Q: I have an issue I need an answer to. 3 years ago I gave temporary gardening ship of my son to his grandfather
Yes my name is Jami. I have an issue I need an answer to. 3 years ago I gave temporary gardening ship to my son's grandfather. I never signed my rights over. Part of our agreement was that his father was not allowed to be around my son because he was an heroin addict. Well here recently my ex died of a heroin overdose and this happened in front of my son and he was left there for roughly ten hours with his dead father. My son is autistic and now I have him with me and his grandfather is wanting him back. To take him to the house where his father died. Do I have to give him back and put him in that horrible situation where he was left unattended with his father.
A: You need to talk to an attorney immediately. It is my understanding that since you gave another person guardianship of your son, only that person has parental rights over your son until it is terminated. You may try to file a police report about the incident if it has not happened already or calling children's services and reporting the negligence. You need an attorney as soon as possible.
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