A French appeal court has refused to allow a father to take custody of his biological son, who was given up for adoption by his mother. Yoan Delorme, 29, was in jail when his son was born and the baby's mother did not write either parent's names on the birth certificate. His case was backed by a court in Nantes earlier this year, but the local council appealed as the boy was already settled with his new family. Mr Delorme had no contact with the child's mother after her first three months of pregnancy. After she gave birth in April 2013, he was unaware the baby had been registered without his name and his lawyer tried in vain to locate the boy. Mr Delorme aims to fight the ruling.
Val says I hope the court rules against this mans claim to the boy, already placed in a caring home. Is a child yours simply because it is your seed? In truth a child belongs to no one and the best person to care for an infant is one who cares. One hopes the courts would give preference to the adoptive parents with controlled visits from the man ( I would struggle to call him the childs father)I will watch this story and hope it develops in a way that is best ( in my opinion) for the child. Comments to taglines82@gmail.com
