Mental Abuse

[Guest]

I’m mentally abused and I wanna run away. I’m 15. My dad has custody of me. Could this cause my mom to gain custody?

[ccsmod0]

You mentioned experiencing emotional abuse which may be reportable against your dad. Please keep in mind you by no means deserve any type of abuse, emotional or otherwise. Unfortunately, emotional abuse is often harder to provide evidence for compared to physical abuse which is often what CPS relies on when conducting an abuse investigation. That said, we can’t be 100% sure what the outcome will be if your local CPS decides to open a case based on what you share. Sometimes CPS decides to remove minors from the home and other times they offer services such as family counseling or mediation instead. The only way to know the outcome might be to reach out to them directly and if you’re ready to do that we are here to help you through that process. Reaching out to Child Help USA at 1-800-422-4453 or www.childhelp.org may help to get a better understanding of what may happen before and after a report is made. Your mom could also push to gain custody of you during that time. You may want to ask legal aid, as we are not legal experts.
We hope this helps. Please reach out if we can offer any further support.
Be safe,
NRS

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