Submitted by Adoptive Mom of 3 (not verified) on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 9:17pm.
Part of NC law is that if a man has unprotected sex with a woman, it is HIS responsibility to follow up in the event a child was conceived. This man is being portrayed as an upstanding guy who was duped and lied to. He obviously did not follow up with the birth mother of this child for FOURTEEN months, and then only because an aquaintance let him know what happened to his child. I would say that is too little and too late. The birth mother of this child may have thought this man would not be a good father, otherwise, one would assume she would have felt confident in making him aware of her pregnancy and involving him in the decisions that needed to be made. I am a mom of 3 adopted children, 2 of whom were adopted through this agency. Don't be quick to judge them and question whether or not they are Christian in their dealings, I assure you they operate within the letter of the law, and so do the attorneys they retain to handle all legal aspects of every adoption they do!
Abandonment...
Part of NC law is that if a man has unprotected sex with a woman, it is HIS responsibility to follow up in the event a child was conceived. This man is being portrayed as an upstanding guy who was duped and lied to. He obviously did not follow up with the birth mother of this child for FOURTEEN months, and then only because an aquaintance let him know what happened to his child. I would say that is too little and too late. The birth mother of this child may have thought this man would not be a good father, otherwise, one would assume she would have felt confident in making him aware of her pregnancy and involving him in the decisions that needed to be made. I am a mom of 3 adopted children, 2 of whom were adopted through this agency. Don't be quick to judge them and question whether or not they are Christian in their dealings, I assure you they operate within the letter of the law, and so do the attorneys they retain to handle all legal aspects of every adoption they do!