How can I get custody of my 3 year old cousin?!
Question: How can I get custody of my 3 year old cousin!?
My 3 year old cousin is living with her 22 year old mother who is living with her 40- something year old mother!. The problem is that the 22 year old has been to the state hospital numerous times, didn't graduate highschool, and was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and is on other medication because she is slightly disturbed!.!. I don't know what else she has!. Her mother is an alcoholic and is in debt and owes everyone money and she takes other pills like pain relievers; oxycotin, lortab, etc!.!. anything she can get a hold of!. Me and my mom want to know how we go about getting full custody!? Please we really need your help!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Call child protective services !.!.!.look under DHS in your phone book!.!.!.file a complaint!. They will start an investigation!. This will take months, perhaps years!. Any chance your cousin would "give" you the 3 year old to raise!? !.!.!.then go for guardianship!.!.!.!.a lawyer can draw that up!. If you can at all reason with her, it is the quickest route,!.!.!.try that first!. Once you file a complaint she will shut the door on you, and you may or may not end up with custody!. Unfortunately what you describe is the normal scenario for a social worker these days!.!.!.and the kids remain in the house!. It takes lots of evidence to remove a child from his/her mother, unfortunately!. (psychologist)Www@Answer-Health@Com
call dcf and prove that the baby is in an unsafe invornment and they they try to get family to take the babyWww@Answer-Health@Com
You didn't mention enough information about your cousin to even validate why you would want to take away her child!. Yes, it seems that having an alcoholic grandmother is not the ideal situation but, what kind of mother is your cousin!? Does she at least try given the circumstances she's been in!? (mental illness is generally not a choice) maybe instead of trying to take away her child and possibly doing more harm than good you should get them in contact with a social worker that can provide resources for them to better their lives and the environment for the child!. If your cousin was completely complacent in parenthood and neglected the child entirely, then that is a different story but, given the information, are there any other alternatives!? Would you be willing for the mother and the child to stay with you while the grandma sobered up!? I'm sorry, I have struggled my whole life with my mental state and it has been 5 times harder for me to complete normal tasks that the average person can do easily, but I still try!. I have a 3 1/2 year old son and would die if someone tried to take him from me!.!.!.!.it's actually the loving support of my family that kept me sane and encourages me to keep persevering!. I got my G!.E!.D, am now almost 23 and go to college and work full-time!. It hasn't been easy, but 22 is very young and your cousin still has a fighting chance! Forgive me if I've been hasty with my assumptions; I was simply going based on the information I'd been given!. God Bless!.Www@Answer-Health@Com