Legal Question in Family Law in North Carolina

Re: CPS and medical problem

In NC the health care provider is required under state statute to report

cases of suspected abuse. So are teachers, day care workers, even lawyers.

The statute also holds harmless any of those people who, in good faith, comply

with the law by making such a report.

The DSS must investigate and decide whether to take a petition alleging

neglect or abuse of the child. You will be

assigned an attorney by the court at that time.

In fact, your husband may be assigned a different

lawyer, unless there is no question but what

you both have a single position and neither spouse

is suggesting as a defense that the other spouse is the

potential abuser.

Unexplained injuries cause you a big problem with the DSS

Generally I suggest that you deal with the people openly.

Invite them to make announced and unannounced visits to

your home. Make damn sure there are no drugs, and it's a goo

idea not even to have a beer in your refrigerator

for the time being.

At this point it will be hard for you not to get a real attitude

toward the meddlesome , holier than thou, middle class, bureacrats of

the DSS, but you cannot appear anything other than genuinely

concerned.

If you have financial means, get a specialist working on the brittle bone

question now.