Q: I had emergency custody of my niece and nephew for 8 months and then moved out of state and lost them both.
I had temporary custody of my niece and nephew for around 8 months in Kentucky and then moved out of state and the kids were taking from me and giving back to their father. There father is currently on probabtion and just failed another drug test and has been giving 10 days in jail. The kids are currently with their grandparents and I would like to go to Kentucky and file for custody again. Do you think the judge would let the kids leave the state? The kids ages are 4 and 5. My brother lives with my parents and he does drugs in their basement and has no consequences. I feel like the children aren’t safe and never will be until they are out of that home.
A: Highly unlikely the judge places them out of state. Too much red tape and too many obstacles if the children don’t come back.
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