[ellekay]

Has anyone used Saint Mary International Adoptions for a Bulgarian adoption? We've begun the process with them, EDITED TO REMOVE AGENCY DISCUSSION They are located in Charlotte, NC.

[poppysdb]

Hello. My husband and I are also considering St Mary's for adopting in Bulgaria. If you wouldn't mind sharing your experience thus far with me I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to email me! akkad1752@mchsi.com
Thanks,
Mary

[cinjeff]

Hello Mary. I am just beginning to research St. Mary's have you moved further in the process, how would you rate St. Mary's?

Thanks,
Cinnamon

[2Bulgarianbeauties]

Given the current status of adoptions in Bulgaria, I would be very careful of starting there with any agency. Most agencies are warning new clients of the delays in Bulgaria. If this agency is not doing that, it would throw up a red flag for me.

Kay
One adopted from Bulgaria regiserted for #2 but considering switching countries.

[doghouse]

Kay,

I completely agree with you.

[shermanl]

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[kvg]

We are interested in Saint Mary's Int'l Adoption program. We are looking for references or info on how successful adoptions have been through them. Would you mind telling us of your experience?

[dramadork1379]

Did you end up using Saint Mary International Adoption? We were looking at their Polish program.

[mschaefer]

If you are considering Poland, you should check out the posts on the Poland board. There are great posts already that can help you with determining if Poland is right for you, agency questions, as well as people you can PM about specific agencies with whom they are working.

[kannr]

My husband and I are "talking" to SMIA about adopting from Bulgaria. We know that it will be 1 - 1 1/2 years, but are optimistic. They are also one of the few agencies who would even talk to us while my husband is deployed. We live about 3 hours from their office and they've been great so far. And, the Founder/Director is Bulgarian, so she knows more about the country and the processes there than someone else might.

I wish you all good luck with your adoptions and look forward to getting pointers from those of you who have done this before; and/or who are farther along in the process than we are.

Nikkie

[Jaycee12]

We're also interested in Bulgarian adoptions and have looked into SMIA...if you have any experiences you would be willing to share via PM, we would GREATLY appreciate your input.
Thanks!

[BabyorBust]

Originally Posted by Jaycee12

We're also interested in Bulgarian adoptions and have looked into SMIA...if you have any experiences you would be willing to share via PM, we would GREATLY appreciate your input.
Thanks!

Same here! I'd love a PM about SMIA!