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Abuse cases

Title Date
Children in care of Lisa Jo Vanderlinden 2018 Aug 5
Boy adopted by Brett and Clarissa Tobiasson 2017
Two childen adopted by woman from Mendon, Utah 2013 Sep 26
Girl adopted by Snohomish couple 2012 Jan 21
Children adopted by Heidi L. Robinson 2011 Jul 5
Girl adopted by Gary and Leslie Erickson 2010 Mar 21
Girls adopted by Lon and DeAnna Kennard 2010 Mar 22
Children adopted by Richard and ? Hill 2008 Jan 15
Nicolai Emelyantsev 2008 Mar 7
Boy adopted by Scott and Catherine Kanani Nelson 2004 Apr 8
Dreydon Anthony Archuleta (Deleon) 2004 Sep 27
Kehaulani Niu Sullivan 2003 Feb 21
Cassandra Killpack (Autumn Blackwell) 2002 Jun 1
Children adopted by Theresa and Reed Hansen 2002 Oct 2
Camryn Morgan 2000 Dec 17
Danielle and Brittany Tucker (Dornan) 1997 Nov 1
Krystal Ann Tibbets 1995 Jul 7
Kameron Lee Bright (Moghaghab) 1994 Apr 2

Child trafficking cases

Title Date
Marshall Islands - Paul Peterson case 2019
Samoa - Michael Ulisese McKrola (Posi Iva) 2003 Jan 1
Samoa - Focus on Children - Scott & Karen Banks case 2002 Feb 1
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) - child trafficking case 1998 Jan 1

Coerced adoption cases

Title Date
Baby Tamia 2005 Jan 6
Child Bernice 2003 Nov 3

Deportation cases

Title Date
Samuel Jonathon Schultz 2007 Mar 6
Kairi Shepherd 1991 Jan 26

Disrupted placement cases

Title Date
Girl adopted by a Salt Lake City Family 2010 Aug 31

Father's rights violation cases

Title Date
Terry Achane 2012 Dec 3
Bobby L. Nevares 2010 Sep 29
Jake Strickland 2010 Dec 30
John Wyatt (baby Emma case) 2009 Feb 20
Ramsey Shaud 2009 Dec 16
Robert Manzanares 2008 Feb 20
Matt Tenneson 2007 Jun 25
Cody O'Dea 2005 May 1
Carlos Orr 2003 Dec 10
Frank Osborne 2002 Jan 4

Documents

Title Publication date
Editorial: Utah adoption law wrongly discriminates against fathers 2013 Oct 22
Utah adoption law provision discriminates against men, attorney claims 2013 Jun 4
Foster parent fails to receive screenings; accused in brutal abuse 2013 Feb 23
Soldier wins 22-month custody battle and finally reunited with daughter, 2, who his wife gave up for adoption 2013 Jan 25
Utah adoption horror story: New questions as legal fight continues 2012 Dec 5
Father will be reunited with baby adopted without his knowledge, judge rules 2012 Dec 4
Proposed bill would penalize adoption agencies for fraudulent representations 2012 Aug 15
Stopping an adoption: In Utah, unwed fathers rarely win 2011 Dec 24
Father loses bid to overturn his daughter’s adoption because he did not file paperwork on time 2011 Jul 20
Catching up with 'Baby Tamia' 2011 Apr 9
Couple pleads not guilty to child abuse, get trial date 2011 Mar 22
Defendants in Samoan adoption scandal to plead guilty Tuesday 2009 Jan 5
Foster care lawsuit ends after 15 years 2008 Dec 31
Adoption case defendants expected to plead guilty 2008 Dec 10
Utah couple won't give up proof of kids' identities 2008 Nov 10
Couple involved in adoption scandal win guardianship of girl 2008 Feb 15
Tangled adoption suit heads to trial 2007 Oct 30
Teen ranch evades law [FOC operated 2.5 yrs in Utah without a license] 2007 Jul 16
Baby Tamia adoption agency banned from state until 2008 2005 Aug 24
Adoptive parents of 'Tamia' arrested 2005 Mar 22
Justice for victims? Babies and tiny children dead; those entrusted with their care are accused 2005 Jan 30
Playing on mothers' hopes - Lure: Surrounded by poverty, many Marshallese women grasp at recruiters' promises... 2003 Nov 2
Two couples fight for right to claim child as their own
After Wife's Death, Dark Secrets of Utah Doctor Revealed

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