My names Briana I'm 18 , I live with my mom right now as my father is incarcerated . I have half twin brother & sister through my father . Their mother is not a great mother , she has 4 kids & they are homeless . My brother & sister have never been in school or daycares . Ive been keeping them for weekends fot the past couple of months now . They love staying with me . My dad has police reports about my little brother being abused I think I can use in court . Can someone please help me I really want to get custody to change their lives before its to late .

What state or country is in in which you are located?

Are you employed and do you make a good income? Because in most states, an adoption like this would require a home study which, in addition to the costs and attorney fees involved, can cost a considerable amount of money.

Where is the father?

Have you considered simply getting written permission from the children's' parents that you keep and care for them? I believe that would be a more achievable solution.

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What state or country is in in which you are located?

Are you employed and do you make a good income? Because in most states, an adoption like this would require a home study which, in addition to the costs and attorney fees involved, can cost a considerable amount of money.

Where is the father?

Have you considered simply getting written permission from the children's' parents that you keep and care for them? I believe that would be a more achievable solution.

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Im in Pa , Im Currently not employed but my mom is willing to help me . She Wants custody but their mom doesn't like my mom... My father is a a state prison right now. I Know their mom will let me get custody because she doesn't want them because she has other kids she has to worry about . Im going to ask her but I just want to have something's to back me up

As I say, your best bet is to get a document from the parents consenting that you have custody of the children. Be sure that it authorizes you to enroll them in school, authorize health care, etc.

This is going to be hard. Since you don't have a job you can't really support them. But your mom is not their mom and if their mom refuses to go along, the courts may not allow it.

I would suggest you try for temporary guardianship first, but it will be an uphill battle. If there are police reports there may be a child services case. If there is I would first approach thier case worker.