- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
Hello, I'm in New Jersey and would like a little information before seeking legal counsel.
My daughter had a child in 2014. My daughter passed away in 2017. She was not married. She had a child with a man who never supported the child. The father of the child was not once around because he was incarcerated for most of this time. Part of his incarceration was for "domestic violence with serious bodily injury" to my daughter. That injury led to my daughter being admitted to the hospital and almost loosing my unborn granddaughter. He has had a history of domestic violence against my daughter.
My wife and I have joint legal custody of our grandchild now that our daughter is deceased. There was a hearing that the father never showed to. My wife and I know for sure that the child is his, as we had our own DNA test done while my daughter was alive. The court said that if he comes back around that he must complete anger management classes and take their DNA test to see if he is the father before he can see the child.
I received a call from the father tonight asking if he can see the child, and If we needed anything for her.
So my question is, is it possible to have the fathers parental rights taken away from him from the court and my wife and I adopt our grandchild. Being that my daughter passed when her daughter was just two years old, she calls my wife mommy and me daddy. My grandchild has never seen or talked to her father even when her mother was alive.
My daughter had a child in 2014. My daughter passed away in 2017. She was not married. She had a child with a man who never supported the child. The father of the child was not once around because he was incarcerated for most of this time. Part of his incarceration was for "domestic violence with serious bodily injury" to my daughter. That injury led to my daughter being admitted to the hospital and almost loosing my unborn granddaughter. He has had a history of domestic violence against my daughter.
My wife and I have joint legal custody of our grandchild now that our daughter is deceased. There was a hearing that the father never showed to. My wife and I know for sure that the child is his, as we had our own DNA test done while my daughter was alive. The court said that if he comes back around that he must complete anger management classes and take their DNA test to see if he is the father before he can see the child.
I received a call from the father tonight asking if he can see the child, and If we needed anything for her.
So my question is, is it possible to have the fathers parental rights taken away from him from the court and my wife and I adopt our grandchild. Being that my daughter passed when her daughter was just two years old, she calls my wife mommy and me daddy. My grandchild has never seen or talked to her father even when her mother was alive.