Re: legal guardanship

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You still haven't posted anything that shows that you have any
right to be appointed the legal guardian of these children. As
I've already said: You can petitition the court and the court
will determine.

On 1/14/08, Kimberlee wrote:
> On 1/14/08, sharwinston wrote:
>> Petition the court. You will have to notify all parties who
>> are required to get notice under your state's laws,
>> including biomom if she's alive and can be found. The
>> burden of proof is on you to prove that it is in the best
>> interests of the children to appoint you their legal
>> guardian. You can expect biodad to contest the
>> guardianship.
>>
>> The fact that biodad does not do anything for them does not
>> make him an unfit parent. There has to be more than an
>> allegation by you that he doesn't do anything for his
>> children. Calling your mother bad names and wishing she
>> were dead is not grounds for suspending his parental rights
>> and appointing anyone a guardian.
>>
>> You don't just go suspend someone's parental rights and
>> appoint a legal guardian based on the scant info you've
>> posted.
>>
>> On 1/14/08, Kimberlee wrote:
>>> I would like to get legal guardanship of my 7 &8 year old
>>> nephews because their father my brother does not do
>>> anything for them and expects my mother to do it all. My
>>> brother lives with my mother and all they do is fight. My
>>> brother is always calling my mother bad names and wishing
>>> she was dead. He is setting a example to my nephews that
>>> it is alright to fight and say bad things.
>
> I believe he is phsyically abusive to the kids but I don't
> know because I don't live there. I know he does not take them
> to the doctor or buy them clothes, food, etc. I also believe
> he has a girlfriend who beat up my mother in her house while
> my brother and his kids were there and all he did was watch
> his girlfriend beat up my mother.