In feb.2008 my father had a case where the cops broke iinto the house where my brother{14} had been living with him. The cops found drugs in the house and they took my father into custody.

My brother had been taken to ACS and my aunt decided that she will take him into her house so they won't be any reason for him to be in foster care! My brother is currently 16 and still living with my aunt. ACS passes a check to my aunt of $758.95 for my brother needs. And all my aunt does is spend it on her own children, my brother doest have clothes or sneakers but yet her kids are well dressed. I currently found out that my brother has ot been sleeping in my aunts house for over 2 months now. He had been over at my grandmothers. But when ACS calls my aunt and tells her that they are going over she tells him to go over to the house!

My father got a bail and decided to leave the country because he was going to get time if he stayed. When this happen I was 18 and living in a shelter and I had no communication with the family so I had no clue of what was going on. Now I'm 20 yrs old about to be 21 aug. 2010, full-time student in college. I know I need a job in order to get my brother back but what are the procedure that I need to take in order to get him back!

Where Im from, 16 you can move out on your own. I don`t see why not he couldn`t just live with you. But Im not too sure. Id say something to ASC and let them know of your brothers sistuation, that's not right and fair. Reminds me of my aunt. Greedy.

Does your brother wish to live with you? If that is the case, and the two of you are in agreement, then contact ACS, and arrange a meeting with his caseworker.

Explain that he has not been living with his Aunt as agreed to, and instead, he is living with his grandmother. Explain that the living allowance that should be providing for his needs, is not going to him, or his grandmother.

If things are exactly as you've said, they will in turn, consider allowing you to be his guardian. It seems to me that you are a reasonable, solid and reliable alternative to his situation now. And the Aunt receiving tax dollars as a windfall, has to stop.

I hope that because he is 16, he will have a greater say in who he wants to live with, and you being receptive to taking responsibility for him is a much better alternative to the situation he is now in.

Truly hope this works out for you and your brother- and soon.