Post by Adriana Velez
A father who approved the adoption of his biological daughter changed his mind and decided he wanted the baby after all. He sued for custody -- and after two years the adoptive parents were forced to give the girl to her biological father. Doesn't sound fair, considering the father had already given up his parental rights, does it? But wait -- this father was 2 percent Native American. He used the Indian Child Welfare Act to claim the girl he had once given up. Is that fair? The Supreme Court heard this case today. A law that was passed in 1978 to keep families together has been used to tear one family apart. The court must decide if that's legal -- but is anyone considering what's best for the child?![]()
A father who approved the adoption of his biological daughter changed his mind and decided he wanted the baby after all. He sued for custody -- and after two years the adoptive parents were forced to give the girl to her biological father. Doesn't sound fair, considering the father had already given up his parental rights, does it? But wait -- this father was 2 percent Native American. He used the Indian Child Welfare Act to claim the girl he had once given up. Is that fair? The Supreme Court heard this case today. A law that was passed in 1978 to keep families together has been used to tear one family apart. The court must decide if that's legal -- but is anyone considering what's best for the child?