Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee
Custody of Grandchild
Our grand daughter was born out of wedlock. Her mother has serious mental issues, she has attempted suicide several times and was just released from a psychiatric hospital. Our son is the father and he is in agreement that my wife and I (grandparents) should raise the baby. By the way, the mother's parent's feel the same way. How can we go about getting custody of this baby?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Custody of Grandchild
An immediate remedy that would allow you to authorize enrollment of the child in school, authorize medical treatment, and provide for the child's food, lodging, housing, recreation, and travel would be executing a document entitled "Power of Attorney For Care of a Minor Child" This would not give you legal custody of the child but it would be a something that would allow you to take care of immediate needs. It is a very simple form that just needs to be signed by the parties and notarized. To gain legal custody of the child, the parents would have to relingush their rights to you or you would have to file a petition to terminate their parental rights. I hope this infomration is helpful.
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