Mare's Mess

Seems my blog on international adoption was a timely one. On the International Adoption News website this month there is an article about ethics in international adoption. You might recall that I noted in my blog an agency which was highly respected was brought down because of fraudulent practices (this, by the way, was the same agency Angelina Jolie used for her adoption from Cambodia). The owner, Lauryn Galindo, was sentenced to 18 mos in prison followed by 3 years of probation. There was a 14 year old girl who testified against Ms. Galindo. She was old enough at the time she was taken to remember her birthfamily and being taken from them. She was adopted by an American and was able to explain to her adoptive family what had happened after she learned enough English. This family recently made a trip back to Cambodia to reunite with her birthfamily and 20/20 followed along. They will be airing the episode later this month.