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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes OP you need a lawyer. It's not a good idea to use a mandated reporter to "document" later for court if you fear the risk they are overzealous will call CPS. Documentation can be keeping your own diary or calling a friend as a witness. Or maybe the lawyer will tell you not to bother because that behavior won't effect custody. You need a good plan. [/quote]

OP. Would the lawyer be mandated to report? [/quote]

The lawyer is there to advise you. If you are concerned about that you can always couch things in hypotheticals: "and, if my husband were doing things like that in front of my kids, how would that affect custody? How might one document that?"

But it's far far less likely a lawyer who is assisting you to leave the marriage would report something like this where the kids are not in imminent physical danger than a therapist or teacher. If you told your lawyer the husband was beating up the kids then they would likely report, mandated or not. [/quote]

OP good idea in terms of how I should phrase things to the lawyer on hypotheticals. [/quote]

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