[Lori Elena]

I don't know of a specific link or anything but, I can start to help you with the meanings of a few of them and maybe others will jump in and add more....

PGN - Attorney General of the Nation, the governmental entity responsible for approving all adoptions.

FC - Family Court. Usually the longest part of the process, where the judge reviews the case and assigns a social worker to interview the bio mother.

SW- Social Worker

PA - Pre-Approval. Given by the US Embassy after documents are reviewed and DNA match is made.

I-171 - Notice of favorable determination concerning application for advance processing of orphan petition (1-600A).

FM - Foster Mother

BC - Birth Certificate

When someone is talking about being k/o'd from PGN it means they were "kicked out". You can be kicked out of PGN for a number of reasons such as mistakes on documents, missing documents, etc.

When someone says they are OUT, it means they are out of PGN which is a tremendous milestone and usually means they will be bringing their baby home very soon.

After one gets OUT of PGN, they await PINK. The PINK slip is an invitation for the adoptive parents to appear at the Embassy for issuance of their child's American visa.

Hope that helps! Good luck!