A married couple in Wisconsin were divorcing, and the custody of their 4 year old child came up. During the divorce proceedings, it was revealed to the husband that the child could have likely been the result of the wife's affair with OM. OM took DNA test and proved that he was biologically the child's father.

End result of the custody battle, that was upheld by the Wisconsin Supreme Court---the custody went to the husband, based on the 'best interests' of the child, and the finding that he was, in fact, the 'father'.

I breathe a sigh of relief with rulings like this---a nightmare that I've had is that my wife dies (although her health has improved tremendously), and that the OM shows up to claim my youngest, even though he's had no contact with us since the end of the affair.

Who knew that the justice system could actually make a sensible ruling? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

Very good news K. Thanks for sharing that with us.

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" /> great ruling and it was as it should be

Probably because the husband was involved as "daddy" and it would destroy child if anything different happened. Not to mention "daddy".

Great ruling indeed!

Debi

K,
That is very interesting and I live in Wisconsin.

Dawn

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> Hi K, thanks for this thread. Did you happen to see the story about another guy, a BS whose WS passed away while raising the OC and the court was threatening to take away the OC and place OC in OM's custody since BS is not the biological father (but nevertheless, the only dad the child has ever known)? The outcome was not reported, but hopefully, it will be just as what happened here in Wisconsin. I can't remember any other details of the report but it was on one of the late night news shows here in CA.

I was reading your thread and hoping it was related to the story I saw, but I remembered that the WS wife actually died... What a nightmare, ey?

K,
that's EXCELLENT news. Nice when things work for real justice.

However, doesn't the ruling only effect that state? Like, BTdT's CA case wouldn't be effected by Wisconsin?

I remember that horrible case (midwest?) where a child who'd been with her adoptive parents for her entire 3+ years was given to her biological father because his rights had not been terminated at the adoption---insanity!!

J

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Jenny:
<strong>I remember that horrible case (midwest?) where a child who'd been with her adoptive parents for her entire 3+ years was given to her biological father because his rights had not been terminated at the adoption---insanity!!

J</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I remember that case too. One of the worst decisions ever made by a court. It would have been fair to allow the biological father visitation. But to take the child away from the only parents he/she had ever known was horrible. And what kind of man would do that to his own child?

Michael
Me 39(40 soon, yuck!)
FWW 38
M 18
Two S's
A began Jan 01
D Day Jun 01
In MC

<small>[ November 21, 2002, 06:35 AM: Message edited by: MichaelinDallas ]</small>

Yes it is VERY COMMON AND LIKELY in cases where an H in an intact M has raised an OC from birth--either knowing or NOT knowing that the baby is an OC--for courts to find in favor of the "legal father" (the H) vs the bio father (the OM)--especially if the legal father wants to keep his status as father, but sometimes even if he was cheated on and now wants to disown the OC.