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Most of these questions involve child and child's family members.
1. a) If I say, on tape, that I'll be recording ALL conversations that come in and out of my home, is it necessary to repeat myself for every call afterward to remind them I'm recording?
b) If the child is on the phone but the person we called 3-ways in someone else, am I still responsible for telling that person they're being recorded? For instance, child talks to grandparent who then 3-ways an associate of hers.
2. a) What problems would I face if I had illegally tape recorded a conversation (not admitted in court) and the other party knew (in plain English)? This wasn't for kicks but to prevent a life-threatening situation. At the time, I figured a heads up on knowing about a possible abduction was better than waiting to find out after the child was missing.
b) Would I be able to write an overview of what happened during the call for documentation? Or would I have to leave out things I wouldn't have heard had I not been listening?
c) Could an exception be made for outstanding situations such as the one above when the person has a history of abuse?
3. What about listening in on children's phone calls? Right now, it is forbidden to discuss some military information over the phone/internet for national security reasons, but the child is always prompted for information and instructed to answer "yes" or "no". If I don't know what's being asked, I can't prevent the child from saying something to jeopardize the safety of some military members.
I'd appreciate any information. I've seen most of the recording laws, but didn't see any regarding child protection. I didn't think it was something I should be worried about until they started making plans to take the child (telling him) and had me on 3-way calls without my knowledge.
Most of these questions involve child and child's family members.
1. a) If I say, on tape, that I'll be recording ALL conversations that come in and out of my home, is it necessary to repeat myself for every call afterward to remind them I'm recording?
b) If the child is on the phone but the person we called 3-ways in someone else, am I still responsible for telling that person they're being recorded? For instance, child talks to grandparent who then 3-ways an associate of hers.
2. a) What problems would I face if I had illegally tape recorded a conversation (not admitted in court) and the other party knew (in plain English)? This wasn't for kicks but to prevent a life-threatening situation. At the time, I figured a heads up on knowing about a possible abduction was better than waiting to find out after the child was missing.
b) Would I be able to write an overview of what happened during the call for documentation? Or would I have to leave out things I wouldn't have heard had I not been listening?
c) Could an exception be made for outstanding situations such as the one above when the person has a history of abuse?
3. What about listening in on children's phone calls? Right now, it is forbidden to discuss some military information over the phone/internet for national security reasons, but the child is always prompted for information and instructed to answer "yes" or "no". If I don't know what's being asked, I can't prevent the child from saying something to jeopardize the safety of some military members.
I'd appreciate any information. I've seen most of the recording laws, but didn't see any regarding child protection. I didn't think it was something I should be worried about until they started making plans to take the child (telling him) and had me on 3-way calls without my knowledge.