My question involves a child custody case from the State of Maryland. Our daughter has bipolar disorder. Six years ago we were awarded guardianship and then custody of her then five year old daughter. It was a very difficult decision, caused rifts in our family and is the source (in part) of continued friction with our daughter.
She has since had three more children and married. Although she continued to exhibit behaviors that alarmed us, we were hoping and praying that things would improve. Especially since her husband, who has demonstrated the level of cares and commitment to the kids that she nor their biological dad have, wanted to adopt the kids (whose father's name does not appear on the birth certificate of the younger two kids). Well, things have deteriorated to the point where her husband (who has exhibited the patience of Job) is ready to throw in the towel. Though we've been supportive ... which by the way our paranoid daughter despises and regards as traitorous, things have reached a tipping point and her husband is ready to throw in the towel, which we completely understand and can relate to based on our own nightmare.
So, here we are again, faced with having to intercede. We are now trying to determine how to best proceed before our daughter flees to Florida (where she left six years ago under questionable circumstances) to be with the kids unstable and criminal father, with the children where they health and safety will be at risk.
Honestly, we had hoped the school would report her to CPS. Which by the way they may have, but we have no way of knowing. We need legal advice. For example, what if any legal rights does our son-in-law have? Whether it's possible to get an emergency order because she is truly unstable? If intervention by CPS would enable us to stall her until we can get the matter to court? Etc., etc., etc.
Any guidance you can provide would be both welcome and appreciated.
She has since had three more children and married. Although she continued to exhibit behaviors that alarmed us, we were hoping and praying that things would improve. Especially since her husband, who has demonstrated the level of cares and commitment to the kids that she nor their biological dad have, wanted to adopt the kids (whose father's name does not appear on the birth certificate of the younger two kids). Well, things have deteriorated to the point where her husband (who has exhibited the patience of Job) is ready to throw in the towel. Though we've been supportive ... which by the way our paranoid daughter despises and regards as traitorous, things have reached a tipping point and her husband is ready to throw in the towel, which we completely understand and can relate to based on our own nightmare.
So, here we are again, faced with having to intercede. We are now trying to determine how to best proceed before our daughter flees to Florida (where she left six years ago under questionable circumstances) to be with the kids unstable and criminal father, with the children where they health and safety will be at risk.
Honestly, we had hoped the school would report her to CPS. Which by the way they may have, but we have no way of knowing. We need legal advice. For example, what if any legal rights does our son-in-law have? Whether it's possible to get an emergency order because she is truly unstable? If intervention by CPS would enable us to stall her until we can get the matter to court? Etc., etc., etc.
Any guidance you can provide would be both welcome and appreciated.
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