my fiance has been taking care of his son alone since he was born and hes now 3. the mother who left him and didnt want any part of the child is now trying to take him away. she is accousing him of alcohol around the house. yes he does drink but not around his son. if hes drunk or even planning on drinking he takes him to his mothers house before he does. hes a great father and now all of a sudden the mother is trying to turn and pinpoint the wrong subjects. so can child services really take his son away? what can be done because i dont know much of this subject….
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His mother was brought in and signed a statement admitting to marijuana use in the home and serving alcohol to a minor (her daughter not my step son) and child protective services told us we had to take him away pending investigation. Well, so far not charges have not been filed and CPS has yet to file a petition to have him removed from his mother…it’s been a week? No one will tell me how long before he can go home. He’s 16 and 1/2 years old and an honor student with finals coming up. I live in a different school district and it VERY difficult to keep running him back and forth. I’m worried his grade will suffer if he doesn’t get back to his routine. His mother isn’t a danger to him and I feel CPS is way overreacting…she has agreed to drug counseling beginning Tuesday but so far there is no legal paperwork preventing him from going home but we don’t want to make things worse. Everyone is in agreement that he needs to be home but CPS told me if we try to let him go home they will place him in foster care. His father and I find this entire situation stupid and it’s only harming my step son. He needs to sleep in his own bed at night and prepare for exams..why will nobody give us answers? How long does it take for charges to be filed against his mother? Why hasn’t a petition been filed…? How can they prevent my step son from seeing his own mother. If he was a baby and she was stoned that’s one thing but he’s 18 months away from18, doesn’t smoke,drink, A+ student, excels in sports and this is messing him up..even the officer doesn’t think he should be pulled from the home! doesn’t anyone have advice? A lawyer won’t help because charges and petitions haven’t been filed and CPS won’t answer my questions about the future?
My ex-wife has custody of my son and she lives out of state. I was wondering if there was anyway I can call child protective services and have them assess her living situation and lifelstyle (drugs, alcohol, lack of proper care and any other situation that may be harmful to my son). And would I be able to get a copy of thier findings.
I have a cousin whose son was removed from her custody when he was 1 day old because she tested positive for Meth. He was in a foster care home for a month and then our Aunt was given temporary custody while my cousin attended drug rehab, etc. My cousin completed the rehab program and was doing quite well for a while. She even got a job for a short period. But when the baby’s father went to jail she seemed to lose interest in getting the baby back. She was fired from her job for not showing up. She had a dirty drug test and has cancelled numerous visitation appointments because she said she was ill. At the last custody hearing the judge opted not to change anything as far as custody for the next 6 months. The baby is now 14 months old and has been with my Aunt for a year. I hear that the goal of the courts in Ca is to reunite the mother and baby. My cousin gave up her rights to 2 other children but seems to want this one because the baby’s father does. Do you think she’ll get custody?
We know she is a prescription meds abuser, with a long track record in all hospitals within a three hour radius. She has had to move from towns brfore because of her and her mothers abuse of prescription meds. She has my husbands almost 18 month old son and it is not a good situation. We know she is using drugs again, maybe even cocaine. She begs his parents for money and even for meds. We are tired of knowing his son is unhealthy and neglected and paying child support is a joke because it just goes up her nose. My husband is afraid to call Children’s Services and her end up running. We haven’t seen the baby in over four months because she won’t comply to visitation. We are just tired of seeing the baby dirty and in crappy old clothes and being left with her pill head mother for days at a time while she parties. She even drives with him while drugged up. Has anyone else ever dealt with this and have any idea of what Children’s Services will do? We just don’t want her to run.
My alcoholic neighbor drinks constantly and sleeps throughout the day, she has a 10 year old son whom she doesn’t take care of (doesn’t feed him, he’s in his pajamas all day, she doesn’t bathe him, etc.) When she isn’t sleeping she is sitting on her porch, or her basement steps and drinking and smoking cigarettes. If her son bothers her, she will start by yelling/screaming at him loud enough for neighbors a few houses down to come out to see what’s happening, or she will punch/slap/pinch him until he goes back inside. On more than one occasion I’ve seen her drinking then have him get in the car and drive drunk with her son not wearing a seat belt.
On the advice of a social worker I consulted, I called the Massachusetts Department of Social Services and a social worker came to her house a few days later. It seems that after a few days of yelling at her family she has decided that I called and now is sitting outside my window at night yelling things into my window, has parked her car about 4″ away from my window, has repeatedly said she will “get me back” and “she’s not the one with the problems, now I am” etc. Are there any laws or anything that I can use to get her to stop? Can I call her social worker and report these activities? Should I call the police on her next time she does this (probably tonight) then get a restraining order? The woman is sick and seemingly dangerous, I just wanted her son to not be abused/killed in a drunk driving accident.
There is this girl named britney in my town she’s 17 years old and has a 1 year old son. britney and her family have a bad reputation Basically they are well known for causing problems. britney’s mother is a alcoholic who doesn’t have a problem watching her grandson while under the influence. britney’s father committed suicide when she was young sadly although who could blame him, after all that family is trouble. her two brothers are in and out of jail… anyway recently Child Protective Services took her son in their custody because she was snorting prescription pills, smoking crack, and possibly shooting heroin, her son tested positive for drugs.. and because the family is unstable the boy will probably go to a adoption agencie since britney doesn’t know who fathered her son. will she get into trouble for having drugs in her son’s system?
will the mother be sent to juvenile intill she’s 21?
The mother neglects her child by not watching him properly. she takes him out without dressing him warmly Not putting a jacket on him, or hat and gloves. she takes her son out for a walk 2:00 in the morning and later then that strolling him arould when she has no business being out in the first place. she starts fights with people and becomes very violent in front of her son, (she’ll fight another person with her son there)
Because we live in a small town basically everyone is in everybody else’s business therefore rumors are spreading about her alot. of course Child Protective Services did take her child but people are talking about why they took him from her. she deserved it she shouldn’t have children when she can’t even take care of herseif, britney will probably grow up and be just like her mother a alcoholic with four more misfits as children just like her siblings.
my aunt is old and living with her alcoholic son, who takes her ssn checks to buy booze. And he is abusive to her.
I know that sounds stange.. but my nephew who is 3 monthes old is in the custody of his grandma.. ( me and my sister have different dads) my sister is horrible addicted to drugs, and just got sentenced to 5 years in prison.. they gave custody to her grandma.. i know she loves this child and all but she raised my other nephew who is the worst behave child i have ever met.. she is not able to take care of these children properly. shes over 300 pounds and in a wheel chair.. she doesnt have any money.. and the house is infested with so many cats, and 3 huge dogs.. it smells so bad of cat pee in there it makes me sick.. i am in no posistion myself to take care of a child.. im only 19 and struggle everyday to pay my bills.. but why would the state give her custody.. she cant take care of these children… she calls me and asks me to bring diapers because he doesnt have any.. i dont have any money either.. .but i somehow manage to get the money to get the diapers.. and when i get there.. the baby literally has NO diapers left but the one he has on… somone would love to adopt a baby and take care of it.. but I cant just make the state take the baby away… i dont know what to do…
cupidgirl- shes not my grandma.
