Taking custody of my niece?

Question

My sister is a real piece of work along with her ex boyfriend. They have 2 kids together and he is "supposedly" the father. Well, she is now dating his child molester brother.. lives in her car and currently doesn't have any of her kids.. my other sister has got the oldest and the others and with their "dads" grarndma.. well.. she doesnt want them cus she got a ticket for not putting the 3 yr old in a car seat.. and the dad has been suicidal and in and out of jail.. and the mom constantly abandons her kids.. It's just one thing after another.. my husband and I talked to her last night and asked her to let us take the girls.. and she said no.. but is going to call us back.. we don't know if we can get the father to sign them away either.. Would the best way be to go through CPS if they dont give them up... or should be go to a lawyer..?? Either way.. these kids need to be taken away.. and we dont want to split them up or put them in the system...

Answer 1

Those kids need a child evacuate lawyer. They will do whats best for the kids. You can retain on and fight for the kids.

Answer 2

Go through CPS and get a lawyer.  It may be a little bit of a process, but those children obviously need you or someone who cares about them to be in their lives, not their mother.  

If you are involved from day one, the likelyhood of you getting to keep the kids together is very good.  I've work for a non-profit placement and adoption agency and worked with CPS and they try to keep siblings together if possible.  

God bless you and hang in there you have long road ahead but keep faith in that you are doing what is best for the children.

Answer 3

It does not sound like a good environment for them I would do everything possible to get them and have them placed with you on a permanent basis.......My sister is a piece of work and her children were taken away from her 3 times by CPS but they would not let me take them in because my sister would rather have them in foster care than with family now I have no idea where they are......I would contact a lawyer and see what he thinks your next course of action be....they may end up in foster care for a short time until all the paper work is completed.They need to be taken out of that environment...

Answer 4

The unfortunate thing in so many of the stories on this site is that the birth parents, no matter what levelof monsters they are, ahve more rights to the children than the prospective adoptive parents.  

Call CPS for the sake of the children.  You may not be able to adopt them, but you might be able to get custody, and you will be protecting them one way or the other.

Answer 5

I am not sure that a lawyer can help you as long as the mother is not willing to allow you to adopt the children.  However, if you contact Children & Youth, make sure you ask them if you can get kinship care of the children to insure that they stay with you and do not get placed in foster care.

Good luck to you.

Answer 6

Do both. FOr the childrens protection you need to call CPS. I am not 100% positive but it si my understadning that once removed faily will haev first options of adoption, whether your sister agrees or not. BUt that route would require getting them into the system first. Speak to a lawyer abotu what other options there are.