(July 15, 2016 at 10:25 pm)Jehanne Wrote: And, so, the only category that seems to fit this situation would be "denial of critical care," and for that to be child abuse, the fundie parents would have to be denying their daughter medical and/or psychiatric care, and I have no idea whatsoever if that is the case or not. And, so, I doubt that DHS is even going to consider my report. The fact that the girl's parents are fundamentalist Christian loons does not meet the definition of child abuse, not yet at least.bold mine*
You forgot to mention this handy little tidbit:
Quote:A parent or guardian legitimately practicing religious beliefs who does not provide specified medical treatment for a child for that reason alone shall not be considered abusing the child. However, this does not preclude a court from ordering that medical service be provided to the child where the child's health requires it.emphasis mine
So really, the court could order a mental evaluation be done. Providing they actually have a report to go off of, you know, from someone calling it in.
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