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Originally Posted By KelseyI don't know about every state, but our attorney said that with a referal service such as Small Blessings we would be ok since the fees are so low and all they really do is the networking for you. After that, it is all done by your agency or lawyer. He said we can consider it advertising fees basically that is what she is doing. That plus initial screening. After the match, she steps out. We pay all expenses through our attorney and not the referal service.
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Originally Posted By LearningFamily@aol.comWe have been signed up with Small Blessings for about 13 months. We have been presented to birthmoms several times but never chosen. I am curious how many people have been matched with a birthmom, since I have never met anyone via email who has.Basically, the fees they charge are for advertising; that's about it. I must say that the fees have gone up somewhat since we signed on with them, but I think that the fee is still reasonable.
Originally Posted By Been ThereAdoptOhio's page may be full of kids, but note that if you scroll to the bottom of the description, most of the kids are already "spoken for", either by their foster parents or a relative. Ohio law requires each child who is technically free for adoption via TPR to be listed on the site, even if they are already earmarked for adoption. They don't seem to update the site very often either.
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Originally Posted By MichelleI am on a list of ~ 10 families. All of us paid various amounts to Elena Hennis and Small Blessings over the past couple of years ($375 to over $1,500). Some of our contracts had specified lengths, ours and others did not. Hennis "cut" the contact after a period of time in each case. We sent her several of our profiles, were assured that ours was submitted to multiple situation - many more cases than the profiles we had sent. She stopped responding after we began asking questions. Not one of us on the list has ever heard of a "successful" placement, and she did not give references in 1999-2000. Please e-mail me at kscannell@erols.com for contact info for law enforcement and beaurocratic individuals who are interested in Hennis and Small Blessings.