Q: Do I legally have to talk to DSS if I already signed a contract stating I dont need supervision with my child?
I went to the ER. They drug tested me and i didnt know until DSS came knocking on my door saying i was drug tested and was positive for weed. Me, my daughter, and boyfriend all did drug test and DSS came back a month and half later to let us know my daughter and I are negative but my boyfriend needs supervision because he tested positive for weed. Well now, another month later, they're trying to say that actually my urine test is just now coming back and its positive for weed. Buuuut the hair test is negative. So something isn't adding up. The fact that it allegidly took a whole 3 months to get the results for a urine test makes no sense. Especially because they had both results for my boyfriend and we took our drug tests at the same time at the same place. They haven't even showed me any proof. They haven't been answering their phones. Theres details I have to leave out because theres not enough room but theres a lot that makes no sense and I feel like we're being wronged.
A: The Department of Social Services has a lot of power so it is very important to contact a local family attorney where you live so that they can intercede with the family court on your behalf if needed.
A: Refusal to talk to DSS will not make them go away and may result in DSS taking the case to family court. I suggest that you get a consultation with a family court lawyer in your area who has experience handling DSS cases and get some advice.
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