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Bethany Christian Services - Adoption

Bethany did not give me a fair chance of getting my nieces. All Lexie was doing was getting information from me. To finish her report about where Kaydance and Madeline were born and who their brothers and sisters were. Lexie never gave me a home study. I went down and got my background check done with the fingerprint. I told her where to call to get the...

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Bethany Christian Services Foster care and adoption services

BCS is not Christian in any sense of the word. Our assigned case worker had just graduated from college and held our case. Whenever I asked for help, she would defer to ask her supervisor and get back with an answer. But she did not do this. In fact, her communication skills are limited and not personable. She perjured herself in court by stating things out of context to alter the truth. She wrote discriminating reports that the judge based decisions on. Now she is applying to adopt this child I have raised since he was born. He is now 10. Her coworker is the adoption specialist who sent a report that falsified everything about me in her report to the deciding board.BCS is only interested in making money at the expense of families. They use any means to achieve their goals. Not Christian at all.

Desired outcome: Stop this adoption from happening. It is unethical and immoral.

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Bethany Christian Services Kidnapping

What is the best interest of the child? They don't care about what is best for the child? All they care about is the money. I am a grandmother who lives in California, and I have been trying to get my two granddaughters. They would not let me take them because they said that my son was working on trying to get them back, so I walk into Bethany and talk with this woman, Devon that told me if I wanted to adopt my granddaughter, it would go fast if my son gives up his rights then they could do a transfer adoption well my son stop fighting so I could adopt my grandchildren, so I think I will be getting my grandchildren next thing I no the foster parents have been trying to adopt my grandchildren Bethany did not give me any home study Bethany said to me they did not have to because Bethany was not considering me for the adoption of my grandchildren Bethany are referring the foster parent because they have had them for over a year this is BS I have been trying to get them from day one. Something needs to change who do they think they are taking children away from family.

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Bethany Christian Services adoption services

"NIGHTMARE" doesn't even begin to describe our experience with Bethany Christian Services. High staff turnover, an incompetent agency attorney, and a sloppy work ethic made for the worst experience of my life. We utilized the Southern New England branch.

First off, their communication is WRETCHED. Whenever we had a question or concern, it took several emails and nagging phone calls/voice messages to garner a return call/email. Throughout the course of a 20-month ordeal, we had four different case workers…three of whom weren't actually certified to be adoption counselors! One of the case workers cut corners and failed to maintain adequate records, which resulted in us having to re-do most of our post-placement visits and further delay finalization. The birth mom went without a counselor for several months following the birth, and BCS failed to deliver our letters to her, which we write quarterly. Several parts of our case were missing or incomplete…thank God I keep meticulous records.

The lawyer they hired to represent the agency was the epitome of incompetence; I don't think she's ever done an adoption case before. She was completely lost in court, very disorganized, and failed to give our case due diligence. So, we hired our own attorney who divulged to us other huge red flags. The agency also LIED to us about the status of parental rights termination for both the birth mother (voluntary severance) and father (involuntary severance); they also lied to the birth mother about her rights. Luckily, our attorney cleaned up this disastrous mess and we finalized our adoption about six months behind schedule.

I maintained all the paperwork, we hired our own attorney, they didn't provide us or the birth parents much support, they lied to both parties…not really sure why we paid almost $40, 000. They are in business for the money and have no right to call themselves "Christian." I doubt they're even delivering our letters to the birth mom, who we want a relationship with (hence our VERY open adoption agreement).

AVOID AT ALL COSTS, OR PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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Bethany Christian Services uac children from the mexican border — racists

BCS iss definitely racist and are now opening a UAC program in Pennsylvania but is run by a Caucasian woman that has put her english- only. American friends in the place of the required spanish-speaing staff to deter Latinos from being hired. However, the children are Latinos and don't speak english. The Latinos that work there are the "slaves"$$$$

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Bethany Christian Services open adoption fraud complaint

We are the Smith's and we're sharing our story to bring awareness to birth moms and families, so they will not have to experience the pain of losing their child. Our personal story involves an Open Adoption agreement with Bethany Christian Services in Memphis, TN.

To give a brief glance of our story, we got custody of our grandbaby after she was born through Juvenile court. We are recognized as her birth parents in the State of Tenn. She spent her first two months of her life in NICU and we have raised her for three years.

In Jan. 2017, we found out that our grandbaby was not biologically ours, but she has our DNA in her heart. We are an African American couple and our grandbaby is White and we love her dearly. In Jan. 2018, we made a difficult decision to go through an Open Adoption with the agency. In the beginning, we made it known to the agency and the adoptive couple that we wanted to be natural active grandparents and both sides agreed.

To sum it up, the agency and the adoptive couple gave us the impression we were in an Open Adoption agreement, only to shut us out of our baby's life post finalization. In Oct. 2018, we asked for our baby to be returned. The agency refused and tried to proceed to finalization against our wishes. After learning of this, we hired an attorney who identified this to be Open Adoption Fraud. Since Nov. 2018 we have been in court. The attorneys representing the agency and the adoptive couple have used every legal avenue against us. The adoption is not finalized and we're fighting to get our grandbaby returned and to raise her in a loving and diverse household.

Since April 2019, Bethany has rebranded their logo and website. Bethany is now promoting the importance of Open Adoption as it helps discover how adoptive parents and birth parents can set the foundation for a lifelong relationship. Is the reason for this change due to States like Tennessee (a new bill passed in March) making Open Adoption agreements legally enforceable?

The adoption system is greatly flawed. It is a profit driven industry. Both adoptive parents and natural parents are exploited for what they bring to the table: money for fees and children for transfer. The children adopted are treated like a commodity with the transfer of parental rights to a child bought and sold. We are living proof. Instagram: @decsmith50

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February 2019, we filed a complaint with Bethany's Corporate Office in Grand Rapids, MI and the Director of the Office for Civil Right U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. but have not received any response. We have also filed a Fraud complaint against Bethany with the Tennessee Better Business Bureau, Tennessee Attorney General, Federal Trade Commissions, and to the Shelby County FBI.

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Jane Bailey
Victorville, US
Sep 17, 2021 7:13 am EDT

The same thing is happening to me. Bethany Christain's adoption has lied to my daughter. They told her they would help her adapt to my granddaughter, and they were stalling so the foster parent would have more time with my granddaughter. Now we are fighting, trying to get them back

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Lynn Campbelltown
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Aug 03, 2020 7:35 pm EDT

This Bethany Christina Agency made our whole family life a living hell. First promising to help us with getting my daughter treatment. It never happened they told us they never said they would help. We went through 5 different caseworkers each not knowing what the other one did. The lawyer that they had represent my grandchildren lied over and over never did anything to help us. We never met her yet because of her we lost our kids. These children were never abused but they sure were after being in the care of these money hungry people. Now are hearts are ripped to pieces and the people don't care. Inside in Kyle of known more before our case went to far I would of called everyone of those piece of [censored] people out. Our kids want to come home and now they are being adopted over lies. Shame on you people. Oh they are the agency from Oakland county michigan. I hope you suffer every night in your dreams for what you people did.

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Bethany Christian Services foster care

Why in the hell is an adoption agency assigned to a foster care reunification case! From the moment they were assigned to our case they did nothing but make it impossible for the mother to be reunited with her child. The caseworker would twist the truth, lie and falsify reports by omitting the good information and only submitting the bad. The caseworker worked against us not for us. Tearing a 17 month old little girl from the only home she knew placing her with maternal father whom has had multiple felonies for drug use, distributing and fleeing the police all because she didn't want to do her job. The child would come home from his visitation dirty. With multiple bug bites. Bruises. Sand in her diaper. Dried poop on her butt and up her back. Everytime she would come home she would have yet another diaper rash. However the caseworker did not feel like this was a concern and removed her from her maternal foster grandmother whom she had lived with since birth. Made it impossible for the birth mother to even have a chance of getting her back. Setting unreasonable goals for the birth mother causing her to not want to follow through as nothing she did was ever good enough. Not everyone is perfect but when you are told repeatedly your not doing good enough you stop trying. Horrible horrible horrible company and staff

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Lynn Campbelltown
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Aug 03, 2020 7:38 pm EDT

I agree and am sorry you went thru this. We did too. They lied constantly and our family too is heartbroken. Something needs to be done

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Bethany Christian Services foster care

Bethany is "Christian" in name only. They only care about protecting their paychecks. Which means you as a foster parent are the first to be thrown under the bus. They only offer empty words at best. When their is a problem they don't help - they tear you and your family down with mindless procedures and protocols. And the rules are subjective from family to family. No consistency. Best advice is don't be gullible about the name. Get your license through another agency. Don't mess with them. They brought us and the foster boys unimaginable grief even when the boys were thriving and making huge gains in our home. They upped and moved em for a trump up reason that made no sense what so ever. Maybe to them because that makes em money. Don't trust Bethany ever. Don't think just because they pray before they meet with you things will go the right way. It won't. Don't trust them -- ever.

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Bethany Christian Services International foster care

Bethany "Christian" Services (BCS) in Grand Rapids, MI sold out our beautiful little 3 year-old foster daughter from El Salvador. Despite this bright little girl repeatedly and consistently telling us and her therapist that she had been abused by a biologic family member and BCS agreeing that she should not be returned, when the federal government turned a blind eye to her pleas for help, BCS all of a sudden did the same thing. With their sole concern being maintaining their government contract, they disregarded what they knew to be best for the child. We weren't even trying to necessarily adopt her but only to win her right to remain safely in the U.S. under what's called Special Immigrant Juvenile Status to which she was rightfully entitled. BCS didn't even provide the child's therapist's complete case file to the government, the child's "advocate" nor the immigration judge. Despite our best efforts to fight BCS and the government thru the legal system to force them to recognize and grant our little foster daughter her rights, we eventually lost the battle. The little one was sent back to a very uncertain future. We pray daily for her safety. Do not trust the motives and intentions of Bethany. To them, money is more important than children.

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Bethany Christian Services They steal children, to make money.

This business is only in it for the money. They steal kids from parents by making them jump through impossible hoops, and meanwhile charging them huge bills to put extra money in their own pockets. They seem to think $7, 000 is appropriate for 6 months of foster care, and I'm sure they want to cash in on half of that. Since DHS cost for foster care is about $3, 000 for 6 months that's what the foster parent gets, $4, 000 to steal your kid is what BCS get's. Then I'd imagine take these children and sell them as an adoption for a little extra cash. I hope they burn in hell.

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Jim and Rachel
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Jul 26, 2019 8:02 pm EDT

My husband and I went through the Wexford office. Our worker was Christina Sutton. She was nice to us until we did our home visit. After that, she had many demands of us to assuage her concerns. Nothing we did was enough. Our psychology evaluation was not detailed enough. However, the letter from Bethany gave few details for what they wanted evaluated from an outside agency. We finally abandoned being adoptive parents because it seemed like nothing would be good enough.

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Aug 28, 2013 11:05 pm EDT

Sounds like Bethany Christian Services is in it for the money. I've heard of other complaints in Grand Rapids, MI Bethany Christian Services as well.

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Mar 01, 2013 8:38 pm EST

Actually, the private agency does not charge the parents anything for foster care. Any amount, as in child support, charged the parents is determined by the State (DHS). Foster parents are paid by the agency that are licensed through (the dollar amount is correct, about $500/mo), and it isn't all coming out of the same pot. The State allots a certain amount per child to the private agency. A little over $1000 a month to support a child isn't too far fetched. As far as making it too difficult - out of all the cases that I have experience with, requiring housing, job, counseling or parenting classes is not asking too much.

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Bethany Christian Services scamming good parents & racial discrimination

This "so-called" Adoption Agency has been accused of foster child neglect, adoption counselors, abusing foster kids, and racially discriminating against black prospecting parents for adoption! Bethany operates like a "Black-Market", for stealing children from their biological parents, and placing them in homes of mostly white child abusers or sex offenders.. The manager; Tammy, has had numerous complaints filed against her for lying & scamming parents.. I recommend NOT dealing with that agency!

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Bethany Christian Services Mistreating Good People

Bethany Christian Services Corruption/Negligence & Incompetence: [protected] Lumpkin Rd, Augusta, GA Bethany Christian Services, a lousy & racist private adoption agency, in Augusta, GA. ... Very Poor Adoption Services of Georgia, encourages racial discrimination against african-americans ... Tammy Hollingsworth, the manager, is a ex-social worker who was fired from a DSS office. She is a racist ###, and often forgets to keep adoption clients properly informed during the adoption process, and allows white sex offenders & child abusers to become certified adoptive parents?!? While wrongfully disqualifying good prospecting parents solely on the basis of race. Numerous Complaints have been filed against Mrs. Hollingsworth and her company.. m.chronicle.augusta.com/life/your-faith/​2012-05-23/

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Bethany Christian Services Negligence & Incompetence

Georgia Consumer Protection Laws & Georgia Consumer Complaints: Better Business Bureau - Central Georgia Civil Rights Leaders- Bishop Dr. Franklyn V. Beckles, Jr., TV News Reporter- Josh Donaldson, & many Concern Citizens in the Georgia-Carolina Area- HELPS THE MEDIA TO EXPOSE LOCAL RACIST CRIMINALS & BUSINESS CORRUPTION: exposingcriminals.blogspot.com/2011/04/​civil-rights RACIST/NEGLIGENT/INCOMPETENT COMPANIES LIKE:
Bethany Christian Services Corruption/Negligence & Incompetence: [protected] Lumpkin Rd, Augusta, GA Bethany Christian Services, a lousy & racist private adoption agency, in Augusta, GA. ... Very Poor Adoption Services of Georgia, encourages racial discrimination against african-americans ... Tammy Hollingsworth, the manager, is a ex-social worker who was fired from a DSS office. She is a racist ###, and often forgets to keep adoption clients properly informed during the adoption process, and allows white sex offenders & child abusers to become certified adoptive parents?!? While wrongfully disqualifying good prospecting parents solely on the basis of race. Numerous Complaints have been filed against Mrs. Hollingsworth and her company.. m.chronicle.augusta.com/life/your-faith/​2012-05-23/

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Bethany Christian Services Racism & An Incompetent Adoption Agency

RACISM & INCOMPETENCE: Bethany Christian Services in Augusta, GA.; is undoubtedly the worst and most unprofessional adoption agency, I've ever came across, this small branch is ran by an ex-social worker, who was fired from working for the department of Social Services (a real nut case and sick ### woman)- Tammy Hollingsworth, who is also a racist; she even admitted as much, telling me & my wife a story about how she discriminated against a mixed couple who wanted to adopt kids. She super friendly and cooperative with white prospective parents, but with african-americans- WATCH OUT! She will constantly give them the run-a-round, deliberately delay paperwork, and get a permanent case of amnesia, often forgetting to keep clients informed during the adoption process, and constantly looking for extremely petty reasons to sabotage good parents from completing the adoption process.. We finally finished our Impact Training, which took over 1 year to set up! While white clients were allowed to finish their process within a few months (even those who are sex offenders & child abusers?).. This is only one of many complaints filed against this so-called Christian Agency (operated by a bunch of Incompetent ### who aren't good at doing their job!). So We've decided to deal with another agency, and I wouldn't recommend this adoption agency to anyone!

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Bethany Christian Services MISCONDUCT

Dealing with discrimination & corruption from our local DFACS (Social Services office) was bad enough, but for good people like us; who want to adopt, turning towards Adopton Agencies like BETHANY, has been even more of a nightmare! It's a "so-called" Christian Organization, that we've discovered- has a history of Incompetent Women (Feminists who really don't beleive in God) running The Agency; who also has racist women working for them, & bad/negligent policies that they support that do more harm to the children, they are supposed to be helping. The woman at the head of the Augusta Branch, is named Tammy; she deliberately discriminated against us, because of our race, & approved white adoption applicants, who are known sex offenders and members of the K.K.K.! We are no longer associated with Bethany "Christian" Services, and we wanted other good people to know the horrible truth about what this BETHANY SERVICES REALLY STANDS FOR!

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Aug 13, 2012 2:47 pm EDT

My wife and I have been dealing with Bethany Christian Services since November of 2011 and have never experienced any of the negativity spoken of by this user. We have had dealings with Bethany employees in the Atlanta office and the Augusta office and have been VERY satisfied with every experience.. We are not perfect people, we are Christians and agree with Bethany's outlook on adoption and how thorough they have been with making sure our child was placed in a stable, caring, and loving home. Tammy understands the gospel and we are confident she loves others, often in difficult circumstances, by speaking biblical based truth while walking along side.. We are 100% sure there is no racism, ill-will, or discrimination in the process based on our experience. Tammy, we support you and are VERY VERY thankful of the help you have been, shoulder you have loaned us, and truth and wisdom you have given while we have walked through this difficult and amazing process! Saying "thank you" seems lame, but THANK YOU!

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Bethany Christian Services dishonest and unprofessional

Paul, you are a nasty person! Given your comments in other posts you appear to be a very lonely angry person.
Adoption is not a selfish act. How does being willing to raise another child as your own make someone selfish? I think the poster is not complaining about the adoption not working out. They are upset that someone is not being honest with them. And add to the fact that it was probably such an emotional situation for all sides involved, they seem to be mainly upset because they were billed for services that were not provided. And they were maybe being lied to.
I know plenty adoptees that have greatly benefited from being raised in beautiful healthy homes with adoptive parents. Especially when their birth family wasn't capable of providing for them because of financial or emotional issues.

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Bethany Christian Services Scam and cheating

Bethany Christian Services is a scam. They are in it solely for the money. They do not care about the needs of the parents or children. Don't let the Christian in the name fool you. They can't be trusted. The communication is terrible. We were told not to call our social worker. We were only allowed to email her and we would go weeks without getting a response. If we tried to call her, we would get called into a meeting with her boss and get yelled at like children. They are very nonsupporting and should not be in this business. If you are thinking of adopting, do not use Bethany Christian Services, particularly the office in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Mar 31, 2021 9:22 pm EDT

What can i do
Bethany did not give me a fair chance of getting my nieces. All Lexie was doing is getting information from me. To finish her report about where Kaydance and Madeline were born and who their bother and sister were. Lexie never gave me a home study. I went down and got my background check done with the fingerprint. I told her where to call to get the records. She did not make time to do this. Lexie had already said to me that she was going to refer the foster family. Even knowing that we have been in contact from day one trying to get the children. I even flew there in July to talk with Devin. She had told me that she was going to get a caseworker on an interstate adoption for me. Devin said it is just as easy to adopt from California as it was to adopt in Michigan. My mother had sent Lexie a text from Charlie St John telling her how we were involved in getting Kaydance and Madeline back in 2019. We have been involved with Kaydance and Madeline from the beginning. I was there in Michigan to go to court twice with Sarah and Chris to talk with the judge to see about getting the children, but it was cancel due to the COVID-19.
When we visited Kaydance and Madeline, the foster mother told my mother that she was sorry she did not know that a family wanted the children. And that was not the case. I have filled out three times paper to be foster care for my nieces. My mother had her cousin drive there to Muskegon, Michigan, to be a foster caregiver. She filled out the papers and was approve and never heard anything from them. Kaydance and Madeline had come home on January 22, 2019, so we thought everything was okay. Still, they went back to foster care on March 9, 2019, and then my mother went in May to see about the children. She stays there for two months, seeing what she could do. Kaydance and Madeline have been with the foster family for almost two years through Bethany. Putting our family on hold and pushed off this whole time with losing time with our family. It shouldn't matter if the girls were in family reunification or not. The girls shouldn't have been placed with foster care. Our family has been there from the beginning and had been trying to get temporary. Custody till Chris and Sarah got their act together. DHHS and Bethany were fully aware of us, and we have just been pushed aside till we could go to court or till Chris and Sarah's parent's rights were terminated. They gave us all this time to benefit only the temp—foster parents more time with the girls and give us no family NO CHANCE. #1 Covid #2 Family was in reunification. So this has been the excuse why we have been pushed aside.
My mom and I went to Michigan again this summer, and we had gone into Bethany. We got to talk to the head supervisor there. Her name was Devon. We had asked her how and what the procedure was on getting the girls. Devin told us if Sarah and Chris give up their rights, it would be faster for us to adopt them. We could do nothing until the parent's rights are terminated, and once that was done, we could adopt the children faster. That is what we were going to do. The parents had another court date in September, so once again, my mother and I flew back out to Michigan to attend a court with Sarah and Chris.
Furthermore, the court was pushed to another date. Which was supposed to be held at the end of Oct around 24-28th. But come to find out, the courts sprung a sooner date than what was told with no notification to the parents or family that they Terminated the parent's rights in early Oct. around the 9-16th. Bethany and adoption services disregarded that there was family around. I was also in the program to be one of the foster parents' adoptees. We were forgotten, and there were no notes by anyone on their end. That we have been in the picture that Bethany says.
We found out later by Lexie that the new caseworker assigned was that the supervisor Devin went on maternity leave now for the second time. This has happened to us the 1st time we had Samatha Crosley that left on maternity leave back in Dec.2019. After that, we had Brianna tell us that parent's rights were terminated .thought that the family was not reached out or contacted. Procedure or any of that was done. We find out calling in November that we had a new worker Lexi. No one even knew of us. Bethany just went about their own business and not even looked back on notes or family for placement. They just went ahead and kidnapped my niece and sold them through foster care and adoption service and had pushed us far away now when there denying me and benefits through adopting my nieces. Thought that family was reached out or contacted. Procedure or any of that was done. I know this must be a little confusing. I am trying to give u some idea of what is going on. I am so confusing myself. My mother is going out there to Michigan. She thinks it will be better to move out there, and I will know what it takes to get my nieces. I just want to know if what they are doing legal, my constitutional rights have been broken, and even what Bethany preaches. Has been broken. They have not followed through in what they so post to do.

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Jul 27, 2021 6:11 pm EDT

You have to file a complaint to California department of social services adoption licensing division. Bethany is currently on probation for “adoption trafficking” . One more person coming forward in California with valid abuse complaint against them, could result in closing them down. You must report to Xavier Becerra at HHS, your governors, attorney
Generals, Secretary of State!

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nobodycared1
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Aug 29, 2019 10:40 am EDT

I was placed for adoption in 1955. Not only did my underage mother get forced and dragged to court in order to release me for adoption, my father was 20 or 21 years-old. He was not contacted about his right to keep me, but his parents did come to Bethany Christian Services, the day after my birth, and requested that they be allowed to raise me. Bethany Christian services promptly told them to get lost.
Michigan later passed a law in order for birth parents and adult adoptees to be given identifying information and possibly reuniting. When I was in my thirties I did sign up for the registry. I was given this information and found that my birth family was in deed wanting me to contact them. My birth mother and her whole family was entirely supportive, including her husband and his family. ( I am now in my sixties and still have a living relationship with my birth mother and her family.)
Then, I was informed that my father and grandparents wanted to raise me but were not allowed because of Bethany Christian Services. There social worker apologized to me. As far as I am concerned this adoption was illegal and I feel I should have some kind of legal recourse as the adoption was not necessary, and all the damage this adoption did to my life. So much for Bethany Christian Services. As far as I am concerned this company is only in the adoption/foster care business for money. I wish there was an attorney who would contract me about charging them with illegal adoption!

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Megan Bills
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Oct 09, 2019 3:20 pm EDT

Please contact me through instagram @megan.m.bills or @underagebirthmother. We are working on getting a class action lawsuit against bethany! Or email me at megan.m.bills@gmail.com

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Megan Bills
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Oct 09, 2019 3:21 pm EDT

Or reply to me on here because it blocked my email address

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rodentfeet@gmail.com
, US
Oct 12, 2019 10:24 pm EDT
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I am interested in getting more information about your class action lawsuit, but I have a different sort of complaint from yours. Can you please email me at rodentfeet@gmail.com? Sorry, I know it's a weird address, but I don't want to reveal my name on here. Thanks.

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rodentfeet@gmail.com
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Oct 12, 2019 10:25 pm EDT
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My email was blocked, too, but I used it as my username so you can see it above. Thanks.

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Marla_G
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Jul 22, 2019 5:22 pm EDT

We live in New Jersey, when we started the process we first went to an information session. The session was held in New Jersey and the lady spoke about adoption as well as foster care adoption through their company. We decided to go through them to be able to adopt a little girl. We expressed ourselves, our ideas, our desires, and our plans... We let them in our home various times (in New Jersey). We paid our money, we went through the classes and have our certifications. I get an email from our caseworker stating that it would be better if we go through our state to foster. I advised her that we do not want to do that as we already started the process with BCS and we did not want to go through the certification process again. She says ok no problem then we will continue. I was told we will get an email and/or a call for updates, and she was very bothered whenever I called or emailed regarding a prospective little girl. Laura R. left the office and we were deaded, no phone call, no emails, no mail... NOTHING... I called them after 1 year or so to get an update because we hadn't heard from them at all, and I was told they do not work with New Jersey residents as the state of New Jersey does not recognize them as a "legit" company... UMMM so why did I pay and waste my time?

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LLM1977
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Aug 19, 2017 9:52 pm EDT

Im very hurt by the family and the company i call to find out why im not getting what the noterized so called court doc says and they say i have no rights even though im a birth mother. I got an email address for the family they dont use it i have a po box for the family they dont use it ive written numberous letters and no responce im entitled to a letter and professional picture but every year i have to fight to get them. Im beyond hurt snd want to know what si going on with my son. I dont know what to do. I was forced to give my son up for one and the case worker lied in a interview with cps involved. I so dont recomend this adoption agency and just want my son back.i dont trust them anymore never did. What is going on with my son.i call the agency oh well call you back never do. Dont use them for Anything and im really hurt by my family for not resding the reviews before they wanted to force me to give my son up. Ive seen so many law suits against the agency and so many other hurt birth moms. Just give me back my child.

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Aug 07, 2019 6:20 am EDT
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sister! . I was underage when I had an open adoption with them ! And it’s been an absolute heartache . Please connect with me @underagebirthmother on Instagram and file reports with the Better Business Bureau & with the COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION! And write your reviews on their yelp accounts! There are others like us with the same disappointing adoption experiences! We must bring it to the light and help others! Blessings

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Kalanishanna
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Aug 19, 2017 3:50 am EDT
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They are EVIL!
They tried to coerce me into giving my baby up instead of helping me with other services!
They will pay your bills which IS subtle coercion.
When my "worker" was told I changed my mind, she contacted my midwife and demanded an answer as to why she didn't "talk me into" adoption! And said that I shouldn't parent because I sleep a lot! Sick lady!
She also called dcf to tell them I changed my mind, just to make things harder on me.
She told them I am still talking with my other children's father.
DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE!

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Aug 07, 2019 6:19 am EDT

Please! sister . I was underage when I had an open adoption with them ! And it’s been an absolute heartache . Please connect with me @underagebirthmother on Instagram and file reports with the Better Business Bureau & with the COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION! And write your reviews on their yelp accounts! There are others like us with the same disappointing adoption experiences! We must bring it to the light and help others! Blessings

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PatronSaintOfTroll
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Aug 15, 2019 4:25 pm EDT

You sound like a scumbag.

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randallglockzin
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Feb 18, 2017 12:32 am EST
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Bethany Christian Services of the Holland area in Ottawa County Michigan. This branch has made a promise to us as foster parents. They broke it. They are Christian in name only. Their lie was so bad to us that I repeat Psalm 109 alot because of them. They made a promise to us and it broke up our family for no reason. I followed all the rules by the judge and at the meeting 5 Bethany licensing workers broke their promise and could not show me one reason why they did what they did. So they trumped up a reason. They removed the 2 boys. The 2 boys were constantly saying the foster dad did nothing wrong and always told counselors they were happy at their placement. Their grades were good and one was in Civil Air Patrol. All I think of now is Psalm 109. I ask God to break BCS up completely. They lied. Broke their promise. The devastated those 2 boys. They know what they did was wrong but they don't care. Psalm 109.

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Zuki
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Jul 20, 2016 10:36 am EDT
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I tried to call them to ask about adoption and I was told my husband and I were too old and they hung up on. They were degrading and demeaning. I would not recommend this "service" to anyone. They only want the money and I never became the mother I always wanted to be. My dreams were shattered. I was devastated and destroyed.

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Aug 07, 2019 6:17 am EDT
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I’m sorry about your hardships! Know that Bethany Christian services is awful! They lie to both adoptive families and and birthmothers! sister . I was underage when I had an open adoption with them ! And it’s been an absolute heartache . Please connect with me @underagebirthmother on Instagram and file reports with the Better Business Bureau & with the COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION! And write your reviews on their yelp accounts! There are others like us with the same disappointing adoption experiences! We must bring it to the light and help others! Blessings

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Stacey Van winkle
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Jun 26, 2016 10:07 am EDT

They lied to me when I was just a child myself. They manipulated me thinking I was a teenager they could snow me. And they did. My child is grown and was never given any of the heart felt letters songs and gifts I gave him. My son was NOT told anything about me which is what the agency told me would happen. They where nice until they had my child then everything changed. It also makes me sick they use the word Christian and nothing is More false. Christ would never manipulate for money! They actually make me sick to my stomach. If I only knew what I know now I would of never ever contacted them! Please do not fall for their pure evil intentions!

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Aug 07, 2019 6:16 am EDT

Aloha! sister . I was underage when I had an open adoption with them ! And it’s been an absolute heartache . Please connect with me @underagebirthmother on Instagram and file reports with the Better Business Bureau & with the COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION! And write your reviews on their yelp accounts! There are others like us with the same disappointing adoption experiences! We must bring it to the light and help others! Blessings

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Heart broken in Tennessee
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Dec 15, 2015 1:15 pm EST

Dear Danny-Momof2, My husband and I attended a meeting a few months ago to discuss possible adoption with Bethany Christian Service. We left very dis-hearten. I was not impressed with the social worker that conducted the class and felt that she would not be a credible person to match a child with my husband and I. After finding this blog on the internet, I am more convinced that Bethany is not for us. As Christians, we prayed that we would make the right decision but we never got a peaceful feeling during the entire meeting. After the meeting, we spoke with several couples in the parking lot who felt the same as we did. My husband and I would love to have a child and believe Bethany is not for us. The money we would have been required to pay (based on our income) would have been a great collage fund for a child. It wasn't all about the fee's, they spoke about matching parents with a baby and it read like "Match.Com". The social workers are the one's who determines what profiles the birth mother view. We feel this could be bias depending on who the social worker is fond of. When members of the group asked where all the money went (that the adoptive parents were paying) she just kept saying for "Bethany fees" and the fact that they will always be there for the birth mother and the adoptive parents. She never once pin-pointed any clear distribution of funds. I think you as well as my husband and I would be better off going the private adoption route. I hope this helps.

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Aug 07, 2019 6:15 am EDT

Sister I’ve had such an awful experience with them! sister . I was underage when I had an open adoption with them ! And it’s been an absolute heartache . Please connect with me @underagebirthmother on Instagram and file reports with the Better Business Bureau & with the COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION! And write your reviews on their yelp accounts! There are others like us with the same disappointing adoption experiences! We must bring it to the light and help others! Blessings

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Danny-momof2
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Dec 14, 2015 7:22 pm EST

Hey. I am currently 17 weeks pregnant. I have done some research on Bethany Christian Services and I've met one time with one of the counselors. I really feel like they are a good match for me but I would love some input from people who have worked with them. Was they helpful? Anybody worked with the one in North Carolina? Do they really help birth mother's financially? Any info is much appreciated!

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Aug 07, 2019 6:14 am EDT

Sister ! Sister! Hope all is well for you!sister . I was underage when I had an open adoption with them ! And it’s been an absolute heartache . Please connect with me @underagebirthmother on Instagram and file reports with the Better Business Bureau & with the COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION! And write your reviews on their yelp accounts! There are others like us with the same disappointing adoption experiences! We must bring it to the light and help others! Blessings

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