Quote From: dink1958I think everyone on the message boards misses the point..This woman broke the law....and as far as I am concerned she is uing this illness for an excuse for her behavior..I sympathize with anyone who has had this disease, but it is no excuse for breaking the law..She took those children out of the US illegally and no matter what disease she had , she should suffer the consequenses of breaking the law like anyone else..And aren't u people tired of people using every excuse imaginable for breaking the law..and that is what people hire smart lawyer for, to find them an excuse to get around the law....Wake up.This woman gave those children awway and then because she couldn't get them back using the legal system, she stole them...
No one disputes that she broke the law. Allison and her attorney freely admitted that on the show. The motivation for breaking the law was wanting to be with her children, a privilege taken from her by others who took advantage of her when very sick.
I wish that the law were the only issue being debated here. Honestly, if an assessment of Allison's physical and mental state were done at the time of the documents being signed, no court would have allowed the Needhams to take possession of the children. They would have been placed for care, that's likely, but Allison would have had them back long ago. All of this heartache for everyone involved would have been avoided if the law were taken into consideration from the start.
Her parental rights are intact. The adoption has been contested from the start. She is in jail serving for her crime.
