Hi everyone,
This morning, my biological father came to my house and told my grandmother that he has been granted full custody of my younger siblings (15M and 13F) after proving in court that my mother (37) is unfit to care for them. I haven’t spoken to my father in 2 years, my sister in 1.5 years, and my brother has decided he wants to stop contact and live with my mom after a year of living with my dad in another town.
My father has a history of physical and mental abuse, has taken my mom to court countless times over their 10+ years of divorce, and has called the police to our house an uncountable number of times. He plans to pick up my siblings on Monday, but it is currently Friday afternoon, and they plan to refuse to go with him.
We’ve talked to the police multiple times, and they say they can’t physically intervene. My father also plans to enroll my siblings in the public school where he lives, which he can do since he has full custody. My family feels lost, my siblings are very distressed, and I’m at a loss for what to do next. The court and police have failed to take his abuse seriously and seem indifferent to the impact on us.
I live in America. What steps can we take to address this situation? I’ll answer any questions you have.
Thank you in advance for any advice or support. 