Charlie Sheen's children were taken out of custody of Brooke Mueller, their mother, by officials.  The boys are now in the custody of Denise Richards, who is the mother of Sheen's two daughters.

Late Thursday night, officials from the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services arrived to Brooke's home with a warrant. They took her twin 4 year old boys Bob and Max out of their home.

 According to TMZ, officials have purportedly decided Mueller's home is an "unsafe environment" for children. 

A source close to Denise Richards told the New York Daily News that Sheen's children, Bob and Max, are currently staying with Denise Richards, Sheen's ex-wife and the mother of his two daughters.

The L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services arrived at Mueller's home with a warrant late last night and removed the boys from Mueller's care.

"It just wasn't a stable environment with different nannies coming in and out, and child protective services came in and did their thing, and this is the outcome," a source close to Mueller said to the Daily News. "Brooke didn't have a say in this. They came in, assessed the situation, asked Denise to take the boys, and Brooke agreed."

Hopefully, things will work out for the best. Mueller apparently isn't angry. "Brooke is very grateful. She and Denise have always gotten along very well, and the boys are very close with their sisters. Brooke is very comfortable with this and very grateful to Denise for taking this on. There's no ill will there," the source said.

Mueller has struggled with drug use for years. She has been in rehab at least 19 times. Reports from sources close to the family say she is using again, which may be the cause of the children being taken from her.  Officials may have believed the children were in danger.

Sometime next week, there will be a court hearing to try to find a more permanent solution regarding where Richards and Sheen's children should live.

It's not konwn why Charlie Sheen was not given temporary custody of his own kids...but Denise was probably a wiser choice for all involved.

A representative for Sheen had no comment.