can I get custody

Hi, My mother passed away about 1 1/2 years ago and my brother and sister went to live with there dad. They are 14 and 15 and they do not want to live with there dad. My questions is what rights to my wife and I have. I love my brother and sister and I don't know what to do to help. What can we do to help them.

I live in Maryland and so do my brother and sister. There are many reasons that have lead up to this but one big one is that there father gets mad when My wife and I spent any time with them. My wife and I are both 26 years old and 2 children of our own. Our house is big enough for everyone to have there own room.

If sounds like he is not going to be keen on the idea of allowing you to have the children. So your next step would be see an attorney and see what your chances are of winning custody in court. I would hazzard a guess to be silm as the bio parent usually rarely loses against a 3rd party unless there is a clear case of abuse.

Thank- you for your reply. Their father is so selfish**************When they mother was on her death bed all he was worried about was that it was his week with the kids. Who cares that their mother only had hours left IT WAS HIS WEEKEND!!! He took they kids and that was it she pass away the next day**************My mother die of cancer at the age of 45. She tryed hard to make us know just becasue we may have had differnet fathers we were brothers and sisters period! Their father has this witch living part time with him (just to help take care of the kids) Becasue he works nigth work. We have offer to help with them when the have pratice or just need some one to stay with but he always has someone else help him. My sister failed school and when to summer school and we offer to take her in the am becasue there dad is still at work but he nver once took us up on that offer. The kids what this women out but he keeps telling them when this happens she will be gone but time after time it does not happen. She had the nerve to tell my 14 years old sister that she fat. And that she will always be fat and that her butt is to big! She also told her that her when her father get mad at her and does not talk to her it upset her becasue they have been having sex for the past 2 years. My sisters is 14 years old. Why would you tell a 14 years old this!!! My sister over heard there dad talking to this women about getting a restraing order so I can't see my brother and sister. Sorry to keeping going on but this just upset me.
I know he will fight my wife and all the way but I just feel my brother and sister need a better home then this.
Jordann