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From: stim@fluke.UUCP (Randy Stimpson)
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Subject: Re: Seeking to Adopt an Infant
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Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 12:39:11 EST
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>I have some friends that would very much like to adopt an infant. If you know
>of anyone who has (or will have) an infant they wish to release for adoption,
>please contact any of the following:
>
>	1) Pat Cook via the net
>	2) The folks trying to adopt:
>	   Steve and Naomi Lesberg
>	   13648 Jackrabbit Road
>	   Poway, CA 92064
>	   Phone: 619-451-3451 - collect calls accepted
>	3) Their adoption attorney and adoption counselor:
>	   Atty.: Marc Gradstein
>	   Counselor: Bonnie Gradstein
>	   2340 Irving St. Suite 105
>	   San Francisco, CA 94122
>	   Office Phone: 415-665-8995 - collect calls accepted
>	   Home Phone: 415-585-9253 - collect calls accepted
>
>The counselor is available to speak to anyone concerned about giving their
>infant up for adoption, and the adoptive parents wish to be very open with
>the natural parent(s) in terms of information.
>
>Please tell your friends about this wonderful opportunity to help give a great
>home to a little person. Sorry if this is in the wrong group, but you never 
>know who will know someone.


Generally its a very bad idea for the true parents to know the adopted 
parents.  I know of two couples that have made the mistake, my aunt and
uncle, and a couple in my church.


If both cases there were long battles over custody.  In both cases the
adoptive parents won, but it was a very heart wrenching experience for
all parties invovled.