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Old 04-10-2010, 12:54 PM   #10
gstelmack
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Originally Posted by JPhillips View Post
As for domestic adoption, it's a very difficult process. Birth mothers pick the adoptive parents and it can create a very negative atmosphere where perspective parents are competing with each other. Most of the time the birth mother is a teenager who is drawn to pretty faces and large bank accounts. It's possible to get a child within months, but it's also possible to wait years and still never be selected.

Yup, it's an expensive, lengthy process, and much easier for folks to adopt overseas so they do.
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