In just a few years, a Michigan woman took in millions of dollars, faking adoptions and ruining families’ lives along the way.
Through the twentieth century, the rules governing adoption were increasingly shaped by negative perceptions of unmarried mothers. David Smolin, the director of the Center for Children, Law and Ethics at Samford University’s law school, told me that the regulations “created this legacy of secrecy and shame that we’re still trying to get out from under.
Lee carefully controlled all communication between expectant mothers and adoptive families, and tried to prevent the two sides from contacting each other directly; she arranged most in-person meetings and usually came along. This gave her tremendous influence over two sets of emotionally vulnerable people.
Lee worked with many birth mothers who were in treatment for heroin addiction, in and out of prison, or homeless. According to Chelsea Coffman, who put her baby up for adoption through Lee and later worked as her personal assistant, Lee recruited women at local methadone clinics. Coffman told me that her prior drug use had led Michigan Children’s Protective Services to remove her two kids from her custody.
When Kyle and Adam finally suggested to Lee that they drop the match with April, she said that she would keep what remained of their fees and expenses, about fourteen thousand dollars, and apply it to a future adoption. During the next few weeks, Kyle maintained a close, chatty dialogue with Lee, exchanging text messages with her almost daily and speaking frequently with her on the phone.
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