Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee

child welfare
my sister let me raise her seventh baby from birth. 6 months into it we got into an arguement and she took the baby back. 3 month later i got her back she is now 15 months old all she knows is me as momma and my husband as daddy. she just had her eight child and let me bring him home from day one as well know she wants them both back. in order to keep her welfare and foodstamps. there is so much more to tell. what is it that i can do to get the seventh one back we all she knows. no she don't work/school. and she have the other 6 with her.

Asked on 9/15/08, 7:53 pm

Karin kelley Law office of Karin J. Kelley

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Re: child welfare

An Attorney can provide representation in seeking to terminate rights for the purpose of adoption.

The state of Tennessee can terminate parental rights for a variety of reasons including:

Abandonment or extreme disinterest, Abuse or neglect, Mental illness or deficiency, Abuse, Neglect, or the loss of custody of another child,

Failure to maintain contact with a child, Failure to provide support for a child, The felony assault of sibling,and The murder of sibling.

Answered on 9/16/08, 5:57 pm

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