Can a 13 yr/o be legally placed in a home in which a (NOT related by blood) registered sex offender lives under any circumstances?
Yes I know this is all crazy. Anyway...
The details: My nephew lives with his grandma, but his mom wants him to move back in with her. She picked him up for a visit and now he doesnt want to come home to his grandma.
My sister lost custody of him multiple times (drug use and neglect), had worked to get him back until this last time and my mom has legal guardianship.
My sister married a guy that just got out of prison in March with multiple felonies and is a registered sex offender, its supposedly for a BS reason but whatever.
My sister is convinced she can have my nephew living with her as a happy family, says she is sober, and that husband is "great guy" despite it all. She used my mom (the grandma) helping out my other sister recover from drug problems to threaten her with CPS and such, and now my other sister is not living at the home.
My mom has never done any drugs or really anything wrong ever, and just wants to do whats best for family, she is a manager at a brokerage firm. She doesnt know what to do - my 13 yr/o nephew is at his moms right now and doesnt want to come home so there is that immediate problem - but aside from the obvious moral implications -
**Is it even possible for social services to ever place my nephew with her and her husband? Is there any legal loop hole or anything she can pull if she tries force things- is it even legally possible even if everyone agreed?
I want answers backed by legal reasoning regarding social services and child placement.