Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois
adoption rights
i signed away the rights to my children with a verbal agreement with my ex-husband that he would send pictures and let me write the children which has never happend but the problem i am having is that i never received any papers as to the effects of what happend i recentlly went to see my ex-husband and he said i could write the children after which i received a letter from his lawyer saying to not try to contact the children but i want to know what the papers say how do i get a copy of them i could use your help in any way please help
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: adoption rights
Hello. This is a very serious problem. From
your question I am assuming that in a written
agreement you signed away your rights to your
children. However, it is questionable whether
this is a binding agreement. Generally, the
courts will look very closely at agreements which
call for the mother to sign away her parental
rights. It appears from your question that your
ex-husband may not have been honest with you when
he said that you would get pictures of your children and could right them. In fact, it is
clear that you may not have wanted to terminate
your parental rights, but were willing to let
your children reside with you. You may want to
consider getting into court and asking the judge
to set aside this agreement in the best interest
of your children. I will be happy to answer
any additional questions that you may have.
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