My question involves a child custody case from the State of: NY/NC
My brother (in NY) has partial custody of his daughter, who currently lives with her mother in NC. We just found out that my niece was left with her uncle while her mother will be gone for 4 to 6 mths.
Can my brother get custody or at least have my niece the whole time the mother is gone because she did not notify my brother that she was leaving his daughter with her brother.
Mind you, as far as we know her brother does not currently have a job.

