Help needed please
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 4:04 pm
Hi I really need some advice. My daughters two boys have been put on a section 47, I have the 3 year old with me and the younger boy is with his other nana he is 1 years old. Children services have been involved since the eldest boy was born due to domestic violence with his dad, he was put on a child protection order when he was 9 months old that lasted for about 4 months. Last year a plo was put in place but this was removed as my daughter appeared to be doing everything the order asked of her.
Last week I got a phone call asking me if I would take the eldest boy as there had been 3 more reports of domestic violence and she was refusing to move away from her home, the younger had been picked up by his other nana totally unaware of what was going on. I took the eldest boy being told at the most it would be for 2 days. On the third day of him being here it went to a section 47 and the boys was stay where they was with no contact with there mum unless supervised. The social worker had already asked me if I was willing if needed to take both boys into my care under a sgo, I explained to her that I couldn't cope with both, I'm in my fifties and suffer with Fibromyalgia and other health problems. After speaking to the other nana she said she would take on the care of the younger boy with us both agreeing that the two boys need to stay in close contact. Which we have already put a plan in place in the hope in time when both boys are settled I would have the younger one to stay with me over a weekend. Neither boy as any routine at all no bed times nothing, the eldest one as young as he his has got quite a few issues which I'm working to help him but firstly need to try to get some stability in his life.
Now it hasn't been said yet that the boys will never go back to there mum but reading between the lines of what little I have been told this is not going to happen. Children services have not been in contact with me since last Thursday, what she did say was that if I didn't agree to take both boys they could be put into care and would eventually go up for adoption I feel as if she is trying to bully me. My question is, is that what the outcome would be even though there's two grandparents who are willing to take on the care of them. And if it goes to another plo which they have said it could will my daughter lose them.
Sorry it's a bit of a long post but I'm desperate for some advice. Thank you in advance
Last week I got a phone call asking me if I would take the eldest boy as there had been 3 more reports of domestic violence and she was refusing to move away from her home, the younger had been picked up by his other nana totally unaware of what was going on. I took the eldest boy being told at the most it would be for 2 days. On the third day of him being here it went to a section 47 and the boys was stay where they was with no contact with there mum unless supervised. The social worker had already asked me if I was willing if needed to take both boys into my care under a sgo, I explained to her that I couldn't cope with both, I'm in my fifties and suffer with Fibromyalgia and other health problems. After speaking to the other nana she said she would take on the care of the younger boy with us both agreeing that the two boys need to stay in close contact. Which we have already put a plan in place in the hope in time when both boys are settled I would have the younger one to stay with me over a weekend. Neither boy as any routine at all no bed times nothing, the eldest one as young as he his has got quite a few issues which I'm working to help him but firstly need to try to get some stability in his life.
Now it hasn't been said yet that the boys will never go back to there mum but reading between the lines of what little I have been told this is not going to happen. Children services have not been in contact with me since last Thursday, what she did say was that if I didn't agree to take both boys they could be put into care and would eventually go up for adoption I feel as if she is trying to bully me. My question is, is that what the outcome would be even though there's two grandparents who are willing to take on the care of them. And if it goes to another plo which they have said it could will my daughter lose them.
Sorry it's a bit of a long post but I'm desperate for some advice. Thank you in advance