[T'wit]

>> How did the "bureaucrats" become involved so fast?

They evidently get something like instant custody in abuse cases. (Which seems reasonable.) Iow, the child is removed at once from the abusive parent(s), lest it be injured further. This must make it legally a ward of the state, in the care of the DSS.

Educated guess, anyway :-)

[8mmMauser]

Once again from the book on Terri by her family, "A LIfe that Matters", a reminder of Terri and family before...

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