User blog comment:Saren the Dark Lynx/SFW Summer 2015 Awards Entries/@comment-1942179-20150730075814

Sandy was originally created by a friend of mine who, in her fanfic long ago, had Pearl adopt her. I don't believe she thought about any uncles or aunts, and certainly didn't think about any court systems. (Do we really have to get into the latter, though? =/ ) It's unknown who Sandy's father was, or anything about his side of the family, but her grandmother, being the only known family left alongside her grandfather, flat out rejected her. That was what led to Pearl adopting her.