By Michelle Riess Throughout my adoption discovery, writing has been very therapeutic for me. Unfortunately, writing about my adoption on this website is no longer providing me with the peace or clarity it once brought. While I am pleased to have reached many other lateREAD MORE…
This is a brief analysis of a 1981 Courier-Post article highlighting some of the major inconsistencies between what attorney Edward Kent stated during his testimony, and what actually took place during Michelle’s adoption process. This post briefly discusses these troubling issues, which are obvious inREAD MORE…
By Michelle RiessOriginally posted in 2019. Updated 2023 In May 1982, the film Annie was released in the United States. Annie, which takes place in New York City in the 1930s, is the story of a 10-year-old girl named Annie (Aileen Quinn) who lives inREAD MORE…
We are searching for other families impacted by the unethical adoptions organized by Willingboro, New Jersey attorney, EDWARD KENT. This includes adopted individuals, biological families, and adoptive families. Even if you were a potential adoptive parent or pregnant woman at the time who met withREAD MORE…
By Michelle RiessOriginally posted in 2018. Updated 2023 In September 2017, at age 40, I accidentally discovered that I am adopted after getting a DNA match on Ancestry to one of my three full biological sisters. It was a life-changing experience that redefined (and simultaneouslyREAD MORE…
Original Publication: Courier-Post Original Publication Date: June 5, 1981 NOTE: Much of the information taken from Kent’s testimony completely contradicts Hollie’s experiences and even some of the details that were provided to Michelle by her adoptive father in 2017. We briefly discuss these issues andREAD MORE…
Edward Kent indicted as middleman for adoptions. April 1978.READ MORE…
Original Publication: Courier-Post Original Publication Date: October 17, 1981 NOTE: Much of the information taken from Kent’s testimony completely contradicts Hollie’s experiences and even some of the details that were provided to Michelle by her adoptive father in 2017. We briefly discuss these issues andREAD MORE…
Original Publication: Courier-Post Original Publication Date: November 18, 1978 NOTE: Much of the information taken from Kent’s testimony completely contradicts Hollie’s experiences and even some of the details that were provided to Michelle by her adoptive father in 2017. We briefly discuss these issues andREAD MORE…
173 N.J. Super. 215 (1980) STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. EDWARD KENT, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Argued March 10, 1980. Decided July 1, 1980. [1] *218 Before Judges SEIDMAN, MICHELS and DEVINE. William C. Levine, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the causeREAD MORE…
Original Publication: Courier-Post Original Publication Date: June 25, 1981 NOTE: Much of the information taken from Kent’s testimony completely contradicts Hollie’s experiences and also contradicts many of the details that were provided to Michelle by her adoptive father in 2017. We will be writing aboutREAD MORE…
Original Publication: The Philadelphia Inquirer Original Publication Date: April 15, 1978 NOTE: Much of the information taken from Kent’s testimony completely contradicts Hollie’s experiences and even some of the details that were provided to Michelle by her adoptive father in 2017. We will be writingREAD MORE…
Original Publication: The New York Times (view here) Original Publication Date: April 15, 1978 CAMDEN, N.J., April 14 (UPI) – A lawyer with offices in Marlton, N.J., and Willingboro, N.J., has been indicted for allegedly arranging the illegal adoption of babies. The indictment of theREAD MORE…
INTRODUCTION On November 30, 1976, a baby girl was born to a teenage couple, Hollie and Rick. Together, they named their daughter Michelle. A few days later, Michelle was placed with an older married couple through what was presented to Hollie as a “private adoption.”READ MORE…
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