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Obtaining Guardianship? Best friend is victim of child abuse...?
My best friend is a victim of emotion child abuse and neglect, as well as verbal abuse and minor physical abuse.
My question is, how do I go about getting my parents to get guardianship of her? My mom already said she'd have to talk with my dad about it and its a go. But where do I start?
How do i find a good law firm? Do my parents need to be accepted as adoptive parents, and can they choose to adopt only her and not another kid?
is parents who smoke pot and get drunk, a mother who verbally abuses her and makes her feel worthless, and a complete lack of love enough for my family to obtain guardianship of her? as well as her brother beats her up?
We have to room to keep her in, and the money too. Wil she be able to keep her stuff? What about her cat?
Thanks so much for any help u can give us.
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- pragmatism_rulesLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
As much as you want to, you cannot just take a kid away from her parents, no matter how you feel about how her parents treat her. And unless you actually witnessed any of this alleged treatment, all you have is her word for it and that won't hold up in a court of law. The only thing you and your parents can do is IF you believe that there is credible evidence, then you can report her parents to either Child Protective Services or the police or both. But to be honest, except for the pot smoking which is illegal, I doubt the authorities will do a thing. And if the authorities will not interfere and/or sever the parents' parental rights, your parents cannot take the child into your home or they can be charged with kidnapping and custodial interference. Nor can they adopt a child against the parents' wishes or obtain guardianship over said child.
One more thing, even if these parents lost their parental rights...assuming your parents did get the authorities to take this seriously (which they will not), even then, another family member would be given the right to raise the child (remember, children have no right of self-determination). And while they were doing so, the authorities would be doing their level best to make the child's parents "fit" to resume raising their child. And even if the authorities did take the child entirely out of her family and placed her in foster care, your parents would have to go through months of investigation just to become foster parents and the restrictions are even stricter for adoption.
One last thing...you and your parents need to tread carefully. If what you are seeking comes to the ears of her parents, they can get a restraining order to keep you and your parents away from her until she turns 18...as her parents have the sole authority to determine who her friends and associates are. And if you or your parents violate said restraining order, you could end up in trouble with the law. Your parents might even go to jail.
I am sorry this isn't better news but you can't get what you want now. At best, she can move in with you and your parents when she turns 18, but that means your parents had better be prepared to support her and put her through college as when she moves out, her parents will wash their hands of her. Good luck and God bless!
