Q: I need to know if my situation is enough to call cps on my father, and I need to know if I can go through with my plan.
Im in a situation were I feel very unsafe in ym dad´s current home. Ever since he picked me up from my mom´s house my grades have been failing, I was admitted into a psych ward, I started substance abuse and my depression has skyrocketed since 2020. My dad did not have legal permission to keep me at my moms since he did not have any parental right against me. He kidnapped me essentially and kept me at his house, enrolled me into school there, and alienated me from my mom. For over 2 years, I did not speak to my mom whatsoever. I spoke to her once at the psych ward and that conversation was one of the first times I ever felt loved since moving to Illinois. My mom is from Indiana and she wants me to move back in. When I was living there, I was on the honor roll 3 times in a row. She encourages me to be smarter, but also cares and provides for me in the way a mom should.
A: I don't believe so. This is a custody case, not a juvenile abuse and neglect case. You are saying what your behavior was, but using drugs is on you, your dad did not force you to use them. Your dad doesn't do your homework or take your tests, it sounds like he kidnapped you and mom didn't do anything about it, that's on her.what I don't hear is dad is bearing me up, I have pictures of bruises, etc.
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