What is the law relating to child abuse, reporting requirements, etc.?
Recent legislative changes have focused upon the increasing prevalence in our society of child abuse. The definition of child abuse has been expanded, as have the child abuse reporting requirements, to ensure swift intervention on behalf of the child who is being abused or where abuse is reasonably expected. As a general rule, situations involving suspected child abuse are referred to and fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court system in each jurisdiction. The court may exercise jurisdiction in situations involving suspected child abuse with the end result of the exercise of that jurisdiction being to have the child declared a ward of the court and thus subject to the decision-making power of the court pertinent to issues typically reserved to the legal and physical custodians. The ultimate goal of the court, assuming a basis for taking jurisdiction has been found, is to prevent the recurrence of the abuse, to eliminate the existence of abusive conditions in the hom
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