I participated in an intervention today with for a single mother who has a 2-year old son. She lives at home with her parents. This single mother refused help for her addiction, and her parents want to kick her out as a consequence. Yet, they do not want the mother to flee with the child, which would put the child in danger. They want to keep the child in their safe hands. Without any hard evidence, can the single mother's parents file for temporary custody of their grandson? If not, what evidence would they need in order to successfully obtain custody of their grandson who is in danger when the mother is in her addiction?
2007-09-01 08:08:21 · 6 answers · asked by rachkw81 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If the parents want a temporary guardianship, they can get an attorney and apply for that. There would be a whole investigation and it is terminable if circumstances change.
2007-09-01 08:13:55 · answer #1 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The parents need to contact the DHFS in their county. They will be able to offer assistance with their questions and will even be able to help the grandparents out.
Has the mother had any arrests for drug related charges? That would go very far with their claim she is an unfit mother. Also reporting her will trigger an investigation - and if she can't disprove the accusations in the report, then action will be taken to remove custody of the child from the mother. The grandparents would be granted temporary custody while an investigation is conducted.
Have them contact their Dept of Health and Family Services - that is one of the most important steps they can take in all of this. If the daughter refuses to get help for a drug addiction, and she has a 2 year old son, DHFS will definitely be interested in helping out the son and the grandparents. They will also offer the mother assistance in getting help. If she refuses help, and they feel her unfit as a parent, they will remove the child from her and place the child in foster care.
2007-09-01 08:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The parents would need to have the daughter committed to a treatment facility and will have to go through a lot of paperwork and also get the Department of Family Affairs involved with the preparations. You would think that all of these agencies would get together over something like this, but the parents are going to have to coordinate everything between all of the agencies or nothing wil get done correctly and the daughter will skip the state with the child.
2007-09-01 12:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie Fingers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I honestly don't know the answer to this question, but i would not kick her out until i got temporary custody of that child due to SHE has full custody right now. Don't forget she has rights even though she has an drug problem. If you violate her rights, you may blow the whole thing. Try contacting social services and see what steps they normally follow for situations like these. Good luck.
2007-09-01 08:20:24 · answer #4 · answered by Steph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to court to have the mother declared unfit they will ordered to be tested for drugs and decide if shes unfit
2007-09-01 08:15:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have them video the mother when she is under the influence and take to attorney
2007-09-01 08:16:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋