The decision of what's in the best
interest of the child is the mother's
decision when she asks
to sign those relinquishment papers.
And in fact, did Ellen ask to sign
those papers? Yes, she did.
That's what Gladney home attorneys
maintain to and the jury agreed.
And they also agreed that Ellen breedings
parental rights to her daughter should be
terminated.
We will be asking for expedited appeals,
without a doubt.
But how long can you play legal tug of
war with a child before the child shows
the emotional scars?
Any time that you have a child involved
in any kind of legal proceedings or
detrimental, it has.
Gladney officials concern to the
child has not been disturbed
in her placement at this point
with parents.
In other words, she's not moved from
foster home to foster home.
I think as long as we do not have to do
that kind of thing, then
the risk would be minimal.
But Rick Allen says the major battle is
in the adoption laws that offer nowhere
near the rights and protections of
divorce laws.
If we're going to require a cooling off
period in divorce cases to ensure the
protection of husband, wife and the
rights of children to their parents, then
the same thing ought to happen.
When you're talking about destroying the
parent child relationship altogether
and for all time, the minute you
sign an affidavit relinquishment to an
agency, your rights are terminated.
In essence, from the beginning
at Alex has a waiting period would keep
young women like Ellen breeding from
having to make such an irrevocable
decision at a time of such high emotional
stress. I'm a little off on Channel 5
years in Fort Worth.