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In response to "Tough story: Missouri court upholds the private adoption of Guatemalan child after the mom was arrested in an immigration raid" by spamlet

It should be mentioned that he's now 5 years old. -- nm

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Jul 19 '12, 05:42

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He's five, but his mother has been challenging the adoption for four years. -- nm - Roger More Jul 19, 05:48 10
- Right. But to me a 5 year old vs say an 18 month old...is different in this situation. For me. -- nm - Jim Jul 19, 05:51 9
  - Yeah, but my point is that after a case, an appeal where the case is sent back to the lower court, saying the adoption was improper... - Roger More Jul 19, 05:59 7
    - After the raid that busted the mom...could she have just said, "Fine, send me and my son back to Guatemala?" I mean, the family members passed the - Jim Jul 19, 06:02 6
      - He was put up for adoption without her consent. -- nm - Roger More Jul 19, 06:10 5
        
        Unfortunately, her own sister kinda caused that. -- nm - Jim Jul 19, 06:24 4
        
        I agree it's unfortunate, but do her rights as a parent end because of what her sister did? -- nm - Roger More Jul 19, 06:26 2
        
        I don't know...what rights do parents still have in jail? -- nm - Jim Jul 19, 06:27 1
        
        Come on - are you really 100% comfortable with the decision? - Roger More Jul 19, 06:52
        
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  - RM is saying that he wouldn't *be* five and disputed had they given the child back at the onset of this. I'm not disagreeing with you. -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 05:58
Yeah, I forgot that. -- nm - spamlet Jul 19, 05:42

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