[tallhappy]

The combination of a potential for violence between government agencies coupled with the fact that he did not have the courts on his side would have prevented any Governor from acting.

That doesn't answer the question.

Was the reason DCF did not take her was because they did not have the legal right to or was it due to the extenuating circumstances you describe?

[advance_copy]

Was the reason DCF did not take her was because they did not have the legal right to or was it due to the extenuating circumstances you describe?

Both.