Superauntie
May 27, 2011, 02:45 PM
A little background:
My sister (the mother) has been barely involved in her son's (my nephew's) life. They haven't spoken in over 3 years. Recently, my nephew was kicked out of his home by his father and came to me, his aunt, for help. The night that he came to stay at my house for me to help him, his father reported him as a runaway, which is obviously not true. The next day, police officers stopped my nephew at school (yes, even though he is supposedly a runaway he was found at school attending classes) and told him that he needed to either go back home or be taken in as a runaway. Furthermore, he was informed by the police that a runaway is not allowed at school. His mother and father have agreed to let me take care of him until the end of school (coming up towards the end of June).
My hope is to gain custody of him so that he can get out of these harmful environments. He wants to further his education and continue on to potentially be a firefighter. He is a good kid coming from a bad situation and I want to do everything I can to help him out. If I can gain custody of him, then I can help give him the opportunities he needs to make his dreams come true.
Is there any hope that I can gain custody of my 16 year old nephew?
We live in Thurston county of Washington State and desperately need options.
My sister (the mother) has been barely involved in her son's (my nephew's) life. They haven't spoken in over 3 years. Recently, my nephew was kicked out of his home by his father and came to me, his aunt, for help. The night that he came to stay at my house for me to help him, his father reported him as a runaway, which is obviously not true. The next day, police officers stopped my nephew at school (yes, even though he is supposedly a runaway he was found at school attending classes) and told him that he needed to either go back home or be taken in as a runaway. Furthermore, he was informed by the police that a runaway is not allowed at school. His mother and father have agreed to let me take care of him until the end of school (coming up towards the end of June).
My hope is to gain custody of him so that he can get out of these harmful environments. He wants to further his education and continue on to potentially be a firefighter. He is a good kid coming from a bad situation and I want to do everything I can to help him out. If I can gain custody of him, then I can help give him the opportunities he needs to make his dreams come true.
Is there any hope that I can gain custody of my 16 year old nephew?
We live in Thurston county of Washington State and desperately need options.