Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Gladney Center of Tx

We finally heard from Commonwealth...through email of course....still no phone call. Here is the email:

"We thank you for being patient in receiving further information. We are working out a “provisional” arrangement with another agency, The Gladney Center in Texas, to take over our Taiwan program. It is our hope that Gladney would assume the responsibility for completing the adoptions of our families in every phase of their Taiwan adoption process. If we successfully transfer this program, we do not anticipate that you would pay additional fees beyond what your contract fees are with Commonwealth. You would pay your remaining contract fees (if there are any) to the new agency when the arrangement is finalized. You may have some home study fees, training or other updating expenses which may be necessary to comply with the new COA/DOS regulations and Hague requirements. Gladney will also be required to assess each case to assure the file is fully compliant with their licensing, accrediting and policy standards."

"This arrangement is contingent upon the three entities in Taiwan (Cathwel, TWCA and Chung Yi Social Welfare Foundation) *we are working with Cathwel* agreeing to continue the relationships we had with them with the new agency. Gladney’s Vice President of International Adoption, along with our Program Director, Ray Mak, will be traveling to Taiwan to meet with all three orphanages’ directors to discuss this transition. That trip is scheduled for the week of August 20th, 2008 (firm dates have not been set but that is the target week). The trip will likely last 7-10 days. If successful, then you will have a seamless transition to the new agency and your process will continue forward. The arrangement, however, cannot be finalized until after the trip to Taiwan."

"We have no reason to believe the orphanages/agencies in Taiwan will not be willing to work with the new agency. There have already been preliminary discussions to this end, and initial responses are positive. Gladney is very reputable and has been in the process of adoptions for over 100 years. They are solid, have great integrity and are a highly ethical and philanthropic organization."



"This is the absolute best situation you could be in, and we are very grateful that this agency has agreed to help – the only downside is having to wait until the end of the month for the arrangement to be solidified. Switching to another agency other than this one is not really an option for Taiwan program families, as Commonwealth no longer has the financial resources to refund the fees that you paid."



"Once the final arrangements are in place, we will notify you and swiftly transfer your file after you sign a consent to transfer. You will be introduced to your new case manager at that time as well. We plan to have a conference call with all our Taiwan families the first week of September in order to fully inform you of the plan and the general status of the adoptions from Taiwan. Please do not attempt to contact Gladney for additional information, as their staff will not have the information you may want. We understand the worry and concern you are feeling, and we are committed to assuring that your adoptions are not delayed. We are also committed to full and complete information-sharing and to being totally transparent. Therefore, we will not participate in sharing rumors or speculation. We will only share information we have confirmed, and we will keep you fully informed. As of this moment, Gladney is committed to helping us help our families, to the success of Taiwanese adoption, and to helping the many children currently in care in Taiwan."

"We ask you to be patient for the next 3 to 4 weeks until these meetings transpire and then we will update you immediately when things are confirmed. In the meantime, please continue to work on your dossier if your case is in that stage. If your dossiers are with the Courts in Taiwan, the court process is continuing without any disruption."

"Finally, let me just say that we are utterly committed to ensuring your adoption is not disrupted and is completed. That has been and remains to be the UTMOST priority for us at Commonwealth".....BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. (Had to add that...it's been very frustrating)

So now our options are:
1. Wait to see how the trip to Taiwan goes and participate in the conference call
2. Participate in the class action lawsuit (hopefully one is still in the works)
3. Cut our losses and go with domestic adoption (privately or with the State)

Advice anyone?

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

This SOUNDS outstanding!!! I have to applaud them! I think they're being very honest (extra monies) and they're doing the right thing ...taking care of their clients!! Gladney is outstanding agency, they have been very bless to get Gladney to complete their families adptions. Im very happy for you, everything is going to be fine!

mommy31 (Misty R) said...

Thanks for the positive outlook, Debbie. :)

Amyadoptee said...

I am wondering if they are going to charge you extra. I wish you luck. You can email me privately if you want an ethical agency.

amyburt40@yahoo.com

Amyadoptee said...

Department of Justice appears to be looking into them as well. They will be hitting our blogs about it. If you don't have a sitemeter. go to sitemeter.com

Anonymous said...

we have also received a letter from CAI. Not to this context. But how they are sorry that Russian adoptions being terminated at will due to the non accreditation of the agency. We are of course upset after losing three years on an emotional rollercoaster with CAI and loss of over $10k in investment in welcoming home our child.

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