Gotcha.
I understand.
I don't think I said she was the reason for it, nor did I intend to implicate that. I
suspect she was a catalyst.
I don't
trust her with my niece because:
- She abandoned my niece
- Regularly abuses substances
- The court deemed her unfit as custodial parent.
- She refused to tell my mother what room my brother was in at the hospital, so for 3 days after his suicide attempt we didn't know his status and could not find him (HIPPA laws or something, hospitals refused to tell us if he was there). She refused to tell a mother where her son was after a suicide attempt, let that sink in for the kind of person she is
- She has warrants out for her arrest in other states for at least DUI and driving without a license.
The following isn't in response to you, but why I'm on this forum:
My only concern is the well being of my family members. The law may claim her "best interest" is with her mother. If that's the case
so be it but I came to this forum with the intent of acting in my niece's best interest within the confines of the law. If my only recourse is through attorneys then that's the route I'll walk. I was attempting "clever" (but legal!) ways to see if I could avoid attorneys because if I can avoid thousands of dollars I would obviously like to take that path.