Parenting Agreements In Australia???

Question

We have been asked to look after our Godson for awhile.

Now normally awhile means a week or a month at the most. Last time his parents asked us to watch him, we had him for a year.

Now his parents have gone off their heads lately, doing all kinds of crazy things. They have 4 children, who are currently staying with his parents.

His parents cannot handle our Godson, who is very demanding. We are more than prepared to take him into our hearts once again.

However he starts school, in February & we will need some sort of legal agreement to say he is in our custody?? Won't we??

Should we contact a lawyer/barrister? Before we take him or after? Would it really matter?

Basically where do we begin??

We don't want him to go to foster care or anywhere else. He knows us, and his Grandparents want him to stay with us. His parents did make us his life guardians, does that have any basis?? He is 4yo.

Answer 1

Yes contact a lawyer its the only way

And life guardians if you are talking biblical sense as in godparents means squat for guardianship sorry...you need something in writing

What the h**l is wrong with these people ?

Answer 2

Call the school and ask.  They will know the policy for enrollment, and you can move from there.

Answer 3

Your godson would be better off with you than his parents so my advice to you is to get in touch with child services and see what paperwork can be put in place so you can become his legal guardians if it can be proven that he is well cared for by you it shouldn't be too hard for this to be made legal.GOOD LUCK.

Answer 4

Yes you should have some sort of agreement that if something happens to him you are the legal custodian for the time being. I would contact a lawyer to make sure it would be offical so the school knows.