I wanted to give my baby up for adoption...

Asked by Mbali on 16-11-2021 23:27:49
Question posted in the General Law category relating to KwaZulu-Natal

I wanted to give my baby up for adoption when I was pregnant because my boyfriend was abusing me emotionally and embarrassing me in the community and when I gave birth the social worker took my baby but I never signed adoption paper's and I was told to attend physiologist sessions to be ok and I did now the grandmother that was looking after my baby does not want to give her back and turning the social worker against me and she's going to court next week to make sure I don't get my child back and saying thay I drink alcohol of which I do occasionally and using the fact that my first born baby was burnt against me to take my child away, I love my baby and I've tried everything to get her back but they refusing me to get her back is the court going to give away all my legal rights as her parent? 

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Posted by Att. Patrick on 19-11-2021 23:00:48

Hi there,

I see that you haven't made a payment for the question, but I'm going to assist you a little. If you want to ask a follow-up question, please make the required payment, even if it is R150 or R200.

You need to go to court to fight the person looking after your baby. You will need to show the court that you are able to look after your baby!

Att. Patrick 

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