TO ALL WHO ARE SUPERSTITIOUS
this is the monster of all bad luck days. Yup, just in time to ruin your happy times, I am now 37 years old. On my 16th birthday, my best friend Brenda (from Brandon's Grill) was in a horrific car accident and had over 100 stitches in her face which was pretty much shredded by the flying glass.Thankful to say she is still a live-wire and I spent last evening with them in the relocated restaurant, laying tile. (can't seem to get away from all this construction going on . . .) celebrating a little early with Brenda, Greg, Steve and some other blond dude . . . ryan or todd or eric or something . . .
My dad also died on my birthday . . . my 30th.
A good friend of mine, Scott McCrady, was struck by a car when leaving a bar in South Parkersburg the following year. The kid was drunk that was driving. Scott will never be the same. He is still having difficulties with his temperment and anger caused my the major head trauma.
And guess what?!?! . . . I am going to my ex-Mother-in-Law's funeral this morning; I am only going for Joey. The only person he has really kept in touch with is Zane, who is stationed in Japan.
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Gary agreed today to terminate his parental rights. This will mean an end to child support but that money means nothing to me compared to the relief that knowing if God forbid, something did happen to me, she would stay with Mom, providing she is also here. I have also been scoping out my friends . . . so ya'll be on your best behavior if you want a shot at being next in line for custody of Punkin in the event of our untimely demise . . .
I am having trouble finding state codes or case laws that would allow for this to take place and was told by two different law clerks that DHHR won't approve it although I found a law that says that he can do it voluntarily but it is under the subsection of neglect/abuse and since he is paying support . . . . I have only be browsing and just looking for something to jump out at me. This really may be difficult to accomplish but a last resort is that I also voluntarily terminate my rights and Mom can adopt her. I need to get married fast! In that event, my husband could adopt her. I don't see why Mom and me couldn't share custody if dick-head's out of the picture. She could be the "DAD". I find it very difficult to believe that someone could deny that child the opportunity to develop a relationship after all the BS he put me thru last winter. He doesn't know her enough to love her and honestly, I don't understand the kind of upbringing that he had that he could be so emotionless about the whole thing.
On a much lighter note:
Wish me luck on my research . . . I can't afford a high price attorney . . .
posted by Unknown @ 12/12/2007 04:33:00 AM
2 Comments:
sad about your birthday. Well not your birthday but that you seem to be a magnet for bad things. That doesn't sound right either. Happy Birthday? ((((((Tracey)))))
(extracting foot from mouth)
I am glad to hear that Gary has, albeit late, the right thing and is giving up parental rights.
I'm not sure I understand the rest...Are you worried that the court won't accept his termination? Or do you mean that you're worried if something happened to you?
Firstly, if he stays out of your life and has nothing further to do with your daughter whether signs a piece of paper no judge in the WORLD would make him take a child he has no interest in. Nor would they (the courts) go through any expense to find him.
Giving up YOUR parental rights is a HUGE mistake in any scope. You can set up a will that in the event something happens to you, custody of punkin would go to whomever you designate. That way she is protected, and things if you did eventually marry can be easily altered.
Sorry I've been out of touch. It's been a long few weeks with the end of the semester, work frustration, and so many things in life that I need to do.
With all of the sadness that is in this blog, it must be a bit of happiness knowing that you at least got rid of Gary for Christmas.
Sometimes the little things are good things.
Hope you had a great birthday.
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