
Originally Posted by
ScottGem
This is the bottomline line, despite other issues, Sunflowers has been right all along that if there is abuse it NEEDS to be reported in MN. Running away may work against the mother if there are no prior reports of abuse.
Yes it is important that if abuse happened it is reported in MN otherwise the courts will see a claim of abuse as manipulation rather than fact, especially if there are no obvious injuries. Chances are she's going to be allowed to leave the state with the baby for the support of her family since the father is abusing them. But if it isn't reported in MN it won't matter where an Emergency Temp Custody is filed, both MN and CA courts will discount the alleged abuse.