My Older two children have 4 siblings, ages 6, 5, 3, and 2. There Dad has warrants for Felony Child Battery in two counties, and there mother has a warrant in this county and is on probation. He filed for emergency custody from her after signing over guardianship to me. She doesn't want them and can't stay sober long enough to take care of them. She too signed over guardianship. He has made no attempt to get them since he was arrested the last time. (beginning of the year). All of the children have been raised by me on and off there entire life. What do I do when one of them decides to be a parent again and takes them back to the abuse and insanity. The last time he came and got them he didn't even take the oldest one to school. Indiana says she doesn't have to go to school until she is 7, so he broke no law there. He has a no contact order and restraining order from our older two children, but there is no order protecting the younger 4 children. When he is with them he is always drunk, and if the children disturb him he beats them like crazy. I don't want him to get the kids back, but I am not there mother. CPS knows they live here, and has said this is a good place for them. All of the children call me mom and have since birth, and there mother as dysfunctional as she is, agrees that this is what is best for them, she doesn't want them to grow up like she did. My biggest fear is him coming to get the children. :(

If there is a no contact order for the two oldest, can you go back to court and explain that you now have all of the children and need the protection to extend to everybody. Obviously, if there is a warrant for his arrest and he is accused of felony child battery, they need that protection. And who is stupid enough to give custody back to a confirmed drunk and a child beater???

Madison County Indiana doesn't seem to care if they are convicted of a crime against children. It is always about money. Every time he gets picked up on his warrant he bonds out until the next time he doesn't show up, then it's the same thing again. It would be nothing for him to get arrested again, bond out then get the children and disappear forever. I'm almost afraid to go to court, and have the judge tell me I am not there mother and if there father wants them he has all the writes in the world to them. I've seen it done before. Last time I went thew this it took 5 years in court just to get joint custody.

What a coincidence. I just called the prosecutor's office in Hancock county Indiana to inquire why they felt that they could not charge a 14 year old for raping a 3 year old child. Getting the run around, but plan on telling everybody I know to call and write letters. The twist? I live in TX. look on the criminal forums for the story.