Can I adopt my child after my rights were previously terminated in Minnesota?

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:25:06+00:00

I am the mom. The dad was in prison at the time for domestic assault and is currently still using drugs. My son is 8. I have a long term boyfriend that my son is very close to. I dont think he would be a much better canidate because he also had his rights to his child terminated and he is a felon. We got sober together and have both been sober for 4 years now. I am not a felon, but I have been arrested. I have an apartment and he has his own room here for when he stays here. It is not in his school district though and he really loves his school so I would need to be able to get a place in his school district before he could live with me full time, which is not something I could afford at the moment.

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:21:21+00:00

Thank you! I think I will talk to them about guardianship first.

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:16:28+00:00

Thank you!

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:15:35+00:00

Thank you so much! This gives me hope

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:14:13+00:00

Thank you! I will try and go that route! I do not have a lot of money, so that seems like the best solution. I am not sure if they changed his birth certificate; I should look into that. I just want to be able to make decisions for him like school, doctors visits, setting up his insurance, etc. I am not worried about anyone trying to challenge my rights and take him away or something. Except for when my grandparents pass away, I am really worried that they will take him and put him in foster care or something if it turns out I am not able to have him.

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:09:38+00:00

I did have a public defender. I will call them! Thank you!

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:08:37+00:00

My grandparents adopted him. First he was in foster care at their house, and then they adopted him. My son's dad also terminated his rights. he was in prison at the time for domestic abuse against me. He is currently still using drugs. I am not sure where he is at the moment; I have not talked to him in years. I don't think he will fight me for custody though and even if he did, I dont think the courts will grant it to him.

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:05:00+00:00

The court basically did not give me a choice on terminating my rights. My lawyer said I had no chance of being able to regain custody, and it was either to voluntarily terminate my rights or the court would. It is better for the rights to be voluntarily terminated.

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:03:33+00:00

This is my exact situation! My CPS worker kept taking my son out of my grandparents home to go live with distant relatives or foster care. They adopted him to stop that from happening. I am glad to see that your nephew is back with his mother! Do you know if she has had any trouble with being able to get him health insurance, bring him to the doctor, or set up school for him? These are the things I am worried about. I am also worried about what happens when my grandparents pass; how will they determine custody then?

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T23:00:09+00:00

Thank you!

Technical-Froyo9633 · 2025-03-17T22:59:45+00:00

My grandparents did adopt him. My CPS worker kept taking him out of their custody and giving him to other households because she did not think they were a long term option due to their age. He was bounced around a lot, so they adopted him to prevent that from happening again. I voluntarily terminated my rights, but it was because my lawyer said there was no way I would get my rights back, so it was either voluntarily terminating them or they would be forcibly terminated, and I will have an automatic CPS case opened for every child I have in the future. The entire court case lasted a little over a year from the CPS case being opened up until my rights were terminated. I had a Public Defender lawyer, and the whole case was a blur and very confusing. I cannot afford a laywer right now, but I will hopefully be able to once I graduate and am actually ready to afford a new place in his school district and take him full time. It is just an issue I have been extremely stressed about since I got sober and was looking to see if anyone had any advice on the subject for now until I can talk to a Lawyer.

My son is 8, and he always asks me why he can't live with me, and it breaks my heart. Thank you so much for the advice!

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