RES GESTAE
Legal adoption and its advantages (2)
(A series of thoughts and perspectives about legal adoption and birth simulation)
My good friend, Mark Borres, is a “beneficiary” of birth simulation. He is happy, successful, and proud of his adoptive parents.
The story of Mark’s life graced this column sometime in 2007 after he celebrated his 25th birthday. It was a day Mark could never forget. It was a day he introduced to the public his biological parents; the same day his simulated birth also became a public knowledge.
When I asked Mark if he has any regret on having a simulated birth, he directly said no. He felt lucky that his birth was simulated. Did he ever feel any ill feeling towards his biological parents? Mark would say a big no. He loves them more by doing such sacrifice.
Mark’s biological parents were poor. Not just poor, they couldn’t afford to raise the then very sickly child - Mark. Their only way to save the child’s life was to entrust him to somebody who had enough and was willing to survive him. He did survive. He is now the Mark Borres, who is passionately empowering young people to become good leaders. He is the founder and chairperson of Borres Youth Leadership Institute, Inc, a non-government organization.
Well, that is the good side of the story.
The not-so-good side of the story is that Mark is getting insecure. His adoptive father already died and he is alone with his adoptive mother.
The death of his adoptive father caused an issue against Mark’s identity to surface. The relatives of his adoptive father started to question Mark’s legal rights over the inheritance left by his father.
Mark is not personally interested with the inheritance. But he finds himself morally obliged to protect the properties his adoptive father had left in trust and confidence to him and his adoptive mother.
Of course, Mark, being a graduate of Bachelor of Laws, is fully aware of his legal defenses. However, he cannot still help but worry on the possibilities that the issue of his identity will give his most loved family a trouble.
Truly, taking Mark’s experience as an example, birth simulation may be of no trouble for the adoptive parents and the adoptive child. But the situation is maybe good only until the adoptive parents are still living. And, maybe only after their death, the adoptive child will experience all the headaches and heartaches.
Mark is now seeking the legalization of his adoption.
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