A parent is reported to CPS abusing drugs and fornicating in front of their child, will CPS drug test parent?

rbsrv
#1. June 28th, 2009, at 1:32 PM.

good grief i hope so. that is just ridiculous.

Cribber
#2. June 29th, 2009, at 12:46 PM.

Yes, if the report seems credible, then they will ask the parent to get drug tested. They cannot force someone to get drug tested unless they take the parent in custody. They will ask them to do it, and if they won’t, it will look badly for them.

beachlivin
#3. June 30th, 2009, at 7:52 PM.

Normally immediately in Florida

Bailey
#4. July 1st, 2009, at 2:23 AM.

You shouldnt have to worr about that as long as you dont do drugs…my aunt had her kids taken away because of drugs so all is fair that you dish out

belairjr
#5. July 4th, 2009, at 8:38 AM.

if the case has merit,CPS moves very quickly to protect the kid and prosecute the accused.the reality is if the parent refuses drug testing the child almost never goes back home to live.the unknown/risk factor is to high.

?infiniti?
#6. July 4th, 2009, at 1:41 PM.

First, they will protect the child. If you complaint has any merit, the child will be taken away from the home and put into state custody.
If the parent wants his or her child back, he or she would have to go to court. The court will decide what the parent needs to do to regain custody of the child. It could be anger management, drug and or alcohol education, parenting classes, having a safe place to live, etc.. If they find that the parent is a drug abuser, drug testing may or not be ordered.

Rick C
#7. July 4th, 2009, at 4:21 PM.

CPS has NO authority to order drug testing. The courts do that. The parents if they want their kids back have to agree to random testing. They will get a call and have to be at a certain location on a certain day. Kinda hard for the truck drivers. Have a friend who was a lawyer and he said he could not advise his client wheather or not to leave town to do his job. No show = pos test.