@morriswalters: I do too actually, mainly b/c from a Doylist perspective it kinda narrows things down. i mean we don't see Harry doing too many parent-y things.

@Mira: I gotta brush up on the subject. But I'm not too sure if her nationality is even listed as American. You would think Susan would would lie about that due to trying to cover up tracks for Maggie.
I'm not sure it matters too much about her being American, she was taken from one country to another by people who had no legal
rights to her.

Oh yeah you're right that def happens. I wish we would get more details but I don't think we will, prolly b/c Butcher doesn't want to. True he can.

IIRC, it's the Carpenters who have 'legal' custody over Maggie. Though how they felt about any presumed danger Harry posed to Maggie wouldn't matter b/c it wouldn't be up to them but the law. And when kids get removed from biological parents its not always b/c of abuse, there are various factors that can go into cases. Harry's background would be looked into as a matter of course on top of having home visits from social workers. He might not get custody b/c of not having a steady income, his relationship w/ the police would be something they'd look into and who his associates and friends are. There's also where he's living now and they'd wonder where he got the finances for it. Hm, now that I really think on it, they'd probably be suspicious on that alone. 

The Carpenters, more or less. In that time Guatemala of the 1980's and 90's, there were plenty of wealthy foreigners buying or outright kidnapping children to the point where the Guatemalan government closed its doors on international adoption so that its system could be reformed.

The US State Dept announced that it wouldn't allow for anymore adoptions until Guatemala's adoption procedures were fully Hague compliant, with only a handful of agencies allowed to do so and only after social services tried tried to find a home for the child in their own family or community.

To quote the recap, "Furthermore, international adoptions involve federal oversight, state oversight, passports, visas, hearings, documentation, admission quotas, and social workers checking to see about living space and family finances, and take, oh, about a year to two years to finalize."

{... }"And once she was in Chicago, the Carpenters went to Father Forthill at St. Mary of the Angels and asked him to arrange for them to adopt her -- exactly the type of private international adoption that, by the time of Changes, was no longer allowed by Guatemala or the United States"

So yeah, I would say yes formal adoption would be required. I'm not sure what arrangements Susan made but Maggie was placed with the Mendozas'. Even if it wasn't 'formal' adoption, they'd still have to put something on Maggie's information, so it's a safe bet that she does have Guatemalan citizenship.

Maggie's parents citizenship doesn't matter in this case, as she wasn't living with them. Harry didn't even know she existed and I don't think he'd even be listed as the father on her birth certificate. He's only known her for about a year as well. I don't know how many, if any parental rights he'd have under the law.

@Dina: Oh def that was a rough convo for Eb and Harry. I liked but yeah, that was hard to read. I do hope they get to talk more. They both need it.Yeah, I've been thinking on that too. On safe as possible, that ship may have sailed but...I dunno I just don't feel that comfy with that since all the really dangerous opponents like the WCV, the Denarians, and the Winter Court know about her and really there's only so much Harry(and his allies) can do to keep her safe. And yeah, no place is going to be 100% safe but that's still a pretty big jump to go from there to literal monsters trying to kill/torture/gaslight/etc you.

Right! Poor Maggie. She does need the best but I'm just worried that Harry might not be able to give it to her no matter how much he loves her.

 

Well I dunno about letting Eb off too easy. I was under the impression that magic was involved in keeping Harry hidden and in the foster care system. I could see Lea responsible for that, considering how she feels about teaching. Hey, maybe she's the one responsible for Malcolm's death. After all, Winter getting their own starborn would be a great feather in their collective cap.
I think both Eb and LeFay could have approached Morgan simultaneously w/o the other knowing it. Tho Eb really would owe Morgan one for that.   

I like that theory and I hope it's gets confirmed.

@morriswalters: Yeah and she died in a situation that was probably of her own making as well, at least in part, by hanging out w/ the wrong crowd. Maggie Jr got targeted b/c of who she's related to. So yeah, some differences there. Harry's a danger magnet and I think his desire for a more nuclear family is overriding more important things.
Lol no, but this chapter indicates Eb might not show up b/c he died.
Yeah, Harry should have let her decide. He didn't exactly sound enthusiastic to have them meet anyway!

Yeah it'd be nice if fae had souls, at least that would mean that Molly isn't getting shafted.

Yeah, esp since he's gotta be so secretive if he doesn't want to give away major spoilers.