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RALEIGH – The state court of appeals is still working to decide whether the woman who gave her twins up for adoption, then kidnapped them from a North Carolina family will get to see her children again.

Allison Quets is pushing the court to hold a hearing to determine whether she can get visitation rights for twins Holly and Tyler.

She gave the pair up for adoption after their birth. But in 2006, she kidnapped the children from the Needham family and took them to Canada, later pleading guilty to international kidnapping. She's now serving a five-year probation sentence in Orlando and hasn't seen the twins since.

But now she's appealing to the judge on what she said is a very simple premise.

"Children deserve to see their mother," Quets said. "And when you just get down to basics, it's not very complicated."

Now Quets' lawyer, Michael Harrell, hopes the court of appeals will agree with him on one main issue.

"Our position has always been: let us have a hearing, let's put on all the evidence and let the court determine what's in the best interest of those children," Harrell said. "That's what we wanted to happen from day one."

The Needhams' lawyer, Deborah Sandlin, said a Florida judge already ended Quets' parental rights after the children were kidnapped – and she said the matter should be handled there.

"This is a contract issue, not a custody issue," Needham said.

But Quets admits she would like to have Holly and Tyler at home with her.

"This is not good for them. When they grow up and they learn about all the damage and the heartache that's been done, it's going to be a trauma for them," Quets said. "So, we really have to do what's going to make this the least traumatic. And what's going to make this the least traumatic is for them to be home with their mom, and I believe that."

The court of appeals was not expected to issue a ruling Thursday. They usually take an average of 90 days.