Q: Applying for emergency custody of children
I have a friend who was in a relationship, the gf went to work on the 10th and since hasn’t returned home, she has 3 kids, and has left the two youngest home with my friend since, they have since broken up, and the gf still refuses to come get her children from my friend who is not a legal parent of the kids. They we’re together for 4 years, is there anything my friend can do about getting custody of the kids being she is not an actual parent and the mother of the children hasn’t returned home in almost 2 weeks? My friend tried to leave the boys with their father and the police where called by a neighbor bcus the boys where screaming, the father then turned the kids back over to my friend who has had them since.
A: That's a tough situation. What does he want to do? He may need to call CPS, who will take custody of the kids and initiate action on the mother (and father). If he wants to keep them, he could consider petitioning for guardianship.
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