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