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bedroom apartment feces rotting food took daughter back adoptive mother told needed stay unsupervised bed dcf left shortly returned grandma pays bills cares daughter sister collects ssi daughter mild fas benefits to point went visit christmas daughter situation sister moved bedroom apartment daughters making people living mess beds house add mix uncle staying arrested child porn calling lawyers visit see legal side daughter back feel dcf failed time didnt want accused making false reports havent months miracle god cleaned anyway told attorney speaking regularly situation said felt best call dcf agreed yesterday afternoon dcf investigator went police removed children brother sent death threats wife message today learned emergency shelter hearing attorney said best looking advice hearing stable extra bedroom amp bed daughter totally clean record heard conflicting stories dcf place daughter due voluntarily signing tpr family members to established relationship her uncle name lease dont think sister prevent children placed bio children oldest father coerced surrendering rights trying placed youngest father trying full custody anyway rights children family member willing take advice court greatly appreciated really kids dont put back situation edited tim sponsored blue meanie senior member date jul location massachusetts posts edit post paragraphs double spaced block info blind try read parents guide losing custody url forum freeadvice child custody visitation unfit parent url family law attorney bononos member date feb posts quote originally posted tim name state law florida biological father year old daughter parental rights mother involuntarily taken mother picture coerced voluntarily surrendering rights sister worked adoption agency time subsequently adopted daughter acused wrongdoing daughter criminal history misdemeanor marijuana charge signing surrenders given right counsel notice hearings sister told allowed see daughter work getting back know rights wife younger daughter able maintain relationship late past december issues came attention dcf called sister left daughter live mother half brother grandma amp uncle given unofficial custody horrible abusive neglectful situation pitbull basically ripped face sleeping room sleeping bed uncle door locked pornography room dcf true house deplorable condition numerous cats rabbits cages bedroom apartment feces rotting food took daughter back adoptive mother told needed stay unsupervised bed dcf left shortly returned grandma pays bills cares daughter sister collects ssi daughter mild fas benefits to point went visit christmas daughter situation sister moved bedroom apartment daughters making people living mess beds house add mix uncle staying arrested child porn calling lawyers visit see legal side daughter back feel dcf failed time didnt want accused making false reports havent months miracle god cleaned anyway told attorney speaking regularly situation said felt best call dcf agreed yesterday afternoon dcf investigator went police removed children brother sent death threats wife message today learned emergency shelter hearing attorney said best looking advice hearing stable extra bedroom amp bed daughter totally clean record heard conflicting stories dcf place daughter due voluntarily signing tpr family members to established relationship her uncle name lease dont think sister prevent children placed bio children oldest father coerced surrendering rights trying placed youngest father trying full custody anyway rights children family member willing take advice court greatly appreciated really kids dont put back situation technically custody mom grandma kid got miserable really explain cross fingers crystal ball tell you placement child foster care imo think choose foster care good luck family law attorney tim junior member date feb posts paternal aunt custody sister grandmother rights sister given call unofficial custody grandmother amp uncle doesnt want deal daughter just collect grandmother uncle raising sleep bed night drink sippy cup years old basically sick amp twisted environment grandmother amp uncle call mommy amp daddy kid gone sets mommies amp daddies born family law attorney bononos member date feb posts quote originally posted tim paternal aunt custody sister grandmother rights sister given call unofficial custody grandmother amp uncle doesnt want deal daughter just collect grandmother uncle raising sleep bed night drink sippy cup years old basically sick amp twisted environment grandmother amp uncle call mommy amp daddy kid gone sets mommies amp daddies born tht fault bio fault family law attorney tim junior member date feb posts ultimately fault bio fault signed surrenders thinking may best interest good idea turn care concern trying family law attorney laquo previous thread thread raquo currently active users viewing thread members guests thread tools show printable version email display modes rate thread linear mode switch hybrid mode 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notice of any hearings and my sister told me that I would still be allowed to see my daughter and work on getting her back Yes I know now that I have NO rights to her My wife younger daughter and I have been able to maintain a relationship with her since late until this past December when some more issues came to my attention DCF was called in because my sister had left my daughter to live with my mother and half brother my daughter's grandma amp uncle She has given them unofficial custody It was a horrible abusive neglectful situation They had a pitbull which had basically ripped my daughter's face off sleeping in the same room with her She had been sleeping in bed with the uncle with the door locked and he had pornography all over his room DCF found this all to be true The house was in deplorable condition they had numerous cats and rabbits in cages a bedroom apartment feces and rotting food everywhere etc So they took my daughter back to my sister's home adoptive mother and told her she needed to stay with her not be at grandma's unsupervised be in her own bed etc DCF then left it alone and she was shortly returned to grandma's Grandma pays all the bills and cares for my daughter while my sister collects SSI my daughter has mild FAS and other benefits To get to the point I went to visit for Christmas and found my daughter in the same situation only now my sister has moved into the bedroom apartment with her other daughters making people living in this mess and maybe beds in the house To add to the mix another uncle who was staying there was arrested for child porn I have been calling lawyers since that visit to see if there is anything I can do on the legal side of it to get my daughter back since I feel that DCF failed me last time and I didnt want to go through that again or be accused of making false reports since I havent been to the home in a few months and by some miracle of God they might have cleaned it up Anyway I told one attorney I have been speaking to regularly about the situation She said she felt it would be best for her to call DCF and I agreed Yesterday afternoon a DCF investigator went to the home with the police and removed all of the children My brother also sent death threats to my wife and myself via text message Today I have learned of an emergency shelter hearing and my attorney said it would be best for me to go I am looking for any other advice on what I should do at this hearing I do have a stable home with an extra bedroom amp bed for my daughter and a totally clean record I have heard conflicting stories on whether or not DCF will place my daughter with me due to voluntarily signing the TPR She has no other family members to go to and I have an established relationship with her as her uncle My mom's name is on their lease and I dont think my sister has anywhere else to go so will this alone prevent the children from being placed with her Also my sister's bio children oldest child's father was also coerced into surrendering rights to her she is now he is also trying to get her placed with him youngest child's father has been trying to get full custody of her anyway and still has rights to her So all children have a family member willing to take them Any advice before I go to court It would be greatly appreciated and really help these kids out so they dont get put back in the same situation Last edited by Tim at AM Sponsored ad AM Blue Meanie Senior Member Join Date Jul Location Massachusetts Posts Edit your post to have some paragraphs double spaced This block of info will blind those that try to read it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Parents Guide To Losing Custody url http forum freeadvice com child custody visitation unfit parent html url Find a Family Law Attorney PM bononos again Member Join Date Feb Posts Quote Originally Posted by Tim What is the name of your state only U S law Florida I am the biological father of an year old daughter In the parental rights of her mother were involuntarily taken and her mother has been out of the picture since Also in I was coerced into voluntarily surrendering my rights by my sister who worked at an adoption agency at the time and subsequently adopted my daughter I was never acused of any wrongdoing to my daughter and I have no criminal history other than a misdemeanor marijuana charge from the 's When signing the surrenders I was not given right to counsel or notice of any hearings and my sister told me that I would still be allowed to see my daughter and work on getting her back Yes I know now that I have NO rights to her My wife younger daughter and I have been able to maintain a relationship with her since late until this past December when some more issues came to my attention DCF was called in because my sister had left my daughter to live with my mother and half brother my daughter's grandma amp uncle She has given them unofficial custody It was a horrible abusive neglectful situation They had a pitbull which had basically ripped my daughter's face off sleeping in the same room with her She had been sleeping in bed with the uncle with the door locked and he had pornography all over his room DCF found this all to be true The house was in deplorable condition they had numerous cats and rabbits in cages a bedroom apartment feces and rotting food everywhere etc So they took my daughter back to my sister's home adoptive mother and told her she needed to stay with her not be at grandma's unsupervised be in her own bed etc DCF then left it alone and she was shortly returned to grandma's Grandma pays all the bills and cares for my daughter while my sister collects SSI my daughter has mild FAS and other benefits To get to the point I went to visit for Christmas and found my daughter in the same situation only now my sister has moved into the bedroom apartment with her other daughters making people living in this mess and maybe beds in the house To add to the mix another uncle who was staying there was arrested for child porn I have been calling lawyers since that visit to see if there is anything I can do on the legal side of it to get my daughter back since I feel that DCF failed me last time and I didnt want to go through that again or be accused of making false reports since I havent been to the home in a few months and by some miracle of God they might have cleaned it up Anyway I told one attorney I have been speaking to regularly about the situation She said she felt it would be best for her to call DCF and I agreed Yesterday afternoon a DCF investigator went to the home with the police and removed all of the children My brother also sent death threats to my wife and myself via text message Today I have learned of an emergency shelter hearing and my attorney said it would be best for me to go I am looking for any other advice on what I should do at this hearing I do have a stable home with an extra bedroom amp bed for my daughter and a totally clean record I have heard conflicting stories on whether or not DCF will place my daughter with me due to voluntarily signing the TPR She has no other family members to go to and I have an established relationship with her as her uncle My mom's name is on their lease and I dont think my sister has anywhere else to go so will this alone prevent the children from being placed with her Also my sister's bio children oldest child's father was also coerced into surrendering rights to her she is now he is also trying to get her placed with him youngest child's father has been trying to get full custody of her anyway and still has rights to her So all children have a family member willing to take them Any advice before I go to court It would be greatly appreciated and really help these kids out so they dont get put back in the same situation Who TECHNICALLY has custody Mom or Grandma This kid has got to be miserable All you can really do is explain as you have here and cross your fingers No one here has a crystal ball to tell you if you will get placement or if the child will go into foster care IMO I think they might choose foster care Good Luck Find a Family Law Attorney PM Tim Junior Member Join Date Feb Posts Re Paternal aunt has custody who is my sister Grandmother has no rights but my sister has given as they call it unofficial custody to grandmother amp uncle She doesnt want to deal with my daughter just collect for her and grandmother and uncle are raising her they make her sleep in bed with either one of them every night make her drink from a sippy cup years old basically a very sick amp twisted environment Grandmother amp uncle make her call them mommy amp daddy This kid has gone through sets of mommies amp daddies since she was born Find a Family Law Attorney PM bononos again Member Join Date Feb Posts Quote Originally Posted by Tim Paternal aunt has custody who is my sister Grandmother has no rights but my sister has given as they call it unofficial custody to grandmother amp uncle She doesnt want to deal with my daughter just collect for her and grandmother and uncle are raising her they make her sleep in bed with either one of them every night make her drink from a sippy cup years old basically a very sick amp twisted environment Grandmother amp uncle make her call them mommy amp daddy This kid has gone through sets of mommies amp daddies since she was born Yes but tht is YOUR fault and BIO MOM'S fault Find a Family Law Attorney PM Tim Junior Member Join Date Feb Posts Yes ultimately it is my fault and bio mom's fault However I only signed the surrenders thinking it may be in my daughter's best interest and that she would be in a good home I had no idea it would turn into this and out of care and concern Im trying to do something about it now Find a Family Law Attorney laquo Previous Thread Next Thread raquo Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread members and guests Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode 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