I have a 5 year old niece who, I believe, is being neglected. My sister (her mom) is an alcoholic and she has shown no real signs of trying to quit. There have been times that she has passed out when she is 'taking care of' my niece. She was arrested at my nieces school and now the child protective services has stepped in and there is going to be a team assessment meeting tomorrow. I'm pretty sure the meeting will be to discuss what will happen with my niece as far as day care stuff like that. They have order my sister to not have any unsupervised time with my niece. Her father is a good man and is working 3 jobs while my sister sits on her butt and does nothing but drink. But, he seems to have his head buried in the sand because he has allowed my sister to be the primary care giver while knowing that she has been drinking. I offered to pay for day care and he still hasn't gotten her into a daycare. I believe that my sister is not going to get better without going into an inpatient program for 3-6 months. I tried to talk to her about that and she said absolutely not! The CPS worker has recommended for her to go into a program and it doesn't cost any money but, I don't think my sister will do it. What does this mean for my niece? Does her father deserve to have my niece or am I being too simpathetic? My family thinks that I should take custody of her, I just want what is best for her and to keep her safe! Does anyone know what will most likely happen in the meeting, tomorrow? Can I give an ultimatum to my brother-in-law. I want to tell him to leave my sister or else!