Utah Supreme Court - father suing for the return of his daughter, put up for adoption by his girlfriend without his consent.

strolls · 2010-09-18T03:22:52+00:00

I almost posted this to WTF, such was the reaction it caused in me. I really feel for the guy - this situation must be distressing.

What seems interesting from a legal standpoint, and which may give him a good chance of winning, is that he only discovered the adoption plans the day his daughter was born - he filed for a court order almost immediately, and before the adoption proceedings actually began.

The matter is complicated by the fact that the daughter was adopted out-of-state, but he has a legal claim that the adoptive parents, and possibly the state of Utah, are in contravention of the federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act.

strolls · 2010-09-18T03:15:58+00:00

Printable view: http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/sltrib/pages/printerfriendly.csp?id=50173138

(caused my browser to pop up a print dialogue, which is why I didn't post it directly)

carchamp1 · 2010-09-19T00:46:40+00:00

"The next round will take place Thursday before the Utah Supreme Court, where attorneys will argue adoption law, jurisdiction and, perhaps, whether a child is better off being raised by two parents than a single father."

Does anyone else appreciate the gravity of this statement? This is where "the best interest of the child" has led us in the USA in 2010. Parents, especially fathers, DON'T HAVE PARENTING RIGHTS! The courts can simply decide that YOUR child is better off with someone else and you lose YOUR child. I call this KIDNAPPING.

strolls · 2010-09-18T09:39:03+00:00

Another story where I am not sure how I would react.. I dont know if I could wait until the court decided, and once they did (the home state one, not the one where the kid was kidnapped to) whether or not I would go down to Utah to TAKE my kid back.

JLContessa · 2010-09-18T07:51:50+00:00

OK, this is unrelated to this post, but I'd just like to warn any Redditor here: Liverotto, who has commented on this thread, is, at best, a raging troll, and at worst a sociopath. I've run into his posts several times before, and he inevitably starts flame wars fueled by horrific sexism and bigotry. Check his comment history. He starts off relatively innocently and then starts raging when anyone speaks to him, agreeing or disagreeing. I'm saying something now only because I see his comment been upvoted here, and so people here must be unaware of his history.

Try to engage him in civilized discussion if you think you can (really, it might be interesting if he actually decided to talk to you), but it's likely to be wasted effort. Just thought I would extend fair warning to anyone who cared, and again, don't take my word for it. Check up on him if you like.

feedmecereal · 2010-09-18T13:09:38+00:00

The first two pages started to make me angry. But the last page made me very happy.

DaisyAdair · 2010-09-18T18:30:51+00:00

;_; that made me cry. Utah is EVIL for doing that. He deserves his baby.

ultim · 2010-09-18T23:46:24+00:00

That's why you get married before you have kids. There is protection for this kind of thing under marriage.

HazDomain · 2010-09-19T17:40:47+00:00

So he didn't file any paperwork because his girlfriend lied to him and told him they were going to raise it together....... guys gets fucked because girlfriend lied.

BinaryShadow · 2010-09-19T18:06:56+00:00

I can understand her body/her choice. But once the kid is out of the womb it is no longer her sole property. I can't believe this is even legal.

Liverotto · 2010-09-18T04:36:10+00:00

In Roman times children belonged to the pater familias, in our feminist society they belong to the woman.

Gerdel · 2010-09-18T09:05:59+00:00

The terrible nature of this case notwithstanding, describing the mother of the child as the father's girlfriend, rather than as the mother, seems intentionally misleading.

Title	Utah Supreme Court - father suing for the return of his daughter, put up for adoption by his girlfriend without his consent.
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Date	September 18, 2010 3:14 AM UTC (15 years ago)
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