Social services Involved for few reasons, advice needed
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:53 pm
hi please don't judge but ive had social services involved since my child was young, they will 2 years old this year (I only have the one child) there was domestic violence in the relationship which ive only recently told my social worker about, this was only when alchol was involved however I know it was wrong, its hard to say but mainly down to alcohol I have made some stupid choices and without realising put my child at risk, the first occasion my child was put on child protection, my partner went to prison for a seprate but risky offence (me or my child wasn't present so there was no direct risk to us) I worked hard and got her off child protection, to child in need..weeks later I made a silly decision putting my child at risk , my child was taken off me and had to live with my parents, I worked extremely hard and was allowed my child back home living with me, this has been a few months the childs father is due out of prison and now shes saying about a partnership agreement which I'm unsure what it will say and weather i should sign it or not, do i HAVE to sign it ? during the parenting assessment I was very open and honest about the violence in our relationship and I'm just scared the social services are going to snatch my child away if I say something they don't agree with they could say I'm putting my child at risk and take them away from me ? I also really want to know what happens with the pre proceedings if that's what they are even called! I thought they sort of go away but after reading comments on here, ive realied they have a time limit..im really confused and worried, I wouldn't even consider getting back in a relationship with him unless he took massive steps on changing himself like I have, but I'm scared and worried to even ask if this is a option one day in the future because if I ask, they will think I'm too hung up on him which I'm really not! ive completed the freedom course I might be starting it again, ive come along way but I feel they will always think of me as not being strong enough or protective and its so scary I feel like they can take my child away and I couldn't live if that happened to me, I will get some legal advice this week but until then id really appricate somebody giving me an idea about all this thanks