Q: I was awarded emergency custody of my kids in 2018 after a mom abused my 7yr at the time we have 3 kids total
I went to superior court to file for divorce The judge sent us to juvenile courts where I was awarded custody of the kids the CPS & gal was involved
Mom had numerous other abuse incidents during the parenting time process but jurisdiction & who knows what prevented anything from being done
CPS assured me that because they was in my custody that they can’t intervene in custody or visitation issues if the kids are safe with the custodial parent
So nothing was done
So they send us back to superior & I still obtained custody until the very end then I lost it
because the judge allowed the last two hearings to have people testify on fraudulent contempts ABOUT me this painted a picture i feel & made his decision bias
The judge even stated that we was there for divorce not contempt but he will hear the witnesses out because they are there & taken off work etc
I didn’t properly combat that I was per’se
Can CPS now open up the cases of alleged abuse now that she has custody
A:
Trying to get to the heart of your inquiry, but it appears you have a messy custody/family/criminal set of intertwined issues. Unfortunately as you have discovered there are not a lot of great resources for folks in these situations outside the traditional legal system.
The headline is "You need to hire a lawyer," as with so many intermixed issues a central manager will be able to sort through all of them and balance the various perspectives, wants and needs.
There are several groups that assist with the families of abusers however if you are now being accused of some sort of abuse yourself that is going to complicate things.
My best advice is to ask your friends and family if they know a LOCAL lawyer who they trust, as i think a good session to set out all the issues will clarify things and put you on the right path. LOCAL lawyer, someone old fashioned
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