Grandparents' Responsibility

My question involves grandparents rights in the State of: Arkansas

My grandson is only 5 weeks old. His parents are not married. The mother, who is 18, works all night in a bar and the father, who is 22 and my son, is doing marijuana and selling but we have no proof except what he tells others. We do know their are a few warrents for his arrest in another state for tickets. Now we recently got a letter in the mail that he's done something here and we believe he is stealing and what he calls "trading". The mother will follow the father through anything.

They leave my grandson with people they hardly know, and the father has even slept all night in his truck outside the bar with the baby once. Diapers are not changed as often as should be and the baby cries for long periods of time before being fed because the father is gone most of the time (not working) and the mother is catching up on her sleep from working all night. I know all this because they live with my daughter. Now they are moving in with some other people they hardly know.

They are angry with us because we told the other set of grandparents what was going on and now they will not allow us to see the baby. They are using him to hurt us because we have voiced our disapproval of the way they live.

My question is this: What is my responsibility as a grandparent? I love my grandson very much and it is breaking my heart to see his little life starting out so rough. Please let me know what I can do to protect him.

Tough love!! First there is something you can do, but it will take time. First call the police on the father, and make sure he's wanted. Second. call child sevices, and have them investigate the situatution with the daughter, and the diaper ordeal, along with the babies over all health. You will have to tell the child protective sevices what's going on. With the husband gone, and the daughter in investigation the child might be taken from them. Third. Go to court, and request temporary custody of the child. If things don't change in their household then you can request full custody. Visitation will be allowed by both parents, unless you file for a restraining order. The mother will always get visitation, but the husband might not. Tough Love.