Wow, this case appears to have been judged with a conflict of interest as the lady's lawyer was hired by the adoptive parents.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michel..._b_817191.html

"Her lawyer was hired by her son's future adoptive parents, demonstrating a clear conflict of interest. And, despite Encarnación's clear desire to be reunited with her son, a court found her to have abandoned him. Her parental rights were terminated, and Carlos was adopted. Encarnación's case is complicated, involving the failures of multiple systems, but had Encarnación's right to due process been upheld, none of this would have happened. She would have been able to present her case in court, and Carlos would still be with her."