mommaduck03
Feb 29, 2012, 07:17 PM
I am curious. My brother in law has filed abandonment charges on his grandson's parents. He has raised the boy since he was about 6 months old. The child is now almost 7. He lives in Texas and has struggled to get the funds to pay the lawyer he hired. Final payment has been made. Was contacted today with a court date and was inform by the lawyer that an additional 500.00 was needed.
The lawyer told him that since the absent parents were unable to be served, could not find them. And there was no reply to the public notice that was issued in the paper. That 2 lawyer had to be present, one for each of the absent parents and he had to pay for them.
This is something new to us as my husband and I got custody of our twin grandchildren and the parents were absent and we did not have to do this. He was told that it was something new...
So I am trying to find out. Does anyone here know about TEXAS laws and if this is a new state law, or county law. Or is my brother in law getting ripped off big time. Not sure think he is getting ripped, but need to double check and make sure. Not sure where to go to find this kind of specific info on the web so since I found this place thought it would not hurt to ask.
Thanks for the help if any can
The lawyer told him that since the absent parents were unable to be served, could not find them. And there was no reply to the public notice that was issued in the paper. That 2 lawyer had to be present, one for each of the absent parents and he had to pay for them.
This is something new to us as my husband and I got custody of our twin grandchildren and the parents were absent and we did not have to do this. He was told that it was something new...
So I am trying to find out. Does anyone here know about TEXAS laws and if this is a new state law, or county law. Or is my brother in law getting ripped off big time. Not sure think he is getting ripped, but need to double check and make sure. Not sure where to go to find this kind of specific info on the web so since I found this place thought it would not hurt to ask.
Thanks for the help if any can