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It was quoted in the probable cause affidavit that RP had the fear of her child being removed upon birth. It may have been CP who was quoted as saying this so take it with a grain of salt.
just clarifying, in most states, child welfare services operate under a Department of Child Services (DCS) or Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Child Protective Services (CPS) functions as the investigative arm within that state agency. When CPS reports of abuse or neglect are substantiated, DCS/DCFS becomes responsible for ongoing case management, services, and court involvement as applicable.
RP had gone to the hospital, expecting to deliver IMO. Makes sense to me that her adoptive mother was prepared to raise this baby too.
Cortney's brain doesn't fire on any cylinders IMO. I think she fully expected to raise RP's baby as her own, with DNA to prove it (except it wouldn't be her DNA, it would be RP's unique DNA but there's a biology lesson I bet Cortney never had). As for RP, I don't think Cortney is what you'd call a longterm planner, she had no love lost for RP who was her own flesh and blood; even if she HAD considered it (which I doubt she did), she could never dream that someone else might genuinely love RP, notice her missing, and turn earth upside down to find her. Cortney didn't think that far.
IMO she probably thought she found a genius way to beat the CPS system. Use her daughter as a cheap man's surrogate, steal her baby, show everyone what an amazing mother she is -- not to her actual children -- but to her new stolen baby.
Great job, Cortney. You killed that baby on your first try.
It's like a bad soap opera. Soap opera on meth.
JMO
