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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 137871" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I'm not sure how the laws work in Michigan. Is there a way to manage things that doesn't require that you sign over guardianship? Other board members have referred to a CHINS (Child In Need of Supervision?) and a PINS (Person In Need of Supervision?), and I'm wondering if you can put either of these in place. If I recall correctly, the CHINS or PINS lets you report your difficult child as a runaway who needs to be looked after for his own safety and that of others.</p><p></p><p>If your ex-mother in law is using, and you're allowing your difficult child to stay there, are you liable for anything bad that happens to him under those conditions? I would also worry that signing over guardianship to a known user might be troublesome, for you, for your difficult child, and legally.</p><p></p><p>I do think that the rest of your family can benefit from having difficult child out of the house. And I think difficult child can benefit from being out of the house. If he's sponging off friends and relations, they will be less patient and eventually he will wear out his welcome. At that point, he may be more amenable to coming home and following the rules. </p><p></p><p>I'm sorry that your daughter is pulling away from you. It's hard for teens to understand, sometimes, when there is family turmoil. They just want to smooth things over and make the peace so that everything will be "normal" Perhaps you can explain to your daughter that "normal" just doesn't exist, and this situation is what your family needs right now.</p><p></p><p>That's a tough nut. I'm sorry that you're having to deal with it.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 137871, member: 3907"] I'm not sure how the laws work in Michigan. Is there a way to manage things that doesn't require that you sign over guardianship? Other board members have referred to a CHINS (Child In Need of Supervision?) and a PINS (Person In Need of Supervision?), and I'm wondering if you can put either of these in place. If I recall correctly, the CHINS or PINS lets you report your difficult child as a runaway who needs to be looked after for his own safety and that of others. If your ex-mother in law is using, and you're allowing your difficult child to stay there, are you liable for anything bad that happens to him under those conditions? I would also worry that signing over guardianship to a known user might be troublesome, for you, for your difficult child, and legally. I do think that the rest of your family can benefit from having difficult child out of the house. And I think difficult child can benefit from being out of the house. If he's sponging off friends and relations, they will be less patient and eventually he will wear out his welcome. At that point, he may be more amenable to coming home and following the rules. I'm sorry that your daughter is pulling away from you. It's hard for teens to understand, sometimes, when there is family turmoil. They just want to smooth things over and make the peace so that everything will be "normal" Perhaps you can explain to your daughter that "normal" just doesn't exist, and this situation is what your family needs right now. That's a tough nut. I'm sorry that you're having to deal with it. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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