Pony as I write this, you have only today Wednesday andtomorrow Thursday to arrange for someone to look after your kids when you have to take care of your legal business. I am wondering(because I have no expertise)in your state and your county`s child social services department and whether they will take legal custody of them upon your conviction. Remember, you are convicted until the judge sentence you. It is at that time only, that social services can step in and take your children, legally, if no other adult relative is in your home when sentenced.

Whatever you do("This is what I would do) if I were in your shoes at this time. I would write a "Power of Attorney" short letter addressed to whoever you chose to care for the kids. Just write on top of a page "Power of Attorney". Then explain that you give that power only until you come home. Who ever takes the kids will have your permission to care for the children in an adult manner.. You will have to make
your own requests in this letter.

The reason I would do this is because whoever takes the kids without a specific understanding from you may come back to haunt you..Protect your self with written document. signed by parties involved. Made extra copies just in case. When someone mentioned to you, "Good so we don`t have
to" probably meant social services. Pony,it could not have meant anyone else! THEY WILL TAKE
YOUR KIDS UPON CONVICTION. A mother`s instinct is in your post Pony, and I think you understand that you may not leave these disabled children unattended by just anyone.

Put whatever you are doing down and get busy taking these kids to a safe place, no matter where, ("that`s what I would do").

I am sorry for my straightforwardness. But that`s the closes I can see this and am telling you("what I would do")..I am not tell you what to do.