Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri

My name T. McFadden I am 25, and currently attending college for business administration. I was married at 15 with two children; that ended in 2001. My third child was a product of an unreported rape. The rape devastated me more than I knew at the time.

I thought of abortion or adoption and made an agreement to let my boyfriend�s brother adopt my daughter. The months past and she was born. I did not want to adopt her out but felt bad because I had promised to. So, we made an agreement that he could sign the birth certificate as father and I would not give up any rights as mother. We shared her well at first.

The last time I saw her was a few days before her third birth date of October 15, 2006. I have been getting the run around for almost three years.

What can I do who should I call. I am feed up. I want my daughter back. He is not even her father. I made a mistake in trusting him. I never should have let him take her. I want to fix this. She was born in TX, I live is MO. He is supposedly in the military. God knows were. Please help�.. It seems like no one has an answer.


Asked on 9/25/09, 2:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Smith LawSmith

If you are seeking a custody order, you (or your attorney) can get informaiton as to the "father"'s place of deployment or other service. Otherwise, you may need to hire someone to look for the "father." You may be able to contest the paternity.

Good luck

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Answered on 9/30/09, 10:34 pm


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