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Why Did Myka and James Stauffer Rehome Their Adopted Son? Revisiting the YouTubers' 2020 Controversy

YouTube vloggers Myka and James Stauffer placed their adopted son, Huxley, with a new family in 2020. Here’s everything to know about Myka and James Stauffer’s family and where they are now.

Myka and James had documented much of the adoption process for their followers, and shared that they were aware of Huxley's autism diagnosis prior to the adoption.In since-deleted YouTube vlogs shown in the Vox docuseries, the couple spoke about how they were willing to learn how to parent a child with special needs. Internet sleuths were quick to notice clues that Huxley was gone, including spotting that the toddler’s carseat was missing from the family’s car in James’ auto maintenance YouTube channel, “Stauffer Garage.” Myka and James’ lawyers, Thomas Taneff and Taylor Sayers, added in a statement to PEOPLE that the parents never considered putting Huxley in the foster-care system, but instead chose his new family directly in a decision that was following "the advice of the medical professionals.”

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