1347: Grandma's Adoption Blocks Custody Option | Feedback Friday

June 19, 2026

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A Near-Miss in Chile, a Grandmother's Legal Trap, and a Husband's Hidden Debt

Gabe Mizrahi was sitting in a remote Chilean house, laptop open, prepping the show, when his host Sebastian walked in after what should have been a routine errand. Javi was limping, holding back tears. Amelia was wincing, holding the side of her head. The car—a failing Korean sedan the family had nicknamed "Bang Chan" after a K-pop star—had refused to start, so they tried a push start on a steep dirt road. The brakes failed. The car hit 70 kilometers per hour on a road barely wide enough for one vehicle, with a canyon on one side. Javi cranked the wheel into the mountain. The car flipped on its side. Nobody was wearing seatbelts. Amelia hit her head on the window. Javi injured her leg. Sebastian ran down the hill to find his family's car on its side. Hours later, after CT scans at a hospital in Pucón, everyone was declared fine—just banged up. Gabe, who had felt a strong instinct to stay home and work instead of joining them, spent the evening helping flip the car back over with a rope tied to his rental Hyundai Tucson. "If I didn't need to organize the Deuze cruise," he said, "I might have been on the eternal snooze cruise."

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What you'll learn

1 (01:33) **Show Intro & Host Banter** - Jordan, Gabe, and Gabriel open the episode with casual banter about Gabe's trip to Chile.
2 (07:05) **Gabe's Brush with Death in Chile** - Gabe recounts a harrowing car accident involving his friend's family in rural Chile.
3 (28:13) **Listener Letter: Grandmother's Adoption Blocks Custody** - A friend writes about a 21-year-old single mother whose mother adopted her child under the guise of protection.
4 (44:48) **Listener Letter: Husband's Secret Financial Ruin** - A mother writes about her 47-year-old daughter discovering her husband has hidden $75,000+ in debt and lied about their finances for years.
5 (63:01) **Recommendation of the Week: Freeze Your Credit** - Jordan recommends freezing your credit and your children's credit to prevent identity theft.
6 (64:54) **BetterHelp Segment: Interview with Jordan's Dad** - Jordan interviews his 80-year-old father about his experience starting therapy later in life.
7 (78:50) **Show Wrap & Outro** - Jordan thanks his dad, promotes the week's episodes, and closes the show.

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Show Notes

Your friend's mom talked her into giving up her baby, then adopted the child and won't return her. Can it be legally undone? Welcome to Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Now let's dive in!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1347

On This Week's Feedback Friday:

Can Gabe fend off being chilly in Chile with a warm bowl of (vegan) chili? He may tell us, or he may not. Perhaps his story is altogether more death-defying and sure to have you on the edge of your seat, but you'll only know if you don't skip ahead to about 26 minutes and 35 seconds!
Your young friend clawed her way back from heartbreak and depression after her baby's father vanished — only to learn her own mother quietly adopted the child and now refuses to give her back. Intercepted mail, surrendered custody, and her church branded a cult. Is there any path home to her daughter?
Your daughter handed her husband the family finances for 21 years and trusted every word — until one credit report detonated the whole story. The $85k in savings? Gone. Secret high-interest loans, hidden cards, lies about his bonuses, $75K in debt, and she's staying. So where did the money go?
Recommendation of the Week: Freezing your credit — a free, fast, legally guaranteed way to lock down your credit report (and your kids') against identity theft and synthetic ID fraud.
Jordan and his 80-year-old dad have a heart-to-heart about the benefits of therapy even in later life on this special Father's Day BetterHelp-sponsored segment.
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at [email protected]!
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