Getting nephews away from mother

[abakies]

My sister in law, who is bipolar, has 2 boys, ages 13 and 10. She is constantly leaving them home alone, most recently, this past Friday. Apparenlty her boyfriend's mother said the boys were not welcome to stay at a b-day party, so my sister in law took them home and then returned to the party. Her and her boyfriend have a history of getting into physical fights, most recently New Years, where crack was found in the house by a family member. She does not take her bipolar medication as directed and can flip off/on like a switch. She doesn't know how to discipline the boys without smacking them or screaming at them and at times, has smacked the 10 yr old for no reason. DSS here where I live states their main goal is to keep the family together, but I don't think it's right to keep kids in a home like this just because there's food in the house, a roof over their head and clothes on their back. I want to know what my husband and I can do to get these boys away from their mother and into our care. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

[Duranie]

where is the boys father(s)? Have you started with him? If you want cusotdy u go to court and ask for it.

 

[abakies]

The boys' father lives in Ohio and hasn't had anything to do with them since they moved back down here almost 3 years ago. When they were living with their mother and father, their father beat them with a belt or anything close by, sometimes for no reason.