Pros And Cons Of Open Adoptions
Pros and Cons of Open Adoptions
Amy Reilly
Sociology
Marion Collelo
November 25, 2014
Have you ever agonized over giving up your child and the only option was to give away your baby never to be seen or heard from again for eighteen years? Well, the good news is that this does not have to happen. There is such a thing called open adoption agreements. And more and more parents are leaning towards this option. Even though the open adoption agreement says limited contact, there are cases where the biological parents get cut off, never to their child again. One such case is that of Carla Moquin. People Magazine ran an article in 2009 about Carla entering in an open adoption agreement only to be cut off by the adoptive parents, Susan Englert and Demyn Plantenberg. Carla claims that she signed the agreement thinking the adoptive parents will hold up their end of the bargain. Susan and Demyn got along so well with Carla, they agreed to at least yearly contact with talking via Skype or Facetime. Carla claims this is fraud because after a while she got cut off of her daughter’s life. Not too long after the agreement was signed, Carla discovered that the agreement she signed with the couple wasn’t filed, so the adoption agreement was null and void. Carla went over the emails that they sent each other to figure out what went wrong. Unfortunately, once an open adoption agreement is signed, it is usually binding and chances are that the child will remain with the adoptive parents. When this type of fraud (that Carla says occurred), the courts would find in favor of the adoptive parents because of time spans. Carla’s daughter has been with this couple for at least five years so chances are the child will not go back to Carla. There are cases where an adoption agreement is planned before the child is born. A mother can go to an adoption agency and the birth mother will have no say in who has her baby. This type of adoption is closed,
Amy Reilly
Sociology
Marion Collelo
November 25, 2014
Have you ever agonized over giving up your child and the only option was to give away your baby never to be seen or heard from again for eighteen years? Well, the good news is that this does not have to happen. There is such a thing called open adoption agreements. And more and more parents are leaning towards this option. Even though the open adoption agreement says limited contact, there are cases where the biological parents get cut off, never to their child again. One such case is that of Carla Moquin. People Magazine ran an article in 2009 about Carla entering in an open adoption agreement only to be cut off by the adoptive parents, Susan Englert and Demyn Plantenberg. Carla claims that she signed the agreement thinking the adoptive parents will hold up their end of the bargain. Susan and Demyn got along so well with Carla, they agreed to at least yearly contact with talking via Skype or Facetime. Carla claims this is fraud because after a while she got cut off of her daughter’s life. Not too long after the agreement was signed, Carla discovered that the agreement she signed with the couple wasn’t filed, so the adoption agreement was null and void. Carla went over the emails that they sent each other to figure out what went wrong. Unfortunately, once an open adoption agreement is signed, it is usually binding and chances are that the child will remain with the adoptive parents. When this type of fraud (that Carla says occurred), the courts would find in favor of the adoptive parents because of time spans. Carla’s daughter has been with this couple for at least five years so chances are the child will not go back to Carla. There are cases where an adoption agreement is planned before the child is born. A mother can go to an adoption agency and the birth mother will have no say in who has her baby. This type of adoption is closed,
References: http://murderpedia.org/female.J/j/jurgens-lois.htm http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20306373,00.html