Q: My husband and I gave temporary custody to his brother after our house was lost to a fire.
During that time they began paperwork to adopt my son and daughter. We were not aware of this until after they successfully adopted them. We were homeless trying to get back on our feet and our kids were basically stolen from us. Its been 3 years during which time we have remained in our children's lives. My son will soon be 17 my daughter 12 and they both want to come home. They say they aren't treated well by his brother and his wife. My son has actually ran away and come to us and we had to return him to them. What if anything can we do to get custody back of our children. Thank you for any advice you can give us.
A: Depending on how long it has been since the adoption, you may be able to go back into the case and have it set aside if you weren’t given notice or served.
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