To: The Arkansas State House, The Arkansas State Senate, and Governor Asa Hutchinson
Putative Father's Rights
To whom it may concern,
Protect the rights of biological father's in Arkansas. Enact laws that would ensure placement of children with their biological father rather than adoptive parties. Create strict rules and regulations, enforceable by criminal penalty, in which adoption agencies must abide by.
Sincerely,
Protect the rights of biological father's in Arkansas. Enact laws that would ensure placement of children with their biological father rather than adoptive parties. Create strict rules and regulations, enforceable by criminal penalty, in which adoption agencies must abide by.
Sincerely,
Why is this important?
My daughter was placed and approved for adoption in Benton County last week. This was against my wishes. The judge and all parties involved acknowledged me as the biological father. I signed the putative father registry prior to the filing of the petition for adoption and prior to the birth of my daughter, but this did not ensure my rights as the father. The adoption agency involved assisted the mother in hiding the pregnancy, as did the adopting party. The adoption agency brags on its website that adoptions in Arkansas are much easier and only take six days to finalize as opposed to sixty or ninety days in most states.