Legal Question in Family Law in California

False Allegations of Abuse

My sister made false allegations of abuse against the gentleman that I live with regarding her nine year old daughter. The alleged abuse was to have happened during a visit to Arizona just before Christmas. My sister lives in CA and filed the allegations with LA County CPS. Fortunately my neice was interviewed and examined and the allegations were unfounded. We would not even have known the allegations had been made if my former brother-inlaw had not called me after he received a call from CPS.

Is the accused allowed to request a copy of the allegations? Should CPS have informed us of the investigation? Since we are in AZ should we seek legal counsel here?


Asked on 1/30/03, 5:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
E. Daniel Bors Jr. Attorney & Counselor At Law

Re: False Allegations of Abuse

Dear Inquirer:

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NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --

If CPS did not contact you then I would assume that they found the accusations to be unfounded. False accusations occur all the time for all sorts of bogus reasons. If you don't hear any more about it, leave it alone.

Thanks for sharing your interesting inquiry with us on LawGuru, and good luck with your case.

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Answered on 2/05/03, 3:47 pm


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