Walk It Through: The Report
Any person who suspects reports to the county director, and failing to is a crime.
A neighbor has cause to suspect a toddler next door is neglected.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One neighbor and one relative. What counts as abuse, neglect or dependency, the immunity a good faith report carries, and the confidentiality of the reporter are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.