gitana1
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Missing Person's case, the husband is suspected of murdering her, but no arrest/charges, just suspicion. Minor daughter (17) still living in the home. (With Dad and the woman he was seeing at the time of his wife's disappearance)
Would that be considered an unsafe environment/reasons for removal to live with other family members or no?
It depends on the circumstances. Suspicion alone is not enough. They need a showing of danger , child abuse or neglect.
This must be very frightening for that child. And confusing. She likely feels an allegiance to her only live parent. And grieving for the mother who disappeared. While having to cope with some new woman stepping in her mother’s shoes.
You know a cousin of mine- super young- had to deal with a bit exactly similar thing but slightly. Her dad was cruel to her mother, my aunt. Even as she died of cancer. It was awful. And she had to stay there with her dad who was cold to her as well simply because she loved her mom. The rest of the family was 400 miles away and implored her to come be with them but she refused. Her life was there. So she lived there with that man for years.