It's a rather strange situation. Many years ago when I was young and dumb, my maternal mother hired a lawyer, talked my son's father into signing his custody over to her and his mother, and took my son away from me. Now here's the part I'm unsure of: legally speaking she is my sister. My grandparents had adopted me when I was a baby (so legally they were my parents). She didn't mention that to the lawyer/etc when she got custody of my son and at the time I was so upset that I really didn't even think about it. My son had been happy there though, and until he expressed an interest in living with me I didn't pursue trying to get him back. He is now almost 14 years old, and wishes to live with me/my husband/his siblings. His father is totally out of the picture (lives in another state, doesn't bother to visit/call/anything), and the grandmother on his father's side passed away last year. Which leaves only my mother with custody. We have two other children, and desperately want my eldest to live with us as well, but we don't exactly have the cash to hire a lawyer ourselves to get custody. Is there a way to do this without involving a lawyer, and if so, how should we go about accomplishing it? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank You
Btw, not sure if it matters, but we live in NC currently.
Btw, not sure if it matters, but we live in NC currently.