Kerry Palakanis, the CEO and owner of Project Oz Adoptions, just up and quit so the agency is being run by a board of directors (2 people that I am aware of) who claim NO responsibility. The board claims that there is NO money and is tellingly families that they should hire adoption supervisors to monitor the facilitator who is trying to EXTORT money from the families. The facilitator told us that unless we send thousands of dollars she would stop our adoption. This facilitator was hired by Kerry Palakanis and it isn't the first facilitator that has caused major problems and holdups with adoptions.
Stay clear of Kerry Palakanis. Stay clear of any agency that she owns, operates, or works for now and in the future. You do not want her working for your family. Your family’s future WILL depend on this decision.
My family also has been negatively affected by this nightmare. Because of mistakes made by her, we are still trying to bring two precious girls home - much past the time it should have taken. We fortunately are using a wonderful orphanage that has helped us with much, but we are still very much alone. At least I thought until reading this. I knew there had to be others out there and I knew people had to hate Kerry as much as we do. Thank you for posting this and making my pain a little less because I know our burden is shared. Not that I wish this kind of mysery on anyone, it just somehow makes it easier knowing we are not alone. I wish there was some kind of action we can take against her. If nothing else - we can keep the fear alive and prevent anyone else from being harmed by her reckless and selfish abandon. I wish you many blessings and much love in the pursuit of creating your forever family.
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Kerry Palakanis, the CEO and owner of Project Oz Adoptions, just up and quit so the agency is being run by a board of directors (2 people that I am aware of) who claim NO responsibility. The board claims that there is NO money and is tellingly families that they should hire adoption supervisors to monitor the facilitator who is trying to EXTORT money from the families. The facilitator told us that unless we send thousands of dollars she would stop our adoption. This facilitator was hired by Kerry Palakanis and it isn't the first facilitator that has caused major problems and holdups with adoptions.
Stay clear of Kerry Palakanis. Stay clear of any agency that she owns, operates, or works for now and in the future. You do not want her working for your family. Your family’s future WILL depend on this decision.
KERRY PALAKANIS
My family also has been negatively affected by this nightmare. Because of mistakes made by her, we are still trying to bring two precious girls home - much past the time it should have taken. We fortunately are using a wonderful orphanage that has helped us with much, but we are still very much alone. At least I thought until reading this. I knew there had to be others out there and I knew people had to hate Kerry as much as we do. Thank you for posting this and making my pain a little less because I know our burden is shared. Not that I wish this kind of mysery on anyone, it just somehow makes it easier knowing we are not alone. I wish there was some kind of action we can take against her. If nothing else - we can keep the fear alive and prevent anyone else from being harmed by her reckless and selfish abandon. I wish you many blessings and much love in the pursuit of creating your forever family.