Q: I lost my parental rights due to a Drug addiction. I had no help from DFCS & became homeless. Can I see my kids again ?
I thought the DFCS’s job was to help the parent reunite with the children first and foremost. Well in my case that’s not what happened. I was homeless, drug addiction, an abuse victim, and I had no one. I barely had any visitations. When I had a place to go DFCS would come in and threatened the people I stayed with, saying they would open a case up on them if they didn’t evict me. Where are my rights ?
A: It sounds like it was not in the best interest of your children to have contact with you during that time. Now if you have been sober, have a stable residence, stable employment, and would like to see your children, provided your parental rights were not terminated, you may petition the Court for the return of your children or for visitation. But this is going to be a hard road, considering your previous circumstances. And you are going to need an attorney who is going to have to do a lot of work to remedy this situation.
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
