Q: Child dependency. Protection against dv. All dv cases dismissed no info.
My wife and I were going through a divorce that was rough. She filed an injunction to remove me from the house and gain control of the equity. Eventually her and I were caught with each other consensually. I was violated on the injunction and incarcerated for 22 days and received probation. During this time (prior to conviction) she voluntarily dismissed the injunction. 4 days later CPS filed a petition for dependency regarding our three children. There has been nothing proven as far as the allegations go. However my wife’s mother was given temp. custody. The dcf agents video recorded my children without my mother in law or my wife and I present in the room. Is this legal? Can they use this is court? If there is no supervision by a legal guardian can dcf utilize this recording against us? I’m afraid of them leading my young children into admitting to things that haven’t happened due to their lack of understanding for what is going on. Children are malleable and easily led astray.
A: DCF recorded a video of your children; what does it show? If it's relevant, yes, they can use it.
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