Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
What should a parent do when they have been made aware that a child has been molested by another child within a family?
Asked on 11/16/09, 10:40 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn
Mark D. Dunn
Unfortunately, I have to advise you to contact the Child Protective folks (which is a lot like dealing with the Nazi party).
I once represented a man who had a situation like yours. He tried to handle it "internally," but the molesting child did it again. The man eventually lost custody of both his children.
The sad fact is that the Courts go along with pretty much whatever the CPS wants. Don't count on the protections that you find in the Texas Family Code; the CPS gets away with anything.
Answered on 11/21/09, 5:37 pm