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Dad files $130M lawsuit after son in Utah is given up for adoption
Submitted by el cid on Wed, 2014-01-01 05:39
Story here. Excerpt:
'A dad whose newborn son was given up for adoption by the birth mother — without his knowledge — is seeking $130 million in a lawsuit testing the boundaries of a biological father’s rights in Utah.
The adoption of Jake Strickland’s son just after he was born Dec. 29, 2010, was illegal and done “through gross misdirection and … clandestine conduct,” claims the suit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of Utah.
Strickland alleges the mother, Whitney Pettersson, conspired with the adoptive parents, the adoption agency and attorneys to give up the boy — named “Baby Jack” in the suit — without allowing him to seek custody.
The complaint also strikes at Utah's parenting laws, accusing them of being “pro-adoption and anti-birth father.”'
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One of the biggest problems
One of the biggest problems in Utah is the Mormon Church. Not only are fathers fighting the legal system, when it comes to adoption/father's rights, but they are also the fighting the religion which is implemented in every profession (judge, lawyers, adoption agencies). They believe a child is better placed in a Mormon family compared to a non-Mormon family. It will be a huge fight, but I wish this father the best of luck.