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This message was originally posted by Abigaile.

My husband and I currently have custody of his neice and nephew. The mother dropped the children ( ages 2 months and 1 1/2 years) of with us 2 1/2 weeks ago. She shows no interest in taking the children and caring for them. We have diapered them, feed them, and clothed them without asking her for anything in return. She will not sit down with us and discuss what's going to happen with these children.
We finally came to the decision that if she will not care for them, then we will ask for full custody and raise them. We don't technically want to adopt them, although I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem later on. But we were discussing becoming foster parent's for them.
What legal steps do we take? And, can we legally take custody of them without parental consent? The bio father hasn't taken any steps to come see them, phone us to make sure his children are okay, or anything. Complete lack of regard towards the children from both parents.
Can anyone help me with this? I'm in Colorado.

Thanks so much..

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This message was originally posted by Mike.

Have you considered guardianship? Ask the parents if they are willing to assign the guardianship to you so that you can get medical and other services.

As long as it is not contested, it should be a simple process. You filed a petition in probate or family court (depending how they do it there). The court clerks are usually very helpful. Uncontested is so simple lawyers are not necessary. We've done it ourselves.