- Feb 27, 2003
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Hey everyone,
Here's a scenario that hopefully someone hear can give me some help with.
My wife's 12 year old cousin has been in my sister-in-law's custody for about two years now, because her parents are drug addicts (speed) and my inlaws fought to gain custody of her.
Lately there's been a lot of family drama, and my SIL and her husband have been playing it up like she's some horrible kid. Well, it turns out this week (my MIL went to help them out because my SIL is near the end of her pregnancy and having some complications) that they have been treating the poor girl horribly, with my SIL being borderline verbally abusive, and they had submitted papers to get a court date in order to try to turn our cousin back over to her drug addict mother.
So, trying to make a long story short, my MIL put a stop to their plans and is looking for a place to rent out in Arizona so that the girl can live with her and finish out the school year. Then, we are planning on taking her back here to California, and my wife and I will take custody of her.
Does anyone have any idea how this might work legally, if my SIL is cooperative and the mother doesn't make an effort to gain custody?
Originally we got custody of her here in California, and they only moved to Arizona about a year ago.
Here's a scenario that hopefully someone hear can give me some help with.
My wife's 12 year old cousin has been in my sister-in-law's custody for about two years now, because her parents are drug addicts (speed) and my inlaws fought to gain custody of her.
Lately there's been a lot of family drama, and my SIL and her husband have been playing it up like she's some horrible kid. Well, it turns out this week (my MIL went to help them out because my SIL is near the end of her pregnancy and having some complications) that they have been treating the poor girl horribly, with my SIL being borderline verbally abusive, and they had submitted papers to get a court date in order to try to turn our cousin back over to her drug addict mother.
So, trying to make a long story short, my MIL put a stop to their plans and is looking for a place to rent out in Arizona so that the girl can live with her and finish out the school year. Then, we are planning on taking her back here to California, and my wife and I will take custody of her.
Does anyone have any idea how this might work legally, if my SIL is cooperative and the mother doesn't make an effort to gain custody?
Originally we got custody of her here in California, and they only moved to Arizona about a year ago.