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Family Law Keyed to Wadlington
In re K.A.W.
Citation:
133 S.W.3d 1Facts
Mother was pregnant with children while raising three other children and working at a job. She decided to place her twins up for adoption. The twins were born 3 months premature, and for the 2 months they were in the hospital, she visited them daily and cared for them. While caring for them, Mother tried to investigate prospective families that might be suitable for the twins. She found a British couple and a judge approved the adoption. Eventually, British officials determined that the couple was unfit and the twins were taken into custody of a British children’s services agency. The twins were returned to Missouri, where they were placed in custody of Missouri social services. The mother then decided she would raise the children herself. An officer filed a petition to terminate Mother’s parental rights and the trial court terminated the parental rights, holding that Mother had abused and neglected the children.
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