My brother was recently incarcerated for a non-violent offense. Before his arrest he supported his household including his two children and their mother. The children spent more time with him and our family than with the mother. She is now filing for full custody with no visitations. What can I do to help my brother retain his parental rights until he is released and able to attend hearings? Is there a form or notification that he can have notarized to prevent this? He has given me full power-of-attorney, what are our options? Please help :(

You have no options. He is in prison. And depending what he is in there for he ay lose his rights altogether. He can attend hearings and they should be notifying him of upcoming hearings when they are due. As far as a POA is concerned that's only good for his affairs and not those involving his children. I guess his love for his kids didn't keep him from crime so now he has to sit there and have a lot to think about.