Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

Re: adoption rights

Hello. This is a very serious problem. From

your question I am assuming that in a written

agreement you signed away your rights to your

children. However, it is questionable whether

this is a binding agreement. Generally, the

courts will look very closely at agreements which

call for the mother to sign away her parental

rights. It appears from your question that your

ex-husband may not have been honest with you when

he said that you would get pictures of your children and could right them. In fact, it is

clear that you may not have wanted to terminate

your parental rights, but were willing to let

your children reside with you. You may want to

consider getting into court and asking the judge

to set aside this agreement in the best interest

of your children. I will be happy to answer

any additional questions that you may have.