Adoption Article
I agree with a great deal of it, but still am not 100% sold on HAGUE. It is much more expensive, which makes it more financially difficult. In addition, in Utah they only allow 1 company to do home studies. The cost was more than 3 times as high and the person doing them, though we adore her, was not near as knowledgeable and I felt like many times I was teaching her how to do them. It was very frustrating, and I would never recommend the company she works for as an adoption agency because of it. Sadly, it was the only choice, though someone much more qualified with much more experience was told she could no longer do them. But, that's government regulation for you. I am grateful they are trying to keep the children as the center of focus!
I am sorry your homestudy process was frustrating. I have heard many strange stories. Ours went very easily-thankfully! I agree that there needs to be some regulation to protect the children;however, I do not understand why the process has to take so long when children are sitting in orphanages. My uncles wife is from Vietnam and he says the orphanges their are overun with children. Well, soon your journey to Ellie will be over and she will be home in Utah with you and her siblings.
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