Special Announcement

Craig Shoemaker brings “The Lovemaster” to the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons
Proceeds to benefit The Baby Bryan Foundation, Inc.

J.R.’s Comedy Club presents a special night of comedy on November 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Nationally acclaimed comedian Craig Shoemaker will take the stage at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons to help raise funds for a Santa Clarita couple who adopted a baby boy in 2008 and are now involved in an emotionally draining and financially devastating contested adoption.

Craig Shoemaker has been named Comedian of the Year by American Comedy Awards on ABC, appeared in HBO’s Comic Relief, Showtime’s Comedy All-Stars, and numerous other television shows. His “Lovemaster” routine was voted Most Popular Comedy on XM Radio’s Big Schtick Awards.

The Baby Bryan Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, was formed not only to assist the adoptive couple in their fight for their son, but also to raise awareness as to the potential complications of open and wrongfully contested adoptions and the emotional and financial impact it can have on the adopting parents and adopted children. For more information, please visit www.bryansworld.org.

To order tickets, please visit www.canyons.edu/Offices/PIO/CanyonsPAC/shoemaker.html or call the SCPAC box office at (661) 362-5304. The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons is located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.

Contested Adoptions

Adoption.org states that "less than .1% of adoptions are contested each year", according to a study or publication by Groza and Rosenthal in 1998. We have yet to find this study. However, the numbers are meaningless when you are the one involved in a wrongfully contested adoption. The financial devastation of defending yourself in a contested adoption is one thing; the emotional pain and suffering and fear of losing your baby is another. It can take years for the case to be tried, appealed, retried and then possibly taken to the Supreme Court. In the meantime, an innocent child's life hangs in the balance. The Santa Clarita couple mentioned above is going into their third year of a contested adoption with no end in sight. Read their story here.

We emphasize "wrongfully" contested adoptions here. Adoption is a very difficult and emotional decision for birth parents, especially the birth mother. It is understandable that birth parents may regret their decision or change their minds after the fact. In California, birth parents have the right to revoke their consent within 30 days. If they exercise their right and have the child returned to them, this is considered a failed adoption rather than a contested adoption. There is debate as to the 30-day right to revoke consent being too short of a period. Prior to 1996, birth parents had six months to revoke their consent. The result was a very high rate of failed adoptions. Then there is the small percentage of individuals and groups that do not believe in adoption whatsoever, no matter the circumstance.

The purpose of The Baby Bryan Foundation, however, is not to debate existing issues. We are not lobbying to change any laws. We focus solely on raising awareness of wrongfully contested adoptions. Simply put, a wrongfully contested adoption is where an adoption is being contested even though all the necessary procedures have been properly conducted, all necessary paperwork has been signed by all parties and the right to revoke consent has passed.

Our Mission

The mission of The Baby Bryan Foundation is to raise awareness as to the potential complications of open adoption, the financial strain of wrongfully contested adoptions and the resulting emotional impact on the adoptive parents as well as the adopted children.

Our Vision

The vision of The Baby Bryan Foundation is to be a trusted and valuable resource for those seeking open adoption and to provide a support platform for adoptive parents who are facing similar challenges.

The Baby Bryan Foundation, Inc.
A Nonprofit Organization
Helping raise awareness for open and wrongfully contested adoptions.

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