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Her mom can tell her no. The chance of getting a change in custody when (1) you haven't seen them in years and (2) she's less than a year from adulthood is very slim. She can come live with you at 18.

Is he using a joint credit card to pay for his hotel room?

They will control it if they adopt her. If they merely take guardianship of her, DCFS is still involved and may make rules regarding her contact with you. Why were your rights terminated?

If there are no orders to the contrary (especially since they are not even living with him), go pick up your children.

Army Judge - (for my own knowledge). If the Virginia court has no authority over a Colorado resident-Mike, why would a Colorado court have any authority over Virginia residents - Mermaid and the twins? Regardless of which court he files in, he needs to do so immediately.

I'm only going to disagree slightly with Army Judge. If the children have resided in Virginia for more than 6 months, Mike will need to file for paternity/custody/support in Virginia not Colorado. He may be better served by retaining an attorney in Virginia before he heads home. With the kids...

OP - you file in court to establish paternity, custody/visitation and child support. Ignore grandma.

We all come at this from the basis of our own experience with 'the system'. In my experience, the horrific cases of child abuse are so rare. And, usually, the evidence that the child is being abused is there and would justify a warrant for the child's removal. The cases where 'the system'...

I am very passionate about this because, as an adoptive parent to children from the foster care system, I live each day trying to undo the damage done by inept social workers. For most of the children that were placed with us, the damage done by the 'system' was worse than anything the birth...

The damage caused to the child of innocent parents in 2 to 3 days is severe; there is now one more abused child (this time abused by the state). Most child abuse does not rise to fatal/permanent physical harm and the additional damage that may be done while a warrant is obtained is far less...

So sad to be that unhappy.

statistics The laws need to protect all of the children. The state should not be allowed to abuse children and families in the chance that they will discover some abuse in a few of them. The trauma endured by a child who is stripped searched at school or even worse, a child who is taken...

Army judge, In this case the social worker got the little children alone, even if you practice and practice with small children, when the principal of their school sends them off with someone 'official', they will often do as they are told out of fear or because they think they have to listen...

Sohma, How did court go?

medical history Being that this seems to be an inherited issue, please ask your friend to sign something allowing his child's mother access to his medical records if he dies. The information can be invaluable to his child.

therapy IMHO the best thing you can do for your children is to get them into therapy. They will need to develop coping skills to deal with their father and they may resist telling you everything that is going on at his house (either to 'protect you' or because he threatens them) and a therapist...

Did you ever receive any government help for your child? If so, you cannot 'drop' it as the govt wants their money back. But, no, IMO your ex needs to support his child. He must be seriously far behind and have already been found in contempt in order for a warrant to have been issued. (Plus...

CPS has way too much power. Sadly, the only thing you can do is jump through their hoops, be incredibly polite to their employees and pray very hard. And, maybe one day, advocate for other families that are being bullied and fight for laws to be changed.

The fact that a father send his minor son photos of naked women as a joke is disturbing. Child custody may be impacted as it does show significantly poor judgment on his part. If CPS does get involved, it could come down to you needing to make a choice between husband and children. Also, if...

stay on top of it Keep on top of it. You still have the right to go to court to establish paternity and raise your child. But, it you do not stay on top of it, you may lose your rights. Excellent that you got on the punitive father's registry. I would suggest getting a local attorney and...