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Re: Tatiana,
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Originally posted by sak9645
Your interpretation of the statement is wrong. You are implying that no adoptions through agencies will be processed and that everyone should use facilitators like you. That is an incorrect interpretation, and could confuse and upset families.
In fact, the rule that you quote pertains to the accreditation of agencies to do Russian adoptions. When that statement was made, Russia had decided not to accredit any more American agencies for a while, since it had already accredited about 50 and since it was working on annual reaccreditations of those agencies. This was a great disappointment to agencies that had not submitted paperwork to Russia for the first round of accreditations, but that hoped to do so for a second round. The "adoption paperwork" that you mentioned was NOT paperwork for families; it was the application for accreditation, documenting agencies' non-profit status, presence of a Russian office, etc. that was not being accepted.
The following American agencies are currently accredited in Russia, according to the website of the Embassy of the Russian Federation:
1. Adopt-A-Child, Inc.
2. Children's Hope International
3. Cradle of Hope Adoption Center, Inc.
4. Frank Adoption Center
5. International Assistance Group, Inc.
6. European Adoption Consultants, Inc.
7. Commonwealth Adoption International, Inc.
8. ABC Adoption Services, Inc.
9. Adoption Alliance
10. Family and Children's Agency, Inc.
11. Life Adoption Services, Inc.
12. Small World Adoption Foundation, Inc.
13. World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP)
14. ACCEPT - An Adoption and Counseling Center
15. Adoptions Together, Inc.
16. Los Niņos International Adoption Center
17. Maine Adoption Placement Service
18. The Gladney Center
19. Adoption Services Associates
20. Alaska International Adoptions Agency
21. Beacon House Adoption Services, Inc.
22. Catholic Social Services of the Diocese
of Charlotte, North Carolina, Inc.
23. Children's Home Society of Minnesota
24. Christian World Adoption
25. Creative Adoptions, Inc.
26. Dove Adoptions International, Inc.
27. Homestudies and Adoption Placement Services, Inc.
28. Nightlight Christian Adoptions
29. The World Child International Corporation
30. Adoption Associates, Inc.
31. Gift of Life Adoption Services, Inc.
32. Families Thru International Adoption
33. Florence Crittenton League
34. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin
and Upper Michigan, Inc.
35. Orphans Overseas
36. The Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc.
37. The Adoption Resource Center, Inc.
38. Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.
39. Global Adoption Services, Inc.
40. Hand in Hand
41. Wyoming Children's Society
42. Alliance for Children, Inc.
43. Lutheran Social Services of the South, Inc.
44. Adoption Center of Washington
45. Children of the World Adoption, Inc.
46. New Hope Christian Services
47. Crossroads Adoption Services
48. International Christian Adoptions, Inc.
49. Madison Adoption Associates
Back when the announcement was made, both accredited and non-accredited agencies were still working with American families and submitting their paperwork to Russia. However, the accredited agencies could directly represent families, while adoptions through non-accredited agencies were being processed as if they were independent.
Russia had said at the time that it was moving towards allowing only accredited agencies to work with American families, and towards banning both truly independent adoptions and adoptions through non-accredited agencies; however, it had not actually done this. In fact, if Russia had done this when it made the statement, the accredited agencies -- all licensed and non-profit -- would have been allowed to continue placing children, while facilitators like yourself would not have been allowed to conduct adoptions.
Sharon
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Why do you think independent adoptions should not been allowed?
Because agencies will not have such a big profit? Because more parents will know that there is a less expensive way to adopt a child? Because more kids will find a loving home and parents will have more money to spent on family's needs? If I am Russian, or I am fluent in Russian, or I know person, who is fluent in Russian and can help me, why it should be illigal for me to fulfill all Russian and American requirements and adopt a child myself abroad??? Of course, then I will avoid an agency... Is that what's bothers you? I quess, it does!
Well, you wish that truly independent adoptions would be banned! But, there are smart people in Russian government too, as you know...
A lot of families could not pay $20,000-$30,000 for an adoption. I could not, at least without getting a loan and put my family in debt, even my pay check is pretty good, so as my husband's. I don't have an extra money to pay an agency , except for home study (since I found an agency in PA that will do it cheaper than a solcial worker). That is why I am adopting independently.
Sorry, I got a different opinion!
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