tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post245266784621958376..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Baby Richard and Crimes of OmissionJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-35657730776433402022013-03-26T20:45:52.205-04:002013-03-26T20:45:52.205-04:00As one who was intimately involved with this case ...As one who was intimately involved with this case it had no "happy ending" for anyone involved. Hands were dirty or became dirty throughout the entire 4 year ordeal. In the end, the only winner was the law...right or wrong...the law was enforced. Our court system is not one based on justice but instead is one based upon laws. Injustice will be done. Law can, however, be changed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-91673906969030493022013-02-24T20:08:59.762-05:002013-02-24T20:08:59.762-05:00In the end the child was the one that was lost. Hi...In the end the child was the one that was lost. His bio father abandoned him. This case was gut wrenching in the fact that the law did not do more to protect the rights of the child. There is much blame to be spread around - but in the end it is now Danny's burden to carry - when he didn't have a say or given access to both families. Heart wrenching and tragic all around. How is Danny Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-21635280710264538282013-02-11T13:28:44.229-05:002013-02-11T13:28:44.229-05:00Did you actually read the court case? Or were you ...Did you actually read the court case? Or were you like IL Governor, First Lady Clinton, Barbara Walters and you took Bob Greene's articles at face value? If you read the court case- the adopters and their attorney KNEW that the father wanted the child and recommended that the mom who had been left on her own in this country where she barely understood the language while the biodad went to seeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-45566338736137557432013-02-10T21:19:56.054-05:002013-02-10T21:19:56.054-05:00You can not adopt a child unless the biological pa...You can not adopt a child unless the biological parents give their legal consent. No legal consent was given by the bio dad. The child should have been returned to his bio father while stillxan infant-not 4 years later. I am an adoptive parent myself and I know bonding occurs right away. It would have been difficult for the Warburtons to return the baby but they had to. This child was simply notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-61537282785899557502012-12-04T03:15:26.409-05:002012-12-04T03:15:26.409-05:00How committed was this natural father...he abondon...How committed was this natural father...he abondoned his family and the son he fought for just 2 years later and now the mother who did not want the son has custody. No the judge should have evaluated the worthiness of the father....he has proved himself to be unworthy and the mother should have been convicted for lying on the adoption papers...and sent to jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-6270519091996250222011-07-06T12:23:33.369-04:002011-07-06T12:23:33.369-04:00Thank goodness this case was decided by law and no...Thank goodness this case was decided by law and not popular decree. The birth father had every right to fight for his son. It's a sad case that was, ultimately, decided correctly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48117158527455695572010-06-23T07:50:17.434-04:002010-06-23T07:50:17.434-04:00The Baby Richard case should never make people wor...The Baby Richard case should never make people worried about adopting -- unless they intend to adopt by deception. As I understand it, the adoptive parents took advantage of a situation involving the mother who had split from her partner based on a *rumour* of infidelity, and put pressure on her to adopt. Obviously, when the natural parents reconciled, she regretted making that rash decision. It Alex Macfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583248255801362106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-60160847561680547832009-07-08T19:58:57.189-04:002009-07-08T19:58:57.189-04:00And like the Baby Richard case, all of the public ...And like the Baby Richard case, all of the public spectacle makes it somehow more tragic.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55857591108328264672009-07-06T20:42:54.201-04:002009-07-06T20:42:54.201-04:00Marilynne, I'm with you. It was just shocking...Marilynne, I'm with you. It was just shocking.<br /><br />In regard to Jackson's children, I also get the impression their mother doesn't want them.<br /><br />It makes me think of little Athena Onassis--so rich, but so isolated.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-28868867530671345532009-07-06T20:25:17.202-04:002009-07-06T20:25:17.202-04:00When I heard the Judge's decision I was shocke...When I heard the Judge's decision I was shocked. I thought the natural mother had a limited time to change her mind. And yes, I really feel for the child. He had a good home and then it went away.<br /><br />Michael's three children will always carry his legacy, and curiosity about why they were. I don't know who could give them a normal home, but I suspect it's not their Marilynnehttp://marilynnesmith.com/bloggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-81234817882344984052009-07-06T19:14:17.219-04:002009-07-06T19:14:17.219-04:00Sad, and confusing. Those seem like some murky wa...Sad, and confusing. Those seem like some murky waters with much fabrication of facts.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-40176554268973232822009-07-06T17:08:46.119-04:002009-07-06T17:08:46.119-04:00Shall we dip into treacherous waters and ask what ...Shall we dip into treacherous waters and ask what everyone thinks of the Jackson children's situation? Does Debbie Rowe have a right to decide at this point that she wants her two kids? Will any of the three kids ever know who their biological father is? What will the youngest child be told when he asks about his mother? It's hard to imagine a sadder situation than that one.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55037916904918285122009-07-06T14:25:54.839-04:002009-07-06T14:25:54.839-04:00It really is an ethical dilemma in some cases, but...It really is an ethical dilemma in some cases, but in this case I think the real parents might have tried to consider what price had to be paid by everyone other than themselves.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-30733664633935381572009-07-06T13:49:03.997-04:002009-07-06T13:49:03.997-04:00I've read about a number of cases like this on...I've read about a number of cases like this one, and it always makes me angry and sad. I think adopted children have a right to know who they are and who their biological parents are, but it's wrong to tear a child away from his adoptive family years after the adoption.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-49133294857136726392009-07-06T09:32:47.768-04:002009-07-06T09:32:47.768-04:00I agree, Paul. I know that Judge Heiple was a ver...I agree, Paul. I know that Judge Heiple was a very unpopular person after the decision.<br /><br />Elizabeth, I have to look this up, but I thought that this case might have spurred some changes in adoption law.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-17292629874184069192009-07-06T07:14:48.655-04:002009-07-06T07:14:48.655-04:00Perhaps if that judge had showed more empathy, the...Perhaps if that judge had showed more empathy, the child would still be with his adoptive parents.Paul Lambhttp://www.paullamb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-31153143951258059372009-07-06T06:27:23.701-04:002009-07-06T06:27:23.701-04:00Oh, that photo gives me chills. What a terrible th...Oh, that photo gives me chills. What a terrible thing to have happened. I do remember that case.<br /><br />That episode also made adoptive parents everywhere worried about adopting--and they already have such a stressful journey to adoption.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com