Thanks for the info and link. The story is personally 'familiar'. My ex-husband pulled a similar trick, using our (pending adoption) daughter as a bargaining chip to negotiate divorce and custody. He successfully negotiated the 'material' assets he desired, leaving me free to finalize the adoption as a single parent (something I had not planned on) and 3 months time in which to move out of our home and start my life all over again. My sympathies are with Mrs. MacFarlane, though I doubt the courts will mete out proper justice.
I suspect that stories like yours are more common than rare. How can a man, or a woman, for that matter, live with themselves when they use a child as a pawn to get what they want. It always seems to be what I want, what I need, not what is best for the family or children.
My brothers and I were also raised by a single adoptive mother - our aunt. God bless you, her, and all the single parents out there. On this 33rd anniversary of the March for Life, let's pray for all parents facing difficult times.