Grandmother Loses When Mother Gives Up Rights
Wednesday/February11/09
Whose rights are lost when a mother gives up hers?
At least in Nebraska,a maternal grandmother could well lose any contact with her eighteen-month-old granddaughter. The child is been placed in foster care. The state took the child from the mother when the mother didn't feed the child or take care of her.
Last year, the mother gave up her parental rights. Under Nebraska law, dating back to 2001, a grandmother loses any rights she had when the mother give up her rights. The child is now up for adoption.
According to the grandmother's attorney, “The new family would decide whether the grandparent could visit their child or not. In some cases they might. In some they may not.”
At least in Nebraska,a maternal grandmother could well lose any contact with her eighteen-month-old granddaughter. The child is been placed in foster care. The state took the child from the mother when the mother didn't feed the child or take care of her.
Last year, the mother gave up her parental rights. Under Nebraska law, dating back to 2001, a grandmother loses any rights she had when the mother give up her rights. The child is now up for adoption.
According to the grandmother's attorney, “The new family would decide whether the grandparent could visit their child or not. In some cases they might. In some they may not.”
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