The police came to my house with a warrant looking for a roommate who has not lived with us in over a year. When they came the carpet needed shampooing and the house was not the tidiest house, but it was not horribly filthy. We told them the man they were looking for did not live there, but they decided to call a social worker to take away my neice, who is two. Are they allowed to do this even though they came for something else?
Also, when they took her we gave the social worker our uncle's phone #, but she refused to call and would not let any of my uncles or aunts take her, even though all 5 were willing. The SW wanted to put her in foster care for a dirtyhouse.(The baby has no physical or emotional damage, no dirty diaper or rash, no lice, no nothing bad). Is she allowed to place her w/ the county over family for this and especially is she allowed to put her in foster care just like that when plenty of family is willing to take her? Is there anyway she can get in trouble?
2006-08-21
07:03:14
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