Aunt asks her brother and sister-in-law for child support after raising their 17-year-old daughter since she was 3: 'Neither of them provide financial support.'

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_{Aunt hugs her beloved niece, whom she has been raising on and off since she was 3-years-old.}
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The parents in this story have shown nothing but disinterest in their daughter for her entire life. Her paternal aunt has raised her most of her life without so much as a cent from her parents. Now that she's 17, her aunt is fed up with allowing her parents to get away with abandoning her without any resources.
Am I the bad guy for filing for child support on my 17-year-old niece (against both of her parents)?
_{School supplies that the aunt bought for her niece.}
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_{Deadbeat dad lifts up his wife after purchasing a new house with her.}
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