Fighting for Guardianship of Autistic Brother

Mallory and I are starting the fight for guardianship of our 23 year old Autistic brother, Jaden. Anyone that knows us personally knows the love we have for our Jaden. He’s the light in our life’s and we have always stepped up to make sure he’s taken care of. We are huge advocates for the Autism/special needs community and both went into ABA therapy because of our own life experiences with Jaden. We have been with Jaden every step of the way through his adolescent, teenage, and young adult life. We have been more involved then a typical sibling because of our mothers absence due to her addiction. We’ve handled all educational, dental, and therapy needs when it came to Jaden. Without the help of our mother and his dad. Our brother moved with his dad and dads girlfriend to Florida in 2021. He went to Florida because Michael wanted a new start and apparently the state had great resources for autism and it was going to be great for Jaden socially, mentally, and physically. Once in FL his dad obtained guardianship w/out notifying anyone else of Jadens family. After visiting Jaden we discovered that he was living in deplorable living conditions. He was placed outside of the main home and put in an RV by himself due to his dads girlfriends fear of Jaden after a verbal confrontation. Jaden told us there were cameras up and he was not allowed in main house without Michael- Michael confirmed this to be true. This rv has no hot water and possibly no water before we arrived. The electricity was unstable as it went out 2 separate times while we were there to clean it. We went prepared to clean it after seeing some of the mess through FaceTime and Jaden telling us his bed was Sandy. The drains of the sinks and shower would not drain. There were no dishes or supplies in the rv. The RV was in worse shape then we imagined when we arrived. His walls were dirty with body grease, trash surrounded the floor, ant invested, and urine/feces all in the small bathroom. Jadens bed and pillow were black with body filth from Jaden not having proper showers. Jadens fridge was full of empty boxes of non nutritious meals such as: hot pockets, pizza, and fried chicken. We completely cleaned the RV from top to bottom for 1hr the first day and 2hrs the next. We couldn’t get it done the first day because we needed all the supplies and a new bed. Which Michael, his father, couldn’t afford because he didn’t have the money apparently. We didn’t take Jaden right then because Michael apologized to Jaden and us and said it just got out of hand. He said he would do better. We have pictures of the RV before we cleaned. As soon as we headed back to Texas communication stopped and then Michael said jaden wouldn’t be able to visit. Jaden deserves a better life. Jaden gets no social interaction outside of seeing his father. And that’s rare as well as Michael works throughout the week and tends to his gardens on his days off. Jaden is not capable of living by himself. Jaden requires someone that can cook for him, make sure he bathes and maintains a healthy hygiene, gives him his medication, and has him clean his surroundings. Jaden would not even know what to do if there was an emergency and he’s alone. Jaden needs someone that is working with him consistently. And Michael has not and will not give Jaden what he needs. Michael never attended Jadens school meetings or ABA therapy meetings to learn about what jaden needs to be successful. We would like to pursue to gain guardianship of Jaden back at home in Texas where he can be with his family. Where he can continue his therapies and work on his health needs. My sister and I know that one day the responsibility of Jaden would fall on us regardless. We did not expect it so soon but we would rather have Jaden sooner where he will have a better quality and quantity of life.