Legal Question in Family Law in Kansas

Out of state grandparents rights

I have grandkids deemed as child in need of care in the state of Kansas. The state forced my daughter to sign papers to terminate her rights to the oldest of the children 10 months into the ordeal. Now The Farm and SRS say our rights are terminated and we can no longer have anything to do with our grandson. We made the complaint to SRS about these kids. We have been licensed and approved as a foster care home in MO and had an interstate compact going until she signed away her rights at which time KS closed the compact. We hired an attorney who ripped us off and never bothered to go to court just to the bank to get our $$$$$$$. He did nothing to represent us in any way. There is no reduced fee or pro bono legal help and we can't afford to pay another attorney.


Asked on 12/06/03, 4:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bonnie Selby Bonnie J. Selby, Attorney at Law

Re: Out of state grandparents rights

Lots of information omitted from your inquiry. First, the State cannot force a parent to voluntarily relinquish parental rights. . .only through a hearing can such rights be terminated. The goal of a CINC case is always first to attempt to reintegrate a child w/their parent. . .secondly, to look to the possibility of family if the parent fails to comply w/court directive. Did you have interested party status during the hearings? These matters do not occur w/in a short time. ..the cases generally take up to a year to resolve. It's certainly not a matter I would advise anyone to attempt to handle w/out legal representation. Best wishes.

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Answered on 12/07/03, 10:00 am


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