A Texas man is battling for custody of his first-born daughter after his wife successfully gave her up for adoption without telling him - to a family who now refuses to return the girl. Terry Achane, 31, a drill instructor in South Carolina, says it was just days after he left his pregnant wife for his new job out of state that she quietly signed over their unborn baby to a family of seven in Utah. His newborn baby, whom he had wanted to name Teleah, was given to Jared and Kristi Frei, who now say the girl is theirs and won't give her back without a fight.
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Texas couple were experiencing marital trouble when husband took a job out of state leading to the quiet adoption
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Judge has since found birth mother had deceived her husband, the adoption agency and prospective parents
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Adopting couple of six other children given 60 days to give the child back to father
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Adoptive parents say they plan to appeal the judge's decision
Kept in the dark throughout this with months of being unable to reach his wife, Mr Achane asked a friend to visit her home in @placeholder who reported that the house appeared vacant.