Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Dcf child abuse interview with child
wHEN DCF IS DOING A INTERVIEW FOR ABUSE WITH YOUR CHILD AT SCHOOL. ONE OF MY FOUR SONS GOT A RED MARK RUG BURN ON HIS FACE FROM PLAYIG WRESTLING WITH HIS BOTHERS. HIS TEACHER REPORTED IT TO DCF AS ABUSE. MY QUESTIONS IS WHEN THEY GO TO THE SCHOOL TO INTERVIEW THE KIDS ARENT THEY SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME AND ADVISE ME OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND HAVE ME ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS WHEN THE INTERVIEW IS BEING DONE
Asked on 5/21/07, 10:21 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Joel Bello
Joel Bello, P.A.
Re: Dcf child abuse interview with child
Usually, if the allegations involve potential charges against one of the parents, the child is interviewed with a school representative present, but not the accused parent.
Answered on 5/21/07, 4:48 pm