We recently decided to switch adoption agencies.  There were a few issues that helped us make the decision to switch.  First, I was reading online posts from families who were in the process of adopting.  I noticed that the wait time for a referral was significantly longer than what the agency had told me a few weeks earlier.  I also learned that the 2011 tax credit will decrease significantly.  I wrote the agency and told them what I noticed and asked for an update on the wait time for a referral.  They responded that the wait time was longer.  I was not happy that they weren’t honest with me in the beginning.

I contacted All God’s Children International (AGCI) and asked them what the wait time was for a referral and if they would take my home study report.  (I did not want to make the change if it meant we would have to complete another home study.)  They responded immediately that the wait time with them is shorter and that they would take our home study report.  Nate and I talked about it and decided that it would be worth it to switch agencies.  Unfortunately we will lose $250 but in the long run it will be worth it.  Since we made the change I feel much better.  I trust our agency and am hopeful that the adoption will be finalized in 2010, allowing us to qualify for the current tax credit.  I am also very happy that we don’t need to wait longer than necessary.  The wait has already felt like forever.  We are ready to be parents now.