I have a little girl who will be 3 years old in november, my aunt has custody of her...

Question

I have already posted questions about everything that happened and why my aunt has custody so i really dont want to get into it again, but my aunt got custody last july and i still have rights to her, but my aunt and my aunt do not let me see my daughter i have to sneek around to different family members houses when she is there and see her that way i STILL HAVE ALL MY RIGHTS, but they wont let me see her, PLEASE READ THE WHOLE QUESTION.. I have said things to my aunt about my daughter since last year about why isnt she talking and they say o its ok.. well she is still not talking and she is going to be 3 she talks like she did when she was 1, is this something to get child sevices involved in again since i want her in speech classes and they will not do it i want her to be ready for school next year, and to make sure it is not a learning disorder.

Answer 1

If this is a foster care situation, you need to bring up your concerns with your caseworker and at a team meeting.

And I don't see how you COULDN'T have a lawyer.  The state will give you a lawyer in foster care cases.

Answer 2

My younger sister did not start talking until she was four. It almost got so bad in-fact, that my parents were considering putting her in speech therapy. What worked for my sister however, is enrolling her in a day-care/school for five days a week. The doctor said this would work, and it did! The social interaction between she and the other kids will bring out her desire to want to speak. My little sister is also the youngest of me and my siblings and has an age difference of 9 10 and 12 year differences between me and my brothers. The doctor said this also contributed to it because there is no one even close to her age to be able to communicate to her. If the day-care doesn't work or you've had her in day-care already, I would suggest speech therapy. It's really not that big of a deal and alot of other kids I know take it so I would definetely consider it. :)

Answer 3

If you have all of your rights you need to do what is in the best interest of your daughter. You need to fallow your heart. You are here mother.

Answer 4

You can post as many times as you would like and ask the same question over and over, but MY question to YOU is why have you not met with a lawyer? If you have no money, meet with legal aide. But you d**n well better be all over this because if someone else had custody of MY child and I had visitation rights that weren’t being allowed, you better believe I’d be standing in a lawyer’s office until I’m heard and I’m given some assistance.

For whatever reason, you lost custody, that’s a BIG deal! But apparently you’re not completely unfit because you have visitation rights. However, if the aunt is not allowing you to visit, then file appropriately and take her to court for contempt of court. She may have valid reasons and while she’s still in contempt, a judge MAY side with her if her reasons are valid and put the child in harm’s way.

I don’t know, people who truly want their children in their lives, go to whatever means necessary.

My husband and I have already spent $5500 fighting a custody case for his daughter and we’ll keep on fighting until we feel she’s properly taken care of. You may want to do the same…..

If your child is behind, it falls on the responsibilities of the one with cusotdy. Unless she can prove that this problem took place prior to her having custody....

Either way, that POOR child sounds like he/she has been tossed from home to home.

Answer 5

School at 4 years old?

If she is doing everything else on "schedule", I wouldn't worry too much.

My first child was very late to say anything, and I believe it was mostly because he got everything he wanted without having to "ask".  He would point and go "Ooh, ooh".  

There wasn't a thing wrong with him, and he is a manager of a business today.

I don't know all of the other things going on, as I haven't read any of your other questions, but it would seem like (if you are in the states) that you could talk to Legal Aid, who provides free services, and see if they can help you get visitation rights.

God bless!  :)

Answer 6

do you have a lawyer?  if not you should get one...since you have rights to your child it should definatly be somehting settled by a judge if you can't settle it between each other...if DCF is involved you could call them but i would defininatly consult a lawyer, protect your rights and hers....