Jake is needing time to think through the next step in this emotional journey. Prayers, thoughts, and positive vibes sent his way would be greatly appreciated.
Hopefully, we will have more news on the what is to come next in the coming week. We will never give up on Jackson and will never stop fighting to get the laws changed here in Utah. More and more we keep seeing father's being denied the rights to parent their children. WHY??? Why would we deny a willing, and capable father the right to parent, when so many children grow up without a father figure or role model in their life and strive to have one.
We will never back down until the law is fair for ALL parties involved in adoption. All meaning, birth mother, birth father, adoptive parents and most importantly the CHILD. We need to seriously consider as society what message we are sending to our future generation of children who are placed for adoption illegally, unethical and based on fraudulently practices.
What will the adoptive couple say to Jackson when he asks why he has dark hair and not light hair like his parents? Will they lie to him and not tell him he is adoptive? Or will they only tell him bits and pieces about his adoption? Surely, they can't answer the truth, that he is with them due to them winning in court based on fraud, lies and dishonesty.
We will have Jackson in our lives one way or another. It's only a matter of time. We hope and pray everyday that Jackson is loved, cared for and is a healthy vibrant child. If only we knew for certain.....
JACKSON MICHAEL STRICKLAND
we love you and will never give up!!!
WTH??? Trust Utah judges and their idiot belief of "I know what's best for a child" ideology.
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Kiki (Kristi Barker Neeleman)
I am so sorry! I have known Whitney since a few months before she lost her first son. We had some mutual friends and I can say from experience she is NOT a good person! I cannot see how anyone could do this.. Jake should be able to atleast see visit his son! I hope and pray for the best outcome and that the laws are changed so nobody else has to go through this! And why is nothing being done to charge her or LDS family services with fraud!?!?
ReplyDeleteI know that it states that Utah law protects fraud I just can't wrap my head around that and how someone could lie when Jake was getting so excited and ready to be a father.. like I said Whitney is NOT a good person and this is just so wrong! Keep fighting!
ReplyDeleteI am so terribly sorry for all of you. I simply cannot understand how the adoptive family even continued this process in the first place after learning about the unethical circumstances. It is kidnapping really. Jackson will learn the unethical circumstances someday, no doubt about it. I hope the adoptive family is thinking about that--how are they going to explain fighting against his real dad in court? This is just so sad.
ReplyDeleteWhy isn't Jake trying to be part of an open adoption? From what I understand of those doesn't that mean he gets to be involved, visit, have regular contact and get updates? Is that still an option?
ReplyDeleteThey offered an open adoption agreement when Jackson was 4 months old, that would include a picture or two and maybe a yearly letter. That was not enough for Jake to keep fighting and Open adoption agreements are NOT ENFORCEABLE. So they can say what they want just to have Jake stop fighting, but they don't have to uphold anything that they agreed too. Jake has tried to ask for pictures or updates and they have denied him any access to his child. They feel threatened as they should because they know one day that Jackson will not want to be with them and he will want to be with his real father.
DeleteThat's disappointing they weren't willing to have more of an open adoption. Being an adopted child myself and having been through a similar situation I will say that he will of course want to know about his birth father (I did) but that doesn't mean he'll want to leave the parents who raise him. I wanted to know my birth father and have a relationship with him (which I do now) but in no way did that make me hate or not want to be with the family who raised me and fought to keep me. Prayers for everyone involved and that Jake somehow works out a way to be involved.
DeleteSo sorry to hear that. Keep fighting for you little boy Jake. I too can't understand how the adoptive family can live like that!! Shame on them.
ReplyDeleteI am so disappointed in the Judge's unwillingness to render justice. My prayers and thoughts are with all of you and that includes Jack!
ReplyDeleteTake the case to 20/20, Dateline, etc. File a civil suit on the birth mother. This is a severe injustice.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a sad story. I also do not understand how Utah gets away with this. How any state does, but they seem to be the worst.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how any person can keep a child away from the natural father that does not agree to an adoption. To me that is plain kidnapping, even if you are protected by the law.
And another big thing I don't understand, is a woman who doesn't want a child, yet will lie to keep the child away from the father.... If you don't want your child and the dad does, well give the baby to him!!!
What a lovely forum page. I’ll undoubtedly be back again. Please maintain writing!
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