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they can’t stop you living together, but if they feel your living together places your child in risk they can take steps.
Can CPS make me leave my boyfriend?
They can’t remove the boyfriend, they maybe can detain the child and remove the child from you. That is the risk you run if you don’t follow a CPS safety plan.
Any proposal to suspend or terminate the contact should be considered as part of the child’s Looked After Review, unless the circumstances require an urgent decision to be made, in which case the social worker must be consulted and legal advice should be obtained.
What do social services look for when they come to your house?
1. Social workers assess physical aspects of the home environment. 2. This scale may appear judgmental, but workers necessarily make judgements about the safety, order and cleanliness of the place in which the child lives.
All social workers have to work within a clear legal framework and cannot do anything without having a sound legal reason. Any decision to take a child into care- even for a very short time – has meet the criteria set out in legislation.
Do social services check Facebook?
Under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) councils and their agents – which includes social workers – can view a Facebook account once without engaging legal protocols, but are then legally required to obtain permission for repeat viewing or continued surveillance.
I know it’s difficult because you and your husband do love each other, however just because he hasn’t physically abused you doesn’t mean the emotional and mental side isn’t rubbing off on you. It has clearly affected your children. Social Services will only remove children from the situation should they believe them to be at risk.
Can enforcement SS force me to stay away from my partner?
Only a court can make enforcement SS can only recommend you do certain things: you need to do what’s right for your son. If that means staying away from your partner then that may be what you have to do, If you want to keep your son – which I believe you do:
As others have said they can’t stop you living together, but if they see it as a risk to the child they can make you choose. It happened to my friend, she was with an abusive partner and even though (after a while) they did everything SS wanted, they still said no to the children being allowed to be around them living together.
Should I put my son first or social services?
Put yr kids first, that’s what I would say. I work for social services and they are not above the law. I think people forget that. Only a court can make enforcement SS can only recommend you do certain things: you need to do what’s right for your son.