Rehoming: How parents with adopted foreign kids can seek the help they need

Too often, parents who have adopted kids from other countries choose to "rehome" them due to unforeseen issues. However, help is available.

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Shadow Children: Putting An End To Re-homing Adopted Children In Massachusetts

Children who are re-homed can face many unknown dangers. In the most high-profile case, an Arkansas State Representative re-homed two of his female children adopted from Haiti to a man who later sexually assaulted one of the girls, who was 6-years-old at the time. Children identified in the Reuters report have gone missing. Others have lived to tell of heartbreaking abuse.

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Bolster ‘re-homing’ solutions

South Carolina has recently taken hopeful steps toward ensuring the safety of foster children, as a result of a class-action lawsuit won by 11 young plaintiffs. Such measures include placing more children in foster homes rather than institutions and giving them better medical care.

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Wait Until You See What Happened After Redditors Discovered a Mom Trying to "Re-Home" Her Adopted Child

It all started yesterday when Reddit user wtfisthislegal first posted about her co-worker's strange Facebook postings about one of her adopted children (the user has since deleted her account). The Redditor claimed that "Mary" constantly talked and posted on Facebook about wanting to "get rid" of one of eight adopted kids — a child from Ukraine. "Mary" was advertising that she wanted to "re-home" him. The Redditor was posting the story so she could get legal advice about which authorities she should contact about the situation. She wrote:

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Bill aims to ban unregulated child custody transfers, a process known as ‘re-homing’

A couple adopts a teenage girl, but they realize they can’t care for her complex needs. So the parents turn to the internet to find a new caregiver for the minor. After meeting a couple on Facebook, they sign over their custodial rights and a second adoption effectively takes place without any oversight or vetting by child protective agencies, courts or attorneys.

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Couple who used online network to take in children face years in prison

Couple who used online network to take in children face years in prison

A woman who used the Internet to take in unwanted adopted children faces years in prison after a federal jury convicted her Friday on charges of kidnapping and transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.

Federal jury finds Danville woman guilty of kidnapping in 'rehoming' case

Federal jury finds Danville woman guilty of kidnapping in 'rehoming' case

A federal jury deliberated for four hours over two days before finding a former Danville woman guilty Friday of kidnapping and then sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl.

Protect adopted children with the ‘re-homing’ bill

Protect adopted children with the ‘re-homing’ bill

ADOPTION IS usually an arduous process, in part to ensure that parents are not only able to welcome a child into their home, but are also committed to building a family. That’s why it is hard to believe that some parents who adopt children actually change their minds and want to give them away. Even harder to believe is that, in some cases, it’s perfectly legal to transfer custody of adopted kids to someone else with little to no legal oversight. That’s why the Massachusetts Senate introduced and approved a measure that criminalizes the practice, known as “re-homing.” The House should move swiftly to pass the bill as well.

Tarr backs re-homing bill that targets 'black market' for children

Tarr backs re-homing bill that targets 'black market' for children

Senators backing a bill that would establish penalties for transferring adopted children into new homes outside of the legal system expect the measure, which they described as a way to protect children from a form of human trafficking, to pass the Senate this week.

20 Problems with 20/20's Coverage of Justin Harris 'Rehoming'

20 Problems with 20/20's Coverage of Justin Harris 'Rehoming'

Friday, ABC aired its six-months-in-the-making "20/20" special on the Justin and Marsha Harris adoption and rehoming, a story that the Arkansas Times originally broke in March.

‘Rehomed’ girls to appear on ’20/20’ to debunk Rep. Justin Harris’ claims about their demonic behavior

‘Rehomed’ girls to appear on ’20/20’ to debunk Rep. Justin Harris’ claims about their demonic behavior

The briefly adopted daughters of state Rep. Justin Harris will appear Friday night on a television news program to repudiate the Arkansas Republican’s claims that they are demonically violent.

Arkansas State Rep. Refutes Claims Exorcism Was Performed on Adopted Kids

Arkansas State Rep. Refutes Claims Exorcism Was Performed on Adopted Kids

Family has always been important to Justin and Marsha Harris, who are raising three boys in their devoutly Christian household in Arkansas.

Mass. Senate to address 're-homing' of adopted children

Mass. Senate to address 're-homing' of adopted children

Senators are preparing to debate legislation this week that would impose harsh penalties on those involved in transferring adopted children, many from foreign countries with mental or physical health problems, from family to family without oversight.

State 1 of just 7 to ban re-homing

State 1 of just 7 to ban re-homing

Arkansas is one of a handful of states to enact laws criminalizing the "re-homing" of adoptive children, a practice that is pervasive, but difficult to track, according to federal officials.

Adopted children who are ‘re-homed’ hard to find, track: GAO report

Adopted children who are ‘re-homed’ hard to find, track: GAO report

A new federal report on the “re-homing” of adopted children said the problem is hard to track, but government officials are taking action to stop the practice.

Adopted Children at Risk as US Gov't Fails to Monitor Unregulated Transfers

Adopted Children at Risk as US Gov't Fails to Monitor Unregulated Transfers

Custody transfers of adopted kids in the US remain uncontrolled by authorities, resulting in numerous reported cases of children being harmed by the adults who received them, a Government Accountability Office report said.

Kid-Dumping Arkansas Rep. Justin Harris Gets ‘Courage’ Award For Best Family Values

Kid-Dumping Arkansas Rep. Justin Harris Gets ‘Courage’ Award For Best Family Values

Remember Justin Harris, the Arkansas state representative who “rehomed” two adopted daughters with another family, where the new “daddy” raped one of the young girls? Not only is he a state legislator and an adoptive parent with terrible judgment, he’s also a super-fundamentalist Christian who sponsored a restrictive abortion law, so it only makes sense that a “family values” group calling itself “The Family Council Action Committee”chose Harris to receive its “Power Of Courage” award, because Justin Harris is clearly one brave guy, standing for the integrity of the American family even while making an unspeakable mess of his own.

GOP lawmaker who ‘rehomed’ adopted daughters with rapist to get ‘courage’ award at Ted Cruz dinner

GOP lawmaker who ‘rehomed’ adopted daughters with rapist to get ‘courage’ award at Ted Cruz dinner

A so-called family values organization will present an award at a fundraiser for GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz to a lawmaker who gave his two adopted daughters away to a rapist.

Rehoming Officially Becomes A Felony In Arkansas

Rehoming Officially Becomes A Felony In Arkansas

Changes went into effect Wednesday to the previously legal practice of giving away one’s adopted children to non-relatives without state involvement. The practice known as rehoming is now a felony.

Facebook Adoption

A Facebook post written over the weekend and posted to a private group is causing quite a stir in Dubuque, Iowa.