My BiL is a cnut. He was married, and with his wife they had a son. The marriage folded. The mother went off to Pattaya. The BiL dumps his son on my MiL. The BiL live's in the village. BiL won't take the son back and neither will the boys mother. The BiL gives the boy money for playing on the computers but nothing else. MiL also gives the boy money for computers, when she's here.
My MiL is now with a Swedish guy who goes home to Sweden with her for 6 months of the year. The MiL can't take the boy with her to Sweden. So does the BiL look after the boy? No. My MiL has to pay for someone to look after my BiL's son for 6 months of the year.
My BiL's ex wife, the boy's mother, is returning to the village soon. Is she going to take her son back? No, but she's open to negotiations. In other words she will take her own son back if my MiL pays her the right amount of money.
I'm just at a complete loss with these people. Please don't tell me this happens back in my own country.