My question involves guardianship in the State of: New York
I have guardianship of my infant nephew the court allowed the mother to reside in my home as long as she follows what is set forth in the restraining order which is drug rehabilitation and mandatory counseling. She is not allowed to be left unsupervised with child neither is the father for an addiction problem. The mother has been going to rehab as ordered, but I am unsure if she is really clean. It seems because of her right to privacy I can not get this info from the courts or the CPS caseworker. I have had problems with catching her in numerous lies over the years. I have children and I will not allow a drug user to live in my house and be near my children or her own child She claims to have had an abortion about 5 weeks ago and today told me she was going for an abortion tomorrow. This is 2 pregnancies in 5 weeks. It makes no sense to me. My questions are: How do I find out if she has failed any of the drug tests she is given at the rehab facility and/or in court? And since she has an open CPS case do any of these abortions get reported to them from the clinics? I find it disheartening that CPS is supposed to protect children, but seem to favor the rights of the parents who have been charged with neglect over the minor. If she is using drugs again and I am unaware of it I will be viewed as the unfit person, but they are not helping me to discover the truth.

