Father just searching for guidance

Hi, I've come here hoping for some guidance on an issue pertaining to guardianship of my twin boys, who are now 15. I ended up not being in their life when they were younger, I went to the army, tried to better myself etc. Their mother wasn't cream of the crop after a few years either, my boys ended up living with my mother, since about 2006. It basically became a permanent thing, they ended up becoming "her boys".

My issue is, they still live with my mom & their mother refuses to sign over guardianship. They have no room at her(the kids mom) house, she hardly even so much as calls/talks/sees them. My mother takes them to school, doctors appointments, sports, etc; everything is in her name/address pertaining to them. The mother of my children still get child support however, she is not taking care of them. I don't mind paying but my concern is that it's going to the wrong person & not even to where my kids eat/sleep/bathe.

Fraud is another thing happening w/ this situation. As I stated she also claims them on her food stamps but aren't even in her household, she doesn't lift a finger to help feed them boys but gets assistance for them. It's been reported & nothing was done, she got the benefits right back a few weeks later. She also has other people claim them on her taxes, when my mother filed she got assessed b/c someone had already filed & claimed them & then she owes back. I found someone to guide her with that but there is a bigger issue here, that's been going on for years. I've tried to explain to the caseworker at CSE to go look, they have no room at their mothers, no personal belongings, etc. but they won't do anything. The boys will even vouch, they know who's been taking care of them all these years. I don't know where else to turn... I'm not the only parent who hasn't/isn't doing their part, but the person stepping in shouldn't have to struggle & the mother of my kids should be responsible for child support too, to be honest. I also just found one of the orders are in her(the biological mother) mothers name, who is deceased.

50% of my wages get took, along with taxes/insurance etc, it doesn't leave me much to live on, let alone trying to pay a lawyer or supporting my boys if they were to live with me. The case workers at child support enforcement won't listen to me, all they care is about getting the money, they won't take into consideration that the person getting the money, has nothing to do with my children & hasn't for multiple years.

When my mother has consulted w/ people about custody, etc, or what to do, she is being told that the biological mother has to sign over guardianship before they will do anything. Which my son's mother refuses to do. It seems like we always hit dead ends but it's not right at the same time. I'm really just asking for guidance. Any questions feel free to ask & I will answer to the best of my ability.