Q: My Step daughters mom keeps threatening to just keep her every time she gets mad about something. Can she do that?
She's been Living with us for over 5 Years. She has not supported her financially at all. Not involved in school, doctors or anything important to the the child's well being. I have been more her mother then her biological one. Can she do really just do that? She has never been stable with her life, job or anything. Meanwhile I have gone above and beyond to do anything and everything for that child. I'm the one who goes to meetings at school, and the IEP meetings because her mother didn't even care to get her daughter evaluated by a professional when she's 9 and still can't read. She does not care about her daughter's well being and has continued to make stupid decisions and is just a selfish person. What can I do? I know that what's best for the child is being at home with us, just like she has been and not thrown into her mother's chaos. I can't keep having her do this every other week. Thank you
A: You will need to contact a Family Court attorney in your area. This is a very complicated area of the law and really depends on what the current custody agreement/order says. If she is violating a custody order there is an enforcement mechanism that may be of assistance.
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