Taking her home
Micheal and Kristine were so hyped up about getting a daughter and were trying to get over the disappointment about their failed adoption in Haiti, so they signed Natalia’s papers. They officially became her guardians under some shady circumstances and took Natalia home without thinking about it. This was not a good idea.
The entire legal process here was very questionable. In some states, you can’t just adopt a child right away, especially not after a random phone call from a person basically offering you a human being. We wonder why the Barnetts didn’t think rationally about any of this. They should have known something was wrong.