Is there anyway to get my child back after my parental rights have been voluntarily terminated if they are being abused by their current adoptive parents?
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Is there anyway to get my child back after my parental rights have been voluntarily terminated if they are being abused by their current adoptive parents?
My parental rights were voluntarily terminated 5 years ago and since my children have been adopted by a member of my family. i recently got the opportunity to have my children with me for two weeks and they told me the are being abused. What I want to know is if there is anything I can do legally to get them back home with me? Or do I just call Child Protective Services to get them out of that home?
Asked on August 24, 2012 under Family Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
David Martin
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Call Child Protective Services. Too much time has gone by to set aside the voluntary termination of parental rights. There are very limited grounds for setting aside a Voluntary Termination, including that you were illegally paid, coerced or threatened, or the Court acted improperly. After 5 years, it will be assumed you had way more than sufficient time to correct any of those situations and failed to act. For the kids sake, get Child Protective involved to keep the kids from further harm.
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