a sister's biological rights?

[bigsisof2]

What is the name of your state? Ohio

my dad gave up his rights on my 2 sisters.....they were from his 2nd marriage. their mother wont let me send them letters or anything. her new husband has adopted them. do i have any rights as their biological sister?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

What is the name of your state? Ohio

my dad gave up his rights on my 2 sisters.....they were from his 2nd marriage. their mother wont let me send them letters or anything. her new husband has adopted them. do i have any rights as their biological sister?

My response:

You have no rights. These are not your children, and even though they are your half-siblings, you're still a 3rd party who is not entitled to visitation unless the bio-parent allows it. A bio-parent is the only person who has the legal right to allow, or disallow, visitation. The constitutional principles under the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Troxel vs. Granville apply where a sibling of the child seeks visitation: Absent compelling facts overcoming the presumption that a "fit" parent is acting in the child's best interest, awarding sibling visitation over the surviving parent's objection unconstitutionally infringes upon the parent's fundamental liberty interest.

Sorry, but you're out of luck.

IAAL