Adoptions by Choice

West’s license was eventually revoked by Department of Children and Family in early 2005 after an administrative proceeding. However, because Florida allows adoption agencies to also be licensed by certain qualifying religious organizations, West continued placing adoptions under a license she received from a child care organization. That entity also revoked West’s authority to place children under its authority in late 2006.

ABC, at 4102 W Linebaugh Ave., started in 1990 as a branch of an Ohio agency called Gentle Care