The answer is no, they have not rights your child. But they could report you to child protective services that you are an unfit mother and the father is also unfit in some way. They know your history, and maybe there is something that will make CPS look into your situation. Babies have been taken by CPS from the birth hospitals on just such reports. Then your child is in dependency and you have to prove the reports are wrong or get help (services) so you can be the parent the state DSHS thinks you should be. In dependency extended family or former custodial parents can offer to take the child for care while you are in this proving stage. If you fail, then they can seek to adopt the child when your rights as parents are terminated. I would recommend if you can move to where these people do not know where you live, preferably another county. Look carefully at your situation, is there anything you need to do to change what you have done in the past (drug use, bad acts like prostitution or stupid childish stuff) and make sure none of that is happening now and will never happen again. Choose medical professionals who are not judgmental. Do Not tell you whole history to the new ones. Learn from the mistakes of others, ask around.
Answered on Oct 07th, 2013 at 3:31 AM