The fate of a 4-year-old boy at the center of a bitter custody battle may now be decided inside the Jackson County Family Court.
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District recently ruled that the rights of the biological father cannot be terminated, stopping attempts by another metro area couple trying to adopt the child.
In legal documents, the Appeals Court will send the case back to the Jackson County Family Court a third time to decide if the child should remain with the one family he has always known or the biological father who began his fight for custody weeks after the child was born.
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Fate of 4-Year-Old Boy in Legal Limbo
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Investigators: Adoption Dilemma
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District recently ruled that the rights of the biological father cannot be terminated, stopping attempts by another metro area couple trying to adopt the child.
In legal documents, the Appeals Court will send the case back to the Jackson County Family Court a third time to decide if the child should remain with the one family he has always known or the biological father who began his fight for custody weeks after the child was born.
Full Article and Source:
Fate of 4-Year-Old Boy in Legal Limbo
More information:
Investigators: Adoption Dilemma
Legal Battle over KC Child Remains in Court
A lawyer honestly described what he does for a living in: "the hellhole of litigation".
ReplyDeleteGive the father his son. Eliminate Guardian Ad Litems, unless both parents aren't in the picture.
ReplyDeleteFamily court is about litigation. See the front page of www.FamilyLawCourts.com to learn what legislators are doing to make it even more expensive.
And pay it forward. If you've gotten a good or bad judge, let others know. See www.USAjudges.com
These adoption fights, unfortunately, result in people adopting from overseas rather than our own.
ReplyDeleteAnd look, it's going back to the court for the 3rd time -- imagine how much this is costing?! Wow.