I need legal advice or help with concerns of my childrens mental health

Kelina - posted on 12/19/2011

Then start calling. Open your phone book and call every lawyer for a quote. It might be possible for you to do it on a payment plan some lawyers will do payments like that to give lower income people access to legal help. Contact legal aid too. I hope this helps.

Holly - posted on 12/19/2011

hes tried talkin to her about it, hes not happy about it either, she didnt even let me go to her second bday party and scheduled it while my husband was working, hes very....well quiet and doesnt like conflict. i honestly think shes just mad about the past, i had left my husband and gotten back together with my oldests father, who has just gotten out of prison after five yrs, and got pregnant, but my husband and i are in counseling, shes just holding a grudge, and my aunt, who has guardianship of my oldest, is manipulating her. he wants us to get a lawyer also and he wants the girls back with us. he practically raised my oldest so this has been really hard on him as well. but i think he doesnt want to fight with his parents. i can understand but you have to do whats right for your kids and to heck with everyone else.

Kelina - posted on 12/19/2011

how is your hubby dealing with all this? if you guys are back together is he fighting with you to get custody of your youngest back? if he was the one who assigned guardianship to his mom in the first place that would say to me they have a pretty decent relationship, so why would she still be denying the two of you access?

Holly - posted on 12/19/2011

thanks, yea we are completely back together, and the divorce papers stating we have joint custody was drawn up after the guardianship was in place. the court documents say that the visits with my youngest are up to the guardian, nothing else, and my divorce papers said no party shall deny the child of the other parties love and relationship. which is what shes doing.

Kelina - posted on 12/18/2011

ok now to actually be able to finish my post as I had a fussy little girl the other day. The reason I'm asking is that your custody agreement should trump the guardianship as the custody agreement was put into place AFTER the guardianship if I am reading and remembering correctly. That being said, it is against the law for them to not allow you to see your kids on your days. http://www.michiganlegalaid.org/ this could give you some names of people who would be willing to help you. I know legal aid can be frustrating and seem useless sometimes, but it's worth a shot.

Kelina - posted on 12/17/2011

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCWLCh... are you back together with your hubby or just on better terms? and what were the terms of your custody agreement?

Holly - posted on 12/17/2011

my mother in law also stopped letting me see my youngest, out of nowhere, and the oldests guardian is not working with me at all for the one hour of contact a week i'm supossed to have with my daughter, she JUST unblocked me from fb after being caught lying about it and she knows i dont have a phone and doesnt answer my emails.

Holly - posted on 12/17/2011

my husband was given temporary custdody, but then we were awarded joint custody in our divorce papers. cps has done nothing but lie to me and my husband. the guardian of my oldest is a day care worker, head of day care co op in our county, head of the child abuse prevention and on a million commities, but shes covering for someone. she ept saying my daughter couldnt have juice, or scented anything in the tub or her privates got red and sore...but she NEVER had any problems like that in my home while visiting. also she goes around saying her and the judge are friends and they go out to eat once a month and he calls her every week to see how she is...isnt that illegal? i have been fighting this women for three years, she lies, and makes me out as this horrible person when i'm not and non of my family wants to "get caught in the middle", but they all know shes a liar.

Kelina - posted on 12/17/2011

So i'm assuming that your (ex?) husband was given custody? because otherwise as far as I'm aware he can't give guardianship to someone else without your consent. AS dfor the child you placed in care, I would check with a lawyer but you should be able to end that agreement anytime you like. Giving a child up voluntarily until you are in a better place is different than having them taken from you and ends when you say so. Like I said check with a lawyer, or even with your local cps, and if you do need a lawyer, they should be able to give you names.

Jacqui - posted on 12/17/2011

That's horrible if I were you o would be ringing lots of different laywers Abd asking if they can take your case cause I'd your dr can say that they were done until they were our in care then you should have no problem getting them back. I feel for you and your kids and I hope you get them back soon