Cydney’s First Visit With Her Grandparents

Yesterday I wrote about how Monday was my last time going to court about Cydney. What started off as me taking a DNA test to prove I’m Cydney’s father became custody hearings, which then turned to visitation, which then became me motioning for the visitation agreement to be amended. It had been two years and […]

The Last Court Date

I filed for an amendment to the visitation agreement Timile’s parents and I had in place since May 2012. I thought it was bogus. It wasn’t necessary. I left it alone until they reached out to me about visiting Cydney on grounds that I thought were ridiculous. I remembered my lawyer telling me if […]

The Last Chapter: Back to Court Pt. 2

With Timile’s mother not asking but telling me that they’re taking Cydney to visit from December 26th-January 5th per our visitation agreement in Virginia, I filed in New York a motion to amend the visitation agreement that was in place by the State of Virginia. I strategically waited until Cydney’s grandparents decided to make a […]

The Last Chapter: Back to Court Pt. 1

In May, I spoke about my last trip to court with Timile’s parents and our custody/visitation hearing in Virginia. In the fourth paragraph, I mentioned that Cydney’s grandparents had dropped their filing for custody and there were negotiations that had to take place that I was not yet at liberty to talk about. Well, now […]

Extended Version of the Article in The Root

I just realized I never posted this. Fathers Day Weekend, Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele wrote an article about Cydney and I for the news website The Root. In June, Diana posted the non-abridged version on her personal website Lectures to Beats. I could have sworn that I’d put a link up the the article on my page, […]

Custody

We woke up at 7AM. Cydney woke up singing patty cake. I smiled big because I woke up with my little girl next to me. My mother, Cydney, and I had a quick breakfast at the Waffle House on Mercury Boulevard but I wasn’t really hungry. I was going over my gamelan for court. I […]

Reunited

April 3, 2012. Everything was in place, Cydney’s room was set up, my mom was recovering from surgery so it was time to go get my girl. We left New York at midnight. My mom and I prayed for a safe travel and things to go smooth. We got to the Hampton Sheriff’s department at […]

My Impromptu Court Hearing In Virginia

So, last week I wrote about how the court appointed DNA test proved that Cydney was in fact my daughter and how I was headed to Virginia to file for custody down there. I left Monday afternoon and got into Virginia Beach around midnight. I remember that bus ride because while I was awake the […]

March 1, 2012: Going Back To Court

Since January 4, all I could think about was going back to court to get the results stating the obvious that Cydney was mine. For my new readers, after my fiance Timile died, I had to go the legal route to get my daughter back from her grandparents who were trying to adopt her behind […]