Q: Michigan Verbal CPS Safety Plan legally binding?
A little over a month ago CPS (drug allegations and domestic violence allegations) cohorced me into verbally agreeing to a safery plan, placing my kids with my grandparents. Today I decided enough was enough and went to go get my kids. My grandparents wouldn't let me take them! Can they do that?! There's no court order saying they cant be with me and have to be with my grandparents..
A:
I wouldn't worry so much about what your grandparents can or cannot do as I would what CPS will do. You run the risk of CPS filing a petition and requesting removal of the children - potentially into foster care, and exposing you to termination of your parental rights.
Make no mistake: when dealing with CPS, you don't get to decide when enough is enough.
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