grams4ever
Jul 9, 2008, 06:36 PM
Hello,
This is a very long story so I will try to shorten it up a bit, I sure would like to see if someone out there is able to give me some advice or at least point me in the right direction.
First I have a 4 year old grandson, my son passed away last year. My son and my grandson lived with me since my grandson was 1. The mother was never real interested in being a mom. She was homeless for a few months, lived in a tent for a few months, never had a permanent address. She went to Florida for a couple months at a time for 5 or six times. She would come over on sundays when she was in town. Any way she had no interest in being a mom until my son died last year. The day my son died she showed up to take my grandson, he really didn't even know her that well. I would not let her take him then, hired an attorney and started to fight for custody. It has been a long and costly experience. My attorney told me in the beginning that I had a very good chance of getting custody, during this past year the mom has held down a job, and has a permanent address. So right before the trial, my attorney told me that I did not have a chance because she is doing so well now. So to make a long story short, I signed papers that allows me visitation. 2 days a week. We have a guardian ad-litem, who will not take my calls or talk to me. I just got papers from her attorney this week that says that we are going to have a hearing to stop visitation. I am hurting my grandson by him being able to visit me. My grandson loves me and I love him, he is so excited when I pull up to get him and so sad when he has to go back with her. I believe that the reason that she wants to stop my visitation is because she wants to be able to go all over the country and drag my grandson with her, her boyfriend is gone right now, he leaves a couple times a year to sell his crafts at fairs etc. So my question is can she do this? I thought the guardian ad litem was suppose to look out for the child's best interest? I know that not being able to see me would hurt my grandson, he has been through so much in the last year, he misses his daddy so much, had to adjust to staying with her, it's been heart breaking. Any Ideas what I can do now? I live in Indiana
Thanks for any and all your comments
Mkj
This is a very long story so I will try to shorten it up a bit, I sure would like to see if someone out there is able to give me some advice or at least point me in the right direction.
First I have a 4 year old grandson, my son passed away last year. My son and my grandson lived with me since my grandson was 1. The mother was never real interested in being a mom. She was homeless for a few months, lived in a tent for a few months, never had a permanent address. She went to Florida for a couple months at a time for 5 or six times. She would come over on sundays when she was in town. Any way she had no interest in being a mom until my son died last year. The day my son died she showed up to take my grandson, he really didn't even know her that well. I would not let her take him then, hired an attorney and started to fight for custody. It has been a long and costly experience. My attorney told me in the beginning that I had a very good chance of getting custody, during this past year the mom has held down a job, and has a permanent address. So right before the trial, my attorney told me that I did not have a chance because she is doing so well now. So to make a long story short, I signed papers that allows me visitation. 2 days a week. We have a guardian ad-litem, who will not take my calls or talk to me. I just got papers from her attorney this week that says that we are going to have a hearing to stop visitation. I am hurting my grandson by him being able to visit me. My grandson loves me and I love him, he is so excited when I pull up to get him and so sad when he has to go back with her. I believe that the reason that she wants to stop my visitation is because she wants to be able to go all over the country and drag my grandson with her, her boyfriend is gone right now, he leaves a couple times a year to sell his crafts at fairs etc. So my question is can she do this? I thought the guardian ad litem was suppose to look out for the child's best interest? I know that not being able to see me would hurt my grandson, he has been through so much in the last year, he misses his daddy so much, had to adjust to staying with her, it's been heart breaking. Any Ideas what I can do now? I live in Indiana
Thanks for any and all your comments
Mkj