Custoday of a 14 year old child to aunt if her parent is abusive?

My neice is 14 and her father is abusive, and her mother cannot legally have her. Is it possible for me to obtain custody of her if this is what she wants?Custoday of a 14 year old child to aunt if her parent is abusive?
Absolutely, if you meet the Child Welfare Agency's specifications.





Once you apply for custody (talk to the child's worker), you will be interviewed. The agency will do a check for warrants %26amp; recent court activity. Your home will be inspected, where you will be required to prove you can give the child her own space (bedroom and dresser). The worker will check to make sure you have hot water, electricity and working plumbing in the home. The worker will likely check the contents of your refrigerator. CPR training would be a plus, including arrangements for school and child care.





The approval process can be too invasive for some people, but if you care about the welfare of this child you should have no problem. THe court will probably give you a monthly stipend to care for the child, and you will need to keep financial records for expenditures.





Your compassion is heart warming. Wish there were more people like you.





EDIT: Be sure to have statements regarding abusive behavior, including one from the child and any neighbors, teachers or mentors. A statement from a Mandated Reporter (someone trained in recognizing child abuse) would be extremely helpful. School teachers and administrators are Mandated Reporters.





Dates and times and the circumstance surrounding the abusive event would be desirable (alcohol-related incident, volatile temper, legal history of violent acts). If you have already spoken to the Child Protective Agency worker without success then I recommend talking to that worker's supervisor. By all means, get legal advice even if you have to go through Legal Services, a paralegal or law student at the local university.Custoday of a 14 year old child to aunt if her parent is abusive?
You will want to talk to your niece and make a report on the abuse to the child protective services agency in your state. They may remove her from her dad's custody but they will not terminate his rights immediately. In most states he gets 6 months to work toward reunificiation. However you could work towards becoming an approved foster placement for her if she is removed. They prefer to use relative placements if one is available so let the CPS worker know that you'd like to be considered for her foster placement. But there is no guarantee that they would place her with you.
Yes;but you will have to explain it to a juvenile court judge.And you must have overwhelming evidence that it is in the childs best interests.They don't seperate parents from their children without due process.Contact a social worker and attorney.
It's possible but you may have to go to court or call child services to get it.


If I were you, I would call a social worker/child services to come into the picture to ensure that the father is taken away safely and then, you can obtain custody.
I believe so, I really hope so too It's not good for any child to be in that situation, if you can prove him guilty and you are eligible to be a guardian to a child you can.








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It is possible. They will check into things such as if you are financially able to take care of her, if you home is suitable, etc. but yes it is possible. You need an attorney. I wish the best for you and your niece !
If the abuse is proven, and her aunt doesn't have a criminal record and has means to support both of them then there should be no problem obtaining custody.
yes it is, you will have to prove abuse, and take it to court, and i tihnk you have to go through cps... im not sure.
Yes. Talk to a domestic relations attorney.
possibly. if there really is abuse.... SOMEONE should intervene.

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