Mum, do legitimate adoption agencies do things like put birth mothers up in hotels? It seems like that might be against TX state adoption laws as far as what an agency can legally pay for?
Would they tell the birth mother where to stay?
Would they tell the adoptive parents where to stay?
Do you have any idea of how these legitimate agencies in the phone book work?
If EJ found underground help--not listed in the phone book, how would one go about finding these underground adoption people?
Any ideas?
Yes adoption agency's, adoption attorney's put moms up in not only hotels/motels but in apartments they either rent or own. Usually these are moms who are brought into the state for the purpose of doing an adoption plan. Gladney has a whole campus where they house expectant moms. Some promise moms a college education after placement.
I need to take a look again at what TX legally allows as far as expenses. Usually adoptive parents pay for atty fees, agency fees, counseling for expectant parents, atty fees for expectant parents, living expenses which consist of anything pregnancy related, medical, expenses 6 weeks after baby is born,,,,and where the expenses may not be approved by the courts, it could be listed under "gift",,,there are ways around all of these laws.
Yes they would tell a mom where to stay and she would gladly go because she has no other choice for the most part. It is really sad when they bring these young gals to a state other then their own,,,,,,they loose all their support and they are at the mercy of the people who want to take her baby.
Good article to read:
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_e815467d-6abd-5f5b-a4eb-81567a6c7d11.html
For the most part they can recommend a place for adoptive parents, but most normally they handle their own accomodations.
If you mean legit, as in licensed by the state and therefore they can advertise in the phone book? Hmmmmmmmmm how to answer that? There are adoption groups that people join looking for the good, bad, and ugly in regards to the adoption professional they are looking to use. One site they would come to is mine, and another would be
www.adoptionagencyratings.com Just because they are licensed and legit looking does not make them a good agency.
When I see the word "underground" when it comes to adoption professionals, I think "adoption professionals don't have to work underground" they can interpret the laws just about anyways they want, until they get caught of course. Now the ones who I would check out are "marketing services" in adoption, facilitators (not legal in all states, but what they do is match birthmoms with adoptive parents, and or find adoptive parents for other adoption agency's or attorneys, and then they all stack their fees). You can also have "homestudy agency" who will "match" a birthmom with an adoptive parent. These guys can work under the radar, but not underground per sey.