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jk
well, when the OP says it was specifically due to the actions of the father at the time of the abuse, I see no reason to doubt her. Moving back in after the incident, if there were no further incidents, would not justify a failure to protect either.
obviously there is some truth to that but I have seen too many situations where there is child abuse where if one parent is truly ignorant of the situation, they do not get charged with failure to protect. It requires at least a belief there is abuse and willfully failing to intercede on the child's behalf. More often than not, if they know of the abuse and do nothing, they are often a participant themselves.
Courts do make wrong decisions sometimes. We had one in my area where a child was returned to the home after suspected abuse. The next time the parents were in court was for causing the death of the child. The courts were right the first time. They just couldn't prove it.