Adoption facilitators are middlemen: they can help bring those hoping to adopt in contact with those making an adoption plan. They should have a business license to operate, but no state has a mandatory adoption-specific licensing procedure (California has a voluntary licensing process), and not all states allow facilitators to operate. Adoption facilitators are not regulated and there is no state or federal oversight of their activities.
While many adoption facilitators are knowledgeable and ethical, many are not, and it falls to adopting parents to do their homework to:
- determine whether or not a services provider is a licensed agency, facilitator, or attorney
- determine if a facilitator is reputable and honest
Researching an adoption facilitator can be done in much the same way as researching an agency. Although your state adoption specialist may not have information about licensing (since none is required), he/she may have information about complaints, lawsuits, and allegations of misconduct. The Better Business Bureau, your state Attorney General, and adoption watchdog groups may have information.
To learn how to research a services provider, and how to report unethical or illegal practices, see Avoiding Adoption Fraud & Scams.
adoptionprofessionals.org, Adoption Agency, Adoption Attorneys, Adoption Centers, Adoption Counselors, Adoption Facilitator, Adoption Facilitators, Attorney Adoption, Case Worker, Christian Adoption Agency, Open Adoption Agencies, Private Adoption Agencies,
find professionals 
