cousins baby needs to be taken

[tiffanys]

What is the name of your state? pa.
I just found out my cousin who is 18 and lives in pittsburgh,
has a two month old baby, she cannot take care of him, she is on the verge of being evicted because she cannot get anyone to watch her baby so she can work.she cant afford to pay a sitter and she has no car. her grandma lives in Florida and is trying to convince her to get on a plane (she will buy the ticket for her,)and stay with her but she wont, she suggested for her to just bring the baby down and she can keep her while my cousin goes back to p.a, and then she can work again. she is bipolar and how to spell?schitsophrenic. and she is not on medicine.so we up here in butler pa were wondering if we can convince her to stay with one of us for a while, how hard would it be to get her to grant custody of the baby to her grandma in florida so someone can take him down, he is being so neglected,I dont even believe he is having his formula mixed right.
tiffanys

 

[stealth2]

Just a thought... is there a reason y'all can't take in Mom AND the baby - help her learn how to be a mother? That would seem a more sensible solution to me.

 

[KCMR]

Just a thought... is there a reason y'all can't take in Mom AND the baby - help her learn how to be a mother? That would seem a more sensible solution to me.

my thoughts exactly.

 

[bethdetroit]

You can call child protective services. Tell them of your concerns and what you think would be best for the baby. They will send soemone to check up on things and if things are not right, then they will take the baby. Plus they are always happier to place the kids with relatives rather than strangers. Also there are a lot of places that help people with mental problems become good parents, maybe she just needs someone to show her.

take care, beth

 

[kat1963]

The poster is young & has a child (or two, never could figure that out) of her own, I doubt she can take in 2 more mouths to feed. She's just not in a position to do so & has her own problems as well.

Therefore, I have another question, where in the heck are your cousins parents?Have you contacted them? I could see them not wanting anything to do with the adult wayward daughter, but the baby...?

You know, I HATE CPS (or whatever social services is called in your area), but if this is the case, IF what you are saying is true, I would call. It really sounds like you have no other choice. She is an adult, nothing short of a court order will make and/or otherwise convince her to get on the plane. The infant would be much better off being adopted out into hopefully a two parent family (which, if you call them, they will come & chances of her getting that baby back are slim to NONE). Now the Grandmother can apply for custody, but she will need an attorney in PA. Probably best to set a phone consult & supply the retainer required, IMMEDIATELY.

KAT

 

[tiffanys]

mommatiger, I live in subsidized housing I am not allowed stay overs ,but we did tell her grandma to tell her, we will come get her she is welcome to stay for the weekend, bit we havent heard anything from her grandma yet.
her grandma did call P.A services from florida and told them she was alone and needed help. unfortunately for my cousin Ill call her ann, she is the victim of two drug addicted parents, neither of which care at all if she lives or dies,she is not a bad girl she has been neglected and uneducated, she was almost fully dependent growing up on her 1 grandmother. who now is in florida and trying desperately to convince her to come down, also ann is bipolar and not on medicine, she gets into panic rages and cries, then you cant reason with her. the father of the baby is in jail for throwing her into a wall, and his parents told her to get rid of the baby. These people are heartless, we are trying to get her on the phone so we can tell her we can get her out af allegheny county and get her up here in butler where she can get help, we all live too far away to do anything. but we wanted to know if she does leave the baby with someone and takes off, can that relative attain custody easily? no one would contest anns grandma from keeping the baby.
ann is only just turned 18 last week, and has the emotional makeup of a 13 year old, she does however like to work, she was working for eckerd drug full time, so we are hoping she will just give the baby up to grandma.