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DHS Denying Grandmother to Even See New Born Baby Born 11/2008  email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 90/100. dvmurphy (230)   ranked 338 out of 3,267 in family 4 years ago

I run the www.iowagrandparentsrights.com organization online and was contacted this morning by a grandmother who is being denied any contact with her new infant grandchild. Her son became involved with a woman who was all ready in trouble with DHS for drugs and had all ready lost for of her children to the state. They had this new baby in November and the state took the child away from her. The Father, this grandmother's son, will not sign papers to let his mother raise the child so DHS will not even let her see or visit the child. The grandmother says her son has a drinking problem. The grandmother wants to raise the child and DHS says that if the Father will not sign the papers that she can't raise the child or have any contact. DHS is in fact making sure that this grandmother is not able to create a bond with the child so she has no rights for what is in the best interest of the child and would have no recourse in petitioning the courts for grandparents rights to visitation and custody. Do you think that what DHS is doing is right for the child and that the grandmother has no rights as a grandparent? I think it is just plain and simple DHS grasping this infant for adoption purposes.

 

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tags:  adoption, alcoholism, child custody, custody, dhs
 
1. myLot reputation of 99/100. Thoroughrob (9552)   ranked 3 out of 3,267 in family   4 years ago

I would consider this wrong, although we don't know the history of the grandparent. It does sound like they are trying to get the adoption rights. She should at least be able to claim the grandparent rights.

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2. myLot reputation of 64/100. us2owls (2086)   ranked 1,112 out of 3,267 in family   4 years ago

Not only do I think this is not right - I think it is digusting and the DHS should be brought to task about it. If this grandmother wants to see her grandchild then she should. You don't say how old the woman is but there is a good possibility that this baby could be brought up by the grandmother in a warm loving family members home. I hope the lady can get some legal advice and stop DHS cold in their tracks.

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