Child Custody Legal Options

Summary

If you wish to regain custody of your children from your sister in Georgia, consider contacting legal aid services for affordable assistance. They can help you navigate the legal process, including contesting guardianship and understanding court requirements. Its important to gather evidence of your stable environment and ability to care for your children. Legal aid can provide guidance on how to proceed without incurring high costs.

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Brittany
Hi Brittany! How can I assist you with your legal issue today?
My big sister and her husband have gaurdianship over my three kids *,*,and * out of the state of georgia since *. I have my parental rights and was given as much unsupervised contact and visitation as our scheduales would allow (exact words) my sister is a very controlling narcissistic bully shes six years older than me and has a different father who had full custody of her when we were growing up he is quite wealthy so she grew up with money where me and our two younger sisters did not our mom raised us pretty much on our own. About 3 years ago i attempted to stand up for myself against my big sister and as punnishment she stopped letting me see my kids. Ive tried everything possible to change her mind and to stay in touch with my kids. Over a year or so ago she also cut me off from all contact with my kids saying she dosent stop them from seeing or talking to me theyre not babies it is thier choice if they want to or not but she dosent allow my teenagers to have phones or anything that would allow them to contact me if they wanted to either. Let me say i am a good mother im not on drugs or in an abusive relationship or any relationship for that matter or anything of that sort i love my kids with every fiber of my being ive never abused or neglected them or anything of that sort but we live in south west florida where the price of living is outrageous im * with barley a highschool education i wait tables for a living witch is the fastest way to make the most money that i have found so far but i STILL cannot make the money it takes to rent even a half ass decent place thats big enough for me and my three kids,not to mention a vehicle,turning on electric etc etc without my kids as dependants my income tax check is near non existing im lucky to just scrape by without having to pay more in even if im able to save enough to do all that and able to keep up with it afterwards id still have to contest the courts in GEORGIA who has jurisdiction over my kids bc thats where they were born and where my case originated in order to have the guardianship terminated to get custody of my kids back id have to keep up with all my bills some how afford to get back n forth to georgia for these court proceedings pay all the court costs and fines AND a lawyer just thinking about it all rips my heart out its so overwhelming and impossible for one single mother to do alone. I wish i could find an easier way i miss my kids i know they miss and need me..its been over three years ive already missed so much of them growing up so many firsts and so many lasts is there any advice you can give me
Brittany, I'm really sorry you're going through this.
To help you better, have you considered reaching out to legal aid services in Georgia? They may offer free or low-cost assistance for cases like yours.