I agreed to give up my parental rights to my son when my ex-wife came and threatened me with six months of jail time on top of the six I was currently serving for a crime my friend commited. She did not want money or no other payment from me, only more jail time. She did tell me that I would still have contact with him, but that was a lie. I have not talked to my son in one year and last I heard she was trying to convince him that another man was his father. Sadly, he know that I'm his father by blood. I moved to Ohio to change my life and lifestyle from Florida. So far I have maintained a 3.9 GPA from ITT Technical Institute, and have started my own concrete finishing firm. I have no contact with any law enforcement and have managed to make a complete turn-around with my life.When I graduate I plan to go home and my question to you is what are my options for getting my parental rights back? How should I approach this situation and do I have a chance to get my rights back? What are if any my legal rights to my son right now? Can she take him away without me having no contact at all, and no visitation, not even supervised.I just missed his seventh birthday and I don't want to miss anymore, please help if you can. Thanks

Let me begin by congratulating you on the turn around you have made in your life.
Parental rights cannot be given away and you can approach the legal system to get visit rights. Your parentage can be established by a DNA test, and may not be necessary at all if you had got married.
Try to negotiate a settlement with the mother if you can. I can draft a letter for you. We can use the legal route if negotiation does not work.

I'm no lawyer but I will tell you this... Many people have made mistakes in thier life and it is completely understandable.... The fact that you have turned your life around could possibly get you more credit to the good you have done, then someone that has never been down a bad road before... Atleast it does in my opinion....

Sounds like she took advantage of an opportunity when you were not in a position to fight back.... Do what you feel is right and I'm sure it will all work out for you in the end.... It may hurt you now, but your son, no matter how hard she tryes, will never forget you and when the time comes that you work all of this out, he will be ready to understand that you are back in his life and not consentrate on what was, but what is......

I'd say, when your all set, find them and start putting it together....

Wishing you much luck.....

why in heavens would you go to jail for 6 moths for something your friend did and how coudl she have made that 6 more months? I dont see the whole picture and there is much we do not know. Did you sign anythng giving away your rights as his father? would be one i would ask and what state is this? Im no attorney but i have been in family court many times and have 2 grown boys of my own,

i have found with the friends i have known over the many years innocent people do go to jail but not that often, denial is one thing, it sounds just by your post you were in trouble for drugs and i could be wrong as i am sometimes but i get these feelings when i read this and i dont understand why you would give up your son that is your choice you can not blame anyone but you if you did that, and 6 months is nothing to keep your son,

i would walk to hell and back for my 2

Let us bury the past and find a harmonious solution

I agree many people make mistakes but you have to deal with the past to move on to your future he is asking on how to do this for one we dont know enough to help with that we dont have the whole story and frankly i find loopholes in it, sorry just my thought did not mean to upset anyone, hell i cant even get anyone to answer my thread i thought maybe there were no attorneys here

If you did not sign anything then first you need an attorney so that they can file a hearing and hold her in contempt of court if you currently have visatation,, i mean nothing means nothing unless its in writing, no verbal agreement matters now, seems as if you want time with him and the law is on your side depending on the nature of your past the court also has the respnsibility of protecting the child, i do wish you lots of luck but i think you need an attorney to fight for your rights. again i dont know what you have signed

Well whenj you got divorced you would have had a court order that requires you to pay child support and you would also have visatation rights as well, normally its every other weekend and then so many weeks a year when school is out you could have time with him during the summer since you live away so my advise is get your divorce decree and see what it says, she can not take your rights away you would have to agree and the court does not like to do this, so you have an order you can find her in contempt since you dont get parental rights unless the court took them she cant without their support,

i was once married to a man that had a btich ex and he could only get his daughter when she said she dictated everything and i said bull **** so we filed a contempt and got the every other weekend so you can you, and you can have the time out of scholl as well since you live so far away,

i proud of you for bettering your life, my ex ruined ours with a crank habbit and i had to divorce him after 8 years it was hard but i am from a family of cops and i know drigs kill and hurt people, so cant do that, Please excuse my spelling im use to spell check and i type as fast as i talk lol,