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Hi. My daughter 11 years made an allegation about her mother and her new husband. She came to live with me and does not want to return to her mothers. Social services are involved. I was offered a housing association property for us to live in but could not move in until next month. We were in temporary accommodation. My daughter is being bullied at school and has been excluded for retaliating. I was in the process of looking at new schools. Today a social worker has told me my daughter will be returning to her mother today! HELP!
Where do I stand among all this?
Hi there
How long has she been living with you? What reason have they given for returning her so quickly? Prior to today, what was the care plan for your daughter... I'm assuming there were multi disciplinary/child protection meetings after she was placed with you.
The only option you have is to make an urgent ex parte application to court for a Child Arrangements Order for the child to live with you and a Prohibited Steps Order to prevent her being removed from your care by her mother.
However, if the Social Services are supporting the mother, to have your daughter returned to her, you may not be successful.
It's concerning that she was placed with you due to child protection issues, and is being returned with no notice. I would ask for an urgent meeting with the senior social worker to discuss this further.
You can also call The Family Rights Group, they have experiences of working with families that are involved with local authority children's services and may be able to advise you further. Here's a link to their website where you'll find a contact telephone number. You could also call the NSPCC emergency helpline.
www.frg.org.uk
Best of luck
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