*Asking for my mom*

To sum things up, my mom has been divorced from my little brothers father for quite a few years now (roughly 12 years) and his dad has had custody since he was roughly 7. He’s 16 now and his dad has been very mentally and emotionally abusive to him, it’s been brought to light recently that he has been wanting to harm/kill himself. His father is also the man that molested me growing up and the reason my mom divorced him.

Well now my mom is going to try to get custody of him, worried for his safety and mental state, however no lawyers have given her any helpful advice and have pretty much set her on her way to try to go to court herself. Some have advised calling cps, however my mom is worried nothing will come of it like last time (when I came out about the molestation) and make her out to look like the bad guy again.

If anyone has ever gone through this, please please give me some advice.