Legal Question in Family Law in New York

my daughters are 17 and 15. the one will turn 18 in september and 15 will be 16 in january of 2011. the girls have found drugs, needles, there's underage drinking in the home and their father and stepmom are "swingers" and inform the the girls of what they do. My daughters also take care of their 3 half brothers and baby sister. I have reported the abuse several times to dss,cps, the police, the abuse hotline. They even refused medical care for my 15 yr. old Taylor..by the time I got her to the er she needed 2 breathing treatments within the hour and be put on steroids and given an inhaler to be brought home. the hopital reported the abuse. I dont have the room to take in both my daughters and dont want them separted and i cant afford to move out and get another apartment. My soon to be 18 yr old and I do have a son that's going to be 21 in May would like to take custody of my 15 yr old. can they do this? and does Taylor have the right when she turns 16 in January of 2011 to leave and have say on where she wants to live? Please help me. Tell me how to help my girls get out of their father's home safely. He has even been arrested for pulling out a shotgun on his present wife and the swat team was even called. I need to do this safely for my girls. Im despeate to help them. Especially my 15 yr. old.

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