[Fishing-guy]

After reading the judge's reasoning, I must disagree with him.

[Valpal1]

What part of his reasoning do you object to? Just curious.

[neb52]

"The judge also cited China's "one-child-per-family" policy in his ruling, noting that families with more than one child in China were subject to financial penalties and the loss of government benefits."

WTF! Since when did Chinese Law become a factor in court decisions in America.

The other problem is the Hes never gave up responsibility to the child. Therefore the Bakers have no right to assume ownership of the child. Irregardless of the length of time they have cared for it. The purpose of foster care programs is to provide a temporarily safe home for a child. As foster parents the Bakers knew that Anna could be taken back any time.

[lilylangtree]

I read the story earlier. Considering that the precedent established about 10 years ago in two adoption cases that made headlines--one girl and one boy--the most public was the little girl, the judges ruled that the biological parent(s) custody each time, even if the children were legally adopted. I'm surprised that the judge ruled against the biological parents.