What is the name of your state? Mother lives in Hagerstown, Maryland and the grandparents live in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
My step-sister has two children, one 3 yrs. old and the other 1 yr. old. The 1yr. old usually goes with his father's parents and the 3yr. old goes to my parents. My sister is on welfare, living in state funded housing while having a job and working under the table without claiming it on her taxes (and that is just the beginning). My mom watches my 3 yr. old nephew every Wednesday night into Thursday morning and every weekend. When my mom takes him home on Monday morning before she goes to work he kicks and screams that he does not want to go to his mommy's house. Her house is constanly a mess with barely enough room to walk and the kitchen sink is always stacked high with dirty dishes. She is constanly deglecting her children, chating on the internet all day meeting strange people. This past Monday when my mom took my nephew home, my sister was not even there. There was a man there that has been living at her house for the past several months (note: not a boyfriend and keep in mind that this is state funded housing). He said he would watch my nephew until my sister got home, which he claimed would not be long. My mom stuck around for a while in hopes she would get home when she did not come home my mom had to leave him kicking and screaming because she had to go to work; she does not want to lose her job. My mom later found out that my sister had been in the ER on Sunday evening and got out late so she stayed at a friends. She never came home till Monday evening until 6 o'clock p.m. Then Tuesday evening my sister's mother took the boys for a few hours and when she returned my 3 yr. old nephew did the usual kicking and screaming. As they got close to the apartment a man dressed in goth (all in black, piercing, tatoos) cames out, when my nephew saw him he became hysterical with fear. Her mother layed into my sister about all the men and the kinds of people she had around the boys. Then on Wednesday evening when my mom went to pick up my 3 yr. old nephew she walked in to find three guys sitting on the couch and my sister in the shower. Later that evening my nephew told my mom that the man that had watched him on Monday had slapped him. We have tried talking to my sister, we have made threats and she has done nothing to show that she cares about the well-being of her boys. My mom, step-dad and her mother plan to sit down with her this Tuesday and give her ultimatums. If that does nothing and my parents take the boys what are there leagal rights to do so?
Just a note she has left both boys unattended in the house for hours while she goes to do the laundry. If the 1 yr. old is sleeping and the 3 yr. old is awake she will either leave both of them there or she will take the 3 yr. old and let the 1yr. old there asleep.
Please help, if there is any advise you could give me it would be greatly appreciated.
Seriously Concerned Aunt
My step-sister has two children, one 3 yrs. old and the other 1 yr. old. The 1yr. old usually goes with his father's parents and the 3yr. old goes to my parents. My sister is on welfare, living in state funded housing while having a job and working under the table without claiming it on her taxes (and that is just the beginning). My mom watches my 3 yr. old nephew every Wednesday night into Thursday morning and every weekend. When my mom takes him home on Monday morning before she goes to work he kicks and screams that he does not want to go to his mommy's house. Her house is constanly a mess with barely enough room to walk and the kitchen sink is always stacked high with dirty dishes. She is constanly deglecting her children, chating on the internet all day meeting strange people. This past Monday when my mom took my nephew home, my sister was not even there. There was a man there that has been living at her house for the past several months (note: not a boyfriend and keep in mind that this is state funded housing). He said he would watch my nephew until my sister got home, which he claimed would not be long. My mom stuck around for a while in hopes she would get home when she did not come home my mom had to leave him kicking and screaming because she had to go to work; she does not want to lose her job. My mom later found out that my sister had been in the ER on Sunday evening and got out late so she stayed at a friends. She never came home till Monday evening until 6 o'clock p.m. Then Tuesday evening my sister's mother took the boys for a few hours and when she returned my 3 yr. old nephew did the usual kicking and screaming. As they got close to the apartment a man dressed in goth (all in black, piercing, tatoos) cames out, when my nephew saw him he became hysterical with fear. Her mother layed into my sister about all the men and the kinds of people she had around the boys. Then on Wednesday evening when my mom went to pick up my 3 yr. old nephew she walked in to find three guys sitting on the couch and my sister in the shower. Later that evening my nephew told my mom that the man that had watched him on Monday had slapped him. We have tried talking to my sister, we have made threats and she has done nothing to show that she cares about the well-being of her boys. My mom, step-dad and her mother plan to sit down with her this Tuesday and give her ultimatums. If that does nothing and my parents take the boys what are there leagal rights to do so?
Just a note she has left both boys unattended in the house for hours while she goes to do the laundry. If the 1 yr. old is sleeping and the 3 yr. old is awake she will either leave both of them there or she will take the 3 yr. old and let the 1yr. old there asleep.
Please help, if there is any advise you could give me it would be greatly appreciated.
Seriously Concerned Aunt
