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Mom who took baby in Utah Amber Alert says she is the rightful guardian

A mother who is accused of abducting her 3-week-old baby from a Clinton home says an Amber Alert about her case is based on a false custody claim.

In a statement issued by her lawyer, Taylor Webb said she and her baby went on Nov. 14 to the home of a grandparent in Clinton, who claimed guardianship of the infant using papers that Webb claims were not properly served. A week later, Webb said, she left the grandmother’s house with the baby.

In her statement, Webb said her attorney told a law enforcement officer in Utah that the guardianship papers produced by the grandmother are not valid.