Do I have grounds to seek an annulment of my adoption?
Location : TEXAS
I need to know if it's possible to have the private adoption I was a part of at the age of 6 be annulled now that I am an adult. Also, I am not yet seeking a lawyer's representation in my area, for the simple fact that my adoptive parents are very litigious and have previously employed/consulted with many firms local to me.
Here's the facts. At the age of 4, my biological mother gave up her parental rights to me and I was placed under the guardianship of family "friends". Then, at the age of 6, I was adopted by those same guardians.
Here's my issue. My adoptive father had his biological daughter (child from a previous marriage) removed from his care by the state of Kansas due to neglect and drug charges/use- and my adoptive mother had the custody of her own biological daughter (also a child from a previous marriage) removed and transferred to the child's father due to, you guessed it, child neglect and drug charges/use in Georgia.
The problem is, they never disclosed the fact that they both independently from one another had children removed from their care in states outside of the one I was adopted in, to either my biological mother or the rest of my biological family, during the transfer of my guardianship and ensuing adoption.
I want to know, does the lack of that disclosure classify my private adoption as fraudulent? I would like to approach this matter from that angle, instead of bringing in proof of the neglect/physical abuse/sexual abuse I experienced while in their care.