CabbagePatch3
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- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
My friend is mentally ill, and very aware that she cannot effectively parent on her own. My husband and I would very much like to assume guardianship of her toddler to ensure the child is safe and well provided for while maintaining a relationship with her mother.
However, before her last hospitalization, she signed over temporary guardianship to her step father and his new wife.
She also has an older child who is presently living with the paternal grandparents and is expected to be adopted by them. They are of no relation to the child in question.
We have the support and blessing of the child's mother, the child's paternal grandmother, the child's maternal aunt, and the child's biological father.
What course of action is best in this case? My attorney won't take it as it's in a county he's unfamiliar with.
However, before her last hospitalization, she signed over temporary guardianship to her step father and his new wife.
She also has an older child who is presently living with the paternal grandparents and is expected to be adopted by them. They are of no relation to the child in question.
We have the support and blessing of the child's mother, the child's paternal grandmother, the child's maternal aunt, and the child's biological father.
What course of action is best in this case? My attorney won't take it as it's in a county he's unfamiliar with.