What are some major problems in North Carolina?

How can a family friend gain custody of a 16-year-old who is having family problems in North Carolina?

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  Answer You might need to go down to the Department of Social Services. Make sure that the person you are staying with comes along. That way they will know that you are being taken care of. Good luck and God Bless:) The only legal option is to file for guardianship in the probate or circuit court in the city or county where the minor now resides. Social service agencies will not remand a child into the custody of a non relative without a court order allowing the action. Please be advised, no action will be taken until an investigation has been completed by the state's department of children's and family services (CPS, DFS). If the situation is warranted the information will be submitted to the juvenile or family court for further action. Guardianship is seldom granted unless both parents have been deemed unfit and the court terminates their parental rights to the child.