Father fights to be reunited with son secretly put up for adoption by mother without his consent

Preston King had his son given away for adoption without his consent

He is currently fighting for his rights to adopt his own child

A judge determined because he was not married to the mother that he was not considered the presumed father

Currently he is appealing the decision with the Orange County Justice Courts

A father from Southern California is fighting for the right to adopt his own son who was apparently secretly put up for adoption by the baby's mother.

Preston King, 19, says his constitutional rights were taken away from him when his ex-girlfriend, and mother to his child, decided she could no longer support raising a child on her own.

Advocates that support his cause have launched a Facebook page and website to try and garner support for and persuade lawmakers to give him the chance to be the father he believes he deserves.

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Short and sweet: On the day baby Wyatt was born, he was only allowed to spend fifteen minutes with the newborn before he was handed over to his adoptive parents

Bring Wyatt Home: Preston King says he had his son given away for adoption without his consent. He is currently fighting for his rights to his own child





Writing on his Facebook page, Mr King says he loved the baby's mom 'as much as a 18 year old in high school could', but no matter how much effort he put into the relationship, things didn't work out.

When he was told that he was going to become a daddy for the first time, he says he took the responsibility of his impending fatherhood seriously and took on a second job,

He maintains he attended every doctors appointment and even though things were not always easy with his then girlfriend, he bought her clothes for her ever-expanding belly.

He wanted the baby's mom to be as calm and relaxed as possible. Mr King says he pampered her as much as money would allow with mani pedi's, nice dinners, day trips and overnight trips to the beach.

As the relationship began to fall, Mr King decided to move out on his own and rented an apartment for his ex and future baby a month before graduating high school.

Miscarriage of justice: The judge in Preston's case determined that because he was not married to the mother he was not considered the presumed father

Hello and goodbye: Preston breaks down in tears on the day of Wyatt's birth as he realise he has just a few moments left before the newborn is taken away from him

He bought baby furniture and decorative items to make the place feel homely.

During the summer he was informed that his ex was planning to give their baby away at birth for adoption with or without his consent.

He was even contacted by someone at an adoption agency via text message trying to coax him into meeting the people she hand selected.

Mr King made it clear that he wanted to raise his child to raise as his own and was dead against placing him up for adoption.

The morning after he was told the news, Preston headed to the Orange County courthouse to file papers to establish paternity.

Daddy's boy: Preston King says the judge in his custody battle did not take into account that he worked two jobs and even rented an apartment for the baby's birth mother and her child

Before the child was born, Mr King claims he went to court several times in order to prevent the baby from going home with adoptive parents.

It made no difference. Baby Wyatt was born on September 7, 2013 and was sent home with his adoptive parents.

Mr King was denied the opportunity to sign a declaration declaring he was the father and was refused the opportunity of being placed on the birth certificate at the hospital.

Given just 15 minutes alone with his son the day he was born, baby Wyatt was handed over to foster parents within hours of the birth.

One moment in time: Preston King shares another brief moment with his son, Wyatt. The baby is living with foster parents

The baby's mother did nothing to stop the baby being given away once her mind was made up and claimed that Preston was never there for her emotionally, mentally or financially.

Mr King is adamant that he is the biological father and that a DNA test would confirm it. He has vowed to continue to fight until Wyatt is home in his arms.

Supporters of his position saya father shouldn’t have to fight strangers in court for the right to parent his own child.