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You've given very little information... however...

To change visitation to supervised visits, that request would have to go through courts or social services - and she'd have to prove there are...

Unless your rights were terminated - you will have to pay Child Support to the caregiver (their grand-father). You would have been notified if they terminated your parental rights. There will be a...

Does she spend any time away from the children or is she always with them? If the kids are never spending time away from her, that could be part of the problem... they need to spend time away from...

The only way to stop paying child support is if your rights are terminated by the courts... and that's not an easy thing to do... typically, there would have to be someone willing to adopt the...

There are unanswered questions... how old is your son? How long did mom have the child before you got custody of him? How long have you had him?

Regardless of the answers to the above questions,...

Perhaps asking the mother for a copy of the medical card (as well as a note saying that you are authorized to sign for treatment should anything happen to the child - I do that / have done that every...

When you've called the police because of his violent behavior before, what happened as a result? Has he been charged with assault or destroying property? If not, and he has assaulted or destroyed...

Have you had his hearing checked? If he has liquid in his ear canal, it will effect his hearing, which would, in turn effect his speech.

Check into the Birth - 3 program (Early Head Start) in...

You having the child full time since May (not even counting the rest of the time that you had her the majority of the time)... mom is receiving benefits for her child that she doesn't care for......

You just need to tell the counselor that explained these options to you. The process is done through protective services / court services / DCFS. Have you been removed from your family home? I'm...

I agree with the others... If kids are grown and not going to school, they pay rent - period - whether you use that $$ to keep the house running or save that $$ and give it back to them later is...

I have been through exactly what you are describing... first - my parents later shared with me that us kids (7 of us) never worried and never thought about how difficult it was to make sure all of us...

No... that's NOT true. I can bet your mom got upset - the child support is to support the child - something that she should have had help with while you were growing up, instead, she had to support...

In order to have a child taken from you, you must be proven to be unfit... poverty - even homeless doesn't make someone unfit - this was told to me straight from a child protective services worker.
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Signing parental rights over only makes it so the parent has no rights/say in the child's life - does not end the obligation of child support... it's like giving sole custody to the other parent. ...

Your friends blind sperm doner is probably receiving some kind of social security diability benefits - and if that's the case, his child from the previous relationship is receiving payments from...

It sounds as if a child support order has been established and he's been paying... GOOD! You can move with your family - where you live has no bearing on if he pays support or not. He pays support...

In Wisconsin you can change the baby's name for free till the child reaches 1 year old... both parents signatures need to be on the form.

Do you have something in writing that allows you to sign authorizations for medical treatment should something happen to them while in your care? Who pays for their medical bills? Or - are they...

My uncle had a paddle he used on any kid needing it... and put their name on it. My cousin's (his nephew) name was on it the most... All the kids knew the rules - you break the rules - you suffer...

Children play parents... and it sounds very much like he's playing both you and his mother... Have you even considered that his mom may not be telling him the things he tells you she's saying?

He...

Does your husband work some other job rather than 9-5? It sounds as if he's gone days at a time or something.

Sit down with Dad and create a written set of rules and make all people living in the...

Wow! OK - so son is going to take energy and actually watching him, working with him - spending one on one time with him... It may be best for him just to stay with his mother so dad doesn't have to...

I disagree with tickle...

Your grandchild deserves to have you in his life - if only once a month, I say take what you can and hopefully in the future, you'll be able to see him more. When you a...

It sounds to me like there's very little down time for all of you... and kids need a break too... he's always rushing to do something... school, practice, homework and bed - just to start all over...

Sweetie - it's not YOUR job to protect your dad... it's HIS job to protect you. I understand your loyalty to him, but your safety needs to come first - and he's turning into someone other than your...

You can relinquish your rights (which are not being exercised anyway) but that will not stop your obligation to pay child support - the only way that will end is when the child reaches legal age or...

Take is SLOW!! Sure - why not get together - it's only 2 1/2 hours away - meeting on the weekend will allow travel time to and fro and still some good quality time in between... or meet 1/2 way, if...

Most lawyers will not charge for a first visit. Find a family lawyer and ask him/her what needs to be done so your husband can adopt your son.

Good luck!

Did you lose custody to the father of the children or did social services place them out of your care?

If custody was lost to their father, you will need to bring him to court to ask for shared...

I'm thinking "can't sleep together" means not in the same bed... I would imagine they can share a bedroom, just not the same bed. As a foster parent, all you need to do is contact the agency (either...

When you are talking with him, if there's anything else going on (TV, radio, other people talking or moving around, etc) he can't concentrate on your words...

Picture yourself in a room with loud...

I know the pain in your heart is intense, take comfort in the knowledge that your love is unconditional for HER... not her choices she makes in actions or men. It's very possible she is staying away...

Talk to your doctor about this - perhaps the baby has acid reflux, which there are meds for which will ease the discomfort. There could be several reasons for the pain/discomfort, talking to the...

You sound as if you broke up with her to see if it is God's will that you two are together... do you think that He's going to send you a sign? You sent HER a sign - you broke up with her and want no...

Now it sounds as if the issue is the Child Support... not the child :(

Giving up parental rights and terminating parental rights are separate things... giving up rights does not stop the...

WOW - I got to say - I guess I'm going to be viewed as prudish or something - but while I understand boys will be curious, etc... allowing him to look at porn?? HELL NO! That's NOT real life - if...

When you marry - it's not only that the parents get a daughter/son, it's the wife/husband gets another family as well. You embraced that - supported your husbands family as your own, it's not too...

My parents were married for close to 50 years when my mother passed away, then 3 years later my father joined her - he died 6 years ago.

Out of the 7 kids in our family, 3 have married once and I...

Each time you "try" to take it away from her and end up giving in to her crying, reinforces that she will get what she wants if she's persistent enough.

As Yoda says "no try - do!" Yes - she will...

I'm wondering why she feels the need to sneak out to see her cousins? Why do you not want her to visit with them? That needs to be discussed.

Another discussion that needs to take place is one...

Or... it could very well be that he feels because he lives in between 2 places that he doesn't have a real "home"... yes - he has 2 homes, but in reality - he has to bounce back and forth between the...

Here's my experience with my 2 boys (11 years apart) and now I've got custody of my step-grandson...

1st son is now 23 - he was "hooked" to his pacifier/soother - when I tried to take it away...

Changing her name can be done for free until she turns 1... since there is no father listed on the birth certificate, you should only need your signature to change her name (which would then generate...

OK - I guess I should clarify something... Child support doesn't keep any money paid for Child Support - it goes to the custodial parent... the custodial parent would be responsible for giving the...

You would probably have to go through the same thing you did to see her mother - unless you can work it out without going to court... try talking to whomever got custody of the child and see if it...

When you petition the family court for custody, the children will be appointed a guardian at lidem (spelled something like that)... that's a court appointed person that talks to the children and both...

Before stopping any Child Support payments, contact the Child Support office (you have a case worker assigned to your case if it was court ordered child support) - most (not all) C/S orders are...

Contact the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in your county and explain the situation and ask them what you can do. You've had to take him to the doctor for check ups, etc. They...

You can legally change a child's name for free up until the child reaches 1 year old - changing the name/adding another last name, etc. I take it, you'd like to hyphenate her last name to show your...