Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky

falsley accused

my 8 year old daughter had a nitemare she went to school and told her counselor about it. her counselor then made it into a reality adding he own people to it as well as her own acussations. she then reported it to child services that my my child was being sexually abused by a stepfather that doesn't exsist.we took her to the child services for them to talk to her she was in tears not understanding what was going on why tis was happening because of a dream she told. we took her to the doctor at there request for a complete physical where there was nothing found except for a few srapes and bruises normal from an 8 year old playing and falling down. it is now 3am and my baby is still awake crying afraid to go to sleep from fear that they are going to come and get her and take her away. is there anything we can do aboutthis or do we just sit back and watch our child suffer because of the sick and twisted mind of someone who is suppose to help children not harm them. any info you have would be greatly appreciatd.

thank you,

a very upset mother


Asked on 4/07/05, 3:12 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Philip Owens Philip M. Owens, Attorney at Law

Re: falsley accused

You can complain to various superiors, etc. Unfortunately, you and your child are the reverse victim of the system. So much uproar was raised on some cases where abuse was "overlooked" or ignored, that all agencies have abandoned what descretion they have. As long as each individual inthe system "does their job" in passing on these things they survive to work another day. School systems are especially guilty in this. This is not because they want to be, they just, in most cases, cannot devote the resources to employ professional psychologists and counselors. Often times, the school counselor is a former teacher who has taken enough classes to be "certified" as a counselor. Most of the times, the individual communities, especially rural communities, just do not have acess to the resources they need. Problems that were raised by your daughter fell into the laps of folks who had to satisfy a "policy" rather than address a specific complaint. but, do not overlook the fact, that some of the worst cases of abuse were overlooked becuase of fear of offending a parent, etc. You could allways consult an attorney to see if further legal action is warranted. I do not have all of the facts here to express an opinion as to whether or not further legal action is warranted.

Read more
Answered on 4/07/05, 8:52 am


Related Questions & Answers

More Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody and Adoption questions and answers in Kentucky