[Photo by Al Hartman, for the Salt Lake Tribune]
Terry Archane, the father whose daughter was placed for adoption without his knowledge and consent, will be able to move forward as the sole guardian for his daughter after the adoptive parents who lost custody last month decided not to appeal the ruling.
Archane’s ex-wife moved from Texas to Utah to place their daughter for adoption while Archane was in South Carolina preparing for a job transfer. Archane was never informed of the placement and upon learning that the child had been placed, attempted to get custody of his daughter. The agency that facilitated the adoption refused.
The adoptive parents appealed the ruling that placed the baby with her father, but dropped the suit after considering that a prolonged custody battle would ultimately not be in the child’s best interest.
More on the story from the Salt Lake Tribune.
Archane’s ex-wife moved from Texas to Utah to place their daughter for adoption while Archane was in South Carolina preparing for a job transfer. Archane was never informed of the placement and upon learning that the child had been placed, attempted to get custody of his daughter. The agency that facilitated the adoption refused.
The adoptive parents appealed the ruling that placed the baby with her father, but dropped the suit after considering that a prolonged custody battle would ultimately not be in the child’s best interest.
More on the story from the Salt Lake Tribune.