Would a person without money, power, and influence

[pnwmom]

be approved to adopt two more daughters after losing visitation rights to another adoptive daughter -- because of allegations of molestation?

Who had been restricted to supervised visitation with a son?

Who had married the 19 year old sister of the son?

Would an ordinary guy in this situation have been considered a good candidate for two more adoptions?

My daughter adopted a baby last year and had to file more than 100 pages of paperwork. This was just the standard amount of paperwork in CA -- nothing exceptional in her case. With their history, how did Woody and Soon-Yi ever get through the adoption process?

[Squinch]

1. Not even a remote possibility. Just wouldn't happen.

[cali]

2. gee, newsflash. did you just figure out that money and power

protect the wielder of such?

or did you just want to post another desperately needed (not!) Woody Allen post?

[pnwmom]

6. No. But I'm not accustomed to DUers defending the wielders of money and power

especially with regard to vulnerable children.

[Cleita]

3. For one thing, they didn't adopt in California but in New York, but

even so, it raises eyebrows. However, I believe it highlights the fact that the upper crust and very wealthy live under a different set of rules than we do because they can afford the pricey lawyers to bend them.

[morningfog]

4. Was visitation denied explicitly for that reason?

[pnwmom]

5. The judge ruled that the evidence on Woody molesting Dylan was "inconclusive"

but thought it was best to deny visitation. And he required supervised visitation with Ronan (because of poor parenting skills). Wouldn't all that normally raise red flags?