Grandmother Has Custody and Wants to Adopt My Son - How to Prevent Adoption

[Beth2003]

My question involves a child custody case from the State of: ohio

I dont have alot of money. I am a single mother of two children. I am seeking help reguarding my case because my mom is trying to adopt my son and I dont want her to. I have never had a crimminal record, have my high school diploma and some college, and I willing gave her custody which was suppose to be a temporary agreement on grounds that I was going to college and for insurance purposes. Once she was given custody she denied him of me in everyway, started using a fake name for him, and she has brain washed him in everyway. He has autism so it makes my case hard to go in and represent myself. I have full custody of my daughter and want him to know his sister as well as who his real mom is. My mom is working on her 6th marriage and from the things I was subjected to as a child I do not think her adopting him is in his best interest. I have documentation of my childhood. At the time I felt giving her custody was my only option because when I was pregnant my home was hit by lighting and burnt down. His father ran and never contacted me till I gave birth and denied he was his father. We had a DNA test done and it showed he was the father but he hasnt been there in anyway at all. I felt I had nothing to offer my son and with his needs I felt making my life better would help us both. Since court I have done alot to better myself and believe I should be aloud to have custody back even if only visitation she cant deny me of and is no part of. She is a very manipulative person and lies about everything. She told people even my birth father that her ex husband was the father and went as far as posting on my younger brothers obituary that he was his brother and posted false name. Claiming her was her husbands son and put his name and Jr at the end. That made everyone talk bad about me and made people think badly of me. I have tried to be civil with her and asked many times why she denys me of my son and she claims because she cant have anymore kids, that I wouldnt know how to care for him, that my dead brother speaks to her from the grave, and others. I need help please I am begging anyone that is willing to help me to please do so. I dont have much money and if needed would try to make some type of payments if put on a payment plan. I need my son in my life. It has caused me alot of emotional trauma and I dont want my son growing up believing the lies she will tell him. I believe I can offer him more help for his autism since I live here in the city of Dayton. I want the best for him as any parent would. So if you are reading this please help me in any way possible.

[Dogmatique]

How long ago did this take place, and was it court ordered?

[Beth2003]

It has been 8 years. We didnt ask for court ordered visitations because I thought I could trust her. I willing gave her custody tho...it wasn't taken

[Dogmatique]

When was the last time you saw him?