My father just passed away a year ago, leaving my grandmother with custody of his 5 children, me included. My grandmother is being harassed on a daily basis by 4 of them. She is struggling with bills as my 19 year old sister will not get a job to help. I'm 17 and looking for a job to help. My mother is supposed to be paying child support but she gets advances on her checks so that when the checks go out, child support only gets about $10. That's not nearly enough to pay bills or buy food. My grandmother is 56 and has no help raising us. Can I report elder abuse or is there anything I can do to either get them out or get some kind of help?
How are your siblings harassing your grandmother? Are you all living with her now? It's hard to know how to answer without specifics. It may be better for some of the kids to go to another foster home (selected by Child Services) if it's not working out with your grandmother for reasons other than money.
Have your Grandmother get an attorney to have your Mother's wages garnished.... meaning the child support will automatically be taken from her pay and sent to the court, which in turn will forward said funds to your Grandmother.
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