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Tonya Bean
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i have a sister who has two children, each with a different boy. she has never been married, she is only 19, has a drug, alcohol, and mental problem (last diagnosis is borderline bipolar and depression- she has talked about killing herself), and has not kept a job for any extended amount of time. she has been moving her three year old from place to place ever since he was born. the father has a drug and alcohol problem, also. my mother and i have called child protective services, to whom which my sister admitted taking drugs to, and they have done nothing to help. they both have warrants for their arrest, but for stuff that they can get bail on. based on the behavior of my nephew, he is being mistreated somehow. we cannot prove it with physical evidence because we don't see him often enough. the mother used to live at my mom's along with my nephew, but she made her leave because my sister sent my nephew off to his father's place or his father's girlfriend's place and because she stole a large sum of money from my grandfather. My sister & my nephew's father may be going to jail for various serious reasons in the near future. what can i or my mother do to insure my nephew's safety and well being? we do not have alot of money for a lawyer and my other sister has power of attorney over my nephew (that is all cps did - which is only good when the mother is out of the picture- so it does not really help) i have been keeping a journal on both children and i would also like to know what else i can do to help our case. also, would hiring a private detective be helpful? or what else would be less costly? we are also concerned that the important people will not help, because of past experiences with the law and cps concerning my sister. we believe that both children need to be away from their mother and my nephew definitely needs to be away from his father in order to be well cared for, physically, emotionally, and financially. any advice on how to prove that to a judge? five total questions. we live in texas. the lawyers we have spoken to have not been helpful. it seems as if they are trying to steer us away from doing the right thing. if we are going to be given the impression that the kids have to be skin and bones or almost dead for us to win our case, what is the point of trying, because they are not near death nor are they skin & bones. but we have reason to believe they are in mental, emotional, and physical danger because of the parents' history and present. i hope i did not ramble. my family is just frustrated with the situation. if more details are needed, just ask.