worriedaunt
New Member
My jurisdiction is: Arkansas
I was wondering what I can do to gain custody of my 3 nieces (ages 10, 8, 5)and 1 nephew (age 3). Currently they are living in Texas with both their mother and grandmother. I was called yesterday by my sister (their mother) to come get them due to the fighting between her and our mother but upon doing so my mother said that she would call the cops and CPS first. The children have had to live with family violence their entire lives i.e. father beating mother almost daily, drug and alcohol abuse in home, parents fighting with other adults, mother and father in and out of jail, father is currently serving time for attempted murder, rape, 3rd degree battery, etc. in Arkansas which he inflicted upon my sister (the mother of these children). I am married and have 3 children of my own and I want nothing more than to have my sister children to be able to live with me. My husband is the only one working at this time and we can provide a loving home for these kids even if financially it gets a little tough. They have seen too much in their little lives and I fear that much more will result in fatal conseaquences for them. My 10 yr old neice found her 8 yr old sister trying to hang herself last week!!! That infuriates me to no end. Where are the adults when a baby is trying to commit suicide???????? There have been several other incidents like the one I've just mentioned but with out going into more details I am sure that you can see the importance of removing these children. Please help me I don't know what to do!!!!
I was wondering what I can do to gain custody of my 3 nieces (ages 10, 8, 5)and 1 nephew (age 3). Currently they are living in Texas with both their mother and grandmother. I was called yesterday by my sister (their mother) to come get them due to the fighting between her and our mother but upon doing so my mother said that she would call the cops and CPS first. The children have had to live with family violence their entire lives i.e. father beating mother almost daily, drug and alcohol abuse in home, parents fighting with other adults, mother and father in and out of jail, father is currently serving time for attempted murder, rape, 3rd degree battery, etc. in Arkansas which he inflicted upon my sister (the mother of these children). I am married and have 3 children of my own and I want nothing more than to have my sister children to be able to live with me. My husband is the only one working at this time and we can provide a loving home for these kids even if financially it gets a little tough. They have seen too much in their little lives and I fear that much more will result in fatal conseaquences for them. My 10 yr old neice found her 8 yr old sister trying to hang herself last week!!! That infuriates me to no end. Where are the adults when a baby is trying to commit suicide???????? There have been several other incidents like the one I've just mentioned but with out going into more details I am sure that you can see the importance of removing these children. Please help me I don't know what to do!!!!
