My question involves a person located in the state of: CA
Situation is this: my friend is 23, employed full time with steady income and has an apartment of her own. Her younger sister is 14 and a sophomore in high school. Their mother recently passed away in December of last year after a lengthy battle with cancer during which time their father's mental health deteriorated and his dependence on alcohol increased. Their father has been having more frequent outbursts, drinks heavily, and uses threats and emotional abuse against both daughters. He also does not perform many of the basic duties of a parent such as getting the younger sister to school or to the doctor, my friend does these things for her sister.
My friend wants to take custody of her sister because she feels she is at risk living alone with their father and their fathers negligenct behaviors are impacting her sisters life in a negative way. Does she have any legal standing to do this? Would something like a guardianship authorization be the best option for now? And if she does get the guardianship authorization would it help her case if she were to file for sole legal guardianship in the future?
Situation is this: my friend is 23, employed full time with steady income and has an apartment of her own. Her younger sister is 14 and a sophomore in high school. Their mother recently passed away in December of last year after a lengthy battle with cancer during which time their father's mental health deteriorated and his dependence on alcohol increased. Their father has been having more frequent outbursts, drinks heavily, and uses threats and emotional abuse against both daughters. He also does not perform many of the basic duties of a parent such as getting the younger sister to school or to the doctor, my friend does these things for her sister.
My friend wants to take custody of her sister because she feels she is at risk living alone with their father and their fathers negligenct behaviors are impacting her sisters life in a negative way. Does she have any legal standing to do this? Would something like a guardianship authorization be the best option for now? And if she does get the guardianship authorization would it help her case if she were to file for sole legal guardianship in the future?
Guardianship: Guardianship of Younger Sibling
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