I am keeping my own log.
The new fellow in my daughter’s life is just a doll.
About CPS I was shocked that they did nothing more than take a report and interview everyone. They came up with a “plan”, my daughter abided by the plan and the former sonIL did nothing except he said he wouldn’t hit them, yet they have done nothing further.
She does have a lawyer, whom she gave permission to reveal everything to me. So when she sees the lawyer they put me on speaker phone.
I like the woman. She has stated that she will do what is necessary to protect her and the kids.
My daughter and I have talked about having the youngest living with us for a time because he is not in school.
Unfortunately, they live in another state.
We watch the airfares, and when they are decent, I fly out there. The former sonIL backs off when I am there.
The kids are 9, 7 and 4.
Thank you for the advice.
Due to our income we could not afford a lawyer. As a defensive move her lawyer basically put me on trial and DCS stood there knowing the facts and let them do it. In the end DCS wrote the defenses version of the judges opinion for them. Her new hubby had multiple felonies. I have speeding tickets. She got her kids back. She also got the living daylights beat out of her by new hubby. We warned her. She heard his prior convictions read in court and half were domestic violence related. Some were felony. With a good lawyer I think your daughter will do fine.
It's been almost 4 years now since we've seen the grand kids. But I have gone after the state Department of Children's Services in every media venue I can.
Don’t even think about any of the kids living with you because that would be a change of circumstances and the dad would actually have a better chance to get the kids. You and the stepdad to be are what they call “legal strangers” and except for helping behind the scenes should not be doing anything.