I remember watching a film years ago on true movies based on a real story about a girl in america who was adopted I think her Mother wasn't bothered and the Dad not on the scene so gave her up , years later her Dad tracked her down and to cut a long story short they
managed to get her back because the Dad never signed the adoption papers as he wasn't around. The adoptive parents were heartbroken , im sure she was the only child they ever had and they couldn't have their own children
Please don't come at me with ways this didn't happen as its nothing to do with me
I have no idea of the American adoption laws and it was years ago its meant to have happend possibly 80s/90s , just saying what happend in the film and the fact it was supposed to be based on a true story