Tiffany1220
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana.
I signed an 'open adoption' agreement (with the paternal grandparents) under the influence of illegal drugs. I was so high at the time, the Judge had to ask me to lift my head off of the table to sign. (I'm now clean and sober and have been for over a year) The agreement states that I am allowed 5 supervised visits per year and I am allowed to speak on the phone with my children. In the agreement, their last names were to remain the same. I have been refused any and all of the above, and their last names were also changed.
Under the circumstances, can I ever undo this? Is the 'open adoption' legal and binding, even though I was so high at the time, I didn't know my own name. I feel that the paternal g.p and the court system took advantage of my vulnerability and drug problem at the time. Now that I have been clean and sober for 15+ months, I'm trying to piece my life back together and I clearly regret the decision I had made while I was addicted and high. There is a hole in my heart that only my children can fill. PLEASE HELP! I despiratly need some advice.
.... Respectfully
I signed an 'open adoption' agreement (with the paternal grandparents) under the influence of illegal drugs. I was so high at the time, the Judge had to ask me to lift my head off of the table to sign. (I'm now clean and sober and have been for over a year) The agreement states that I am allowed 5 supervised visits per year and I am allowed to speak on the phone with my children. In the agreement, their last names were to remain the same. I have been refused any and all of the above, and their last names were also changed.
Under the circumstances, can I ever undo this? Is the 'open adoption' legal and binding, even though I was so high at the time, I didn't know my own name. I feel that the paternal g.p and the court system took advantage of my vulnerability and drug problem at the time. Now that I have been clean and sober for 15+ months, I'm trying to piece my life back together and I clearly regret the decision I had made while I was addicted and high. There is a hole in my heart that only my children can fill. PLEASE HELP! I despiratly need some advice.
.... Respectfully