If Custodial Mom Goes to Jail, Should Child Be Placed with Noncustodial Father

I realize that you are trying very hard to force the answer you want. I realize that the answer you want to hear is, Yes, when the custodial parent is in jail the DCP is required to do A, B, C and D in exactly that order, and the NCP can sue if that exact procedure is not followed.

Unfortunately for you, that is not the case.

I'm sure they have guidelines in place. That does not mean that (a) that those guidelines required that you be notified (b) that those guidelines require that the child be placed with you (c) that you have any kind of legal recourse here. It does not even mean that (d) those guidelines were not followed in this case.

Thank you llworking! This is exactly what I was asking :)

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cbg thank you, but you are making assumptions therefore not answering any of the questions I actually asked. I know I screwed up big time, thank you for making that clear. Since I can't change the past, all I can do is fix it now.

The bottom line is that there are MANY family members (including aunts, uncles, grandparents) on both the maternal and paternal side who would have/could have taken my daughter during that 30 day period had anyone known what was transpiring. I was under the assumption that DCP has an obligation to try to place a child with a family member first, and only after those options have been exhausted would they consider a non-family member.

llworking cleared it up for me, and I appreciate it very much. Thank you both for your time.

When I see this subject heading: If Custodial Mom Goes to Jail, Should Child Be Placed with Noncustodial Father, I don't think it is unreasonable to believe that the poster believes the child should have been placed with the NCP. When someone posts on a legal board, it generally means they are seeking to know what legal recourse they have for the situation they describe.