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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I know from friends whose kids have been in situations like this, it will be a difficult, emotional, time consuming and scary road from here to stability for this child. If sister and nephew are going to live with you through all this, you are going to need to plan for time off work and time away from your own kids to deal with this. The whole family will be affected. Fill out an FMLA certification form now (https://www.dol.gov/whd/forms/WH-380-F.pdf) and ask your sister to get your son's doctor to sign it. Line up family/friends who can care for your own kids as needed.

Your other option is to tell your sister -- as kindly and apologetically but clearly as possible -- that you do not have the time/money/emotional bandwidth to deal with this right now. Delineate what you can do, and be clear about your limits. (Can you help her find an apartment, see what public resources she qualifies for, look into shelters for women fleeing abusive partners, etc?) It will be hard to stick to any limits while they are living with you.

I don't know how many resources you or your sister have; only you can decide how much you can help her in this crisis. But it sounds like you are envisioning a level of assistance that you do not think you can provide. Tell her about your limits now, and try to get to a plan you both can live with.[/quote]

This is solid and spot on.[/quote]

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