Q: My nephew who is 14 was kicked out of his home by his mother with no money, no shoes or food. Can I get custody?
He was on the streets for 19 hours before we were able to reach him, he was in North Carolina, we took him back to Texas and it took his mother two days to reach out asking about his whereabouts. She struck him in the face before the incident and she has an ongoing cps investigation when she abandoned him for days on end when he was 10. What can we do from her trying to take him back?
A: In a situation like this, a petition for a suit affecting the parent-child relationship can be made to the court alleging abuse and neglect.
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