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> So the man from CPS came and inspected our house to make sure we weren’t abusing our child. Were you legally obligated to let him into your house?
by 9991 4y ago
> So the man from CPS came and inspected our house to make sure we weren’t abusing our child.
Were you legally obligated to let him into your house?
- 1123581321 4y agoTypically the first visit is a request to be voluntarily let in. If denied they will return with a police officer and a warrant to enter, and will be more likely to try to hurt your family rather than do a cursory walkthrough. It’s a bit of game theory but it’s best to let them in the first time.
- zargon 4y agoAs the story demonstrates, there could be extra-legal consequences whether one allows them in or not. For average people without very deep pockets, it's damned if you do, damned if you don't.
- wincy 4y agoI denied the police officer entry. He made me produce my child (to show she was there and safe) but that was it. A CPS representative came a few days later and we were advised by a lawyer to let him in and take a look. He made some minor suggestions about cleaning up around our younger daughter’s high chair (she’d thrown some food around her chair) but nothing came of it.