We have been signed with Ad. Advantage for a year and have had 3 failed adoptions. The first one, the birthmother changed her mind immediately after giving birth, after we had paid her bills for a month and a half. The 2nd one, the couple changed their mind before giving birth so there was just disappointment. The third and final, we got in our car, traveled 11 hours to bond with mom and baby at the hospital and the next day she took off without a word to anyone. And 4 days later, I haven't heard anything from anyone at the agency. They are unethical, unprofessional and I would look elsewhere before losing any time, money or experiencing the heartbreak we have!
we had a wonderful experience with AA. we signed (with the arkansas office)on jan 21st 07 and our baby was born on july 21st 07. other than high turnover of staff and being told we MUST pay all fees up front(either that has changed or that staff member-who has left the agency- fibbed) we were very happy. little bumps along the way? slight mis communication at times? sure, but you will have that anywhere. we were impressed from start to finish. i know some of you might be saying "sure theyre happy-they have their baby!" but birth moms change their minds and how can AA be held responsible for that??? these are peoples lives, NOT a new car! many times, couples pay their money and expect services to be instantly rendered. when you adopt, this is not the case. there is no crystal ball. when we adopted from Haiti in 03, we were burned badly. our 7,500.00 adoption ended up being 21, 900.00 and we were lied to about our child's mental/emotional state. domestic is a walk in the park in comparison, but you must be prepared to be patient and flexible. i know each of you have your own situation and it does sound like some of you have been wronged, but i trust that ed webb & his wife are willing to work with anyone to make things right wth each and every family. i finally met Ed in person in adoption court and liked him very much. make that phone call to the agency, anonomous e mails do not help your situation. i invite anyone with questions to e mail me, maybe i can help in some way. ali in NH
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nothing but failed adoptions!
We have been signed with Ad. Advantage for a year and have had 3 failed adoptions. The first one, the birthmother changed her mind immediately after giving birth, after we had paid her bills for a month and a half. The 2nd one, the couple changed their mind before giving birth so there was just disappointment. The third and final, we got in our car, traveled 11 hours to bond with mom and baby at the hospital and the next day she took off without a word to anyone. And 4 days later, I haven't heard anything from anyone at the agency. They are unethical, unprofessional and I would look elsewhere before losing any time, money or experiencing the heartbreak we have!
Adoption Advantage
Has any one worked with them recently, I have seen some bad reviews about them and some good ones, We are really confused on what to do.
We are thinking of signing up with them but are not sure.
Please help
adoption advantage
we had a wonderful experience with AA. we signed (with the arkansas office)on jan 21st 07 and our baby was born on july 21st 07. other than high turnover of staff and being told we MUST pay all fees up front(either that has changed or that staff member-who has left the agency- fibbed) we were very happy. little bumps along the way? slight mis communication at times? sure, but you will have that anywhere. we were impressed from start to finish. i know some of you might be saying "sure theyre happy-they have their baby!" but birth moms change their minds and how can AA be held responsible for that??? these are peoples lives, NOT a new car! many times, couples pay their money and expect services to be instantly rendered. when you adopt, this is not the case. there is no crystal ball. when we adopted from Haiti in 03, we were burned badly. our 7,500.00 adoption ended up being 21, 900.00 and we were lied to about our child's mental/emotional state. domestic is a walk in the park in comparison, but you must be prepared to be patient and flexible. i know each of you have your own situation and it does sound like some of you have been wronged, but i trust that ed webb & his wife are willing to work with anyone to make things right wth each and every family. i finally met Ed in person in adoption court and liked him very much. make that phone call to the agency, anonomous e mails do not help your situation. i invite anyone with questions to e mail me, maybe i can help in some way. ali in NH