According to Quets' sister, Quets never wanted to give up the children. But she had a rough pregnancy and was worried that she would be too weak to care for them. She met the Needhams through a friend, Gail Quets told WRAL-TV.
"They pressured her into giving up custody of her children," Gail Quets said. She realized less than 12 hours later that it was a horrible decision and she begged to have her children returned to her, and these folks refused."
"I know she loves her children very much and would never endanger them," she added
By coercing Allison Lee Quets into giving up her twins, 17-month old Holly Ann and Tyler Lee Needham, Denise and Kevin Needham are actually the cause of Quets' crime.
In refusing to return these two children, the Needham contributed to the needless kidnapping of their adoptive daughters.
If, in the custody battle, the Needhams win, it will again because of the same reason why the Canadian justice system found Gettliffe guilty: Money talks.
According to other reports, Quets' kidnapping of her own kids may work against her.
During her pregnancy, she suffered a severe form of morning sickness called hyperemesis which led to her rash decision to give away her kids through adoption.
Having recovered from her illness, she realized her mistake and from the beginning tried to get her kids back from the Needhams.
So, once again I will point out that it is the Needhams' unwillingness to give up her twins that led to Quets' decision.
Had the Needhams given up the twins and sued Quets for adoption costs, THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
As well, their unwillingness to tell their side of the story works against the Needhams.
http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=1933583&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.3.1
Update for 20130203.0842:
Quets sentence: http://www.justice.gov/usao/nce/press/2007/2007-Dec-18.html
Bail for Quets: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2007/01/05/3176506-sun.html
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Had the Needhams relinquished custody of Quets' twins to her, this would have been quietly arbitrated in a civil suit for adoption costs.
However, the Needhams had coerced her into giving up her kids, using her weakened state to prey on Quets.
Thus this kidnapping happened because the Needhams felt they were more entitled to the birth mother's kids than she is.
The Needhams live in Apex, a suburb of Durham, NC.
Quets bought an apartment in Apex to be near her kids.
Other news reports indicate that Quets has spent $400,000 fighting the Needhams for custody of kids not rightfully theirs.
http://angelsthatcare.blogspot.com/2006/12/mother-may-have-taken-twins.html
My guess is, Allison's life savings were being depleted, and she figured that by quitting her job and fleeing to Canada, she might begin over again.
Even so, the Needhams are culpable.
As a systems engineer, Allison Quets would have been perfectly capable of taking care of her twins' needs.
However, the Needham's treatment of Allison (they said she was too old to take care of them) proves that they are INC0MPETENT as parents.
In subjecting her to this year long legal battle (since August 2005), they tried a mother's patience.
Tyler Lee and Holly Ann Quets are only Needhams in name only.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/orl-asectwins30123006dec30,0,4765843.story?coll=orl-home-headlines
Background on Quets kidnapping case.
This shows what young couples are willing to do to keep children who only rightfully theirs through the clever machinations of a private lawyer.
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