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I understand that A Act of Love Adoption Agency is involved in a claim of kidnapping that has reached the federal level. Dateline did a major story about Baby Emma Wyatt. It looks like the birth father will be getting custody of his little girl (she is now 3 years old). Below is the the facebook statement from them:
STATEMENT OF ACT OF LOVE ADOPTION AGENCY REGARDING BABY EMMAӔ ADOPTION by A Act of Love Adoption Agency on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 6:01pm
In February, 2009, an unmarried Virginia birth mother legally and voluntarily relinquished her baby for adoption by a Utah couple. The birth mother freely waived Virginia law and consented to a Utah adoption. Meanwhile, even before the babys birth the biological father, John Wyatt, was told by the birth mother that she was working with a Utah agency about a possible adoption. The birth mother also told representatives of this agency that Mr. Wyatt had retained legal counsel, who we believed would help him protect his parental rights to the extent that he desired to do so. We repeatedly checked both the Virginia and Utah putative father registries over the following weeks, and when Mr. Wyatt failed to register within the time frames set out in Utah law, a formal petition for adoption was filed with the Utah courts.
That Mr. Wyatt failed to preserve his rights has been confirmed by the Supreme Court of Utah. That the interstate transfer was conducted legally was confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Resources of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Nevertheless, Mr. Wyatt has sued for money damages in a Virginia court.
Because these issues are the subject of the Virginia litigation, we have refrained Җ unlike Mr. Wyatt - from taking this case to trial via the media. In addition, we steadfastly honor our legal and ethical obligations to protect the privacy and abide by the wishes of our clients. For these reasons, so far only Mr. Wyatts side of the story has been told. We are confident that when all of the facts are presented, Act of Love Adoptions and its employees will be fully vindicated. All we ask is that people keep an open mind until both sides of the story are known.
Meanwhile we will continue to help people in need of our services, as we have in the past, with skill, compassion and integrity.
Seriously, would you want to do business with them when they knew the birth father wanted the child? He has been on Dr. Phil, Good Morning America, Dateline and more. He is going to get her back.
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