And for heaven’s sake, it’s “per se,” people! |
Unless she has a will that specifically states who will get guardianship of her children, the courts will most often defer to family members. Now, I don't believe that her husband's mother will be able to take care of the kids. From what I have read, she seems elderly and frail and in need of assistance herself. I'm not sure if he had siblings. Her family is in Serbia and it is difficult for non-us citizens to obtain custody. This will be lengthy process. My heart breaks for the kids. I hope they are getting psychological assistance while the police is searching for their Mom. |
Husband/kids father was an only child and his mom is old and frail (but rich.) Ana’s sister lives in Canada and the rest of the family is in Serbia. No easy solution and mom isn’t coming back. Really tragic situation thanks to another violent male. |
I understand that. My specific question is under what conditions, if any, can the living relatives designate. |
Gosh who is dumber, this guy or Chris Watts? |
| He clearly didn’t plan it but certainly killed her. Or he did plan it and as others have stated, he’s dumb. I think delusional and grandiose is more like it. |
| Glad he didn't kill the kids too. |
Blue surgical gloves in winter are a no brainer?! |
We own four and are not murderers. I don’t understand not **already** owning some. |
It's been a while since I did this in Massachusetts, but my memory is that in Massachusetts, the children will be appointed attorneys that represent the best interests of the children. In a complicated case like this, the attorney will likely request appointment of therapists that can work with the children, and help assess potential caregivers (or will coordinate with whatever service providers DCF puts in place). If the children have any relationship with the mom's friends, and they seem like a good/stable option for the kids, I think any attorney representing their best interests would advocate for that placement. The grandmother I think has the right to be heard, but in thise circumstances, I don't think it will outweight the input of the DCF social worker and the best interest attorney. A placement in Canada would not be impossible, but would definitely be more complicated and might require severing of the father's parental rights and adoption by the aunt -- I'm not sure about that. |
| If you do a lot of remodeling or handy stuff you own drop cloths. |
| What about the friend who spent New Years Eve with them? Anyone think he’s in on it? Maybe she was murdered on NYE and the friend came over on Jan 1 to help get rid of the body? |
WOW a little more than 50% is a huge number to you?? The number is declining every year. "In the most recent data available from the FBI, the clearance rate hit an all-time low of just over 50 percent. That means that about half of all murders in the United States today go unsolved." For the past 60 years, U.S. detectives have gotten worse at one of the most basic jobs of law enforcement. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/07/police-murder-clearance-rate/661500/ |
She also screwed up “for all intents and purposes.” |
While a will can make a request that someone be given guardianship of surviving minors, the court will make the final decision on who cares for the children and there is no obligation to honor the will. Unfortunately, they join a large population of children who had to grow up knowing that Daddy killed Mommy. |