This will probably be kinda long so please bear with me. I just received a call today that my 2 neices and my nephew have been placed in fostercare. My brother, the father, is in prison for life for double homocide.
The mother is very irresponsible and has basically played child ping pong with my mother. My mom had custody of the kid for a year and the mother took custody back and moved to Texas (we live in Florida). She stayed with her mom who doesn't get along with her anyways and then decided she didn't want the kids again. She left the children with her mom who then placed the children in fostercare.
Evidently the mother of the children appeared in court today and told them she didn't want the children but also didn't know anyone who could take the kids (even though me or my mother would've taken custody). My mom (who was unclear on the details) said that she will be trying to get custody again and there has been a priority ITCT (don't know what that is). I am not really comfortable with the information from my mother (too many details to go into but my mom has lied about things in the past) and I want to find a way to speak directly to the children's social worker if possible and find out the details and if they match. Can anyone advise me as to what steps I should take to find out what I have to do to get custody of these kids? Thanks
~Sarah