I'm a mother of a 8 year old son who has been living with his fathers mom since April 21 2003. I had some legal trouble and was away from him and still am she lives in nj I live in pa but she basically refuses contact of any kind I don't want to just go and take him but I would like to get contact is there a legal way for me to get anything I only signed temperary cutody during my incarceration and I have been free and doing good since 2006. Any advice

Think of your son. He was only two or three when you went to prison, and now he probably wouldn't recognize you. Talk with a lawyer about getting supervised visits at first. See how those work out.

You will need to get a lawyer first. Then you can petition the court to allow you to have custody back, but it would be more likely that you would first be awarded visitation for a period and if all goes well gaining custody back after a graduated visitation schedule. You might stand a chance at getting full custody right away (because stranger things have happened) but I wouldn't count on it. I would imagine that the grandmother has a lawyer of her own and you won't be able to go up against him/her on your own.

You are wise in saying "I dont want to go and just take him" because that would land you in jail for 10-20 years for kidnapping.

Like the others have said, get a lawyer and request visitation.