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I am 21, and I went through an adult adoption June 1, 2004, after living 21 years without a family. Yesterday, my adoptive mom found out that I had done something very wrong with my younger adoptive brothers (no, it was nothing perverted), and I know how angry they get. If they tried, would they be able to have the courts reverse the adoption ruling, or unadopt me?
I don't know much about the laws regarding "unadopting" but I looked it up on the internet and didn't come up with much.
Legally, all I can think of is that they would emancipate you, which would mean that you would no longer be entitled to any financial help, their health insurance, etc.
It makes me sad to think that you are afraid of being disowned because of whatever you did. Everyone makes mistakes - hopefully you are blowing the situation out of proportion & it won't come to that.
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no, i do not believe u can unadopt, unfortunately---and i don't want to hear it--i've read some posts from others on here, who have problems with their akids----until u go thru it, u do not know what it's like---we adopted our former foster son, when he got out of they system--it took 2 years, and a private adoption costing over $1000. thank u new york state....he lived here for 3 1/2 yrs--i got him to go back to school, to try and get his ged. what he learned was how to get along really well with his gay teacher. while it took me awhile to get used to this, i still accepted it, because of the love i had for him...i still do not condone that lifestyle, but figured, better accept him gay, than no son at all. esp when everyone told me not to adopt him, that he was trouble. well, they were right. he has been arrested 3 times, and i have spent a fortune on him. next week, he is coming out of my will-which is as good as disowning him.....i met him when he was 13--it's not like i knew him a long time-the damage was already done by his bio parents. for years, people said i was crazy for adopting at such a late age--i said they were wrong. not anymore.....he turned 21 last week, and he is a know it all now---still doesn't work, and thinks it's really funny, that he's gay...well, he will find out the hard way....last nite, he called the state cops on me twice! because he wanted an expensive stereo, that I paid for-he said it was his...i gave him half of the stereo, and won't let him have the rest, till he pays me for everything i have paid for, including fines. people, before u adopt an older child, really do your homework---this kid manipulated me--even our foster agency said he was the best manipulator they had ever seen...people like him, feed on others, then move on to their next victims---he will never change. and i will get over him. i've had enough..