Your character and their partner have been caring for a foster child. They love this child and decide to adopt them. Just when the adoption is about to go down, the child's natural father changes his mind and decides he wants to take them home.
Your character's heartbroken - and also seriously alarmed for the child's welfare. Their natural father is not a suitable parent. Your character is ready to do whatever it takes to keep them - even if it means breaking the law.
