A Vietnamese court of final appeal has overturned previous rulings denying a biological mother and father the right to reclaim their child. The couple originally gave up the child for adoption, but following the adoptive mother’s death, they petitioned the courts to regain custody. Both the initial and appellate courts rejected their claim. The case remained unresolved until a higher-level judicial review, where the decision was reversed, allowing the birth parents to be reunited with their child. This outcome highlights the complexities of adoption and parental rights within the Vietnamese legal system, and the possibility of judicial reversals even after multiple court decisions. The details surrounding the initial adoption and the reasons for the lower courts’ denials were not immediately available.