Adoption Agency Ratings

Who cares who is from the agency and how many complaint writers there are. People, get a grip. This is America. If you want to use ACW to adopt a child or place one for adoption, then do so. If you don't want to use them, then find another agency. If the agency is in viloation of the law they will be cited accordingly or shut down. If you don't like the laws, quit complaining here and write to your senator and/or congress person. Everyone thinks they know the "entire story" but trust me, they don't.

The entire industry is s tough one. Adoptions are a business involving high expenses and high emotions. You need to set both issues aside if you want to adopt. Quit wasting your time online posting trash about the agency. Don't feel the need to "warn" others because it is ultimately each parties responsibility to complete their due diligence when adopting and placing children for adoption. Ignorance to the law is not a valid defense for anything, nor is stupidity.

Why not use all this time to find an agency you do wish to use. If you have a complaint, then file it with the state, BBB or attorney general. Think of all the good you could be doing for prospectice children and many other adopton-related causes. Use your time and energy to get involved in some good fundraising for families that want to adopt but can't afford to.

And no I am not an employee or friend of this agency. I have used this agency as well as other agencies to adopt. No one agency or employee or court for that matter (including attorneys) is perfect either. That is why we have laws. We have had heartbreaks all the way around. There are always delays, there are always lost documents, there are allways issues with the state and local courts, there is always an overworked, underpaid agency employee, both private and public, there is always a screw-up somewhere at every stage of the process. Go ahead. Go overseas and try to adopt. See what countries and agencies not governed by our U.S. Laws do to this entire process. You would be sickened to see what goes on in other countries. You would be sickened to see the bribery, theft, abuse and on and on involving and surrounding adoptions and the kids involved.

It's all heartbreaking. Adoption, the foster care system, all of it. It's all horrid but it's the best in the world and it's the best we have. Don't like it? Get involved. Lobby to change laws, raise money, start an agency, do something but please do something constructive. Complaiining, mud-slinging and accusations do absolutely nothing except make one look foolish.