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< Back to Previous Page Desire for Foreign Babies Leads to Illegal Adoption Market The Washington Post recently reported on a shocking and startling trend. The international babies that many American families are rushing out to adopt may not be orphans after all. Journalists have found that in countries such as Cambodia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Nepal and Vietnam, children are either bought or kidnapped from their natural families and sent to the United States as orphans. Corrupt government officials create emigration papers for the children, in exchange for generous “donationsâ€� from unsuspecting American families. The families believe that the donations are going to help feed and shelter other orphans, but instead, the money is going to propagate the current system of trickery and thievery. This process has become known as “baby manufacturingâ€� and was created to take advantage of warmhearted American families, who are looking to give abandoned children a new home and a new life. The real tragedy is that many Americans do not realize that there are as many children in rich countries that need to be adopted, as there are in poor countries. The children that need the most help may be found in your own city. They are simply too old or too sick to find homes and families. For more information about adoption policies in your own neighborhood, and for legal help during the adoption process, contact the family law specialists at Lynn Andretta for more information today. A child in your own backyard may need you.   Contact Lynn Andretta to discuss your legal options and find solutions for any Dispute or ADR related legal situations in Washington DC area or nationwide.

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