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    SC: Court To Hear Oklahoma Adoption Case

    posted Jan 18, 2012 8:51 AM by Kathy Deserly   [ updated Mar 14, 2012 10:32 AM by Lou Sgroi ]
    KOCO Oklahoma City January 17, 2012

    Matt and Melanie Capobianco say the biological mother agreed to give Veronica up.

    However, the biological father, who is a member of the Cherokee Nation Tribe says he was tricked into giving up his rights.

    The father’s attorney has argued that the biological mother concealed her plans about putting Veronica up for adoption.

    He says he signed documents which he thought were his custody rights.

    The Capobianco's say they are just worried about Veronica.

    Matt Capobianco said, "Everyone keeps saying how bad they feel for us. But, I mean, she's a 2-year-old girl that got shoved in a truck and driven to Oklahoma, with strangers."

    Right now, Veronica is in Oklahoma with her biological father due to a court ruling that stems from a law designed to keep Native American children and their parents together.


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