misseskisses11
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (Raleigh North Carolina)
Hello all quick question
My husband and I have been caring financially, physically, and emotionally for 3 children who are not related to us, their mother who is a long time friend of ours got her self into some trouble last year with drugs and court lost her home and could not provide for the little ones.
September 1 2010 we went to Tennessee where the children lived and picked all of them up and the mother my husband and myself went and had guardianship paper signed and notarized.(not with the court)
They kids were already in a bad situation before we got there and not hearing from the mother for 30 days from being incarcerated and then being shifted around place to place. we had knowledge that d.s.s was called and we spoke with someone from the local office who is a friend with my husband side of the family, she was shocked to know that we would be taking the kids also relived that we would be taking the kids. we left her with our number and headed to back to north Carolina never contacted by d.s.s .
over the months the children have told me stories some mad me cry some made me angry, the mother or any of the dad's have not sent anything no money no Christmas gifts and besides the mother no calls.(not very often all)
(the mother receives child support for one of the kids)
I do not want to see them suffer any more its not fair that they have to skip meals or carry drugs for someone, they have been doing great and this is the first time that they all passed a grade in the same year i am so happy for them but i am starting to fear the day they have to leave.(just to be a meal ticket)
It is a lot on our plate and I never tried to take them away but when the mother just stopped calling them 3 weeks after they got here and when we did track her down and the calls lasted only what 10 minutes or so it just reminded me that everything happens for a reason. we were a big part of the children's lives before they lived with us.
Everyday I wash sheets and blankets because two of the kids wet the bed my husband and I take them to every doctor appointment there were immunizations they had missed since they were two years old.
and for one child he now is on medication for sickle cell anemia which
he was born with and never treated. I do it because I genuinely love them
the only person who has custody is the mother. she has 2 other children who do not live with her. right now she is living with a family member who i know for fact sells prescription drugs and who knows what else from her home. the mother was arrested for trying to smuggle drugs into a prison and is now on 3 years probation. (we were told at first it was 6 months)
My question is
Do you think my husband and I could file for custody of the children and actually have a chance of getting it even if it is only partial or temp ?
So sorry at just how detailed this post is I wanted to make sure those of you who read it really had a good understanding of what my situation is.
I am a parent to a 10 year old and at the end of the day the only one's who matter are the kids and both my husband and I treat them like our own and only want the best for them when one of the kids first got her all he talked about was gangs and guns now he talks about school and what he wants to become when he gets older and also how he is going to raise his children.
Hello all quick question
My husband and I have been caring financially, physically, and emotionally for 3 children who are not related to us, their mother who is a long time friend of ours got her self into some trouble last year with drugs and court lost her home and could not provide for the little ones.
September 1 2010 we went to Tennessee where the children lived and picked all of them up and the mother my husband and myself went and had guardianship paper signed and notarized.(not with the court)
They kids were already in a bad situation before we got there and not hearing from the mother for 30 days from being incarcerated and then being shifted around place to place. we had knowledge that d.s.s was called and we spoke with someone from the local office who is a friend with my husband side of the family, she was shocked to know that we would be taking the kids also relived that we would be taking the kids. we left her with our number and headed to back to north Carolina never contacted by d.s.s .
over the months the children have told me stories some mad me cry some made me angry, the mother or any of the dad's have not sent anything no money no Christmas gifts and besides the mother no calls.(not very often all)
(the mother receives child support for one of the kids)
I do not want to see them suffer any more its not fair that they have to skip meals or carry drugs for someone, they have been doing great and this is the first time that they all passed a grade in the same year i am so happy for them but i am starting to fear the day they have to leave.(just to be a meal ticket)
It is a lot on our plate and I never tried to take them away but when the mother just stopped calling them 3 weeks after they got here and when we did track her down and the calls lasted only what 10 minutes or so it just reminded me that everything happens for a reason. we were a big part of the children's lives before they lived with us.
Everyday I wash sheets and blankets because two of the kids wet the bed my husband and I take them to every doctor appointment there were immunizations they had missed since they were two years old.
and for one child he now is on medication for sickle cell anemia which
he was born with and never treated. I do it because I genuinely love them
the only person who has custody is the mother. she has 2 other children who do not live with her. right now she is living with a family member who i know for fact sells prescription drugs and who knows what else from her home. the mother was arrested for trying to smuggle drugs into a prison and is now on 3 years probation. (we were told at first it was 6 months)
My question is
Do you think my husband and I could file for custody of the children and actually have a chance of getting it even if it is only partial or temp ?
So sorry at just how detailed this post is I wanted to make sure those of you who read it really had a good understanding of what my situation is.
I am a parent to a 10 year old and at the end of the day the only one's who matter are the kids and both my husband and I treat them like our own and only want the best for them when one of the kids first got her all he talked about was gangs and guns now he talks about school and what he wants to become when he gets older and also how he is going to raise his children.