«The Children of the Disappeared
Oren Table of Outcome
| Name and date of decision | Tatiana & Laura* 1980 | Paula Logares* 1984 | Laura Scaccheri* 1987 | Gatica children: Felipe (84), Maria Eugenia* (85) | Marìa José Lavalle* 1987 | Ximena Vicario* 89-late 90s | Rosetti-Ross (Tolosa) twins* | Bianco children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at disapp- earance | 5 yrs; 4 mos. | 2 | 3 mos. | Taken separately, parents exiled | At birth | 9 mos. | Babies | Babies |
| Adoptive parents | Innocent | Guilty | Neighbors, but they hide identity | Hide identity | Guilty knowledge? | Guilty knowledge | Torturer; guilty | guilty |
| Adoptive Parents' attitude | Coope- rative | Denied identity of kids, hid, refused to cooperate | Denied identity of kids; refused to cooperate | Difficult but not overtly hostile (Felipe); very hostile (M.E.) | Hid identity; not cooperative | Not cooperative; hid identity; refused blood tests | Hide in Paraguay, where court gives them custody | Hide in Paraguay, where court gives them custody |
| Decision | Custody to adoptive parents. Families work out "joint custody" | Return (p.144) | 1st: cust to aunt; no visits from ad.parents. S.Ct.: Return (unless compelling reason) | Return to (live) parents | Can't raise kids on a lie; return to grandmother | 89: deny standing to g-parents; eventually leave with g-mother, visitation by adoptive parents; nullify adoption | Courts annul birth certs; give them last name of bio parents. Kids stay with adop. Mother until I-A Ct of HR orders return | Still in Paraguay, protected by courts there. No decision in Argentina |
| Outcome | Fully integrated into both families; children recover identity | Repudiate adoptive parents; re-integrate into bio family | Visit adoptive parents | Keep ties to "adop." Mom, but not police commiss- ioner father | Reintegrate; become activists in searching out other kids | Initially child refuses to go with grandmother, then integrates | Kids eventually return to bio family | Kids refuse testing; defend adop. parents |
* You can find pictures of these children, and their stories (in Spanish) in the online photo album maintained by the Abuelas, under "Niños y jóvenes localizados restituidos."