Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Grandparents rights of adoption

My 20 year old daughter who is a drug addict is pregnant, and says she does not want her child. She is 8 months pregnant. She has offered the child to a friend of ours for adoption. Do we as grandparents have to right to assume care for the Child instead of it going up for adoption?


Asked on 8/05/03, 12:57 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jahnis Abelite ABELITE LAW OFFICES, P.S.

Re: Grandparents rights of adoption

Grandparents have no superior right to adopt a child over anyone else. If the child is removed by CPS from the mother's care, then a family placement may be attempted to temporarily place the child with other family members, e.g., grandparents, siblings of a parent, etc.

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Answered on 8/06/03, 11:09 pm


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