Q: Can Ga DFCS take a child who resides in Florida, but spent 4 days at a family farm in Ga while awaiting home repairs?
We spent 4 days at my father in law’s farm, living from our suitcases, while awaiting a/c repairs to be done on our home in Florida. I met with CPS from Florida as well as Georgia at my son’s high school, in florida, from where he was placed into foster care by DFCS. Georgia DFCS is claiming jurisdiction for a dependency case, my son is in protective custody and now attending a new school in Georgia, and all legal proceedings are held in that state as well. Also, my ex mother in law, who’s never been involved with my son, was allowed a visit with him while in foster care. During visit, she arranged a phone call between my son and his father, who’s in prison for sexual battery against me, of which my son observed and reported, and there is an injunction in which was violated, prohibiting any contact with him. I’ve been given absolutely no information regarding this process, procedures, and none of my questions or messages have been answered. My son was taken from school and that was it.
A:
Without more information about your particular case, it is difficult to answer. Dependency cases depend greatly on specific facts. Generally speaking, Georgia DFCS may have the authority to take an allegedly deprived child into state custody, and afterwards, a child dependency action must take place. For this reason, it is imperative that you contact an Attorney who specializes in Juvenile Law and has experience in dependency cases as soon as possible.
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