achane if he would be willing to sign away his paternal rights.while, the freis, now aware the little girl's father wanted her back, filed another adoption petition. and when achane's lawyer sent a letter to the freis asking his client be allowed to spend time with his daughter, that letter was ignored. >> i've just been with her six hours total out of her own life. that's hard to deal with. >> reporter: in response to the freis' petition for adoption, a utah judge has now ordered the couple return the toddler to her biological father within 60 days. the judge found that mr. achane's opportunity to develop a relationship with his daughter was deliberately thwarted. the court ruled that because the freis knew mr. achane had been married to talia's mother and was her legal father, he was entitled to immediate custody of his daughter. not what talia's birth mother was hoping to hear. >> my heart was comfortable with lia being with the freis. i'd rather see her with me struggling first before she goes with him. >> the clock is ticking for the freis to

it all started in february, 2009, when staff sergeant terry achan married tyra bland.0 the couple learned they were expecting a baby girl, whom they planned to name talia. about six months later, though, he was called for duty so he left texas for south carolina. by then the couple's marriage was on the rocks. his wife even suggested adoption but he wanted to be a father. still, just ten days after he left town, his wife went against his wishes. >> she just made the decision not to let me be a father and went behind my back, deceived me, and gave my child up for adoption. >> tyra bland called the adoption center of choice in utah. around that same time, a utah couple, jared and christi frye, called the same agency looking to adopt. when bland gave birth to talia, the agency arranged for the fryes to adopt her. trouble is, no one ever told the girl's father. court papers show the birth mother knowingly gave the adoption agency the wrong contact information for the father. two addresses in texas, even though she knew he was in south carolina. tyra bland told "good mornin

i didn't have a home address on him. >> reporter: achane's lawyers deny that.hey say he was paying bland's bills and wanted to take care of their unborn daughter. telling abc news, the judge heard her story and completely ruled against her. he did not find that her story was credible. >> my heart was comfortable with leah being with the freis. i would rather see her with me struggling first before she goes with him. >> reporter: and the freis are not giving up. their attorney says they have grounds for appeal and will vow to fight to keep their little girl. >>> it's time for a check on the weather with sam champion. hey, sam. >> good morning, elizabeth. >> you have gliting on your -- >> do i have glitter? i've been making exploding christmas sweaters. >> you've been decorating your sweater. >> new information from noaa out today. if you compare this year to last year. look this year, barely 6% of the country has snowfall. last year, just about 40% of the country had snowfall. and it was a warm, dry-ish year last year. now, this is a real problem because we need

. >> reporter: achane's attorney says the birth mother gave the wrong address to reach him, preventingerting his parental rights. experts say utah's adoption laws are less strict than other states. >> for whatever reason, utah's laws appeal to people who want to get it done quick, rather than people who want to get it done right. >> reporter: the little girl was adopted by jared and christy fry, a utah couple that wanted to expand their family. the toddler, who turns 2 in march, has been with them since her birth. but a judge has ordered them to return the little girl to her father, within 60 days. and the clock is ticking. >> he has a fundamental right to raise his own child. they can help, if they want to. it's up to them. >> reporter: the frys appear ready to fight. in a statement to abc news, their attorneys say, they believe the district court made errors with their decision. meantime, achaen says he will do what it takes to get his daughter. the next hearing in this case is scheduled for january 16th. and terry's attorney tells us that is to discus the transition of the child. >>

todd achan, he had a strong showing for the senate and had some rocks. handicaps' along the way.e is a good man. he served well for us. people kept writing telling me to put him off of the committee. i said time and time again, i can put anybody of the committee, i would put him on. we do not have the right to cut anybody. he is still here. sandy adams of florida still young enough to continue her fight for nasa and for the kennedy space center. she did a good job on that. then quayle, i knew his father so well. i spent seven are it is a in russia with his debt. something like 30 in our university alone, 30 phd students that never came back. will the creates stability in that regard, that would be in fashion from people like me and others. >> congressman walker, could you comment. you have been on this place. on an idea like that and where we might be able to take it. >> i have long believed we do great damage to our science programs with annual appropriations process. you do have to have a long-term outlook when you are doing science, whether it is space science or [indiscernibl