Teenage Custody

We have a 17 year old girl with two younger sibilings (soon to be 16 &13) whose parents have joint custody - primary is mother. Another older son, 18 has resided with the father since last summer. The 17 year old girl then moved into the father's residence 6 months ago. Her reasons were that her mother is never home and she has to care for the two younger sibilings constantly caring for them and that she didn't get time to spend with her friends and her mother would take any money she earned for herself. When she speaks or visits with her mother she comes home in tears and says that her mother blames her for everything. The girl has been visiting the school counselor twice a week crying that her mother puts so much guilt and pressure on her to move back home and take care of her sibilings. We have recently filed for custody of the 17 year old and temporary custody of the 16 & 13 year old for the summer to see how they would adjust if we were to gain permanent custody. The school counselor said they won't put anything in writing and that they don't feel the 17 year old is being emotionally abused! The two younger sibilings have also arrived at our house in tears caused by their mother and they refer to her as "psycho". The court date is scheduled for tomorrow but we believe it will be postponed because the 17 year old is so torn between what is best for her and what is best for her sibilings. What can we do to ensure we gain custody of these children?

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