need help

[ktcgg1974]

About 2 years ago i gave a now so called friend temporary custody of my daughter .. i would call and talk to my daughter and after a while they wouldnt let me see or talk to my daughter and its been about a year and a half that i havent seen or talked to my child.. i was put in a shelter and they said they didnt know where i was but they did. i dont know what to do and im affraid she will forget me and i dont want my parental rights taken from me. shes now 7 yrs old and calls the other woman Mommy. what are my options. I love her so much that i cant sleep at night. theres alot more to the story but i wouldnt be able to type it all out . i dont mind that shes there i just want her to be happy and i want her sisters and myself to see her. please help me figure out what to do or what are my options.
thank you

 

[irish223]

Contact Legal Aid in your state to see if they can help you.

Did you establish the temporary custody through the court? If so, does the order grant you any visitation? If not, then your friends really have no legal right to keep your daughter from you unless they've been to court in the meantime to get emergency custody due to abandonment (I'm not saying that you abandoned her, but they could have.)