Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri

Your question is rather open ended. If your friend wants you to take custody of her kids (and it would not violate a custody order involving the other parent.) the process can be fairly simple If you want to adopt the children through the court, it is much more involved. You will have to go through a home inspection, background check, among other hoops. The parental rights of the father will also have to be dealt with. That means when the mother informs the court that she can no longer care for the children, the court will ask children's services and the guardian at litemto investigate and reprot back with their recomendations. They will look at all possible options for the kids,Unless the father is deemed unfit to care for the children, he or someone from his family may get picked over you.

If you are really considering this, hire an attorney early in the process.

Good luck