Special Guardianship Order

[NeverHadANickname]

I havent been on Mumsnet for ages but I have a lot going on at the minute and Im sure my family and friends are sick of me talking about the same stuff over and over so I thought Id get it down on here. Ill change some details and leave bits out so as not to be recognised but hopefully keep the facts right. I'm sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place.

2 children in the family are currently in foster care after being taken from their carer (another relative but not birth mum) in November. The birth Mum hasnt been in the childrens lives for about 4 years but has had another child and it has been assessed as being ok to stay with her. The children were taken this time because social services have had concerns for a while which culminated in an incident outside the home but in the presence of the children while the adults were drunk.

The previous carer, birth Mum, me and someone else who has never met the children are being assessed to get custody of the children. I believe I will get a special guardianship order if I get custody. I have a good relationship with the children and have them stay with me for a week a couple of times a year. I have a stable job and home. I live on my own and am single. I have good support from friends, family and work.

I have spoken to the family rights group and they think that I probably have the best chance of getting the children, does this sound right if anyone else has been through similar or has any understanding of the procedures? I really think theyll be best off with me and am desperate to get them.

Thanks for reading and any help you can offer.

They're both primary school age.

Any insight from any one? Just opinions would be welcome.

Hi I can't write now not time but I'll be back later when I get a sec I have custody of my eldest via sgo.

Lovely thank you.

Frg are the best people to give advice. Make sure you stand firm when dealing with soc services and get ALL financial stuff sorted before you commit. Sounds hard hearted but you must. You may get a family and friends s/w too, I found them more helpful.

Thank you. I want to phone the social worker again but I feel like a pain. I have some stuf to send the children anyway so I might phone at the end of next week to see if I can send it to them to pass on and ask for an update.

My 9yr old is with maternal grandma as court proceedings going on.LA want ICO and my mum being assessed for fostering. But she lives 40mile away and means my boy will have change schools and areas as at time his paternal gran had his father living there and wasn't viable... I want my son to hopefully stay at same school/same area and adores his paternal nan. My mum has another ass as passed the first viability ass and have found our she hadn't disclosed a lot of my upbringing as would've failed. Just want to know do u have any Rights to say I'd want him to be with his paternal nan under special guardianship? I have issues and will take maybe 2yrs to truly prove myself to the LA. I've made LA aware of serious issues regarding maternal nan as she's smokes cannabis.. The father doesn't live there anymore as that was one of the issues as to why paternal nan wasn't viable at the time.