Temporary Guardianship

So you just want to be a guardian? We've got some friends going through this. They've been guardians of their nephew for about 4 years now. His bio parents keep dropping in and out of his life, demanding that his current family drop everything and make time for him to visit them. He goes through all kinds of erratic behaviors and regresses on issues every time. It's sooo not a good thing for him. They keep saying that they wish they'd just adopted him years ago so that they could tell his parents that they can't see him until they are clean, sober, and stable. They think his whole life would be different and he wouldn't be struggling like he currently is. As a guardian their rights could be challenged at any time until he's 18 and he could end up back with his parents. Not a good place situation at all. They, too, thought it would be temporary and just wanted to help.Jess