A Rainbow's End Adoption Inc

A Rainbow's End Adoption Service, Inc
To Whom It May Concern:
Our attorney has already addressed the [redacted]'s concerns
and his letters are attachedThe only concern he does not address is the
social worker.
When finalizing an adoption in California, California law
requires a social worker also called an Adoption Service Provider (ASP) to be
hired to work with the birth parentsThe ASP works with the birth parents to
ensure the adoption is legal, understand their rights and most importantly is
not being forced into her decision so it is not surprising their attorney
assigned a social worker to work with their birth parent.
Further to the above and our attorney's letters to the
[redacted]'s, below is further information for your consideration
Their birth mother contacted us regarding pursuing an
adoption planRainbow's End did an initial intake, had the birth mother fill
out necessary forms, and did an in-person interviewBased on all this
information, we felt we could present this case to prospective adoptive
parentsDuring the interview process, we were informed that the birth mother's
other child was taken by CPS and there is no way she would be able to keep this
child since she had an open CPS caseIn our experience if a birth mother has
an open CPS case or history of drug use, CPS is usually involved and called at
the birth of any other childThis information was verified by her
acquaintances but unfortunately, CPS could not provide further information to
us as it violates privacy laws. The
issue of the birth father was also discussed at this time[redacted] asked several
questions and did ask at that time if she knew who the birth father wasThe
birth mother claimed it was a "one night stand" and did not know who he wasIt
was also asked if the father of her other child was the father of this baby and
she adamantly denied thisWe told her if she did know we could work with the
birth father and the attorney could work on getting all legal paperwork signed
The birth mother maintained she did not know who the birth father wasWhen she
came forward with a potential birth father, [redacted] called immediately to see if
this would affect the adoptionThe birth mother said it would not and at the
time we received communication from potential birth father confirming he was
willing to sign.
As to the document that [redacted] refers to, please see
the attached letters from our attorneyAlso, on the birth father information
form, the birth mother left it blank and signed it as such
[redacted] is known to be a boisterous person and if it seems like
she was yelling that was never her intentionAs far as the birth mother not
liking [redacted], we find this hard to believe.
We have had several calls and texts from the attorneys in this case that
it was difficult for them to work with the birth mother and that [redacted] had a
better relationship with the birth parent and was able to get through to her
The birth mother went to [redacted] for the majority of her needs and would
communicate with [redacted] better than any of the other professionals involved
When a birth mother lives a certain mileage away from us, we
try our best to see the birth mother at least once a monthSometimes, birth
parents do not confirm our visit and so travel plans are cancelled[redacted] made
at least four visits to the birth parent during the [redacted]'s match where she
would try to get the birth mother to the doctor, take care of her medi-cal, or
other issues spending hours trying to get adoption related issues taken care
ofNot only did [redacted] make these visits, at least once a week if not more she maintained
texts and phone calls with the birth mother throughout the adoption processAll
these visits and any new information obtained through text or phone calls were forwarded
to the [redacted]'sWe also wanted it noted [redacted] immediately rearranged her
schedule after learning [redacted] flew out to California not notifying us nor did she consult with us about her plansWe would have
liked to be given the opportunity to have been consulted on this decisionWe
also provided the opportunity for the [redacted]'s to remove themselves from this
match and explained what we would try to do for them if they chose to do so;
they decided to continue with the match
After the failed adoption, we let the [redacted]'s know we
would do everything we could to find them a birth parent that met their new
criteriaWe in no way made assurances or guarantees that Rainbow's End would
be able to quickly match them, but would try to do everything we knew how to
find them a new situationThe [redacted]'s did make it very difficult to work
with themThey believe it is "none of our business" what their adoption plans
were and just to present casesIn order for us to present cases, be empathic,
sympathic, advise on next steps, and simply do the basics of our job we need to
know where our families are in the adoption process – changes in criteria,
inquiries, concerns, whether they want to be put on hold, matched through
another adoption professional and whether that match was successful or not,
etc
The [redacted]'s told us they needed time to recover
emotionally and financially from what they went through which we understood because
this is a lossWe followed up and were informed they needed more time to let
the dust settle since they experienced another failed adoption, which we knew
nothing aboutThey had very strict criteria and we understood whyAt the same
time, this email informed us they would like a birth parent situation where the
birth of the baby was eminent and wanted a girl, but would consider unknown sex
They immediately turned down a case because it was a boy. They later changed their criteria and we were
able to present them all cases we had so they could make a case-by-case
decisionMany birth parents come to us early in the pregnancy, have some form
of past or current drug/alcohol history, need help with expenses, etcIn one
case a birth mother was from Canada but her legal status was not questionable
as they indicateShe had her Visa and we consulted with an adoption attorney
to ensure we could work with her and ensure a safe and legal adoptionOnce we
received confirmation it was okay to work with her we presented her case to the
[redacted]'s and other prospective adoptive familiesWe sent several
communications to the [redacted]'s that usually went unansweredIt was usually
when we reached out to their adoption advisors that we were able to get answers
and usually days later
We expressed our eagerness to work with the [redacted]'s after
their birth mother decided to not move forward with an adoption plan but was
met with resistance every step of the way.
Should you need more information or have further questions
or concerns, please let us know
Thanks,
[redacted]