concerndaunt
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My jurisdiction is: Illinois
Maternal Grandparents are trying to get guardianship of their 2 grandchildren. They have the full support of both parents, who have both signed paperwork and legal affidavits consenting to guardianship. One child has been residing with the Maternal Grandparents for about 10 months, the other was residing with the Paternal Grandmother for about 7 months before the parents decided that they wanted to move the child from the Paternal Grandmother's to live with the child's sister and Maternal Grandparents.
The Maternal Grandparents under the advisement of the parents immediately filed for guardianship of both girls. The Paternal Grandma has been verbally harrasing them, demanding overnight visitation of ONLY the child that was previously residing with her, and on the occassions when the Maternal Grnd Parnts did try to allow visition at their home she was so unacceptable with her behavior that they nearly contact law enforcement to have her removed from the property.
The Paternal Grandma has since summoned the mother to court demanding the "immediate return of minor child"(to whom she has NEVER had legal custody or guardianship). There have been several court dates already going back and forth over only the 3 year old who was previously living with her. She recently just filed for guardianship of the 14mth old who has been residing with the Maternal Grandparents. She is threatening to take everyone to trial and prove the ENTIRE family unfit and demands custody of both children. Her primary interest however is with the 3 year old.
I am posting on behalf of the Maternal Grandparents who are sick with worry. They have an attorney, but he does not seem to be doing much good. The general oppinon among the Maternal family members, as well as the parents is that if the parents are consenting to guardianship being with the Maternal Grandparents then how is it that this has gotten so out of hand and how can they get it to stop? No one on the maternal side wants the girls to be split up again and due to several issues with the Paternal grandmother before this situaion as well as now do not want the girls to end up living with her. The parents want both girls to have a relationship with the grandma, but just do not feel she is an appropriate caregiver.
The parents are homeless and have personal issues as well, but at the end of the day they have made a decision that they are incapable of caring for their children appropriately and wish to give them a suitable environment to be raised. The parents do not have a lawyer and are difficult to get to the court dates. The grandma is using this as a way to prove them unfit.
This is in the state of Illinois.
Can anyone help??
Maternal Grandparents are trying to get guardianship of their 2 grandchildren. They have the full support of both parents, who have both signed paperwork and legal affidavits consenting to guardianship. One child has been residing with the Maternal Grandparents for about 10 months, the other was residing with the Paternal Grandmother for about 7 months before the parents decided that they wanted to move the child from the Paternal Grandmother's to live with the child's sister and Maternal Grandparents.
The Maternal Grandparents under the advisement of the parents immediately filed for guardianship of both girls. The Paternal Grandma has been verbally harrasing them, demanding overnight visitation of ONLY the child that was previously residing with her, and on the occassions when the Maternal Grnd Parnts did try to allow visition at their home she was so unacceptable with her behavior that they nearly contact law enforcement to have her removed from the property.
The Paternal Grandma has since summoned the mother to court demanding the "immediate return of minor child"(to whom she has NEVER had legal custody or guardianship). There have been several court dates already going back and forth over only the 3 year old who was previously living with her. She recently just filed for guardianship of the 14mth old who has been residing with the Maternal Grandparents. She is threatening to take everyone to trial and prove the ENTIRE family unfit and demands custody of both children. Her primary interest however is with the 3 year old.
I am posting on behalf of the Maternal Grandparents who are sick with worry. They have an attorney, but he does not seem to be doing much good. The general oppinon among the Maternal family members, as well as the parents is that if the parents are consenting to guardianship being with the Maternal Grandparents then how is it that this has gotten so out of hand and how can they get it to stop? No one on the maternal side wants the girls to be split up again and due to several issues with the Paternal grandmother before this situaion as well as now do not want the girls to end up living with her. The parents want both girls to have a relationship with the grandma, but just do not feel she is an appropriate caregiver.
The parents are homeless and have personal issues as well, but at the end of the day they have made a decision that they are incapable of caring for their children appropriately and wish to give them a suitable environment to be raised. The parents do not have a lawyer and are difficult to get to the court dates. The grandma is using this as a way to prove them unfit.
This is in the state of Illinois.
Can anyone help??