Saturday, July 28, 2012

2 Minutes

Our 2 minutes in front of the judge went something like this:

Judge: Ms. D, I have in front of me a piece of paper that states that you are relinquishing your parental rights to H. Is that correct?
Mama D: Yes, sir.

Judge: Ms. D, do you understand that by giving up your parental rights you have no say in medical decisions, where she goes to school or anything else in the future?
Mama D: Yes, sir.

Judge: Ms. D, Did anyone threaten, coerce or bribe you to sign this document?
Mama D: No, sir.

Judge: Ms. D, do you believe that this decision is in the best interest of H?
Mama D: Yes, sir.

Judge: By order of the court on July 26, 2012, parental rights of H. D. are terminated. We are off record now. Ms. D, I can tell that this decision did not come easy to you. I wish you the best of luck in life.

No doubt, the hardest moment of Mama D's life and one I will NEVER forget.

2 comments:

MamaFoster said...

i am so proud of her. what a good mama to try to do what is right for her child.

my daughter's bio always said she would, but when it came down to it...well, she was just selfish until the end and the court had to take her rights away anyway.

Aspiring Foster Mama said...

I told her how much I respected her for her decision and that she was showing how much she truly loved her daughter.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

2 Minutes

Our 2 minutes in front of the judge went something like this:

Judge: Ms. D, I have in front of me a piece of paper that states that you are relinquishing your parental rights to H. Is that correct?
Mama D: Yes, sir.

Judge: Ms. D, do you understand that by giving up your parental rights you have no say in medical decisions, where she goes to school or anything else in the future?
Mama D: Yes, sir.

Judge: Ms. D, Did anyone threaten, coerce or bribe you to sign this document?
Mama D: No, sir.

Judge: Ms. D, do you believe that this decision is in the best interest of H?
Mama D: Yes, sir.

Judge: By order of the court on July 26, 2012, parental rights of H. D. are terminated. We are off record now. Ms. D, I can tell that this decision did not come easy to you. I wish you the best of luck in life.

No doubt, the hardest moment of Mama D's life and one I will NEVER forget.

2 comments:

MamaFoster said...

i am so proud of her. what a good mama to try to do what is right for her child.

my daughter's bio always said she would, but when it came down to it...well, she was just selfish until the end and the court had to take her rights away anyway.

Aspiring Foster Mama said...

I told her how much I respected her for her decision and that she was showing how much she truly loved her daughter.