Unethical practices and adoption scams do not only happen to adoptive parents. Expectant mothers, birth parents, adoptees and adoption professionals are also at risk. The key to an ethical and positive adoption journey is to educate yourself, know who you are working with and thoroughly research your options and the laws. In order for a con to be successful, often times the con will hide under the cloak of legitimate professionals. Or simply not hide at all.
I RECOMMEND THIS for anyone planning to adopt. Please do NOT trust someone without researching. I would not advise using a facilitator without a lawyer (you trust and researched).
I know sometimes in our heart to love and help children
we can make emotional decisions. PLEASE educate yourself. Its possible you can save yourself from a disastrous
This blog is about Dieunika, an amazing 3 year old girl from Haiti who came to the US for life saving surgeries. The amazing Love that has bonded and changed us all through her life. Here is where our story of adopting her begins and going back to the beginning of her arrival, sharing all the joys,raw emotions,trials, errors and pure laughter that we continue to experience. Join in on this journey of LOvE. From the heart of God, to the heart of Kerry and Emmy Tofa's family and over all of you that have embraced us.