“Have child welfare services been contacted after my nephew received tickets for no car seats? What can I do to prevent any further repercussions? #ChildWelfare #CarSeatSafety #TrafficTickets”
**Situation Overview:**
– Parents forgot to give car seats to nephew picking up kids
– Children were found without car seats in the car
– Nephew received tickets and demerit points
**Concerns:**
– Mention of reporting to child welfare
– Fear of kids being taken away from parents
**Questions:**
– Can child welfare take kids away for no car seats?
– What actions can be taken to address this situation?
– How can parents prevent this from happening again?
– What are the consequences of not having car seats?
**Action Steps:**
1. Contact child welfare to understand the process
2. Ensure children always have car seats
3. Stay informed about car seat safety regulations
4. Seek legal advice if needed.
Removal is always the very last option. I can understand being frightened in your shoes, but if there aren’t other dangers and this was truly a one time thing you’re willing to say won’t happen again, I can’t see that a removal would occur.
I can only speak from a US experience. Once CW determines you children do have car seats and this is a fluke the case should be closed.
I can promise you they’ll have real problems to deal with and beyond checking you have food in the fridge and your kids look clean they will be in a hurry to get someplace more urgent.
Hi! Previous county social worker in MN. I know there are a lot of horror stories and every place runs things differently but social services does not like to take children from their homes. It is a lot more traumatic for a child even if it is an abusive home. That being said, if CW reaches out (they may just “screen it out” meaning saving the history but the child is no longer in danger) comply with their demands. They may just educate you on safety concerns too. It would be quite radical for a child to be removed from a home for this especially if safety is no longer a concern.
Most accidents happen “just a few blocks from home” there’s no excuse for this enormous lack of judgment. Comply with CPS and do better and never in the front seat ffs
If it was a few blocks from home as you said then he could have parked his car there, walked your kids home, and had you drop him off at his car when you got home.
You should offer to help your nephew with the tickets since him not having the car seats is on you, though. He can’t do anything about the demerit points but almost $500 hardly seems fair.
Learn from this and do better next time.