KEVIN

25 Q Allison was having a very hard time

1 emotionally doing this; isn't that right?

2 A It was a difficult decision for her,

3 yes.

ATTORNEYS FOR AQ

6 We didn't hear any medical doctor to

7 counter the testimony of Dr. Felski. We

8 didn't hear, Your Honor, anyone to counter

9 the medical evidence provided by Kimber

10 MacGibbon, and, in fact, the evidence by

11 Kimber MacGibbon was, in fact, ratified by

12 Dr. Felski who indicated that all of the

13 information provided to the Court through

14 this lady, who obviously is a very

15 well-versed individual, well-talented, and

16 has done specific research and study in this

17 area.

DENISE

7 Q So on June 23, 2005, she was the one who

8 said to you, we're going to cut this off; I'm

9 going to pursue other options; is that correct?

10 A She said, "I am pursuing other options."

11 Q Now, on June 24th, even after you had

12 received that, you said to Allison in an E-mail,

13 "In the meantime, we have continued our

14 preparation in anticipation of the arrival of the

15 babies. We have our home study. We have begun

16 to collect the necessities for caring these

17 newborns. We have shared our excitement and

18 hopes with Katie and our extended family. We

19 were prepared for the possibility of you changing

20 your mind and knew that it was an emotional risk

21 from the outset. We were willing to accept that

22 risk because we understood that if you changed

23 your mind and kept the babies, it would be in the

24 best interest of you and the babies."

25 You wrote that, correct?

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1 A Correct.

2 Q So at that point you were very

3 emotional, very emotionally involved in this

4 situation, weren't you?

5 A Sure. We were invested.

6 Q Allison advised you in an E-mail on the

7 27th that her mind was occupied with surgery,

8 such things as complications, pain management,

9 incision care and recovery; isn't that correct?

10 A That is correct.

11 Q She told you that she was very

12 uncomfortable and that she was in a lot of pain;

13 isn't that correct?

14 A She did say "I have pain much at the

15 time."

SOCIAL WORKER

25 Q Now, you told Allison that if she would sign

1 the documents, she could return home and concentrate on

2 getting her good health back; isn't that correct,

3 ma'am?

4 A No.

5 Q Direct your attention, please, to Page 91 of

6 your deposition, line 13. Do you recall being asked

7 the question:

8 Did you ever comment to Allison that if she

9 would sign the documents, she could return home and

10 concentrate on getting her good health back.

11 Answer: Yes.

12 Do you recall being asked that question and

13 giving that answer, ma'am?

14 A Yes.

SHORSTEIN

13:23:22 20 Q So, that's the document that you were

13:23:24 21 there in the room going over when you stopped the

13:23:32 22 proceeding in front of the court reporter; is that

13:23:36 23 correct?

13:23:36 24 A The birthmother stopped it. Yes.

13:23:40 25 Q Excuse me. Oh, the birthmother stopped

13:23:44 1 it. Okay.

...

[from Sat, Aug 13, 2005; I never signed all of the consents that day]

13:53:58 6 Q And then -- now, at 2:50 when you

13:54:22 7 finished with the court reporter and you sent her

13:54:26 8 home, you were done; isn't that correct, sir?

13:54:28 9 A I'm not sure we knew we were done at

13:54:50 10 2:50, but we had, we had a good feeling that we

13:54:54 11 were probably done.

13:55:08 18 Q Do you recall being asked the question

13:55:12 19 at Line 18: "Okay. And then what happened?"

13:55:16 20 "Answer: I left the room. I would -- I

13:55:18 21 left. I was ready to leave. I was done."

13:55:22 22 Do you recall being asked that question

13:55:24 23 and giving that answer?

13:55:26 24 A Uh-huh.

13:55:32 4 Q "But the adoptive parents asked me to

13:55:34 5 stay...."

13:58:38 1 Q Now, Mr. Shorstein, you called Ms.

13:58:48 2 Stevens and asked her to return back to the office;

13:58:54 3 her testimony was around three o'clock. Do you

13:58:58 4 remember that?

13:58:58 5 A I think it was later.

13:59:56 8 Q I will certainly rely upon the Court's

14:00:04 9 recollection, but didn't Ms. Stevens say that you

14:00:06 10 called her twice that afternoon?