kltgrandmother
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? SC
I have a 3 year old granddaughter that lived with me a year after she was born. Her mother was in and out. My son is her father who also, at that time, was in an out. I took both to court for emergency custody because the mother took her from our home and moved her in and out of different homes. She kept lice and when she worked, which was rarely, she would let anybody watch her. Once she let a strange man keep her in a hotel room, by his self, while she worked. I was very upset. The courts granted the mother temporary custody with DSS involvement and I got weekend visitation rights. Of course, she moved in with her father, got a job at a pancake house, and was doing great for 45 days. When the DSS worker closed the case, she went right back to her old ways. This is just the beginning but my question is this; last week I never heard from my granddaughter or her mother. This Friday when I went to pick up my granddaughter she was no where to be found - neither of them. My granddaughter's daddy has paid child support and has been very attached to her. I called him and he came over and we went searching. Found out that the mother was in jail on 2 bench warrants and will not go before a judge until September 5, 2006. She gave custody to her mother, who knows my phone number, but she does not have a phone and has moved. I don't know where she is. Does this mean she is in contempt for not letting me see my granddaughter while she is in jail? I'm very concerned because the other grandmother is on morphine and has lots of mental and physical problems. What should I do?
I have a 3 year old granddaughter that lived with me a year after she was born. Her mother was in and out. My son is her father who also, at that time, was in an out. I took both to court for emergency custody because the mother took her from our home and moved her in and out of different homes. She kept lice and when she worked, which was rarely, she would let anybody watch her. Once she let a strange man keep her in a hotel room, by his self, while she worked. I was very upset. The courts granted the mother temporary custody with DSS involvement and I got weekend visitation rights. Of course, she moved in with her father, got a job at a pancake house, and was doing great for 45 days. When the DSS worker closed the case, she went right back to her old ways. This is just the beginning but my question is this; last week I never heard from my granddaughter or her mother. This Friday when I went to pick up my granddaughter she was no where to be found - neither of them. My granddaughter's daddy has paid child support and has been very attached to her. I called him and he came over and we went searching. Found out that the mother was in jail on 2 bench warrants and will not go before a judge until September 5, 2006. She gave custody to her mother, who knows my phone number, but she does not have a phone and has moved. I don't know where she is. Does this mean she is in contempt for not letting me see my granddaughter while she is in jail? I'm very concerned because the other grandmother is on morphine and has lots of mental and physical problems. What should I do?