Q: Can I relinquish provisional custody of my cousin?
I got provisional custody of my cousin that is 18 years old as of now. His father is dead and her mother is in the USA , he has a sister but its also in the USA.Also his mother was in a legal battle with his father for years ( she left the kid with his father when he was around 4 years old or 6 something like that) , I think its still on going is just that I was added to it after the last guardian tested positive for drugs and the court ordered him to get rehab and then he can take back custody( which he didnt do and I dont think he wont for money and transportation issues even if he is clean now , he still would need to present evidence of rehab which again wont happen) so , if I dont want the custody now ( for a number of reasons including my wife and I mental health and peace) how would I go about it? and I am not reconsidering , he is going out period.
A:
Greetings:
You may have to address these issues directly to the court. Right now you have physical custody. Since it was temporary. You can request for other guardians to take custody and responsibility.
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