Q: My husband and I were given a family friends 9 year old little boy Oct 2017 to live with us permanently and raise with
the option to be guardians or adopt. His great grandmother is his adoptive mother at this time, she is 73. He has been in my life since he was weeks old on a constant basis. I married in April 2017. When xxxx's daddy passed away, he was 3. He began receiving survivor benefits. Since living with us, his "mommy" has given a total of $1100.00 in support to us for xxx. I can count on one hand the number of times she's called him, as well as the times she has come to visit. My husband just started a new job a month ago and we are desperately trying to get the finances together for a homestudy and attorney fees for the adoption. There are cicumstances that scare me for him to go stay with his "mommy", but I don't know legally if we can file a protective order? I desperately need some advise and answers please. He doesn't want to stay the night there, but she's forcing the issue. What can we do?
A: This is too involved yo adequately address in this forum. You need to immediately meet with an attorney to review this situation and discuss your options.
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I agree you should see an attorney ASAP. However, I question bio mother having any visitation rights, since her rights would have terminated when grandma adopted him.
Good luck
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