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A woman in Texas has been caring for her nephew since he was two weeks old. He's now three. The parents have been mostly absent through that time. Now the mother has decided that she wants custody. How can the woman who has been caring for the child keep the mother from taking the child?
Without a court order, she cannot. And even with the parents' prior disinterest, it can be difficult to get a court order taking custody away from the biological parents.
She will need to seek guardianship of the child, and should do so immediately. She could get help from a qualified family lawyer.