Q: Can I assign guardianship of my adopted child to biological mom if she voluntarily signed away parental rights?
Child was placed in CPS care at birth. Biological father’s rights were taken by court. Biological mother voluntarily signed them away. I adopted the child, who is biologically my nephew. Mom is now stable and able to care for child. This is in Texas.
A:
This is a multi-layered question that poses more questions; which could result in different legal answers depending on how the questions are answered. I would strongly suggest you seek legal counsel to get a more accurate answer to your question.
I'm not sure what the reason is for your wanting to allow biological Mother access to your legally adopted child, but Guardianship is legal process that you have to go through with the Court. The Court determines whether someone is qualified to be a legal guardian of a child. Maybe "guardianship" is not the solution to your issue. If you just want to allow biological Mother access to the child, then there is another legal route you can take.
Again, without more background to your question, it's hard to provide a good answer to you. I hope this information helps.
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