If a psychiatrist falsifies documents out of spite in order to get DCFS involved with your family, is there any legal recourse?
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If a psychiatrist falsifies documents out of spite in order to get DCFS involved with your family, is there any legal recourse?
This all could potentially cause a child to be removed from the home.
Asked on January 30, 2013 under Malpractice Law, Arkansas
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The falsification of document by a licensed psychiatrist done to get DCFS involved in a matter could very well result in an investigation and reprimand against the professional by the American Medical Asociation as well as a police investigation against him or her for submitting a false report. A lawsuit could also result based upon defamation grounds.
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