Could I get dual guardianship of my 16 year old brother-in-law in the state of Virignia?

Asked by mah2419 (7

) August 28th, 2012

My brother-in-law is caught up in a pretty nasty divorce, and his mother is willing to grant joint custody to my husband and I to help pay for the last two years of his high school. We would like to help so that she can get away from the abusive relationship, but still have rights to him herself. We want to be able to sign paperwork when she is otherwise incapable, take him to get his license, take him to the doctor. We have medical through the city as my husband is a CSO, and she does not. She is also not a legal citizen.

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There is not enough information here to answer the question on this site. Even if you were able to provide all of the details, I’m fairly certain that none of the members are versed in this type of law in the state of Virginia. You, your husband, and the parents really need to reach out to a lawyer in your area for guidance.

Pied_Pfeffer (28141

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I suggest talking to a family court lawyer… usually its the parents that has the rights to the children and not the siblings. There would need to be reasons that his father would not have the rights to him like say his fathers parental rights were severed for founded abuse of him. If he has any parental rights to seeing the child at all I highly doubt a judge would grant you and your husband rights without the other parent signing off on it.

creative1 (12066

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1) Get a family lawyer for Virginia.
2) Be prepared to adopt—for insurance, doctor and driver’s license.
3) Good luck

Tropical_Willie (31125

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Thank you for your answers! His mother is willing to sign off on it, and the divorcee in question is not actually his father. He doesn’t currently have a father in the picture. His mother has been legally separated from the guy for a few years and the guy is in no way a legal guardian.

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