All depends. One is not suppose to bring moms over state lines for the purpose of adoption, but it happens all the time. There is no scam, but unethical as all get out. If LE is doing there job then they should know about it.
EJ could have very well told an agency "I trust you, you choose Gabriel's new parents" and she MIGHT have met them at the park and handed him over to the new family, as an agency would see it as a "mutual place" and a "happier place" then an office or hotel room.
No matter what NG says about "handing your child over to strangers" it does happen more often then people know.
I still question TPS in regards to her request for prayers for EJ and GJ as she was going underground and getting help. An agency would have wired money to EJ if she needed it. They would have also covered some expenses for her after placement.
I believe EJ went to florida because it was "far away" and somewhere she thought she could get lost for awhile. She would have needed to stay put for a few months until finaliaztion. Not sure how long that would have been in TX, I would have to look that up.
Also, if I haven't said it here. Adoption Services Associates place with couples in International Countrys. France and Belgium for sure.
This is what I truely believe happened. I think that is why she seemed a little confused when she talked to Tammy the first time... she wasn't sure why Tammy and Jack were suddenly so upset when they were so reassuring to begin with. Now I am sure she knows it was she who muddied the waters when she texted Logan. We can see where she has a pattern of seriously jerking him around emotionally. Nothing new in the EJ/Logan game. But what I am not so sure about is whether this was being done through otherwise legitimate sources.... If they are fairly legit, why are the Smith's scrambling so? They are the ones I think need the closest examination. If this was a legit organization, Gabe is probably very safe right now and LE knows it. If not, no one probably really knows where he is and recovery may be all but impossible.