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  • Sep 18, 2008, 06:29 PM
    mystic3885
    The adoptive parents aren't abiding by the agreement
    My daughter was abused by an ex boyfriend nearly 3 years ago. I was accused and placed in jail for 8 months before my name was cleared. During the time I had two choices: adoption or foster care. After talking to her father's family, who assured me visitation rights and eventual overnight visits, I chose adoption. It's been this long and I still have only supervised visits a few hours once a week. That wasn't the deal. Can I have my baby back on these grounds? The agreement was verbal, does it still hold? I don't want to uproot my daughter again, but I fear the adoptive parents will never live up to what I was promised.:confused:
  • Sep 18, 2008, 06:58 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    Nope, verbal agreements have no bearing, only the written agreement in the formal adoption orders. They don't even have to let you see the child.
  • Sep 19, 2008, 05:37 AM
    Synnen
    Even the written agreement is only upholdable in 2 states (last I checked anyway).

    Adoptive parents not living up to their promises is what is making more and more women decide NOT to choose adoption.

    You're welcome to get a lawyer to try to prove that you were coerced into signing the adoption papers, but that's a hard charge to prove. As far as I know, though, only proof of coercion can overturn an adoption.

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