Q: I have questions on adoption issues in the state of Massachusetts. Thank you.
In the state of Massachusetts, if a 1st mother relinquished her baby to an adoption agency. And if the adoptive parents dissolve the adoption because the child turns out to have serious heart defects they cannot take on. And if no other parents come forward to adopt the sick baby:
Would the Department of Children and Families take custody of the child? Would the child be placed in an appropriate foster family, if they had the means to take care of the baby?
And would the 1st mother be informed the baby’s illness?
If so, would she be able to take back her child? (in MA law, the consent is irrevocable) If so, and the adoption was semi-closed, what legal proceedings would she need to open the records and to have her child legally hers?
Or: If the mother does not know of her child’s illness, but wants to find the child for her own reasons, and if the agency has closed, what legal proceedings would be necessary to open the records and find the child.
A: The questions that you have are not basic legal questions. It requires much work to be able to answer them, or specific knowledge of MA case law. Go see an attorney for a full discussion.
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