How to save sisters from same fate

[emerald81]

What is the name of your state? TX

If a 23-year-old who no longer lives with her parents, but was sexually abused by her father in her teen years when she did live with them (and her mother now knows about this abuse) wanted to get custody of her younger siblings to prevent them from suffering the same fate... how would she do this, and is she likely to succeed? Also are there places she could get financial help considering that she would be taking on four dependents when she normally has none? The oldest sibling living at home is 14. There are three girls living at home, and a little boy. The formerly abused in question also has an older sister who was also sexually abused by the father, but that sister chooses to try to pretend like it never happened... but this does show a pattern of abuse, doesn't it? I appreciate any advice you can give.

 

[bulldogg70]

What is the name of your state? TX

If a 23-year-old who no longer lives with her parents, but was sexually abused by her father in her teen years when she did live with them (and her mother now knows about this abuse) wanted to get custody of her younger siblings to prevent them from suffering the same fate... how would she do this, and is she likely to succeed? Also are there places she could get financial help considering that she would be taking on four dependents when she normally has none? The oldest sibling living at home is 14. There are three girls living at home, and a little boy. The formerly abused in question also has an older sister who was also sexually abused by the father, but that sister chooses to try to pretend like it never happened... but this does show a pattern of abuse, doesn't it? I appreciate any advice you can give.

Wow, I hate hearing about stuff like this. Anyway, what is going to be important here is if you can show or know that the children are in immediate threat or harm with this person. I know, I know, you are saying to yourself, I know as a fact what the danger is, but you need to have the information which would convince several different people. First, how and what was done about your sexual abuse in regards to disclosure, also do you know if the father has made any attempts to do the same with the other siblings. If one of the siblings acknowledges that it did happen, I would go to the court, and CPS to seek relief. Once relief is sought and granted you should ask CPS to care for your siblings, as long as there is nothing wrong with you it should not be a problem. The tricky part is if you take them I am not sure if they are going to be a ward of the state in you get financial relief, just depends. I would say, stay on top of this, it sound really serious.