Our life would never be the same, but we're adults. We can grieve and pick up the pieces and function. Tampa lawyer Anthony Marchese, who also represents the Johnsons, said psychologists testified that the boy would be traumatized by being separated from his adoptive family, home and identity. Sharp said the trauma would have been lessened if the Johnsons had relinquished the child early on. While the Johnsons provide a good home, Sharp said, the boy will adjust to new surroundings and a new family.
Children are pretty elastic.
He said the Johnsons should not be upset with Vietri, but with the birth mother and adoption agency. Vietri has a lawsuit pending against the adoption agency. It has been a mess. But in the end, the right thing happened. The case divided the Supreme Court along erratic lines, with Democrats joining the panel's most conservative Republicans to form a majority.