This could be all over the map. It depends on how conscientious the counselor is, and how fast child services are. Big cities are frequently overloaded with cases and can move very slowly.
Best case scenario, the counselor calls right away, and someone is there to investigate in a few hours. Worst case, they decide not to call unless they see large bruises or major injuries. Or they call, and child services says it doesn't sound too serious, so they'll probably get around to investigating... at some point.
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Her parents would probably not be arrested unless the injuries were obvious. She would probably be removed from home and put in foster care while the case is being worked. Her sisters might be removed or might not be removed, depending on whether they have injuries and what they tell investigators.
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Child services calls down a list of foster parents with open beds and asks each one, "can you take this child. Now." Whoever says "yes" first gets the child. They would also be searching for relative placements at this time, so they have no idea whether this is short-term or long-term... e.g. they find a grandparent, so the girl only stays in the foster home until they can set up that situation and monitor it, or maybe the girl will go back to her parents after they agree to take parenting classes. So child services can't really plan for the best long-term placement at the outset of the case.
Also, the girl saying that her parents wouldn't let her go to school might not raise any flags at all, depending on homeschooling laws and how compliant the parents are... you might want to check out links like this to see what the situation is in New Jersey.
Sexual abuse and injuries requiring hospitalization will get responses fast, almost anywhere. Minor injuries might not. Emotional abuse is almost off the radar.
This could be all over the map. It depends on how conscientious the counselor is, and how fast child services are. Big cities are frequently overloaded with cases and can move very slowly.
Best case scenario, the counselor calls right away, and someone is there to investigate in a few hours. Worst case, they decide not to call unless they see large bruises or major injuries. Or they call, and child services says it doesn't sound too serious, so they'll probably get around to investigating... at some point.
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Her parents would probably not be arrested unless the injuries were obvious. She would probably be removed from home and put in foster care while the case is being worked. Her sisters might be removed or might not be removed, depending on whether they have injuries and what they tell investigators.
3.
Child services calls down a list of foster parents with open beds and asks each one, "can you take this child. Now." Whoever says "yes" first gets the child. They would also be searching for relative placements at this time, so they have no idea whether this is short-term or long-term... e.g. they find a grandparent, so the girl only stays in the foster home until they can set up that situation and monitor it, or maybe the girl will go back to her parents after they agree to take parenting classes. So child services can't really plan for the best long-term placement at the outset of the case.
Also, the girl saying that her parents wouldn't let her go to school might not raise any flags at all, depending on homeschooling laws and how compliant the parents are... you might want to check out links like this to see what the situation is in New Jersey.
Sexual abuse and injuries requiring hospitalization will get responses fast, almost anywhere. Minor injuries might not. Emotional abuse is almost off the radar.
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