Facilitators are illegal in the state of Nevada but not in California. From what I hear you have to be careful when using a facilitator. There are some good and some bad just like agencies. If we work with a facilitator we will also work with an agency and an attorney. I will work with an agency in NV to do the homestudy and post placement. All I pay them are the fees for that and most of the agencies here will do that. I will need an attorney or agency in CA to do the finalization of adoption and termination of rights if the birthmom is from CA. If the birthmom is from here I will need an attorney here to do the finalization. So it seems very confusing but all in all it will cost me around 15,000 if we do it that way. Maybe more if we need a NV attorney. An agency does all this for you. No need for all the confusion with an agency. I may be a little squeaky on some of the information above because I am still trying to figure it all out.
I really like the facilitator in CA. that we are talking too and I have talked with people who have adopted with her and who are in the process. I also checked her out with the Better Business Bureau and that looked good too.
I have heard of people signing on with two agencies and or a facilitator or an agency. They try to have a better and quicker chance of becoming a parent. Some facilitators will show your adoption letter to moms and if you are picked then you have to pay all fees.
Some agencies will give you some of a refund if you accept with another agency. Usually you only lose the money you put up front. Does that make sense? Again I may be incorrect in some of the information but close. I have thought of doing something like that but no final decisions yet.
Sorry for all the blabbing. I am on a roll. I am on Spring Break this week from teaching so I am home just working on my ** letter.
Good Luck with the questionnaire and your homestudy.
Speaking of brothers telling me their wives are pregnant and not hiding it from me.... my husband's sister who lives here also hid from us that she was pregnant. We found out when she was 5 months. Boy where we angy. His mom even knew and didn't tell us. I am still mad at the two of them. That was a pretty low down thing to do to us.
Just thought I would add that to my babbling.
Colleen