Q: My mom called cps with an accusation of me using meth now I am clean my mom however has my daughter under recommendatio
I just need to know the ask the legal aspects even though she said it was her recommendation that my daughter stays there how can she do that when I'm clean and it's just off of somebody's here say word and I can provide clean UA can I go get my daughter legally
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If this was a voluntary placement because CPS was threatening to take you daughter away if you didn't place her, there there is probably a CPS worker assigned to the case and you may need to follow some type of plan to show that you are stable before your daughter goes back to live with you full time, but you should be able to have visitation with your daughter. You need to figure out where you are at with CPS.
Unfortunately with any type of addiction there is a risk that you will resume using once the pressure is off of you. So your mother and CPS would be justified in making any return of your daughter gradually and based on time passing where you demonstrate that you are not going to fall back in to old patterns. Part of getting clean and sober is recognizing the harm that your addiction did to others and being willing to make amends. In this case, it also involves recognizing that you have to put the security and the safety of others above your personal wishes even thought that can be really hard to do. You need to recognize that there is risk if you daughter comes back to you too soon after your have reached sobriety and that can be very upsetting for your daughter if she comes back and you fall out of sobriety.
Agreeing to keep your daughter being in a safe stable environment while you work hard to prove that it will be safe and stable if she comes back to you in time, is what you need to do. I know it hurts not to have your daughter with you all the time but you need to put your daughter's needs above your own and that includes recognizing and admitting that it may be too soon for her to come back and live with you. Talk to your mother and the CPS worker involved in come up with a plan to reunite with your daughter. The plan should involve gradually increase time with your daughter. It may involve you getting a job or going to school and proving you can continue that task on a steady basis. Whatever the plan is, do it, be patient, and never give up.
A: Sorry about the typos - I type fast and don't always see the mistakes before I post and this web page doesn't have an edit feature.
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