to Shedevil--Yes, if a man has a felony conviction involving child abuse/neglect, and has been ordered to not have contact with either the victim (s), and/or any other minor, then he can get into trouble if involved with a woman who has children. Just because the kids don't remember what happened, it does not make the abuse somehow o.k. How did the convicted abuser get the short-end of the stick, esp. since 'he admitted to only what they could prove'? Why does the woman want to get back together with a man that abused her child? I ask this as a woman who had her child abused--and cannot fathom wanting the loser back. My case, for example--ex is only granted supervised visits with my child--so if I just decided out of the blue to get back with him, then yes, we both could get into trouble. If a case was made, then Dss would have most likely took more serious action against both parents if they knew that the non-abusive parent planned to 'forgive' the abusive parent--and rightly so. ( Like put the child into foster care--if a parent is willing to accept the abusive behavior of their mate against their child, are they really looking out for the best interest of the child?)So, yes--if the two original parents involved in the case get involved again--Dss can definitely get involved again--esp. if the abuser did not follow through with the court ordered therapy, classes, etc. How is the abusive parent being a part of their day to day life putting the 'kid's first'? If being together again is that important, than I am sure socoial services has a reunification plan for the couple.
To dequeendistress--you mentioned a state registry for child maltreatment--I had not heard of this before. I thought only a sex offender's list existed. How do I access this state registry for maltreatment?