When parents are separated or divorced, do child abuse allegations cause custody of a child to be changed from one parent to another?
The Larimer County Department of Human Services will investigate allegations of child maltreatment and take any action necessary to protect the child. This may include emergency placement, protective orders or deferring to the court overseeing the divorce case. The department will not participate in an ongoing custody dispute between two parents when there are no child protection allegations.
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