What is the name of your state? Indiana
There have been 3 DCS reports made against the mother of my children
2 for abuse
1 for continuous bug bites
DCS entered all parties into an Informal Adjustment
DCS opened a case after entering all parties into an Informal Adjustment and substantiated abuse (on the 3rd report)
DCS did not remove the children from the mother
Once the substantiation of abuse was made known to me, I felt that DCS did not do their job to protect the children, I filed a protective order Ex-parte.
this protective order was granted, but the Judge submitted an interim order stating that the mother's parenting time should not be affected by the protective order.
This does not seem to be correct. If there is a protective order in place hindering the mother from speaking to the children directly or indirectly, going to their school, excluding her from their household, abusing them, then why does she get to have her parenting time where they are experiencing the abuse?
There is a court date coming. The investigation by the detective has been short lived, as the mother refused a polygraph test and the boyfriend has refused to speak to her, and this has forced her to turn in her report to the prosecutor with what she has on hand. DCS and prosecutor and detective were present for the forensic interview, but I am afraid they will do nothing additional with the continuous physical abuse due to the fact all parties are involved in the Informal Adjustment.
There has been a CASA assigned to the case and I have not spoken with her face to face yet, not from lack of trying.
The FCM is not responsive and I have asked for meetings for her as well.
The GAL on our case from before is not fully informed of the abuse with the DCS reports and is stating I am trying to make the other parties life harder by filing for protective orders for the children in my attempt to protect my children.
I am not getting great information from my lawyer as he is looking for technicalities to drown the other party instead of letting me know what I need to present in court to protect my children from further abuse.
Any assistance, experience, help, would be appreciated.
There have been 3 DCS reports made against the mother of my children
2 for abuse
1 for continuous bug bites
DCS entered all parties into an Informal Adjustment
DCS opened a case after entering all parties into an Informal Adjustment and substantiated abuse (on the 3rd report)
DCS did not remove the children from the mother
Once the substantiation of abuse was made known to me, I felt that DCS did not do their job to protect the children, I filed a protective order Ex-parte.
this protective order was granted, but the Judge submitted an interim order stating that the mother's parenting time should not be affected by the protective order.
This does not seem to be correct. If there is a protective order in place hindering the mother from speaking to the children directly or indirectly, going to their school, excluding her from their household, abusing them, then why does she get to have her parenting time where they are experiencing the abuse?
There is a court date coming. The investigation by the detective has been short lived, as the mother refused a polygraph test and the boyfriend has refused to speak to her, and this has forced her to turn in her report to the prosecutor with what she has on hand. DCS and prosecutor and detective were present for the forensic interview, but I am afraid they will do nothing additional with the continuous physical abuse due to the fact all parties are involved in the Informal Adjustment.
There has been a CASA assigned to the case and I have not spoken with her face to face yet, not from lack of trying.
The FCM is not responsive and I have asked for meetings for her as well.
The GAL on our case from before is not fully informed of the abuse with the DCS reports and is stating I am trying to make the other parties life harder by filing for protective orders for the children in my attempt to protect my children.
I am not getting great information from my lawyer as he is looking for technicalities to drown the other party instead of letting me know what I need to present in court to protect my children from further abuse.
Any assistance, experience, help, would be appreciated.
