Suit: Utah adoption laws permit ‘legalized fraud and kidnapping'
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
Twelve biological fathers whose children were placed for adoption in Utah without their knowledge or consent have filed a federal lawsuit against the state, alleging Utah laws permit "legalized fraud and kidnapping."
The fathers, represented in the lawsuit by West Jordan attorney Wes Hutchins, allege that despite knowing about the "gross adoption infirmities" of Utahs law, two former attorneys general "did nothing for more than a decade to correct the fraud and deception" that led to their children being placed with adoptive families in Utah.
What happened to their sons and daughters was essentially "kidnapping and highly unethical and disruptive placement into adoptive homes without the knowledge or consent of their biological fathers," the lawsuit states.
Utahs law has created a "confusing labyrinth of virtually incomprehensible legal mandates and nearly impossible deadlines" that amount to unconstitutional violations of the rights of unwed fathers, it states.
Read more: http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile3/57432393-219/utah-adoption-lawsuit-fathers.html.csp
weissmam
(905 posts)Response to Redfairen (Original post)
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dbackjon
(6,578 posts)And Utah takes it to an extreme.
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)Does Utah's law explicitly permit fraud?
okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)easy for the adoptive parents. Most states aren't that friendly to the adoptive mothers or fathers. I'm surprised a state like Utah would discriminate against the men unless there was an underlying reason. It's not like Utah is known for it's pro-women laws and views.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)so they can be raised to be good little Mormons. The birth family is an obstacle to letting that happen, nothing more.
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)to judge whether they are unfair or not.