It is. I think it's because they do want to protect the best interests of the child. I think that's important, but you can't do so by walking over the woman's rights. That further victimizes that child as well, because then the children don't want to come forward. They don't want to be pulled from their home.
If you can somehow work with the family so that they're not being torn apart and somehow deal with the abuser.... If it's the abuser who needs to be put out of the home, then deal with that. Have him go to court. Have him attend a program. Have him away so that he can't further victimize the family. Something needs to be done in that respect.