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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 554643" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Eliza, go to an attorney. Even if you cannot find one with a free consultation, it will be worth the $$ to pay for an initial visit to find out what the laws truly are and what your options are regarding your grandchild. Often CPS and even the courts give you misleading or incorrect info and you truly NEED an attorney.</p><p></p><p>I would see one as soon as you can, pref while KK is still in your home. Possession is 9/10ths and right now you are the one providing for her needs even is she is with her mother in your home. You can likely gather evidence before they move out that would greatly help your case. </p><p></p><p>Document EVERYTHING starting now if you haven't already. Times your daughter goes out and leaves you with KK for hours past the time she said she would be, dangerous people in her life, drugs, alcohol, etc..... </p><p></p><p>When looking for an atty, talk to people you know who got divorced. Find out which party got the better deal and that party's atty's name, Don't just ask who your friend's atty way, if they got ripped off in the divorce then you want their spouse's atty not theirs. Go into the custody battle with the biggest shark you can find.</p><p></p><p>You also might consider hiring an atty to represent KK's interests. I know a family here that was being forced into shared parenting (the schedule is strange and kids spend no more than 2-3 nights a week at the same house and EVERY couple gets the same 50-50 shared parenting schedule) but the grandparents hired an atty to represent the children in the case. These children were elem school age and NOT of age to have any real say in who they lived with. The kids' atty got the shared parenting thing changed so the kids lived with dad and mom only had visitation after showing the mom's drug use and unstable mental status and living situations that changed more than monthly. It wasn't inexpensive, but it got a LOT more done than the dad's atty was able to even ask for. (here even with PROVEN drug use on his ex's part, my bro cannot get the shared parenting changed!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 554643, member: 1233"] Eliza, go to an attorney. Even if you cannot find one with a free consultation, it will be worth the $$ to pay for an initial visit to find out what the laws truly are and what your options are regarding your grandchild. Often CPS and even the courts give you misleading or incorrect info and you truly NEED an attorney. I would see one as soon as you can, pref while KK is still in your home. Possession is 9/10ths and right now you are the one providing for her needs even is she is with her mother in your home. You can likely gather evidence before they move out that would greatly help your case. Document EVERYTHING starting now if you haven't already. Times your daughter goes out and leaves you with KK for hours past the time she said she would be, dangerous people in her life, drugs, alcohol, etc..... When looking for an atty, talk to people you know who got divorced. Find out which party got the better deal and that party's atty's name, Don't just ask who your friend's atty way, if they got ripped off in the divorce then you want their spouse's atty not theirs. Go into the custody battle with the biggest shark you can find. You also might consider hiring an atty to represent KK's interests. I know a family here that was being forced into shared parenting (the schedule is strange and kids spend no more than 2-3 nights a week at the same house and EVERY couple gets the same 50-50 shared parenting schedule) but the grandparents hired an atty to represent the children in the case. These children were elem school age and NOT of age to have any real say in who they lived with. The kids' atty got the shared parenting thing changed so the kids lived with dad and mom only had visitation after showing the mom's drug use and unstable mental status and living situations that changed more than monthly. It wasn't inexpensive, but it got a LOT more done than the dad's atty was able to even ask for. (here even with PROVEN drug use on his ex's part, my bro cannot get the shared parenting changed!) [/QUOTE]
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