Grandparents never considered for placement
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 6:23 am
Let's say both parents surrender, everything is signed & DONE... the foster mom is planning to adopt and grandparent turns up who knew nothing about the situation and her daughter giving baby up, so now grandparent wants the baby.
What would happen here? Do I have rights even though the parents rights are surrendered? would all that be reconsidered bc now a relative is involved? Or do the "relative rules" not apply once parents relinquish rights? There was no legal reason to terminate her rights no evidence submitted. Then her appointed lawyer coerced her to sign away rights saying if she didn't she would never see her child again because judge was going to terminate her rights..she completed case plan. Completely...this is 15 months in and they filed tpr 48 days after deadline. When goals for reunification had been achieved. This was the permanency hearing. I'm sure the child would have been returned. Can I appeal the signing away of her rights or appeal for custody based on no relative was allowed to seek placement of child. They knew we wanted the child from day one.I never was given anything or told the process. They just ignored our requests. I have emails as to that.
What would happen here? Do I have rights even though the parents rights are surrendered? would all that be reconsidered bc now a relative is involved? Or do the "relative rules" not apply once parents relinquish rights? There was no legal reason to terminate her rights no evidence submitted. Then her appointed lawyer coerced her to sign away rights saying if she didn't she would never see her child again because judge was going to terminate her rights..she completed case plan. Completely...this is 15 months in and they filed tpr 48 days after deadline. When goals for reunification had been achieved. This was the permanency hearing. I'm sure the child would have been returned. Can I appeal the signing away of her rights or appeal for custody based on no relative was allowed to seek placement of child. They knew we wanted the child from day one.I never was given anything or told the process. They just ignored our requests. I have emails as to that.