I PUT MY DAUGHTER UP FOR OPEN ADOPTION AT BIRTH. HER FATHER WAS OBSESSED WITH ME AND TRIED TO KILL ME. HE WAS EVENTUALLY JAILED FOR THE TWO ATTEMPTS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY ALL THESE YEARS (14 1/2) THE FAMILY RECENTLY GAVE UP THEIR RIGHTS TO THEIR OTHER 16 YR OLD ADOPTED CHILD. I NOW FIND OUT THAT THE SITUATION HAS BEEN AN ABUSIVE ONE FOR MY DAUGHTER ALL THESE YEARS. SHE HAS BEGGED ME TO RESCUE HER. SHE TRIED TO KILL HERSELF RECENTLY. I WANT TO RESCUE HER, BUT THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP CUSTODY. SHE LIVES IN N.Y. WHAT ARE HER RIGHTS? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? I NEED TO HELP HER SOON, BEFORE IT IS TO LATE. PLEASE HELP ME!!
[This message has been edited by DEDE (edited March 21, 2000).] |