Legal help with child custody in Scott County Iowa (attorney, costs)

[Heart Broken Grandma]

My son is currently 17, he will be 18 in January. He has a daughter born Sept. 7th 2007, unfortunatly we did not find out she was born until Sept. 23rd 2007, at that time we filed a motion for custody with the courts, the mother signed her rights away, long story short, the court terminated my sons rights based on lies the bio-mother testified to, we have to appeal within 10 days, of course we are however it costs a lot to do this, legal aid is not much help any suggestions?

[Luke9686]

Get a good attorney. I know it will cost money, but it is a better option than a forum like this. The only person who can tell you what options you have is an attorney who specializes in cases like this.

Good Luck

[crashcop]

Originally Posted by Heart Broken Grandma

My son is currently 17, he will be 18 in January. He has a daughter born Sept. 7th 2007, unfortunatly we did not find out she was born until Sept. 23rd 2007, at that time we filed a motion for custody with the courts, the mother signed her rights away, long story short, the court terminated my sons rights based on lies the bio-mother testified to, we have to appeal within 10 days, of course we are however it costs a lot to do this, legal aid is not much help any suggestions?

A child is worth the cost, fight for your rights. Your son has standing in the Iowa courts, remember baby M? Retain a good attorney ASAP. Do not give up, for your son and granddaughters sake.