Unfortunately the hotline hasn't been able to help either. I am Extremely Painfully going threw the same situation as well. Sickening how the abuser can destroy so many peoples lives and having the system so manipulated into them thinking I'm not well. Just like he has been inflecting on his own mother where he resides with my daughter to have to watch and live in fear for 9yrs. All the while I have been trying to get her out of there. Just like I did for my other 2 children sake. Now the school system finally recognizing it and reports to have her removed. So while this is going on he has finally manage to but his OWN MOTHER in the hospital of a heart attack from the amount of abuse she has endured over 11yrs from him. I tell them I've only been trying to report his abuse for 9yr. But everyone still helping him work on arrangements to keep his daughter. What a great system, and basically telling me I'm not the one with custody of her so I don't have a say in the matter plus I live in another state and they don't cross jurisdiction. I feel your pain and hurts me to see this happening and allow it when it clearly states the Domestic Volence is Against the LAW, Any ABUSE for that matter.