Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Grandparents wronged

Hi. We raised our granddaughter for full time till she was 2, and our daughter decided to allow the hother granddparents to adopt her. We filed a suit to try to gain visitation rights, but gave up the suit due to no laws for grandparents in Texas after your own child has signed away the rights to her child. Anyway, during the adoption proceedings, our granddaughters ad litem atty assigned by the court, did ask the adoptive grandparents questions about allowing us access to our granddaughter. They testified to the judge and court that they would not deny access. Well they are denying access. Our judge admonised ALL of us in court that it would take all of us to raise her, and she needed all of us, which is what the ad litem atty decided before the final day of the adoption, Jan 7th 2008, was in our granddaughter's best interest. I have to find out if the judge, can do anything from the bench, if I bring a motion for him to hear about the denial of access. I even have a letter from the other grandmother stating why we cannot see her. The reasons are totally unrelated to us seeing our granddaughter. Thank you for giving me whatever advice you have. We do not want to cause anymore grief, but really feel wronged at this point.


Asked on 4/03/08, 11:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: Grandparents wronged

Your situation is sad, but I think without recourse. Your appellate deadline has passed, and based upon this ground, would not have been successful in an appellate court. The judge was probably trying to get everyone to play nice and fair for the sake of the child, but it doesn't sound like an order. You could have appealed an order, but not advice.

If there is another alternative, you will need to take your entire file to an attorney to review to see if options are available. Time is of the essence, however.

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Answered on 4/04/08, 12:04 am


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