Our "Mother" is 40 years old. I have 3 other sisters by her. The eldest is 25. I am 23. Next is 13. And last is 4.
They all live in Hawaii. I live in Texas. I am married for 3.5 years. I have a 7 yead old "step" Son which is really mine because his "mother" signed her rights over in 2008. My husband and I also have a 2 year old daughter. We own our own home. We have lived here for 4 years and we own our own company.
Right now, my 4 year old Sister is in foster care. She was sexually abused. The man that lived with "our" Mother was the one that did it. The situation went on for an extended period of time with her knowledge, but she did not take action to protect her. For the longest time, the Mother was using drugs and my oldest sister still claims she uses them.
I am the ONLY ONE of the four that has never been in the government's custody... meaning I have never been in foster care.
In April of 2010, CPS took custody of her and claim that the "mother" has 1 year to get custody back. Obviously, this is now January, which means she has set in foster care for 8 months. I want to know if it is possible to get custody of her.
My wanting to do this is a huge risk on my part becuase she is from an abused background and my children could be "at risk". But, I cannot bear to not want to do something. I feel like as long as she is in her care, she will end up living the life of my older sister.
Last I heard from CPS, they set a date of March something 2011 for her to get my Sister back because she has proven her residence and she has gotten a job.
So to end this, I want to know if anyone has ever had an experience like this. Obviously, the largest obsticle is the fact that she is in Hawaii and I am in Texas. But next, she is the Mother, can I fight for custody from her?
Any and all help/advice is extremely helpfull.
They all live in Hawaii. I live in Texas. I am married for 3.5 years. I have a 7 yead old "step" Son which is really mine because his "mother" signed her rights over in 2008. My husband and I also have a 2 year old daughter. We own our own home. We have lived here for 4 years and we own our own company.
Right now, my 4 year old Sister is in foster care. She was sexually abused. The man that lived with "our" Mother was the one that did it. The situation went on for an extended period of time with her knowledge, but she did not take action to protect her. For the longest time, the Mother was using drugs and my oldest sister still claims she uses them.
I am the ONLY ONE of the four that has never been in the government's custody... meaning I have never been in foster care.
In April of 2010, CPS took custody of her and claim that the "mother" has 1 year to get custody back. Obviously, this is now January, which means she has set in foster care for 8 months. I want to know if it is possible to get custody of her.
My wanting to do this is a huge risk on my part becuase she is from an abused background and my children could be "at risk". But, I cannot bear to not want to do something. I feel like as long as she is in her care, she will end up living the life of my older sister.
Last I heard from CPS, they set a date of March something 2011 for her to get my Sister back because she has proven her residence and she has gotten a job.
So to end this, I want to know if anyone has ever had an experience like this. Obviously, the largest obsticle is the fact that she is in Hawaii and I am in Texas. But next, she is the Mother, can I fight for custody from her?
Any and all help/advice is extremely helpfull.