or they can be downright treacherous. While I'm glad for you and envy your naivete', I will just say that if you would like to see some of our e-mails from JoAnne that are condescending, patronizing and sometimes downright threatening, let me know. I'll gladly share them. I will also forward ours to you so that you can see the things that we requested from JoAnne are by no means out of the ordinary.
We also have two children that we adopted, both through JoAnne Mitchell. My husband and I are still kicking ourselves for not following our gut and changing agencies despite our communication problems with JoAnne during our first adoption. For our second, we rationalized that we "knew how she worked" and that if my husband just dealt with her, we could make it through the process.
JoAnne is a crook. She held our check and refused to pay the banned facilitator, Teo, which held up our case. She also lied to us about hiring Adoption Supervisors, about where our case was in the process, about medical reports, etc. Also, would you like to see the forged POA that somehow appeared in our file despite proof that we sent her one with our valid signatures. I'm sure the Dept of Homeland Security is very interested in this aspect of our case also and we are providing any and all info. to any agency.
She knows exactly what she is doing which is why she has changed the name of her agency and for the Hague accreditation filed under the name "las Estrella's" dba Adoption Partners. Don't you think if she was a legit agency, she would have told her clients of this name issue so that we could review her agency in order to ensure accreditation? Businesses with good business practices don't operate under one name and file all of their accreditation paperwork under another.
Good luck to you and please keep your innocence! Pray for JoAnne or whoever you want, but please pray for the children that are involved in any case that JoAnne and Teo facilitate.
Sincerely,
Susan G. (Mom to 2 despite AP)
Please note that I'm using my name as I'm tired of all these screen name things. The above comments are my opinion and my experience.
I believe I did say I would pray for them all, and any processes illigally , etc. I by no means tried to placeate anyone, minimize yours or anyones situation. My intent was not to offend, I was simply stating my experiences and providing another vantage point. Pehaps as others say ...medication was working or I was on a short list of those liked and yet used or manipulated in other ways. I don't know how the case was handled or could have been handled, just of my interaction and results. As I said it was not without issues, but none really out of the norm. If there were things altered, or any of the information concerning my childrens or any childrens elligibility for adoption or their health, then by all means any involved should pay the price, legally, morally, financially, and every way possible. However, it does no good to belittle or berate someone who does not have the negative experiences, no matter what your experience was and it should be acceptable to share both positive and negatrive experinces without, reprocussions. The decision is in the end up to the hopefully informed individual after evaluating the pros and cons, and selecting what they feel is best for them.
I wish that no person ever had a bad experience or any legal issues with AP or any agency, alas whenever money changes hands there are those willing take advantage of others for more. So many agencies find themselves being shut down, rightfully so.
Again, my rating was of my experience and has no judment of any others. It is simply information, opinion and data point for someone to use.
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Adoption Roads can be bumpy........
or they can be downright treacherous. While I'm glad for you and envy your naivete', I will just say that if you would like to see some of our e-mails from JoAnne that are condescending, patronizing and sometimes downright threatening, let me know. I'll gladly share them. I will also forward ours to you so that you can see the things that we requested from JoAnne are by no means out of the ordinary.
We also have two children that we adopted, both through JoAnne Mitchell. My husband and I are still kicking ourselves for not following our gut and changing agencies despite our communication problems with JoAnne during our first adoption. For our second, we rationalized that we "knew how she worked" and that if my husband just dealt with her, we could make it through the process.
JoAnne is a crook. She held our check and refused to pay the banned facilitator, Teo, which held up our case. She also lied to us about hiring Adoption Supervisors, about where our case was in the process, about medical reports, etc. Also, would you like to see the forged POA that somehow appeared in our file despite proof that we sent her one with our valid signatures. I'm sure the Dept of Homeland Security is very interested in this aspect of our case also and we are providing any and all info. to any agency.
She knows exactly what she is doing which is why she has changed the name of her agency and for the Hague accreditation filed under the name "las Estrella's" dba Adoption Partners. Don't you think if she was a legit agency, she would have told her clients of this name issue so that we could review her agency in order to ensure accreditation? Businesses with good business practices don't operate under one name and file all of their accreditation paperwork under another.
Good luck to you and please keep your innocence! Pray for JoAnne or whoever you want, but please pray for the children that are involved in any case that JoAnne and Teo facilitate.
Sincerely,
Susan G. (Mom to 2 despite AP)
Please note that I'm using my name as I'm tired of all these screen name things. The above comments are my opinion and my experience.
Mom to 2 despite AP
bumpy roads, blown tires and apparent tempers/feelings
I believe I did say I would pray for them all, and any processes illigally , etc. I by no means tried to placeate anyone, minimize yours or anyones situation. My intent was not to offend, I was simply stating my experiences and providing another vantage point. Pehaps as others say ...medication was working or I was on a short list of those liked and yet used or manipulated in other ways. I don't know how the case was handled or could have been handled, just of my interaction and results. As I said it was not without issues, but none really out of the norm. If there were things altered, or any of the information concerning my childrens or any childrens elligibility for adoption or their health, then by all means any involved should pay the price, legally, morally, financially, and every way possible. However, it does no good to belittle or berate someone who does not have the negative experiences, no matter what your experience was and it should be acceptable to share both positive and negatrive experinces without, reprocussions. The decision is in the end up to the hopefully informed individual after evaluating the pros and cons, and selecting what they feel is best for them.
I wish that no person ever had a bad experience or any legal issues with AP or any agency, alas whenever money changes hands there are those willing take advantage of others for more. So many agencies find themselves being shut down, rightfully so.
Again, my rating was of my experience and has no judment of any others. It is simply information, opinion and data point for someone to use.