Points of View

Facts About Allison Quets

Education:
Completed high school in 3 years
Graduated with honors
Bachelors in Psychology
Masters in Social Welfare
Certified Social Worker
Masters in Computer Science

Employment:
Employed by GE/Lockheed Martin (LM) for 21 years
Worked on high security government projects for 10 years
Traveled extensively for her job, thus LM provided only a home office
Was offered management positions
Sought jobs compatible with raising children
Had ample financial resources to raise twins
Would love to be a teacher in the future

Personal:
Grew up in New York
Planned for children for nearly a decade
Owns a home in a family-oriented neighborhood in Orlando
Divorced because husband did not want children
Parents are elderly and unable to offer support
Traveled to NC to minimize travel stress on twins
Invested extensively in fertility treatments for over 2 years
Parented a child (relative of Needhams) frequently for 4 years
Helped that child thrive academically and behaviorally
Rents a well-equipped NC apartment for visitation
Is only in NC over weekend for visitation
Provides consistent, safe, stable environment for visits
Twins have bonded with Allison & show distress when she leaves

Health:
Conceived twins via IVF on 11-05-04
Weighed 138 pounds pre-pregnancy
Experienced severe hyperemesis throughout pregnancy
Vomited blood for 6 months from stomach ulcers and tears in throat
Was too ill to care for herself by end of pregnancy
Required risky IV nutrition for survival during pregnancy
Had life-threatening complications during/after pregnancy
Gained only 10 of the 45 pounds needed for a twin pregnancy
Delivered twins at 37 weeks on 07-6-05
Required 5 units of blood after delivery
Fed twins every 1-3 hours the first 5 weeks
Was diagnosed postpartum with anxiety, depression, traumatic stress
Weighed 110 pounds postpartum
Recent psychological testing showed well-functioning adult

Legal:
No adoption was finalized and paperwork was not completed
No legal representation was encouraged or offered
Needhams were represented by Shorstein & Kelly in Jacksonville, FL
Requests for help from social worker did not yield alternatives to adoption
Has proven to be a very competent, loving mother to twins and other children
Retains parental rights to the twins and is the only parent
Twins legal names are Tyler Lee & Holly Ann Quets
Has birth certificates and social security cards for twins
Custodians of twins are legally considered intermediaries
Obtained passports legally for ID & airline travel to meet family
Pursued temporary guardianship to allow time to recover
Discussions regarding twins' care were based on promises of close, family ties
Loves her children and has fought for them daily since August 12, 2005
Signed a consent form on August 16, 2005 while ill and sleep deprived
Began revocation within hours of consent signing
Notified Needhams of revocation before they took custody of twins or signed papers
Invested over $400k in legal process thus far
Obeyed every court order over last 18 months until recent event
Opposed at least 6 motions to terminate her visitation
Has been only allowed periodic weekend visitation
Has not had a week (5 consecutive days) in over a year with twins
Was denied visitation with twins on their first birthday
Court ordered visitation was ignored in March and November (2006)
An appeal is pending in FL's higher court