Norma Hatfield, Elizabethtown, KY

My wife and I have custody of 3 grandkids. Ages 2,10,&12. We got our 2 yr old when she was 6 mo. old. She was born with opioid addiction withdrawals & social services were going to put her in foster care. We found out 1 day before court, talked with the caseworker & the judge…

In 2010 after taking my grandson (4 months old) out of a place he didn’t need to be, I started a case against my daughter. I did end up with custody of him. Over the next few years, my daughter has had 2 more children both born with drugs in their systems I also took…

I have custody of my 3 grandsons belonging to my son. They were living with their mother and their father due to criminal record issues was unable to have custody of them and plus I would have objected due to he is documented bi-polar. This is the second time that we (my partner and I)…

Amanda Smith was four months in on a new job when she received word that her grandson, Christian, had been removed from home.  Christian’s mother abused him and his father, Amanda’s son, struggled with addiction.  Without hesitation, Amanda agreed to become a parent the second time around.  Amanda focused all concern on the well being…

I have temporary custody of my five (5) grandchildren and have had since 2014 for 4 of them and 2015 for the baby. I hold a full time job and my husband is home on disability. I tried to get help, everywhere I looked, I was shot down with the exception of my child care…

Grandparents from Jefferson County recently reached out to share the recent struggle they dealt with as one of their grandchildren transitions from high school to college and figures out the process of obtaining financial aid.   “Our daughter is bi polar and self-medicates, so she is a drug addict and in and out of jail…