My husbands little brother, who turned seventeen in December has been in a coma since July 2, 2007- he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. My husbands mother is possibly going to loose her rights as a parent becaues the hospital and others do not see her as a fit parent. Nothing can be done for this guy at this point- he is in hospice care- and if she looses her rights there is no one else to take care of him except my husband. But he would rather take full responsibility over him than see him go to the state or worse. What info do you need to do this process, and who would we go see- or what type of lawyer to get custody of him?
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My Mother won't take him off life support. He is pretty much a vegetable. It is not even about an insurance policy, really. But knowing how to make a smart decision for the best care for him. Why is she unfit? She's a crack head who shows up there high making scenes. I don't even talk to my mother because of her addiction- it is that bad. She is facing jail time for a recent DUI as well. She can not make rational decisions. If she were to loose her rights, I would want to be able to make a good decision for him legally, you know. I honestly feel like there is no hope for him to wake up...and if he did, he would have no life. I don't want him to suffer. Unfortunately, I am not in the position to where I can make that call. The life insurance policy is not even an issue- I really don't even know what it is...I think it is unfair for him to lay there, collecting body sores and to me- its suffering.