Q: What’s going to happen in this situation?
My daughters mom is claiming to have evidence that I hit/ hurt my daughter. I have evidence that shows I don’t and have not. If our evidence conflicts with each other what would happen to our daughter?
My fear is she’ll be put in a foster home until a professional gets to talk to her cause I believe she’s trying to poison her mind and my daughter has said she’s told her to say these things.
Also we’re in Pennsylvania
A:
It depends with whom the abuse complaint is made. Presumably, your daughters mother would notify either the local police or the county child protective agency, and then an investigation would be opened. As long as the investigators believe that the child is in no imminent danger, the child probably won't be snatched away from the allegedly offending parent. . . but one never knows.
Honestly, a gazillion things can happen during a child abuse investigation, so it's virtually impossible to answer your question here -- and adding additional facts or details to your question here won't really help. It all depends on who's investigating, and what their initial perceptions and actions are. My advice is to contact local counsel in your PA county, and discuss your situation in detail with him or her. Only then will you get some possible answers. Best of luck to you.
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