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Adoptive mother of missing Fayetteville siblings loses battle to keep control of mom's care
Despite the impassioned pleas of Leonie Maxwell's daughter, Avantae Deven, a judge on Thursday granted an emergency petition giving the Cumberland County Department of Social Services control over medical decisions for the gravely ill 95-year-old whose two adopted grandchildren have been missing for years.
Despite the impassioned pleas of Leonie Maxwell's daughter, Avantae Deven, a judge on Thursday granted an emergency petition giving the Cumberland County Department of Social Services control over medical decisions for the gravely ill 95-year-old whose two adopted grandchildren have been missing for years.
Maxwell's daughter, Deven, 61, is at the center of both control over her ailing mother's medical care and an investigation into the disappearances of two of Deven's adopted children.
Blake Deven was last seen in 2022, but was not reported missing until January 2024. his adopted sister, London Deven, was last seen in 2019.
