Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
In texas, a mother (father not involved) lives with her parents and is nearly 30 years old. She has mental instabilities (bipolar-unmedicated), and has recently started to only come home once every couple/few days leaving the grandparents to care for the child. She does not communicate she will be gone and just leaves for days on end. The grandparents do not want her to live with them anymore as they suspect drug abuse (reoccurring past issue). If she were forced to care for the child she has been known to keep him out into all hours of the morning, most likely at questionable places, in an inappropriate environment with drugs, etc. Are there grounds for the grandparents to petition for custody? What proof is needed? How you do prove she neglects to care for the child without putting the baby in danger?
1 Answer from Attorneys
You are asking many complex legal questions. Impossible to answer in this small space. Hire an attorney that has done a lot of family law. Mental illness occurs frequently in custody disputes. Look on this website and on www.avvo.com for help. Since you did not include your zip code I have no idea where you live in Texas.
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