Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania
i'm not sure if my question falls under the category of family law etc or not... i have been separated from my husband for a year now and have full custody of the children giving him every other weekend and tuesday nights... since the split there has been a repeated amount of false reports made to children and youth agency in our area... all of the reports are always unfounded and as soon as they close out one case another call is made and i go through it all over again... i know that this is my husband and his parents making the calls because when i confront him he tells me he will do whatever it takes to make sure i don't have the kids... this is not healthy for my kids to have to go through because their father has a problem with me raising them... i need to know what i can do to make these false reports stop... isn't there a way that children and youth can make them stop making these reports and why do they keep coming to my house when they have been doing this on and off for the past year knowing that i am taking all the steps necessary to ensure a safe and healthy living environment for my children??? i was told by a county caseworker that i am investigated more closely than the average family because i was a ward of the state myself... i am starting to feel that this discrimination because of my childhood... but i was abused and not and abuser.... and this is harassment because my husband and his parents are able to keep making these false reports and child services keep coming even though each and every time they find nothing
i have tried calling the police to file harassment charges and have been turned away and children and youth tell me they have to investigate each and every allegation even though they know they continually find nothing... there has to be a way to make this all stop because this isn't healthy for the kids at all
1 Answer from Attorneys
If the same person keeps making complaints to C&Y that are always unfounded C&Y has a claim against that person.
You could file a custody complaint against dad. The problem is that people who report to C&Y are considered confidential informants so you can't say for sure who reported you. Now the judge is allowed access. So that if you do file a complaint the judge can check out your allegations.
I would think by now the C&Y intake worker should have you on speed dial. Further after a large number of unfounded complaints they might be annoyed enough to start investigating the reporter.
{John}
Why are you a "ward of the state"?
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