Year later, baby ordered back to adoptive parents

The court ruled that the boy--who has been living with his biological grandparents and is known by two names--should never have been taken from adoptive parents Jason and Angela Vesely because nothing in a written agreement required them to tell the Nebraska Children's Home Society that Angela was pregnant.

The ruling won't take effect for at least 10 days, but both the adoption agency and the biological family could fight the decision, potentially delaying the boy's move.

Megan Lynn Morgan of Sutherland, the boy's birth mother, had said she wanted her son to be an only child with the adoptive family and that she wanted an open adoption, an arrangement that grants biological parents many rights.

The Veselys, of Verdigre in northeast Nebraska, said they planned to tell Morgan that Angela was pregnant but were waiting because she had previously miscarried three children. She later gave birth prematurely, but the child is now at their home.

Kelly Tollefsen, one of the Vesely's lawyers, said the couple welcomed Friday's ruling.

"The Veselys are obviously excited and want to get Morgan back in their home as soon as possible," Tollefsen said. "They were very happy and elated."

P. Stephen Potter, who represents the Morgans, said he still needed to meet with his clients to discuss the ruling.

"I'm sure they'll do everything they can to maintain custody of the child," he said.

A spokeswoman for the Children's Home said Friday that officials planned to fully evaluate the ruling before deciding how to respond.