Will this hinder my husbands ability to be hired?

[lovefaeries]

My husband has applied for the NYPD and he has a child abuse record. His daughter lives with him and this was not brought to criminal court. He has no criminal convictions on his record at all. This was dealt with in family court. He didn't have great lawyers in this case, and they made him agree to having a child abuse record so he can have full custody of his daughter. If he would have taken it to trial, they would have made her stay with his sister longer. Throughout the whole process he was allowed visitation during the week and take homes on weekends. If he was really bad wouldnt she have gone up for adoption? He is really worried if he is wasting his time trying to become a police officer. On the requirements it says no domestic violence convictions..but i dont think this is considered a conviction.:confused: PLEASE HELP.

[retdetsgt]

Someone from NY will have to answer that one. The whole thing makes no sense to me. I never heard of a child abuse record that wasn't a criminal record. If it's only with Childrens' Services, their records are all confidential.
It also seems extremely strange they would make him agree to that and then GIVE him custody of the girl.

What was the nature of the allegation? That might have a lot to do with it. If it's sexual at all, he can forget it. If it's physical, the BI will probably have to decide.

[DeltaV]

It's the same way here. Investigators from the Department of Children and Families conduct their own investigations, however they are not criminal investigators and their investigations are not public record. They can only bring administrative action through family courts. I can't see any court finding someone guilty of child abuse and then quickly giving them back custody of the child in question, so something tells me there's more to the story. If he was actually charged with child abuse it would have been taken to criminal court and not family court.

[phantasm]

sometimes with domestic issues in NY there is concurrent jurisdiction meaning it can be handled in criminal or family court.

If there's a family violence conviction on his record, than he would be barred from possessing a firearm under federal law. Also domestic violence (misd & felony) and any felony = auto DQ due to the federal firearm law.

[lovefaeries]

thanks for the replies..I guess he will have to go through the background check process. And for a little more info, it was never dealt with in criminal court. But it was physical. He took his little girl to the hospital because she woke up with pain. When they got there the doctors found out she had a fracture. There were no signs of any kind of abuse other than this mystery fracture, but it was enough to get child services involved. Through the process he always wanted a trial because he knew he had done nothing wrong. The lawyer filed for something else that got his daughter back into full time custody, but they said he would have to deal with a child abuse record for 27 years. I guess someone made a mistake somewhere. Thanks again.