Family Code section 8812

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stella33

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:mad::confused::(I gave my child up for adoption last June. The adoption has been finalized. I am curretly paying bills from an emergency that occurred while I was pregnant. At the time of submitting my birthmother expenses I was under the impression that my insurance was responsible and going to pay these bills. A year and many appeal attempts later I am still paying these bills. I have asked the adotptive parents of my son to take responsibility for these bills, as they would have been included in my birthmother expenses had I known my appeals would have been denied. They have outright refused responsibility and have responded with personal slander in stating that this issue was created I am "financially irresponsible." Also, they have turned this black and white issue into an emotional mess, insulting me and making themselves look extremely insensitive to my feelings as a woman who gave up her child. I am familiar with Family Code Section 8812 where it states reasonable birthmother expenses and "medical or hospital care for the birthmother or the child" as a reasonable expense. Can I legally take them to court for the amount of these bills?
 
According to the code, those financials must be presented to the court prior to the final hearing for adoption. It doesn't sound like you have any recourse, but you should check with an attorney to be sure.
 
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