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l80bug79 · Aug 9, 2009, 03:52 PM

I am a single parent of a 7 year old daughter. Her father has never had contact with her or even seen her. He knows about her, but says he wants no ties to her. Recently, I have gotten myself into some legal trouble. I worked in a pharmacy and was caught stealing meds from there to give to my current boyfriend who is an opioid addict. I started using the meds myself (vicodin, soma, fioricet, tylenol #3, and provigil) and have since stopped.

My boyfriend was caught in my car, passed out with the pills strewn across his lap. He is now in jail under $25,000 bond. I haven't been arrested yet, but I do have to turn myself into the magistrate sometime in the next couple of days. Given the amount of drugs that my boyfriend had on him, we are both most likely going to jail for a good long while, as well as a rehab center.

My question is this. How do I go about signing over temporary custody of my daughter to either my mother or older brother? I live in central North Carolina if that makes any difference. I just want to make sure that I do the right thing by her so that she doesn't end up in foster care. Yes, I realize that I was not thinking of the consequences of my actions at the time that I took the medications, but I am trying to do what's best for her even if that means that I can't have her in my life for a while. I only want to sign my rights over temporarily, just until all this is behind me and I clean myself up. She is currently staying with my mother and younger brother and I am only allowed supervised visitation as per my mother. I totally agree that she shouldn't be alone with me, not right now anyway.

stevetcg · Aug 9, 2009, 04:07 PM

I will start by editorializing and say "wow, that was really friggin stupid"

Now...

Contact your court clerk at the family courthouse and see what you need to fill out to assign guardianship.

HOWEVER, depending on the circumstances, it may go a lot deeper than that. If CPS gets involved (and they like to) you might lose custody permanently. I would HIGHLY recommend getting a lawyer, and fast.

Fr_Chuck · Aug 9, 2009, 04:54 PM

Normally you and the child's father will have to sign giving them temp custody, which should not be a issue since the bio father wants nothing to do with them.

But as noted CPS may decide just to put the child in a foster care for now, or they may decide what family member the child should be with.

Next of course if they do, they may come after both father amd mother for child support

cdad · Aug 9, 2009, 04:56 PM

You can grant guardianship to almost anyone and set limits to it. As for official custody that would require a courtroom with a judge and you would have to give up rights.

Keep that in mind when asking questions

renechavez · May 12, 2010, 05:47 PM

I have a Question My cousin was locked up for saling drugs and was pg at the time in which her grandmother went to go pick up the baby when she was born may of last year and the baby has been with her ever sense she was born. The mother got out of jail and moved into the house with her grandmother and doesn't want anything to do with the baby . She has been out of jail over 5 months now and just moved out today. For a whole 1yr my grandmother has provided for the child and now she wants to take the baby out of the house and put her into the system what leagal right dose the grandmother have.