Can I lose custody for depression and anxiety?

Yes, but only if your condition affects your ability to parent your child. You are more likely to lose custody if your diagnosis has caused you to: Neglect your child’s basic needs.

Will social services take my children away?

Can social services take my child away? Social services will usually only take a child away from their parents if they believe that the child is at risk of harm or neglect in their current circumstances. They are obliged to investigate any complaints or concerns reported to them.

What is considered an unfit home for a child?

In California, an unfit parent is a parent who, through their conduct, fails to provide proper guidance, care, or support to their children. This can include not only a parent’s actions but also a home environment where abuse, neglect, or substance abuse is present.

Why would social services take a child away?

What are the common reasons social services would want to remove a child from a family? There are many reasons why a child could be removed from their home and placed outside of family and friends, but common reasons include abuse, neglect, illness, or abandonment.

What would cause CPS to remove a child?

To remove your children from your home, a CPS caseworker must have a reasonable belief that: You pose an immediate threat to the child; The child would not be safe if they remained in your home; or. The child is in imminent danger.

Why is CPS threatening to take my child away from me?

And worse, CPS is threatening to take her child from her, or has already done so without warning or notice, and is threatening to keep the child, right at the time that mother and child need each other most. She feels the system turn hostile toward her.

Can children be diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder?

It cannot form after 6 to 9 years of age. Therefore, there must be children who can be diagnosed with DID. Because children are diagnosed with DID more rarely than adults are, some assume that DID is not valid or that it does not truly form as a response to childhood trauma.

Does CPS want to see my child before talking to me?

The simple answer is yes. The longer answer is CPS will usually attempt to see your child before they talk to you. There is a simple reason for this: Workers want to talk to the child before a parent or foster parent has the chance to tell them what to say (at best) or threaten the child with consequences of disclosing abuse (at worst).

Can CPS come to my house if my child is home alone?

If your child is home alone, CPS can talk to them but it varies by circumstance. A child can’t give a worker permission to enter the home, but if the child is home alone and that poses a danger to themselves or to others, the police department will be contacted and all parties may enter your home.