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    Gammyof 2 is offline Junior Member
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    Adoption reversal

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
    My minor son had a child out of wedlock. The birthmother put the child up for adoption and proceeded to tell the entire town that the child died. We recently found out he is alive and living with his adopted family. Does my son have any legal rights to fight for his son back? And if he succeeds, does the birthmother have any rights if the adoption were reversed? Thanks for your time

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gammyof 2 View Post
    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
    My minor son had a child out of wedlock. The birthmother put the child up for adoption and proceeded to tell the entire town that the child died. We recently found out he is alive and living with his adopted family. Does my son have any legal rights to fight for his son back? And if he succeeds, does the birthmother have any rights if the adoption were reversed? Thanks for your time
    How long ago was this?
    Adoptive parents ARE "real" parents. Sharing genes is not what makes you a "parent"!

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    Unhappy

    The child was born 1/07 we just found out 2 months ago that he is alive and no attempts were made to get his consent at the time of the adoption same address and phone number for 10 years.

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    las365 is online now Senior Member
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    How old is your son? Is it his desire to be a teenaged single father? How mature is he? Is he in school? Does he have a job? Does he want the baby, or do you?

    He might be able to get the adoption reversed, and take the child from the only parents and home he has ever known. But just because you can doesn't always mean you should. Maybe the girlfriend made the right decision, even though she went about it the wrong way.

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    How do you know for certain that the child belongs to your son???
    Someone else sees it too:
    Quote Originally Posted by sandyclaus View Post
    CourtClerk is right.
    Quote Originally Posted by cyjeff View Post
    You can't claim squatter's rights on someone else's kid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gammyof 2 View Post
    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
    My minor son had a child out of wedlock. The birthmother put the child up for adoption and proceeded to tell the entire town that the child died. We recently found out he is alive and living with his adopted family. Does my son have any legal rights to fight for his son back? And if he succeeds, does the birthmother have any rights if the adoption were reversed? Thanks for your time
    This isn't legal advice, but please think about this child. He has a mommy and a daddy who no doubt love him very much, and whom he no doubt loves very much. You would rip his world apart to challenge that adoption now.

    Yes, if the adoption were undone, then mom's parental rights/responsibilities would be restored.
    in vino veritas

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