Tagged: adoption

KCUR News
11:28 am
Mon January 31, 2011

Mo. Supreme Court Calls for Retrial on Controversial Adoption

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This week, the Missouri Supreme Court restored parental rights to a Guatemalan immigrant whose son was adopted by an American couple. The court ruled that the adoption failed to follow proper legal procedures, and sent the case back for a new hearing. But the four-year-old boy will remain with his adoptive family until then.

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KCUR News
12:15 pm
Mon December 6, 2010

Missouri Supreme Court Considers Fate of Adopted Son of Guatemalan Immigrant

Encarnacion Bail Romero is awaiting a judgment from the Missouri Supreme Court. Photo by Sylvia Maria Gross / KCUR.

Carthage, MO – This month, the Missouri Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling in an unusual case, which will decide the future of a 4-year old boy. The court's ruling - whatever it is - will break some hearts.

Carlos is the US-born son of a Guatemalan immigrant, who was detained in a raid at poultry processing plant in Southwest Missouri in 2007. While his mother was caught up in the legal system, Carlos was adopted by an American family.

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