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Physical Assault On A Child In Massachusetts
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You may not sue for a mandated reporter. There is no civil right of action. The law mandates that a report be made and the law protects the mandated reporter from civil litigation for following the law.
Report to authorities. If you know that your child has sexually assaulted or abused another child it is important to report these crimes to the proper authorities, such as Child Protective Services.
As licensed health care professionals in MA, SANEs are among the reporters mandated by law to make a verbal report of information when there is “reasonable cause to believe” that an elderly person is suffering from or has died as a result of abuse. This includes reports or concerns for sexual abuse/assault.
This official form from the Department of Children and Families is used to report alleged child abuse or neglect. This form includes space for a reporter to record all the information needed to make a report.
You should make the report as soon as you have reason to believe or receive a disclosure. You do not need to have proof and knowledge beyond a reasonable doubt that abuse is occurring. Some state laws indicate "reasonable suspicion" as necessary for the report.
Leaving a Child Home Alone and the Law 14 years: Illinois. 12 years: Delaware and Colorado. 11 years: Michigan. 10 years: Washington, Tennessee, Oregon, and New Mexico. 9 years: North Dakota. 8 years: North Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia. 6 years: Kansas. No age limit: the remaining 37 states.
Massachusetts doesn't set a specific age at which a child can be left home alone.
8 to 10 Years - Should not be left alone for more than 11⁄2 hours and only during daylight and early evening hours. 11 to 12 Years - May be left alone for up to 3 hours but not late at night or in circumstances requiring inappropriate responsibility. 13 to 15 Years - May be left unsupervised, but not overnight.
(1) he abandons his spouse or minor child without making reasonable provisions for the support of his spouse or minor child or both of them; or (2) he leaves the commonwealth and goes into another state without making reasonable provisions for the support of his spouse or minor child or both of them; or (3) he enters ...
