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In reply to the discussion: 18 year old sues parents for kicking her out and not paying her tuition [View all]pnwmom
(109,065 posts)And CPS did investigate, but we only know what the father said about the investigation (that she was "spoiled" -- which doesn't sound like something a social worker would say -- to me.). But in any case, CPS is tremendously overstretched and is not going to spend its resources on a girl who was almost or already 18. She's not their problem anymore.
Why should the attorneys have stayed out of the situation? If money that was gifted to her is being withheld now, the only way to get it is through legal action.
It's easy for me to believe the daughter's story is true because I know that having a wealthy family doesn't protect a child from abuse. We have a young woman living with us right now who was abused -- no question -- her other relatives confirmed it to me. No one in her extended family ever offered to help her though, so she finally escaped and came to us. What did her relatives tell me? That her adoptive mother put her to work for her wealthy relatives -- that she was treated like an indentured servant -- while she was in high school. As a consequence, she didn't graduate. Since coming to us she's gotten her GED and she's almost finished an Associates Degree.
So now I see this other wealthy family, determined to keep this girl from finishing her education. I don't see much love there. Rachel's family seems to be all about control. I'm glad she has allies in her school and in the families of her friends.