California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Galicia v. Spencer, D063758, D064441 (Cal. App. 2015):
constitutionally protected interest that parents have in the custody, care and management of their children is not absolute; it is "limited by the compelling governmental interest in the protection of children . . . . [Citation.] The right to familial integrity, in other words, does not include a right to remain free from child abuse investigations." (Croft v. Westmoreland County Children and Youth Services (3rd Cir. 1997) 103 F.3d 1123, 1125 (Croft).) "An indictment or serious allegations of abuse which are investigated and corroborated usually gives rise to a reasonable inference of imminent danger sufficient to justify taking children into temporary custody." (Ram v. Rubin (9th Cir. 1997) 118 F.3d 1306, 1311.)
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