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karjo2000
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> According to Florida Statutes grandparents have priority
> to adopt their grandchildren if the child lived with the
> grandparent 6-months.The parents rights were terminated by the court. I
then had cancer and could not adopt him. My cancer is in remission now. My
grandson lived with me from age 2
> to age 5 he was placed in a foster home for adoption. He is now 6.When I
last visited him Nov 2000 He cried and begged me not to let him go with the
perspective adoptive parents. He was placed with them April 2000
> Before the adoption was finalized I petitioned for
> adoption. I was denied the consent to adopt by the
> Department of Children and Families. They state they made
> the placement and will not consider and will not consent to
> my adoption petition.And they stated their authority cannot be questioned.
Do I not have equal rights to
> petition since Fla Statutes state who may adopt.Husband and
> wife etc and gives priority to grandparents.And policy
> states relatives are a preference? I am going to appeal,
> and with a different attorney, but I may not be able to pay the high costs, I have already spent 30,000 so far. Are my rights being violated.
> I have had court ordered visitation with him. It was
> stopped by the dept of children and families when I
> petitioned for adoption without a reason and without an
> order.I have no negative comments on court documents when I had temp
custody. Documents stated positive that child remain in my care. I had
cancer and then couldn't adopt. He lived with me from ages 2-5 He is now 6,
and has been in placement for adoption for 1 yr. I last visited him in Nov
2000 he was begging me not to let him go back with them. Can you give me
your opinion?Thanks.
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> to adopt their grandchildren if the child lived with the
> grandparent 6-months.The parents rights were terminated by the court. I
then had cancer and could not adopt him. My cancer is in remission now. My
grandson lived with me from age 2
> to age 5 he was placed in a foster home for adoption. He is now 6.When I
last visited him Nov 2000 He cried and begged me not to let him go with the
perspective adoptive parents. He was placed with them April 2000
> Before the adoption was finalized I petitioned for
> adoption. I was denied the consent to adopt by the
> Department of Children and Families. They state they made
> the placement and will not consider and will not consent to
> my adoption petition.And they stated their authority cannot be questioned.
Do I not have equal rights to
> petition since Fla Statutes state who may adopt.Husband and
> wife etc and gives priority to grandparents.And policy
> states relatives are a preference? I am going to appeal,
> and with a different attorney, but I may not be able to pay the high costs, I have already spent 30,000 so far. Are my rights being violated.
> I have had court ordered visitation with him. It was
> stopped by the dept of children and families when I
> petitioned for adoption without a reason and without an
> order.I have no negative comments on court documents when I had temp
custody. Documents stated positive that child remain in my care. I had
cancer and then couldn't adopt. He lived with me from ages 2-5 He is now 6,
and has been in placement for adoption for 1 yr. I last visited him in Nov
2000 he was begging me not to let him go back with them. Can you give me
your opinion?Thanks.
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