Q: Our grandson is 14 his parents are divorced he wants to live with us his mother says that we aren't going to raise him
What do we have to do to make it where he can stay with us we live in Oklahoma
A: You would need the consent of both parents or be able to prove both parents are unfit which is a very high legal standard.
A: Peter is right. You would have to have the court find that both parents are unfit. It also sounds like the minor child's in another State. If there is some potential of putting into question the mother's fitness to care for the child, then I would hire an attorney in the area where the child currently resides and let them look into DHS or other possible reports to support an argument of unfitness.
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