But both of the birth parents, still separated, seek custody. What a mess. Adoption, especially independent adoption, has always been potentially difficult. Most states, Wisconsin included, have fairly tough requirements regarding independent adoptions. But trying to control what transpires on the Internet is as tough as putting a genie back in a bottle.
Every baby deserves a stable home.
That's especially true for these two little girls, whose names have even changed as they've passed from one pair of arms to the next. Let's hope the Missouri judge looks long and hard at the birth parents who started this tragic odyssey to make sure that the next address for the girls is permanent. Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on April 20, 2001. Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved.