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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Slapping a baby is not nice but legally it is unlikely to meet a legal definition for abuse.

Cps can come over to the house but the family can choose to refuse them entry. And likely CPS wouldn't see anything wrong that would give them cause to pursue a warrant[/quote]

anyone who slaps a 9 month old is on the edge. it only takes one episode of shaking a baby to cause lifelong brain injury or death.  And, if you think its unlikely to meet a legal definition of abuse, think again.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Beaumont-police-arrest-mom-after-video-shows-baby-5485059.php

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As clearly stated in that article,the mother was arrested for violation of probation on a completely unrelated charge.

I think you would be surprised what doesn't legally meet the standard as abuse and how cps actually works.  It's possible states could have a specific law on abuse of "infants". Generally it's just minor children though and slapping a child on occasion does not meet the legal requirement of abuse.

Calling cps in the situation described by OP is likely to have very little effect on the situation whereas the BIL taking direct action or the OP taking action would.
If god forbid something tragic happened and the BIL was found to have known and done nothing to intervene he could be charged too and other children in the home removed.[/quote]

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