QUESTION
Daughter sent to Emergency Room from Mother's Neglect and being injured from her wild rats that she keeps as "pets."
Asked on Oct 17th, 2014 on Child Custody - Nevada
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My daughter was sent to the Emergency Room from her Pediatrician because of her mother's wild rats that she keeps as pets. I took her right when I got her back for my visitation time. She is on two medications that are very important to keep her kidney's from failing being caused by a bacterial infection from the rats. The mother made my daughter take a bath with these rats, urine and feces are all over the home, and she has multiple scratches and bite marks on her. She has to go back today for a week visitation. The mother refuses to get rid of the rats and says my daughter isn't sick. Do I have to send her back? If her Pediatrician at her follow up this morning says to keep my daughter, can I??
1 ANSWER
If you believe that there is an imminent risk of physical harm, do what you must to protect your child -- but be prepared to look a judge in the eye and explain why you are in violation of a court order. Having a lawyer specifically advise you to do so (one that has seen all the paperwork, and understands all the facts) would be better, and better than taking that cue from a doctor. Still better would be CPS telling you to not return the child. Have you reported this, and asked for assistance? If not, you should.
Answered on Oct 17th, 2014 at 1:22 PM