicked him out because we're out of state. He's been PASed out pretty well, so I don't think he'd really Want to come here, but I just have no experience with this at all.

Thanks.

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tweetybird74's picture

Submitted by tweetybird74 on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 6:36am

That really all depends on your SS and CPS. Usually they look for relatives first for him to stay with. Given you are out of state and SS likely would not want to move they may give temp custody to a relative in his state. It is possible that CPS will want him to stay at his Dad's as well. It is pretty hard to predict what will happen. Sorry.

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Submitted by lawyergirl06 on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 9:05am

If you are out of state they won't send him to you automatically. A number of things could happen here. The allegation may come back as unfounded. CPS may enter into a voluntary plan with mom and son. Son could be adjudicated as uncontrollable and removed from the home. If that is the case, son could end up in foster care, relative placement, group home or otherwise. They wouldn't send him to you, out of state, without completing an ICPC (interstate compact assessment) and that could take a couple of months so you would have time to determine what you need, if anything to prepare yourself. If mom says she doesn't want him, and CPS doesn't want to file, they may call you and ask if you would take him, but they would give you time to make arrangements and keep him voluntarily with a relative or what not until you were able to make it work.