im upset my lil sis is being taken away from use by her father that hasnt seen her for teen yrs even when her mother died of cancer when she was 8yrs old he didnt see her or tlk to her, or when her gpa died when she was 10 he didnt say anything but that yr he did try for custdy he lost cuz she dont know him and we won custduy of her at that time she was living with my family and her g ma i concidered her gma mine too. then g ma died from smoking and thts when she moved in with my family, he tried for custudy agien and lost, then when she turn 12 her father tried agien and he lost but won vistitation 4 week a yr. he put in a apeal and the court didnt even tlk to the child and he won custudy and now she is locking her self in the room , he has a warent from the court, but she doesnt want to go with a man she dont know, he isnt here right now hes in florda im in new york, he'll be here with in the week, i dont think its right for him to be able to take her from use just because he help make her with the mother and then left her , i dont know wut to do, we need help

-marissa

Unfortunately, there probably isn't much you can do. Usually at her age a child can decide which parent she wants to stay with, but with him being the only living parent, the courts will give him his parental rights. This has to be a really hard time for all of you. So sorry to hear it.