Re: out of family guardianship...

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The only rights you have are any spelled out in a court
order.
No court order? Then, no rights.

Mom's getting pregnant and moving out of state is irrelevant
as to her chances of regaining custody if she ever gets her
act together. If a court orders the child returned, the
child must be returned to the biological parent.

On 1/28/08, Melissa wrote:
> In Jan of 2007, after two hospitalizations, an infant was
> put in my care by her family. She is the grandaughter of
> friends, and they have her 3 yo sister. In March of 2007
> they were given guardianship of both children while mom,
> their daughter, "got her act together". Her stay with me
> was only supposed to be for the week, but as the weeks
then
> months went by the decision for guardianship was made.
The
> gps have guardianship of the child in our home only
because
> of medical insurance and it was only supposed to be
> temporary. My dh and I have power of attorney. There is
> no father listed on her birth certificate. Mom calls
> frequently, but went 6 months without seeing the girls.
> Here are my questions......
> There is a paternal aunt showing interest, what are her
> chances to get custody of children she doesn't know?
>
> Mom is pregnant again, planning on marrying and moving to
> another state....how will this affect her chances of
> regaining custody if at any point she actually shows
> interest like she claims she will?
>
> Do we have ANY rights since the child has been in our home
> for a year now?