Baton Rouge, LA asked in Adoption, Child Custody and Family Law for Louisiana

Q: Can adoptive mom give a child back to birth mom after 11 years of adoption the birth mom has never met the child

The lady adopted the little girl who is 11 and her brother who is 13 both special needs due to drug use during pregnancy bow she says shr cant handle them both and wants the birth mom to take the little girl back the adoptive mom is rich and the birth mom is only five months sober this time she has gotten all the way to 4 years at one point but she also has another child who is 14 and lives with his grandmother and another son who is 8 who lives with his father do you think she will be able to regain custody of the little girl from the adoptive mom even if the adoptive mom wants to give her back will the court allow that you think? And please dont say hire a lawyer please give me a real answer thabk you for your time

1 Lawyer Answer
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Covington, LA
  • Licensed in Louisiana

A: No you can't return a child like a puppy to the pound.

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