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The surprising wrinkle in the DeBoer-Schmidt case is that it turns more on a father's willingness to relinquish his child than a mother's. Dan Schmidt's quest has raised issues that to date remain largely unresolved. The first question adoption agencies ask birth mothers is whether the...
Still, in most of these cases, fathers are unlikely to claim their biological offspring. Many do not know that they have children; others would refuse to admit paternity. The ability of biological parents to win custody also varies from state to state. Some states allow a parent up to two...
The conflicting local rulings and legislation have prompted many adoption agencies and advocates to press Jessica's case on the Supreme Court. "We need some clear guidance," says Seader. Until then, the murkiness that surrounds a biological father's rights will continue to complicate lives. Women whose children have been...
In the tidy backyard of the Cape Cod-style house with the cranberry shutters, Jessica DeBoer is having a picnic with her dog Miles. Her mother watches her through the blinds on the kitchen window. Everything feels so very normal. But the clock ticks loudly and the blinds all stay...
Cara Clausen was 28 and single, working in an Iowa shipping factory, when she got pregnant three years ago. She had just broken up with her boyfriend Dan, a trucker, to start dating Scott Seefeldt -- so it was Scott's name she put on the birth certificate when Jessica was...