Josie Leddy is the adoptive mother of Tessa Leddy, unbeknownst to her by illegal maneuvers.
History[]
Tessa's father, Kent Webster, wanted to hide the affair the baby was sired from and falsified records so the Leddys would get the Tessa from her mother, Dia Nobile, who was manipulated into giving Tessa up under the false pretenses of Tessa being returned to Dia. A year passed, and Dia decided to get Tessa back after stalking the Websters and Leddys. Dia discreetly kidnapped Tessa from the park, but she was quickly tracked and arrested. Dia screamed for Tessa and asserted they were family, selling Kent out as the father, which would be confirmed once the false documents were found.
In the midst of her kidnapping trial, Dia was also suing for custody of Tessa, but her psychosis ruined her case for competence and a safe household. It wouldn't matter, as Dia would later be killed by Kent's daughter Hannah when Dia played a sex tape to confirm the affair. The Websters never received custody either, with Kent being imprisoned, as well as Gillian, when she falsely took responsibility for Dia's murder. (SVU: "Vanity's Bonfire")