Recent content by lovelove

I think I understand your point Destiny19692006. I do want to be clear that I am only inquiring and this is no attempt to go and snatch my sister's children. The caseworker made it seem like we can just go in court and waalah the children would be taken away. I know better than to believe that...

Thank you...we already have a letter from the DCFS in Rockford stating that we have temporary custody which allows us to make those types of essential decisions such as the Dr. appointments and so forth...that is a good point that if we petition the court to gain custody and the mother does not...

My jurisdiction is: Illinois Do people go through probate court to gain custody of children? Which court should this be addressed in? My three nieces have been with me for about a year now, they are with DCFS in another county in IL but the caseworker, who is in Rockford, inferred that we...