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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I'd even say it's only 2 courts since its 2 different judges. There's other Family courts.... I'd not even go as far as to say that it's all of PA.
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They were in the same court (Luzerne County). Certainly not indicative of Pennsylvania courts as a whole, let alone the entire country.
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I'm sorry that this had to be done, PoA and DaniGirl, but it's what the law requires. If a health care provider finds any evidence that abuse might have taken place they are obligated to report it by law, at which point CPS has to get involved. This usually means removing the child, but look at the alternative - leaving children in abusive homes until it can be proven, especially during something so stressful it is likely to escalate the abuse if it is taking place.
I've been down this road before, my mother is a mere 16 years older than I, my father 17 years older - with a mother of her own, working to get custody of me for a while. With a CPS file like she has, it didn't quit even when I was much older. Like when I broke a wrist 3 times in less than a year (I was 14 and clumsy), not a one of which happened within a mile of my parents, but still had to jump through the hoops.
You have to remember it isn't always just the break either, sometimes it's the type of break and the location (on the body) that don't fit the story. And god help you if you gloss over some some seemingly trivial but medically relevant detail, because you didn't know it was medically relevant.