My Aunt dropped my cousin of a month ago at my house. When he gets in trouble she wants nothing to do with him. When I call her and ask for her help because he is out of control or to the point that I can not handle him she still refuses to come get him. My cousin is 17 years old and gets a social security check due to the death of his father. As of July 1st my aunt started giving me 50.00 a week for him being here. However, that doesn't even put a dent into his expenses. There has been a few times that my cousin has left my house when he doesn't get his way. He usually then goes to a friends or his ex-girlfriends house. Within a day or two he ends up in some kind of trouble and calls everyone he knows to come get him. However, Im the only one who will. His mother won't even come get him when he's in a place he doesn't need to be. I want to help my cousin but at this point I do not know what to do. Im wondering if I can get my aunt on some kind of child abandonment and maybe even have his social security check sent to me, since I am the one who cares for him. I also feel that he needs counseling, he is a troubled child dealing with a lot. However, my aunt doesn't see things that way. Im almost sure he's on peachcare for kids and sure that he could see a counselor that the insurance will pay for but I do not have any of his stuff, and I'm legally his guardian. I want to help him. I feel I'm all that he has. But what can I do? And we live in GA. I know laws are different for each state. Thanks to anyone who can respond to this post.
