My Stolen Son

On Feb. 23, 2004 my girlfriend had my child. Working with the help of an adoption social worker, they concocted a lie that she had ovarian cancer, which mimics the symptoms pregnancy. They even forged fake medical records to help in the hoax. Three days after my son was born. They scheduled(induced labor)so it would be convenient for the adoptive parents to drive from Lake Villa, IL and pick up the child. Adoption Choices had him moved to Illinois. As soon as I found out I had a son, I contacted the agency in OK and IL starting the last week of Feb. The adoptive parents' lawyer even wrote me a letter stating that I should get counsel in IL. THEY KNEW WHO I WAS AND THAT I WANTED TO CONTEST THE ADOPTION. On April 13, 2004, the Lawyers for the agency went to court in Oklahoma County and terminated my rights stating that the father was "unknown" even after I had been in contact with them for almost a month pleading with them that I was the father and I wanted him back. I live in Lawton. The mother lives in Lawton. My son was born in Lawton. The mother's rights were terminated in Lawton. They terminated my rights in OKC. They sent the public notice to the Cache, OK newspaper thirty miles away from Lawton knowing that I would never check that paper because I was looking for it in the Lawton Constitution. THAT'S WERE I LIVE!! I have been bounced back-and-forth between the two states. I have traveled to Chicago several times putting almost 9,000 miles on my car just hear a lawyer say that I have no interest in the child. My son turned seven months old on Sept. 23rd. I have never seen him face-to-face. I am fighting in IL and OK courts. The financial burden is really starting to take effect. I truly believe that they are trying to keep the child in IL as long as they can so that even if I do win, they could say it would be psychologically stressful on the child to move him away from the parents. He is my flesh-n-blood, NOT THEIRS!! The judge that terminated my rights refuses to let me establish paternity in OK because IL has the child even though the agency committed purgery and said they did not know who I was in his courtroom. I have until Sept. 30 to establish my paternity and stop the adoption. I have not been given my due process. The law means nothing to these people. The only thing that matters is the all-mighty dollar. I may never get to see my son again because I am not an expert on adoptions laws. If that does happens I want people to know just how far this agency went to sell my child.