My jurisdiction is: Florida
To whomever,
My wife passed away last month, we never got a divorce and there was never a custody agreement. I now live in South Dakota, child protection placed the children with the grand parents until they did a home study and background check on me. Mind you this is the state of Florida they asked South Dakota to do this. All came out fine and I was told to come and pick up the 3 children. I purchased the tickets got hotel rooms...ect. At 10:00 on april 1st child protection called me at the hotel room and said the grandparents are not going to give the children up. Child protection said they don't get involved with custody battles. I have proven to Child Protection that I am the biological father and my rights are above everyone elses. I called the Sheriff they asked if I had a court order I said no and they they said they could not help me. I feell like this child protection gave the children to the grandparents no paper work was given to them about any custody in fact child protection asked me to give them a letter in case one of the children got hurt so they can get medical attention. That was done and did not contain anything about custody. So now I had to leave Florida and come back home. I am now told that I could file a motion for emergency child pick up but it would cost me $380.00 and this may not even work. There was no custody agreements nor was there child support ordered. I feel the grandparents will run with the children. Is there any thing I can do?? Kidnapping charges on the parents?? Anything so that the children will be in a place where I can be sure that they are there and safe?? Child Protection gave them the children I feel they should have been able to give the person who has legal custody the children it all seems wrong to me . someone dropped the ball. Please let me know of any solutions that you can think of and any statutes in Florida that would help me. Thanks for any help.
To whomever,
My wife passed away last month, we never got a divorce and there was never a custody agreement. I now live in South Dakota, child protection placed the children with the grand parents until they did a home study and background check on me. Mind you this is the state of Florida they asked South Dakota to do this. All came out fine and I was told to come and pick up the 3 children. I purchased the tickets got hotel rooms...ect. At 10:00 on april 1st child protection called me at the hotel room and said the grandparents are not going to give the children up. Child protection said they don't get involved with custody battles. I have proven to Child Protection that I am the biological father and my rights are above everyone elses. I called the Sheriff they asked if I had a court order I said no and they they said they could not help me. I feell like this child protection gave the children to the grandparents no paper work was given to them about any custody in fact child protection asked me to give them a letter in case one of the children got hurt so they can get medical attention. That was done and did not contain anything about custody. So now I had to leave Florida and come back home. I am now told that I could file a motion for emergency child pick up but it would cost me $380.00 and this may not even work. There was no custody agreements nor was there child support ordered. I feel the grandparents will run with the children. Is there any thing I can do?? Kidnapping charges on the parents?? Anything so that the children will be in a place where I can be sure that they are there and safe?? Child Protection gave them the children I feel they should have been able to give the person who has legal custody the children it all seems wrong to me . someone dropped the ball. Please let me know of any solutions that you can think of and any statutes in Florida that would help me. Thanks for any help.
