domestic adoption question

I just started a thread with concerns about the same post!

I was going to post - but I don't feel I can without causing an issue with my employers.One of you are welcome to post and say that it most likely had to do with the legal issue of the mom creating fraud (signing their name) and them being a party to it. I don't imagine that they wanted to touch that situation with a 10 foot pole and did everything they could to try to distance themselves from the people who created/perpetuated the fraud. Yes, I've heard of it - this is what happens when things go south fast. Agency isn't totally to blame - neither are they. One of the most important reasons why research is important!

I'll tackle it Brandy - Thanks!!

That makes it make a little more sense to me. But how would the agency get custody of the baby to place it with the other family? Or did they convince the birthmother that what she did was fraud and to place the child with the other family? Or? Still trying to wrap my head around how things work with domestic adoptions.

Domestic Adoption = Adoption Professional retains legal custody of child until finalization. Adoptive Family is assigned Physical Custody on behalf of the agency. Once papers are signed and custody is in the agencies hands - they can do whatever they want. Sad, but true.It's possible the birth mother had no idea - although, I suspect they threatened her with legal trouble.

But she (birthmother) would have to sign over legal custody after giving birth, correct? So they agency had to have in some way convinced her to sign the baby over to them for them to have placed the child with the other family? There are just so many 'wrongs' here, but it seems like the agency was the most 'wrong.' Why weren't they involved with the PAP's before the birth. And couseling the potential birthmother. And even if all that fell apart, the potential birthmother obviously wanted the baby to be with this couple, not the other family. But they convinced her to sign over the baby for them to place with the other family. I realize I am probably inferring a lot from a single post, but I am trying to make sure I understand what is (possibly) going on in this situation.

I understand :)I think a lot depends on where the case was at that point. Had she already signed? What was going on. I agree, two wrongs don't make a right - in this case, everyone but the lucky couple who ended up adopting the child lost...

And some day they are going to have to explain to that adopted child how he/she came to be their child. And/or that child will reunite with his/her birthmother and learn the truth. Just sad.

wow. i did not know stuff like this happend. TGM....that's funny...i just noticed your thread and mine were created at about the same time. great minds think alike i guess. ;)