Child Custody - Leander,TX

Updated on August 19, 2010
M.J. asks from Leander, TX
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Hello moms..im in DEEP need of information about child custody in central texas.. My friend has a son with a sometimes boyfriend. This sometimes boyfriend has a cousin who smokes pot.. Last night my friend happened to be over at her sometimes boyfriends house with her son when her boyfriends cousin and his girlfriend got into a fight. the cops were called out and found two pounds of pot on his cousins bed. One officer told my friend that she , her baby and the girlfriend that they could leave. When they tried to go, another officer told that they couldnt leave because a baby was involved that CPS was notified about the situation and that her baby could be taken away because of it. My friend, before all this had happened, didnt know that there was pot in the apartment. The cops tried to tell her that because she lived there( which she does not) and that because the baby lived there(which he does not) that the baby could be taken. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what my friends' rights are and if there is a good lawyer near by that we could call that would help us. Please help as for at this point in time the baby will be in my custody till at least monday. Thanks in advance

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A.F.

answers from Columbus on

She needs to cooperate w/ CPS fully & completely. Let them know she is willing to take a drug test and show proof of where her & her child live. Also, sounds like she needs to make her "sometimes boyfriend" a "never boyfriend" Sorry but it's hard to believe that you wouldn't suspect someone would have pot in the house they live in if you know they smoke it. I would just assume they have it and not take my kid there.
Good luck to your friend.

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J.C.

answers from Anchorage on

Get a lawyer, fast. I am not in in Texas so I can not recommend one, but cases involving kids and drugs are taken very seriously. She needs to also get together proof that she does not live there, and to take a drug test to prove she does not use.

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S.H.

answers from San Antonio on

She should speak to a lawyer, but as long as she can prove that she doesn't live there, which should be really easy, I don't think the case will go anywhere.

If he was smoking in the presence of your baby that's another story. I would make sure she never touches the stuff, too, because they might decide to drug test her, too. Same goes for boyfriend. My bestie is a social worker and she has told me about similar stories but what CPS wants to know is if the baby is in any danger. As long as you are not exposing the child to it in any way, there is no case.

L.M.

answers from Dover on

I agree with the other posters...I am not in Texas either but my gut tells me she needs to cooperate, prove her residence, and be sure she is not involved with any drugs for any reason...and permanently dump the boyfriend...stay away from anyone who is connected to drugs!

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