Guest guest Posted October 19, 2002 Report Share Posted October 19, 2002 Hi , I sorry to hear that your have been hospitalized with another acute attack. I hope that you are better now. It sounds like things are going to work out for your friend after all, inspite of the helpful ad litem. It sounds like they could all benefit without there help and be better off it the ad litem keep there nose out of things. They are suppose to represent what is best for the child and the father doesn't want anything to do with him,. The boy would be much better off without his father, since he ( the father) feels that way about the little child. I sure your friend would be better off without the father involvement. I hope it all works out well for her. I do hope your home by now and feeling much better. Take Care, Louie in WV Re: To W . From Louie Louie, Well, I ended up being in the hospital with an acute attack so I didn't get to go with my friend to court. Luckily, another friend went with her. Her ex did show up in court but he admitted to the judge two times that he did want his parental rights terminated. The gaurdian ad litem (who was supposed to be representing the child) stood up and said that the ex really didn't want to terminate his rights. The judge asked him again and he said yes he did want to terminate his rights. The juvenile court judge refused to rule on the case, so essentially it was all a big waste of money and time. The ex did call my friend and told her that he would sign a statement and have it notarized saying that he didn't want to have any visitation with his son and that if anything should happen to her that the son would go to a guardian she specified. Her lawyer told her that would certainly be better than nothing and it might be enough to convince a judge to let her parents have custody of her son if she should die. I just cannot understand why a judge will not terminate the dad's rights when he has signed a statement saying he wants nothing to do with his son and then told the judge the same thing twice in court. My friend could certainly use the child support he owes but she earns enough to get by without it. The father told my friend that he clearly told the guardian ad litem that he did not want a relationship with his son. He said he wasn't going to even come to the hearing but the guardian ad litem told him if he was not there she would have him arrested! We cannot figure out why this guardian ad litem (who is being paid to determine what is in the best interest of the minor child) is so determined that the child should have a relationship with a father who wants nothing to do with him. Anyway, it does seem that the father is not going to try to have visitation with the child, so things could have turned out worse. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2002 Report Share Posted October 19, 2002 Hi , I sorry to hear that your have been hospitalized with another acute attack. I hope that you are better now. It sounds like things are going to work out for your friend after all, inspite of the helpful ad litem. It sounds like they could all benefit without there help and be better off it the ad litem keep there nose out of things. They are suppose to represent what is best for the child and the father doesn't want anything to do with him,. The boy would be much better off without his father, since he ( the father) feels that way about the little child. I sure your friend would be better off without the father involvement. I hope it all works out well for her. I do hope your home by now and feeling much better. Take Care, Louie in WV Re: To W . From Louie Louie, Well, I ended up being in the hospital with an acute attack so I didn't get to go with my friend to court. Luckily, another friend went with her. Her ex did show up in court but he admitted to the judge two times that he did want his parental rights terminated. The gaurdian ad litem (who was supposed to be representing the child) stood up and said that the ex really didn't want to terminate his rights. The judge asked him again and he said yes he did want to terminate his rights. The juvenile court judge refused to rule on the case, so essentially it was all a big waste of money and time. The ex did call my friend and told her that he would sign a statement and have it notarized saying that he didn't want to have any visitation with his son and that if anything should happen to her that the son would go to a guardian she specified. Her lawyer told her that would certainly be better than nothing and it might be enough to convince a judge to let her parents have custody of her son if she should die. I just cannot understand why a judge will not terminate the dad's rights when he has signed a statement saying he wants nothing to do with his son and then told the judge the same thing twice in court. My friend could certainly use the child support he owes but she earns enough to get by without it. The father told my friend that he clearly told the guardian ad litem that he did not want a relationship with his son. He said he wasn't going to even come to the hearing but the guardian ad litem told him if he was not there she would have him arrested! We cannot figure out why this guardian ad litem (who is being paid to determine what is in the best interest of the minor child) is so determined that the child should have a relationship with a father who wants nothing to do with him. Anyway, it does seem that the father is not going to try to have visitation with the child, so things could have turned out worse. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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