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My mother is a single woman raising 1 child, 15 years old on SSI. My other sister, a 30 year old, irresponsible, (we think) drug addict, has up and left her children at my mother's home one day to go running around with her friends, she hasn't been back for more than a few minutes at a time since.
Someone called DHS due to the abandonment and DHS wants to take the children into fostercare due to my sisters volitale behavior. They'll leave the children in my mother's care as long as she has custody of some sort. Otherwise my sister can come in and out of their lives and take them and then leave them again at her will, because she doesn't think about the safty and well being of her children. Now, if Sis takes the kids, DHS will step in and put them into foster care because she is not a fit parent and Mom doesnt' have custody. They're basically floating in limbo right now.
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I would advise you to speak with an attorney. You can find forms online, but you can't just sign the custody of the kids over to your mom. Talk to a lawyer and they will be able to help. Your sister might be willing to give your mom custody, but then she'd have ot pay child support (I wouldn't count on it from the way to talk though), but if she signs away her rights then the decisions will be all up to your mom and your sister will not be able to do anything.
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