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rebekah

05/09/09 at 10:15 AM

#2

Thanks for the link.

This really is heartbreaking, although I think her estimate of hundreds of families is pretty high.

I hope it gets resolved soon so those families whose agencies did everything properly can get their kids home.

I can't imagine.
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palawalla

05/09/09 at 11:25 AM

#3

I also wanted to point out that this is specifically for cases where the children were abandoned in Addis. The subject line really startled me initially.
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jcmarie

05/09/09 at 11:30 AM

#4

Sorry about that, I changed the post title. Still, everyone should know about it, whether it directly affects them or not.
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palawalla

05/09/09 at 11:44 AM

#5

I agree. Just because it doesn't affect us now, is not assurance it won't impact us in the future.
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meghanmw

05/09/09 at 11:52 AM

#6

Paula,
I'd argue it does affect us now. The reality of fraud/suspected fraud in Ethiopian adoption is something I feel needs a personal response from me. (Reading the current thread on "The Lie We Love" give lots of food for thought on this issue - and I like ML's call to construct a response as PAPs, APs, and agencies).
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DaniWestRN

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05/09/09 at 11:59 AM

#7

The three month rule (now 2 month) regarding abandonment also started with just Addis.
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palawalla

05/09/09 at 12:12 PM

#8

What I was trying to say is that at this time it does not specifically impact our court date. When I saw this article, I was not even aware of the other thread.

I agree that all of these issues impact PAPs as a whole. Frankly, I am glad to see that they are taking these steps when there are issues that they become aware of.

As disappointed as I would be to be delayed, and heartbroken if I had to wait for another referral, I would want S to be with his first family if his information in regard to how he bacame an orphan was untrue.
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Adopting1soon

05/09/09 at 09:07 PM

#9

OMG my heart just stopped reading this! My court date is 10 days from now.
What is this? It's not clear to me. What is the 3 or 2 month rule?

Charlie was relinquished in Addis.

Will this affect her court date?

Where is the link to a real news article or policy change? I'd rather read it there than on a blog.

After all this waiting and praying.... something like this just makes my heart stop and I'm so worried something will not go through at the last minute.
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palawalla

05/09/09 at 09:16 PM

#10

adopting1soon,

If your child was relinquished vs. abandoned, I don't think this applies to you. This would apply where there is no birth family to testify in court to validate the child's orphan status.
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