Very briefly:
I don't care what was signed 30 years ago.The girl's rights (*moral* rights) far,*FAR* outweigh any rights (moral *or* legal) that the mother might have.
There is one,and *only* one,"bad guy" here.It ain't the daughter.And it ain't the state official that made the meeting possible.
If the mother's angry (and that would be understandable) it should be directed AT THE RAPIST.Period!
As an aside,I'd love to know what the lawyer who's gonna represent her has told her.My gut tells me that he/she just might be a slimey,filthy,greedy individual like *so* many lawyers in this country.
And,lastly,those who know me well have called me many things in my life (some of them even complimentary) but I assure you that "lefty" ain't one of them.
Is there a time limt?
How about 5 years ago? 5 Months? 5 Weeks? 5 Hours?
The meanspirted attacks on the rape victim has caused me to re-examine my Pro-Life stance.
Reminds me of the old lawyer's saying...if you have the law on your side, pound on the law. If you have the facts on your side, pound on the facts. And if you have neither the law or the facts on your side, pound on the table...
Those who proclaim moral rights do so because they have no legal rights to offer. There's a word for breaking the law in service of some "higher" moral authority...civil disobedience. Those who do risk going to jail...they are not immune from consequences. Seems like a potentially worrisome act when done by some citizen...when done by a government employee, it's dangerous. That is a conservative viewpoint, which I figured you needed to have pointed out...you seem somewhat clueless.
Doesn't really matter how she got here...the state and its agents have rules they must follow. When they don't they should get spanked.
As for your friends and what they call you...brings to mind what Groucho Marx had to say about joining a club...