[papertyger]

Some couples prefer international adoptions because legally-speaking, there is no chance of the birth parents reclaiming the adopted child, something that has been at the center of heart-wrenching tugs-of-war in a number of domestic adoptions.

This was THE decisive factor for why my family adopted from China. A few years previously one of THE top tier lawyers in our city lost their child after almost three years of parenting. So as a prospective parent myself, I had to ask myself "who was paying for this legal action against a lawyer that strikes fear in the hearts of those he challenges in court?"

No Thanks. I'll go elsewhere.

[Zhang Fei]

[This was THE decisive factor for why my family adopted from China. A few years previously one of THE top tier lawyers in our city lost their child after almost three years of parenting. So as a prospective parent myself, I had to ask myself “who was paying for this legal action against a lawyer that strikes fear in the hearts of those he challenges in court?”

No Thanks. I’ll go elsewhere.]

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I hear you. Anyone who adopts domestically is rolling the dice.