Can the 16 year old mother of my child live with my grandmother without her mom’s consent?

Can the 16 year old mother of my child live with my grandmother without her mom’s consent?

I’m a 16 year old father. I’m keeping my son at my home which is my parent’s house. The mother is a good mother; she watched him the first 2 months after he was born at her mother’s home (a rented trailer). DSS has been called on them countless times in the past for abandonment, drug use (older sister; possibly her mom and her mom’s boyfriend). I do know that her mom smokes, abuses prescription drugs and her mom’s boyfriend does drugs. Obviously, this wouldn’t be a good home for our son.

Asked on February 26, 2012 under Family Law, North Carolina

Answers:

---

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.