honeyporkchop
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
I just received a letter from my brother, who is an inmate in a federal prison, serving a 15 year sentence. I haven't heard from him in several years, since the day before he went on the run to evade capture (Costa Rica). I did send money to the prison, to his account, several months ago, when I found out where he was at.
He has a 9 year old biological daughter. The mother hasn't been heard from in several years. (They were not married.) She delivered the child to him in Costa Rica. He did marry and impregnate another girl in CR, she was 5 months pregnant when he was picked up and extradited to the US to stand trial. The state department picked up the biological daughter to repatriate her into the US. She was placed in foster care for 8 months, until my brother could find a family (friends of his) to take her in. The State Department claims they could NOT find me, even though I had the same address, phone numbers, email address and job for many years. (Also, the IRS certainly knew where I was at, as did the FBI, since they came to my home looking for him, at one point.) Certainly the penal institution he resides in knew where I was at as of Jan. of this year, required info on the Western Union MO I sent him.
His daughter was just adopted in June, by the family that took her in.
I do not understand why a) they removed the child from her stepmother and half-brother, b) why no serious attempt was made to find me c)if I have any rights or recourse against the government.
My brother does get to speak to his daughter, and apparently, they write back and forth, but I feel as if I should have been the one to adopt her. From what I've read in these forums, the adoption cannot be reversed.
Any advice? Anything?
I just received a letter from my brother, who is an inmate in a federal prison, serving a 15 year sentence. I haven't heard from him in several years, since the day before he went on the run to evade capture (Costa Rica). I did send money to the prison, to his account, several months ago, when I found out where he was at.
He has a 9 year old biological daughter. The mother hasn't been heard from in several years. (They were not married.) She delivered the child to him in Costa Rica. He did marry and impregnate another girl in CR, she was 5 months pregnant when he was picked up and extradited to the US to stand trial. The state department picked up the biological daughter to repatriate her into the US. She was placed in foster care for 8 months, until my brother could find a family (friends of his) to take her in. The State Department claims they could NOT find me, even though I had the same address, phone numbers, email address and job for many years. (Also, the IRS certainly knew where I was at, as did the FBI, since they came to my home looking for him, at one point.) Certainly the penal institution he resides in knew where I was at as of Jan. of this year, required info on the Western Union MO I sent him.
His daughter was just adopted in June, by the family that took her in.
I do not understand why a) they removed the child from her stepmother and half-brother, b) why no serious attempt was made to find me c)if I have any rights or recourse against the government.
My brother does get to speak to his daughter, and apparently, they write back and forth, but I feel as if I should have been the one to adopt her. From what I've read in these forums, the adoption cannot be reversed.
Any advice? Anything?