I think so many of the adoption laws and rules and redtape very often does not appear to have the child's best interest in mind. I cant understand why when there is someone who is willing to love a child and give them a wonderful life when they would not normally have either love or a good life, why on earth wouldnt that be the first most important factor!?

So many children out there with no-one, no home, no parents, no love in their lives and many people in the world willing to provide them with all these things and more, yet they are not allowed because of politics and beaurocracy bullcr@p!

I'll step down now :soapbox:

And just add that I truly hope it works out for your SIL and little Soobin (gorgeous name, by the way). Katanya's suggestion of a children's amnesty or something might be worth looking into... You would think as they are family that it would be SO much easier. Perhaps they could speak to a lawyer who specialises in that field and see what chance they may have if they were to request it through the courts?


All the best to your SIL & BIL in the meantime.


Keen