Oh wow Florence. How awful. You don't have to condone yourself to him, or any of his clan. You did all the right things, and obviously CPS thought so too. I still find the occasional whiskey bottle in my house, it is disgusting. He has been out of my house for about a year and a half too. I sometimes feel like to find them all I would have to literally tear my house down to the joists.
So now, I calmly throw them out. No hiding.
Two years ago, my step nephew made some horrific charges against his father (my sister's husband) to CPS so he could go live with his mother. He later recanted the entire story, but not before my brother in law went through a lot of horrific times, and could have lost his job (law enforcement). It was absolutely a terrible time, actually my sister and I were just talking about it again last night.
I am so sorry for all you have went through, but so happy you are moving forward in your life!