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My daughter is a drug addict and has been for approx 13 years. She recently spent 1.5 years in prison on drug and drug related charges (she is 27 years old and has been arrested 19 times.) I have been raising her daughter off and on (mostly on) for all of her nearly 4 years of age (fully for the last 2 years.) Upon release from prison my daughter appeared to be getting her life on track. However, upon comletion of parole (approx 5 mo), she is now back to her old ways and only wants this child to use as a pawn to extort money from myself and other family members. She is now on probation but is not in compliance with any of the terms. She recently left for California with my granddaughter and I had to offer her money in order to talk her into bringing my granddaughter back and was forced to go there to pick them up. My daughter only came back for the money and to go to her probation appointment so they would not suspect that she had left. I need emergency guardianship or custody ASAP. My daughter is now unemployed, homeless, living out of motels, dealing and using drugs etc.. My daughter is married, this husband is not this childs father and he is currently homeless in California with their 2 yr. old daughter. I am afraid my daughter is going to try to get her husband to take this child to California and out of my reach. I have a clean, healthy and stable environment. My daughter and her husband neglect the children and are physically and verbally abusive. I have asked for help from the probation department but have not gotten very far. I am fully capable and want to raise this child. I do, however, have a felony record and a drug past. But that chapter in my life is closed and am prepared to do anything it takes for my granddaughter to have a healthy happy and stable environment to grow up in. I have turned my life around, put the past in the past and have a great future ahead of me, I have been living a respectable life for over 5 years now and have been raising this child for the majority of her life. Any advice is truly appreciated. To start I need to know how to get emergency guardianship. What, if anything, can I do? (My daughter also has another child who is in the custody of her father. He is currently in Utah and does not want my daughter to have any contact and is trying to sever her parental rights.) (the father of my granddaughter in question is also a drug user with a criminal past and does not participate in his daughters life and has expressed interest in severing his parental rights as well).
I am desperate for any help and/or information I can get. Thank You
My daughter is a drug addict and has been for approx 13 years. She recently spent 1.5 years in prison on drug and drug related charges (she is 27 years old and has been arrested 19 times.) I have been raising her daughter off and on (mostly on) for all of her nearly 4 years of age (fully for the last 2 years.) Upon release from prison my daughter appeared to be getting her life on track. However, upon comletion of parole (approx 5 mo), she is now back to her old ways and only wants this child to use as a pawn to extort money from myself and other family members. She is now on probation but is not in compliance with any of the terms. She recently left for California with my granddaughter and I had to offer her money in order to talk her into bringing my granddaughter back and was forced to go there to pick them up. My daughter only came back for the money and to go to her probation appointment so they would not suspect that she had left. I need emergency guardianship or custody ASAP. My daughter is now unemployed, homeless, living out of motels, dealing and using drugs etc.. My daughter is married, this husband is not this childs father and he is currently homeless in California with their 2 yr. old daughter. I am afraid my daughter is going to try to get her husband to take this child to California and out of my reach. I have a clean, healthy and stable environment. My daughter and her husband neglect the children and are physically and verbally abusive. I have asked for help from the probation department but have not gotten very far. I am fully capable and want to raise this child. I do, however, have a felony record and a drug past. But that chapter in my life is closed and am prepared to do anything it takes for my granddaughter to have a healthy happy and stable environment to grow up in. I have turned my life around, put the past in the past and have a great future ahead of me, I have been living a respectable life for over 5 years now and have been raising this child for the majority of her life. Any advice is truly appreciated. To start I need to know how to get emergency guardianship. What, if anything, can I do? (My daughter also has another child who is in the custody of her father. He is currently in Utah and does not want my daughter to have any contact and is trying to sever her parental rights.) (the father of my granddaughter in question is also a drug user with a criminal past and does not participate in his daughters life and has expressed interest in severing his parental rights as well).
I am desperate for any help and/or information I can get. Thank You