Dear Queenie,
My sister who died recently was a single mother with 2 kids. Now my mother wants to take custody of the kids, but I worry about this because she drinks too much and I’m afraid of what might happen to the kids when she is too drunk to notice or to deal with them properly. I don’t want to offend her, but I don’t want to risk the kids’ wellbeing.
Queenie, how can I arrange to get custody and keep them away from their grandmother?—Worried aunt
Dear Aunt,
Talk this over with your mother. If this does not convince her to get her drinking under control, consult the Court of Guardianship.
And if you do get custody, do not keep the children completely away from their grandmother. Surely you can arrange for her to have supervised visits – even outings – with them.
