Q: My husbands cousins son who is 14 want to come and live with us what do we need to do to get custody?
His father is a drug addict and his mother had not been in the picture since he was a baby. Right now he is living with this grandma and aunt which is not a good place. the grandma drinks a lot and the aunt has kids that use drugs. What can we do to get custody of the child?
A: You will need to seek guardianship of the child. Talk to an attorney in the jurisdiction where the child is located as soon as possible.
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