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Heartbreak Pitfalls *f■ythenBlleyI as-aring stars Fer-i ageFrequent in Adoptions(Continued From Page B-l}LiAilinerMrs.penses was literally down.the drain.”* * * *THERE ARE other heartbreak possibilities.Unwed Mother No, 2 may sign the formal consent giving her child to Mr. and Mrs.' Joe Brown, As in thp case of the Smiths, the child already is in the Brown household.But the County Bureau, in its six-month study of the Browns, decides the pair are not qualified to adopt a child. It reeom-mends against granting the adoption. The court usually follows the recommendation. In )roke that event, the child is returnedAn^to tIie naturaJ ^°^her or to I county agency.wives Heath Bays ht« agency Ismber^ lenient In its recommendations although the paramount focus always is on the child. The ’ agency. In Independent adoptions frequently approves somo families it ordinarily would not, according t o Heath.The child already is in the home,1' he said. Nobody likes to take him out of it.”But the fact remains that some children are taken out.In the last fiscal year, the bureau considered petitions forBeSANthat agency adoptions have two principal advantages.. When an adopting -couple re- a dri eeives a child through an agency docum there is no chance that the nat- boats : ui*al mother will get the young-jhearin. ster back. For when Ihd* agency j com mi releases a child to the home of land F an adopting couple, the natural j Use mother has already signed a re- sugges-both ed — Navy they cturetheir at 8 \r of and nmis-withdown Para-* ne r layer iios. lants two and were ore a four:rlods le by rants vents Mrs-ht inher 20th 'oung *ougb roller z hisPeekdbertdiedsters,•gininay, 4 hapellinquishment. She has relinquished the chitd to the agency, not the adopting parents.That reliquishment has no loop-holes. It’s binding. Literally, once signed, it’s the agency’s child.* * * *THE SECOND advantage is‘Guard that the natural mother doesjancG lt;not know who are the adopting;3*} hc parents. She cannot go lo theirhncenl home and insist upon seeing the to Pracommi E. Hig iy Co* shall, commi partmlt; Vocati Higl'Thlt;child. She cannot harass the adopting parents. The adopting sued c parents, by the same token, dojwritfe not know the name of the nal-;(onal ural parents. They are, howev-[told ter, informed of the background of the natural parents.Although the adoption madethrough the- agency docs not become final for an average ofas i r(pm ■ after «BOInine months, the interim is not coneu:particularly nerve - wracking. There's no big threat hangingput 01 t creel1,710 adoptions. It made favor- over the heads of the adopting Su^i -l i. .. j _ i!________'.. o-?n nnrnnte* 1*101 . Cable recommendations in 1,372 cases.The bureau did not make unparents.It is true that the agency stiJl has the right to lake the child!feel.nfavorable recommendations in from the home, but the possi-the entire balance of 338 cases, jbility of ihJs occurring is very,very slight.IN A FEW INSTANCES, theprospective adopting parents changed their minds and returned children to the natural parents.In other Smith” cases, the natural mother decided not to give formal consent. But the bulk of the 338 were unfavorable recommendations.Hig: of a : traffic with ’ lation* metho tors U : judick some. HigThere’s still another unfavorable aspect to independent adop- agencies? tions. ■ j fFor 1hoThe natural mother may be series read marricd, although separal ed Telegram.)from her husband. Although the ---------father of the child may not be. What's the Siren?More frequently, It Is the adopting couple which changes and returns the child. This, however, only occurs In about 2 per cent of the total cases.No one questions that, from n; * ^ legal .standpoint, the adoption* [G*. made through the agency is* ou c betler. Why, then/ are there; more independent adoptions?! MA What are the criticisms of•tee of5 for hifinal article in ibis waferWednesday's Press-jspeetishoulfthe husband, it is the estranged! husband who legally is consid-1 ered the natural parent.His consent, too, must bn obtained. If, for spile purposes, he refuses to sign, thechild is returned to tlie natural mother. The estranged husband then Is financially responsible for the child's support.Or maybe the husband can’t« be located when the mother jsing b;Mm flint 1TODAY’S SAFETY TIP: A R|WJ1well organized home or place of i business practices firetion day each day ofpreven-the year.out u men be nr ActThe Lons Beach Fire Depart-, ; ment answered the following.! calls;and! (D-OKndondo ing t, H:im x.mready to place her child for;*minnam*.Ml IX I) A Vl:4lt;3 n.m.. Willow si.Ave,, sra** /ire. . .PMP n.m,. 3702 A«-T-. rpfrlfr^ra- Art Jill1or ]«aIe. wirm10:45 a.m., n«rpo!nt Landing.bu 1ft ace. : Calif7th St, and • Pine Ave-*ghterHcth,_ •_ ., . . ,. 11 :lt;i a.m.. Pacific Coastadoption. In that case, legal I Magnolia Av?., ambulance.abandonment proceedings must * 12:‘2 p'm” 2122 AtlnTUlc be started. The proceedings takea year and must completed be-andH wy.A%’C .1U35 Redondo A vp., am billiardnm«fore adoption can be made final. Heath, however, Goes not in-buiancb1 :S3 p.m.. lanet.2 p.m.. 1179 Sail Lake Av«., ambil In nee.3:07 p.m.. 521 K. 3n! SI., ninoulnct. 3 MR p.m., 2SU) Si. ar.d Pacific Av«.t ambulance.. , . -n 4:2^ p.m.. Orarpi* Ave. And Carsontend to convey the idea that all ct., trash rirc*.riday. independent adoptions are bad.'! .,?J2 i rents * :A'e-si.rivate“THERE IS ap.m.. Mrlta. ambulance » I 5:30 p.m.. 23rd SI....... , Ave., wash gasoline.definite place. 6:04 p.m.. 2750 v. 15tha art CanguisLa and Cftcpinui Si., build-Mot-.^Dr independent adoptions. he/ne:iforep.m/nard^stfina oxanpc a•••«..(said. Many Iittwiaj JMUl,'u;’ ‘6:34 n.m., loth SI. and Pinei want to ------ ------ ---------- --- _ .. ^anrtI T\V• nesse? ot* sul by (hi Mer and thonorRep..Beach- npf 1 Tnf^tViAr^ aparlmcnl firen^turaj moineis ‘6;g4 p m ( 10the their children ambulance., ja11 i ... , . / C ■ J g 1 j S:07 p.m., Sfaflld^ HiVd.Aden, with relatives or rricnas of longi-mia Ave.. ambu:anrf.died; standing. Sometimes a family! 12.1S H m t Nn?tpaugh- has been caring-for'a child and!Hnill‘nnncli-___Wet Avt.. will ’ Man- area hcarir day. •AVf..Mrs. Mrs, . VanrlertioRev.Floydiy, 1Mor-'*1/o.undayMrs.Olivehters,the natural mother decides she's willing for them to adopt the youngster,1*And, despite the heartbreak frequently involved in independent adoptions, they still far outnumber agency adoptions.In Los Angeles County last year there were 1,6-17 independent adoptions as compared with 848 made through agencies. In Orange County, there were 162 independent and 33 agency adoptions.Thin was despite the fnetTides and TemFOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTESunrise; 6:33 a, m. Sunset; 7:03 p. t Moon rise: 1*37 p. m. Moo met: 11: Tides: High—4:36 a. m., 3.2 ft.; 3:lt; Low—8:16 a. m., 3.0 ft.; 11 (Foregoing statistics by U, S. ConsBy Ixng Beach LifeWater Temperature—66. CoiMONDAY’S WEATHER SSouthern Catifot
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Tue, Sep 11, 1956
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