Guardianship

Can an ex-girlfriend get guardianship/custody of my child?

My son is in jail.We hope he is getting out of jail soon. His kids went with other grandmother I lived in another state, and my son wanted me to take them home to the other state. I was told it would be difficult since I lived in another state. I moved to this state where the kids are. School is out and they want to come live with me. The other grandmother is physically and mentally abusing the children. I will be taking the kids in a week and keeping them for a couple of weeks. The other grandmother is receiving social security on the children and will fight to get them back. I have checked with juvenile office, DFS, and courts. She has not been given or filed for any kind of guardianship or custody. If I don't take them back, and my son signs papers, can I not take them back and not get into trouble. I would file for guardianship but was told it would be a $78.00 filing fee and at least $250.00 TO START and as much as $2000.00 for a guardian ad alidem (sorry if spelled wrong) I don't have that kind of money. I called Child abuse hotline last November. All they did was offer her resources for counceling. She took kids out of counceling because she didn't like what they were telling her.The kids are very scared of her. She wouldn't let the kids see or talk to their dad for 8 months til I moved back and demanded to take them. Now they see him every weekend. They have never been hit before and they say she slaps them in the head all the time and tells them she is going to put them in a foster home. Please tell me if I can keep them without getting into trouble. We were going to wait to see if there dad got out soon, but can't wait any longer.

My wife wants to have power of attorney to make medical and legal decisions for her daughter who is mentally challenged and has the mental capacity of about a twelve year old child. The daughter, my step-daughter, is living in a group home, but has serious physical illnesses such as fluid buildup on the brain. The daughter presently is in the hospital. The question I have is as follows. Is there a medical or Power of Attorney Form which we can get off of this website that would be legally binding in Maryland?

We have had limited guardianship of our grandson since 2000. What legal rights, if any, does his mother have as far as school or medical records. His mother is contacting the school demanding school grades/records. She lives out of state. What kind of rights does she have?

My dad lives in New York and I live in Florida. He is in the hospital and very sick with cancer. He is on life support equipment and unresponsive. However, according to the hospital he has already named me as the person who will make medical decisions for him. How can I get a Power of Attorney or guardianship over him when he can't sign anything and I am in a different state? I am worried that I will have to go through a lot of legal red tape in the state of New York, but I can't spend a lot of time there as I am only going to be there two days.