[islandgirl1]

Hi,
I am starting to do the research on adopting in Tiawan. We live in Florida and are looking for a good agency. All of my original search was for Vietnam Maybe God is pointing us in another direction for a reason. So if anyone has any suggestions on agencies I would be grateful.:

Thanks!
Patty

[ripples]

Hi Jetgirl,
I think you've listed the items that I'd undertake in doing due diligence. I'd also ask the US agency the following questions point-blank:

1. Where are the children sourced from?
2. Do you know how the birth parents were treated?
3. What assurances can you and the Taiwan agency provide that the children were not sourced illegally via a baby trafficking network and that the child's documents were falsified?

While I imagine that agencies would provide all kinds of reassurances that everything's fine, I think until we all start asking these questions, agencies will not know just how much of a concern it is and that agents, as intermediaries, need to do their due diligence in ensuring that they are not inadvertently supporting illegal activity. I'm in favour of legal adoptions that are done in the best interests of the child, not illegal baby trafficking. My poor adoptive parents basically ended up facing extortionsts when they had adopted my brother (not my biological one) from a very unscrupulous orphanage. I know that that was long ago, but I'd hate to think that today adoptive parents and their adopted children end up being accidentally part of unscrupulous networks.

See my other post about China's Stolen Children - the docco that won the recent BAFTA award for current affairs.

[girly123]

I have been researching Taiwan for a little while too and we are about ready to get things rolling. We are on the fence for an agency and would appreciate knowing from anyone in process or with a completed adoption how they chose an agency and if they are satisfied. Please PM me with any information that can't be posted on the site.
I am also in Florida.
Thanks!
MJNR