Q: dont have my right to my child bc was force to give him up my cousin adopted him there a way I could get joint custody
A:
When the Adoption was sought by your cousin, you should have appeared before a JUDGE, not a notary to sign paperwork to give up rights to your child. The judge was required to ask you a lot of questions to determine if you were doing so "freely and voluntarily". It this happened, you now have no rights to see the child, or have visitation, unless that was a part of the Decree of Adoption.
If you didn't appear before a judge, and someway you were really "forced" to consent, you should see an experienced family law attorney in the County in which the adoption was granted, to investigate. You could possibly work out a visitation with the adoptive parents, or if necessary, file to vacate the adoption.
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