Adoption 101: The Process
[2025 me stepping in. This post is now just a bit of interesting history. Inter country adoption from China is officially closed, as is intercounty adoption from many other countries. If you are doing research into international adoption, please do due diligence. If an agency has a sketchy track record working with another country, they will not have changed their spots. You will need to dig and look at reviews if your placement agency ever worked in Guatemala, Cambodia, Vietnam, or Ethiopia. Well, pretty much any African country. These are the countries where various agencies have documented examples of trafficking children in the name of adoption. Do not become part of the problem. Do your research and believe the stories.] Number of days we have lost with our daughter due to the negligence of the state of Illinois : 20 If you are an adoptive family or are familiar with the process this will be old news to you and you might just want to come back on Monday. I have had a lot of...