Q: 17yr old's mom kicked him out/staying with my family. She said for me to get CT APPT GUARDIANSHIP. Read Details attached
PLEASE HELP! I have a 17 yr old boy staying with me and does not want to go back to his abusive home. His mother told me to file for Court Appointed Guardianship of him because she was done with him. Right now I have no way to legally get him medical services, perform a "Parent Taught Driver's Course", sign him up for a date for him to begin Boot Camp for the Air Force (D.E.P.)?, and other things that need a guardian's signature or approval. How do I navigate through this process? CPS has been involved with his mother in the past and she just makes all his accusations sound like lies, they believe her, and leave. He was found by my 17 yr old son, who knew him from school, with no shoes or coat and sleeping in a tree at the park where my son likes to go. He came to us malnourished at 128 lbs after being locked in his room and given 3 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches a day, causing him to go from 190 lbs to 128 lbs (& she denies everything)
A: Will the mother grant you Temporary Guardianship or a Temporary Power of Attorney? That would be the easiest and least expensive bridge to the boy's 18th birthday. If not, file a Court Initiated Guardianship Information Letter (You can download one from the Travis County Probate Court website.) The Court will appoint an Approved Guardianship Attorney as a Guardian ad Litem to look into the matter and recommend whether the boy needs a guardian. You might apply, getting waivers from the parents, adult siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles -- all of which costs money and takes time.
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