My question involves a child custody case from the State of: MN.
I live in WA. The mother now lives in FL.
My brother fathered a child. The mother refused to put him on the birth certificate and even collected welfare claiming she did not know who the father was. I was very close to the mother and talked to her almost daily. She was very upset that my brother didn't marry her once she got pregnant. One day, with the help of her mother, she packed up and left town with the baby, never to be seen or heard from again. My brother was devastated, but had no funds to hire an atty and hunt her down. He pleaded with her family and they only threatened to throw him in jail. When I tried to reason with them, they also threatened me with getting a restraining order against me. Her family is very wealthy.
Thanks to the internet, I have located her and my niece - who is now 16. I wrote her a letter, called and emailed her and she has not responded.
Has she done anything illegal and if so, what is the recourse?
Thanking you in advance.

