November 15, 1996 • Page Image 51
…It's been almost two years since adoption laws PHOTO BY DANIEL L IPPITT JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER Scrappy, Alene, Jeff and Benjamin: A completed family. W hen Benjamin was born in August, Alene and her hus- band Jeff prayed the child's birth mother would not change her mind. The couple was nearing the homestretch of what turned out to be a five-year process. A last- minute glitch would have devas- tated them. Until the birth mother hand...…

















































