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Besides visiting the family, caseworkers may call or visit relatives, schools, doctors, hospitals, police, and any other service provider or agency who might have information about the child.
After evaluating the information gathered during the investigation, caseworkers make a determination.
If it is determined that there is credible evidence, evidence “worthy of belief,” the report is indicated and will remain on file at the SCR.
If no credible evidence can be found, the report is unfounded and is sealed. Sealed reports are expunged after a period of ten years from the date of the report.
Determination of reports is a difficult task. No matter how thorough the investigation, sometimes there is no clear evidence of what happened.