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I'm new to this forum. I'm asking that if anyone have guidance to my problem please e-mail me at shonnl@yahoo.com. The issue that I'm having is that right now my wife and i are going through a divorce, but i found out that in 2001 she had a child and gave him up for adoption. At the time I was deployed for 2 yrs(military). She told me that she had been raped, but her story just doesn't add up. I just need to know how i need to go about locating the agency, and requesting a paternity test. If there's anyone with any guidance please help me.

I need some assistance please e-mail me @ solo7970@aol.com. My son was hurried into a decision of adoption for his baby girl 18 months ago. The birthmother never told him she was pregnant and called him to the hospital the day after the baby was born. He was asked to sign adoption papers that instance. Being only 20 years old and not knowing what to do and had no knowledge of his rights. My question is, is there anything he can do about this now? He never got to see his daughter, does not know her name or who adopted her. Does he have to wait till his daughter comes of age to find him?

i was found by my birth father and allowed to go back and live with him when i was 13 im very lucky

I would contact a family attorney and find out what his rights are. If he was not informed and coerced, and they can prove that, sometimes there are options. Best of luck to you and your son!

Im sorry tigger. I am firmly against this type of thing. Bleh.

Unfortunately it DOES sound like he terminated his rights legally, though. Check with a lawyer like, crick said, but it doesnt sound promising.

Im so sorry that happened to him. And anyone else out there. Bleh.

yeah my brothers got taken way from us and i want them back how do i please help

Here is what happened to me because of a vindictive control freak Mother and unethical lawyer with the help of a incompetant family court system.


Dear Representative,
I am writing you concerning a horrible injustice my children and I are suffering because of a system that is supposed to protect us from what it is responsible for causing. So who protects me from them? Hopefully you can help me.
The worst thing that can happen to a Father or non custodial parent happened to me. The child support laws are ridiculously unfair and a Father on a modest income is usually financially ruined by the courts decision. I recently lost my twin boys because of the incompetence of a general master in St Lucie county. The Mother of my children who I was never married to took me to court for child support modification after her trust was liquidated and she received $125,000.00 in cash. In her lawsuit every bit of evidence that was presented was fraudulent. And I proved it. She was also caught perjuring herself on the stand about her income and false financial statements about her income in the suite. I had recently been laid off at my regular job and she knew this when she filed the suite. To make a long story short the known incompetent "Albert Moore" acting general master imputed a income on me of twice what I had ever earned in my life and my child support increased over 100% and was over 75% of my income which was basically a jail sentence and financial ruin. I did everything but get on my knee's and beg this idiot not to increase my support anymore because I was barely making it as it was. Plus recently unemployed. I never missed a child support payment in 6 years although I had to borrow it a couple of times.
I told him it is not about money because the Mother was remarried to a man with a very good job and she is independently wealthy, but trying to put me in a impossible situation to take the children from me. This fell on deaf ears. Remember the financial sky is the limit for the custodial parent
I could not afford my own attorney and presented my income tax forms and 1099's which he ignored and went by a 3 year old joint checking account" which them getting was a violation of my civil rights" "oh yea, you have no civil rights if you pay child support", which my spouse testified she deposited over half of the money and even provided canceled checks showing her part of the mortgage payment. He also said I had to pay half the Mothers attorney fee's because she presented fraudulent figures of my personal belongings worth. Knowing I was presented with a impossible burden this is what the Mother and her attorney did.
The Mother and her attorney then threatened to ruin me if I did not pay them $5000.00 and give up my children for adoption within 2 weeks. This was all out of the blue for me and I had no legal counsel. This is blackmail and extortion. I sighed the papers and my Father gave me a vehicle I sold for $5000.00 to pay the extortion. I have the papers to prove this. I then rescinded my agreement to give up my children within 3 days. Instead of dropping it the lawyer and Mother kept pressuring me telling me how they will ruin me and I sighed again only to rescind again. They then scheduled a adoption hearing in Stuart, Martin Co. In front of Judge Shack. I went this time as I was not informed of the Parental rights hearing and the Mothers attorney said she did not want me there. I told the Mothers attorney that I planned to go to court to have the adoption annulled if the pushed it through.
I had written the judge on 3 occasions telling him I was being blackmailed and extorted and his assistant refused to give him the documents. I was so worn down at the time of the hearing I said yes to whatever was asked me, again with no attorney representing me because I could not afford one. At the end of the hearing I could not go through with giving up my children who were 8 at the time.
I had been Mr. Mom their first 2 years and those kids were crazy about me and I love them dearly.
I immediately within hours of the hearing submitted in writing to the court that I was being blackmailed and extorted to agree to give up my children. Well within my 3 day revocation period. I never heard another word and started consulting lawyers who took my money and did nothing for me. Three months later I get a letter from the judge's assistant apologizing for the backlog in paperwork and that they sent a copy to the other party's lawyer but did not show it to the judge. I went to see my children at their school and told them I loved them and was trying to get my parental rights back. The Mother tried to have me arrested and took me to court where Judge Shack , the same judge, gave her a restraining order. I told him I was being blackmailed and extorted and he just let it go. He said, We'll I asked you. There should of at the very least been a investigation or special hearing to find out what the truth and circumstances were. There is not supposed to be one ounce of underhandedness or impropriety in a adoption. It is one thing to remove a adopted child from a home of people they have know all their life, and never known their birth parents, but this is a case of children who have had a Father they love and known all their lives and the only thing that would happen in restoring my rights, "which should never have been taken away" is the children would be able to see their Father every two weeks. The Mother would never let me have them more than the designated visitation days. Is this in the best interest of the children? So pedophiles and those who want someone else children go to Martin county and threaten, blackmail and extort parents whose children you want. I was back in court last may to try and overturn the adoption with my evidence. The judge that day was Judge Levin. The law said I had to be given a hearing within 30 days. It was over 60 days. The judge ruled that my year to bring this matter to court had expired December 15. Because of some new law. They don't have to go by the time limits but I do.
The Mother lets my parents see the children and I waited till after Christmas to file the suit even though I had informed Judge Shack I was going to. The Mother would not let my children see my parents at Christmas if I had filed then just to be evil. These are my Parents only Grandchildren. I had paid a lawyer good money to tell me that I had 1 year for fraud and 2 years for duress to take this matter to court. That was wrong it seems. Judge Levin said no matter how he ruled the other party would appeal it so he did nothing. Well I didn't have the money to appeal and it is unbelievable what these lawyers want and half of them are incompetent.
So tell me what kind of justice did my children and I get? The family court is nothing more than a tool for a vengeful custodial parent to exact a personal vendetta.
If judge shack were not a judge he would get 20 years for aiding in kidnapping.
How can murderers get appeals and new court hearings but a non custodial parent can not do anything after 3 days. Like my children were clothing that you buy at a retail store. But I did within hours the same day as the hearing submit in writing to the court I was being blackmailed and extorted to give up my children. "I have the original papers with the court time stamp on them". This has to be a illegal adoption. I have never seen so much incompetence as in this court system. Something’s wrong when the courts are putting decent moral parents in situations to have to even think of giving up their children. Six months after the court hearing I was still getting threatening letters from child support saying I was behind and was going to have my drivers license and occupational license suspended and reported to the credit bureau. I had to straighten it out myself and almost had my credit ruined. The State of Florida was still recognizing my parental rights. What a joke!!!
I beg you to call for a investigation of this terrible injustice and hopefully I can be reunited with my children.
Thank you for your time and all the best,
Sincerely,

I am a birthmother my name is sandee. My daughter Ash-leigh was taking from the hospital and basically adpoted the same day, the courts told me to do all these class and stuff so I was but some of them have really long waiting list and the other ones where not dcfs approved so when the court date came agian they told me my time was up. Ihave not seen her since she was 6 months old she just turned 3 in march and i want her back what can I do are there any services that I can get. PLEASE HELP IF YOU KNOW ANY THING THAT CAN HELP ME THANK YOU

Dear Sarah Summers I am your birth mom I have been looking for you for so long with no results. The adoption agency supposedly contacted you and we were told you would contact us when you were ready. So far we have not heard from you. We pray everyday that you will contact me my birthday is Valentine's day. I would love to see you again. We do not expect anything from you nor do we wish to interrupt your life. But please at least let me know something about you. Unidentifying information, a brief meeting something. i want you to get to know your sister in her kids please contacted me your birthday is Feb 27, 1971 i know the nice people who adopted you changed your name i really want to fine you please i am sorry for given u up i did please i want to know if you have kids you can fine me on myspace www.myspace.com/lorettagucwa1952 look me up please