Only Legitimate answers on rescuing our grand-baby from her mother please?
I married my wife while she had a daughter at home. Thus making me a step-father. We have a very good marriage after 15+ years. The step daughter has always been troublesome even at the age of 22. Four years ago, the step daughter had a little girl with a guy in another state that refuses to pay support and wants to "sign off". From day one we (wife and I) have watched and been fiancially responsible for this child. The mother is a self described BI sexual addict. She has taken this child into many questionable situations concerning charactors of question. IE: Meets a guy on the web and left with him the same day as meeting to go to Florida with this child, has let this child look on while she (the mother) was committting sexual acts with gays and straights on several ocassions, screams at the little girl non-stop, uses the baby for welfare, and as a "I need money or you don't get to see her". Advice on taking this child please. What are our chances of getting this child?
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You need to get a lawyer who specializes in inter-familial custody disputes and file several different petitions (depending what state you're in) to get custody. You would also need some actual proof that she is a bad influence and puts the child in danger, which in most cases requires at least a police report or an admission of drug use -- or something more serious than being a bi-sexual and using the baby for welfare.
Good luck.
If you are taking full care of this child, petition for adoption. Both biological parents may need to 'sign-off' on it, but I think you should be able to find a local social worker to help you with the paperwork.
As far as getting the child away from the mother, contact Child Protective Services. They should remove the child from her custody and place her, temporarily, in foster care, at which time you can petition for custody. After they place her in your care, you can start the adoption process.
Petition the court for custody. She is obviously an unfit mother
You need an attorney. If you can prove the mother is unfit and the father has no interest, you may have a chance of getting the courts to award you custody.
Unfortunately being a mother still has way to much pull in the American Legal System. My mother had a disorder called Borderline Personality Disorder and i had to endure 13 years of pure hell living with her before i got the choice to move out and live with my dad. They should give the child more of a say than the adult, and I believe every adult should get a mandatory psychological examination determining mental stability. The best thing i could think for you to do is report her to the police for child neglect. Maybe the justice system will get something right for a change.
You cannot adopt the child unless the mother and father consent. You may be able to obtain custody on a temporary basis if "child protective services" (or whatever it is called in your state) investigates and determineste child should be removed from your stepdaughter.
However, the father will be the first choice for placement of the child. Short of his absolute refusal to take the child or his complete inability to care for the child, he will have custody. And before you say it, no, it is irrelevant if he has ever seen the child or ever supported the child.
Even if you do get custody, the government will try to reunite the child with your stepdaughter over and over again.
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