Any NParents who have successfully won a custody battle???

Question

I always hear that NP's are going thru custody battles regarding ther children being placed by means of coearsion, or false information, but i havent really heard any success stories. Does anyone have a success story that they would care to share? Or do you know of a success story? I am very interested, because there seems to be MANY first mothers who are trying sooo hard to get thier child back... i just would love to hear of a situation where the courts for onece sided with the first mother...

Answer 1

The only case that I know of is the Vesely case.  In this case, the first mother wanted her child to be raised in the family as the only adopted child.  The adoptive couple got pregnant during the process, and they lied about it to the expectant mother and the adoption agency.  The agency sued on behalf of the first mother and won.  The adoption was overturned and the 3-month old was returned to the custody of the maternal grandparents.  The couple also promised an open adoption and, reading between the lines, they were not so keen on that after the adoption.

See this link:

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles...

I am sure that the mother was relieved that her son was not being raised by people who would teach him that it is okay to lie to get what you want.

Answer 2

Dear Miss,

There have been a few.

Baby Jessica/Anna     DeBoers v.Schmidt  Michigan/Iowa

Baby M       Matthews v.Andrews    Pennsylvania

Baby Richard     Warburton v.Otaker   Illinois

These are the ones I am familiar with but I'm sure there are a few more.

There are also some cases where the two families came to an agreement about having alternative relationships such as co/shared parenting as this was truly in the best interest of the child.

http://www.relatedbychoice.com/clinical_...