| In the first part of this series we talked about how | | | | understood these things happen but you didn't think |
| high conflict parents may falsely accuse you of child | | | | they would happen to you. Things have been going |
| abuse. How terrifying it can be to be wrongfully | | | | well for you and you suspect your has become |
| accused and how it changes your case. But what | | | | desperate and either called themselves or put a |
| happens when the call CPS? How can you "flip" that | | | | friend or family member up to it. This is the smoking |
| into a good thing? | | | | gun they are looking for. It gives them reason to |
| In the first section we talked about how to turn a | | | | understand the motivation for the call and clear you. |
| false allegation into a good thing, but how can you do | | | | CPS will interview both parents, the child, any other |
| that with CPS? I mean there are all kinds of scary | | | | people involved. If the child doesn't report anything |
| stories about CPS taking children from parents, there | | | | to them (that's the critical element), but all your ex's |
| is a stigma attached to being investigated, and this | | | | friends and family talk about the horrible person you |
| can be good how? | | | | are, CPS will conclude that this is a setup. They will |
| Let's look at charges of Child Abuse with CPS. | | | | know that this was a wild goose chase, the kind |
| Again as in our first example the ex decides that you | | | | they see regularly. |
| are getting far more custody, visitation, attention, | | | | Congratulations, CPS has just closed the case |
| than you deserve so they decide a visit by CPS will | | | | because the charges against you are unfounded. You |
| surely get them a leg up on you. You will be busy | | | | have been "certified" (not really but you might as well |
| explaining why CPS would come to your house or | | | | be) by CPS and cleared. This is where the "flip" |
| investigate you. The last thing you will be doing is | | | | comes in. You now get to use this against the ex |
| getting custody, or so they think. | | | | forever. Because you were falsely accused of child |
| Out of the blue you get a call from a stranger, a CPS | | | | abuse and cleared by CPS, you get to boast about it. |
| worker that wants to interview you, and your heart | | | | Your ex has done you a big favor. You may also |
| drops. You're first instinct is to be defensive. Don't | | | | have the right (like in California) to gain full custody |
| be, they are doing their job and following up on | | | | because of false allegations. Even if you don't get full |
| information to protect your child. Let them know | | | | custody, you can use the fact they wrongly accused |
| how glad you are that they are around to do this | | | | you to undermine their credibility each time you go |
| important work. Next, this is CRITICAL, let them | | | | back to court. |
| know that you are in a bitter custody dispute. You | | | | |