Sunday, April 15, 2007
BABY EVELYN
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Stephanie Bennett of Canton, Ohio signed adoption surrender documents on the second meeting with a representative of "A Child's Waiting" adoption agency, when daughter was five months old. She had been introduced to an agency representative by her high school counselor on the grounds of Oak Glen High School in Canton. Stephanie, who was 17 at the time, was advised by the adoption agency representative to run away from home and sign documents in another county.
because it would be easier to sign the paperwork out of sight of her parents. She received no viable counseling. Stephanie had been introduced to an agency representative the day before by David Saltsman, a guidance Ranza and Judy Bennett, who were providing care for Evelyn while Stephanie attended school, were unaware that Evelyn had been turned over to A Child's Waiting until the deal was done. In fact, when they went missing, the Bennetts called the police. Within hours of the signing, Stephanie regretted her decision.
Stephanie Bennett's parents went to court in Stark County and were awarded temporary custody of their grandchild, Evelyn. When the couple went to the agency with a police escort to take custody, the agency refused to return the baby or even say where she was located. Stephanie and her parents brought separate suits in Stark and Summit Counties to regain custody. On February 2, 2007 the Stark County Family Court dismissed Ranza and Judy's suit saying that Stephanie had signed surrender papers "knowingly and voluntarily." Stephanie's suit in Summit County is pending.
The prospective adopters have physical custody, have spoken to Judy, Stephanie's mother, and to Stephanie's sister thinking it was Stephanie, though, and they have sent some pictures, of themselves holding Evelyn, who does not look happy or content, just confused. They told her that they were aware of all the things that the family was doing to get Baby Evelyn home, but the agency had told them to hide her for as long as they could, and that was what they planned to do.
Stephanie Bennett's parents went to court in Stark County and were awarded temporary custody of their grandchild, Evelyn. When the couple went to the agency with a police escort to take custody, the agency refused to return the baby or even say where she was located. Stephanie and her parents brought separate suits in Stark and Summit Counties to regain custody. On February 2, 2007 the Stark County Family Court dismissed Ranza and Judy's suit saying that Stephanie had signed surrender papers "knowingly and voluntarily." Stephanie's suit in Summit County is pending.
For more information go to OUSA.org. If you want to blog for Evelyn and Stephanie, contact and other information on how to do it will be there.
SHAME on the agency and shame on those holding this child HOSTAGE and away from her family who wants her and were obvious victims of coercion and deceptive unethical adoption practices!!! Know that if you continue to try to hide this child you will have to answer to HER someday! How will you tell her that you kept her from her a loving family? Do you think she'll thank you - or hate you - for that?
AND, A Child is Waiting Agency should be closed for fraudulent, coercive, exploitive practices!
SEND EVELYN HOME!
Stephanie Bennett of Canton, Ohio signed adoption surrender documents on the second meeting with a representative of "A Child's Waiting" adoption agency, when daughter was five months old. She had been introduced to an agency representative by her high school counselor on the grounds of Oak Glen High School in Canton. Stephanie, who was 17 at the time, was advised by the adoption agency representative to run away from home and sign documents in another county.
because it would be easier to sign the paperwork out of sight of her parents. She received no viable counseling. Stephanie had been introduced to an agency representative the day before by David Saltsman, a guidance Ranza and Judy Bennett, who were providing care for Evelyn while Stephanie attended school, were unaware that Evelyn had been turned over to A Child's Waiting until the deal was done. In fact, when they went missing, the Bennetts called the police. Within hours of the signing, Stephanie regretted her decision.
Stephanie Bennett's parents went to court in Stark County and were awarded temporary custody of their grandchild, Evelyn. When the couple went to the agency with a police escort to take custody, the agency refused to return the baby or even say where she was located. Stephanie and her parents brought separate suits in Stark and Summit Counties to regain custody. On February 2, 2007 the Stark County Family Court dismissed Ranza and Judy's suit saying that Stephanie had signed surrender papers "knowingly and voluntarily." Stephanie's suit in Summit County is pending.
The prospective adopters have physical custody, have spoken to Judy, Stephanie's mother, and to Stephanie's sister thinking it was Stephanie, though, and they have sent some pictures, of themselves holding Evelyn, who does not look happy or content, just confused. They told her that they were aware of all the things that the family was doing to get Baby Evelyn home, but the agency had told them to hide her for as long as they could, and that was what they planned to do.
Stephanie Bennett's parents went to court in Stark County and were awarded temporary custody of their grandchild, Evelyn. When the couple went to the agency with a police escort to take custody, the agency refused to return the baby or even say where she was located. Stephanie and her parents brought separate suits in Stark and Summit Counties to regain custody. On February 2, 2007 the Stark County Family Court dismissed Ranza and Judy's suit saying that Stephanie had signed surrender papers "knowingly and voluntarily." Stephanie's suit in Summit County is pending.
For more information go to OUSA.org. If you want to blog for Evelyn and Stephanie, contact and other information on how to do it will be there.
SHAME on the agency and shame on those holding this child HOSTAGE and away from her family who wants her and were obvious victims of coercion and deceptive unethical adoption practices!!! Know that if you continue to try to hide this child you will have to answer to HER someday! How will you tell her that you kept her from her a loving family? Do you think she'll thank you - or hate you - for that?
AND, A Child is Waiting Agency should be closed for fraudulent, coercive, exploitive practices!
SEND EVELYN HOME!
# posted by Senior Mom @ 2:39 AM 
