[needsomeanswers1]

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Ohio

To make a long story short my mom took guardianship of my cousin almost 4 years ago. She is from West Virginia and we live in Ohio. My mom recently decided she was done and sent my cousin home. Home is not where she needs to be nor wants to be, but now her mom wants to keep her. Mainly to be a babysitter and maid. She wants to live with me and my husband and I want her to live with us. I checked the West Virginia emancipation laws, but I don't think that is our best option even though her mother technically abandoned her and under West Virgina law that is grounds for an emancipation. However she is 16 and does not work' so she can't support herself. What can I do to get her without dragging her mom through the mud. Her mom lives in a 2 bedroom with 2 kids and can bearly support herself. I need help before this turns bad for my cousin.

[bigcountrysg]

You can file for custody of her. My wife and I just went through something similar to this with my wife's cousin.

My mother in-law was just using my wife's cousin for the ssi. We filed for custody and custody was granted to us.

My personal opinion on this is talk to your mom. She may sign off the custody to you. How ever you will still have to go to court.

[needsomeanswers1]

My mother and I are not on speaking terms. Mainly because of the way she treated my cousin. So if I wait until gaurdianship is turned back over to her mother, couldn't we play the abandonment card?

[Mr. Knowitall]

You can file for custody of her. My wife and I just went through something similar to this with my wife's cousin.

My mother in-law was just using my wife's cousin for the ssi. We filed for custody and custody was granted to us.

How did the court conclude that you had standing? Were you previously the child's guardians? Or is it that the mother failed to raise an objection?

My mother and I are not on speaking terms. Mainly because of the way she treated my cousin. So if I wait until gaurdianship is turned back over to her mother, couldn't we play the abandonment card?

When the child is in your mother's care, she's not abandoned. When the child is in her own mother's care, she's not abandoned. What's the "card"?