Guest Author - Karen Ledbetter

Two adoptive moms have joined forces to at least slow down adoption fraud in our country. Lynne Banks is the South Dakota representative to the American Adoption Congress, and Kelly Kiser-Mostrom is a Sonya Furlow survivor and author of The Cruelest Con.

Here's how it works. When reporting a confirmed of suspected scam, you will have to share your identifying information to Lynne and Kelly; but they will keep it confidential. Scams can be reported to Kelly and Lynne via a form on the website (link is in the sidebar on the right). You can check out adoption professionals, potential birth parents, and potential adoptive parents through this database, as well, by contacting Lynne or Kelly via e-mail.

Lynne and Kelly are keeping a database of reputable, ethical adoption professionals as well. Feel free to share your positive experiences with them via the e-mail addresses found on their website.

The site also includes information on what to do if you are the victim of an adoption scam.

While exercising first-amendment rights, these adoption advocates hope to prevent birth parents and adoptive parents from experiencing any type of adoption fraud or scam.

I highly recommend that birth parents and adoptive parents visit this website before committing to an adoption professional and to each other.