[silverleaf]

yes, just like any other treatable medical condition which the family has failed to treat despite 20 months of monitoring and being offered every possible service and support

the kid started dropping weight

Then piled it back on real fast- Mom said she “tried” to stop the other kids from feeding junk food to fattie
She “tried”- and failed. She can't control her own home environment.

This child is gonna die young if the state doesn't get him into treatment

[driftdiver]

yep any parent who fails to immediately fix problems should lose custody, yep thats the American way.