Dear Advocates for Ethical Adoption Practice in New Mexico:
We seek your help this Legislative Session.
Please contact these NM legislative committee members Feb 1st through Feb 7th, 2011 .
Ask them to vote YES on House bills HB125 (Adoption Services) and HB158 (Adoption Advertising).
THE PROBLEM Over the last ten years, adoption in New Mexico has fallen prey to profit-driven, out of state adoption businesses not licensed here. NM licensed professionals and vulnerable residents involved in an adoption process often face a serious crisis. These Predatory adoption businesses attract unsuspecting birth parents and adoptive parents to them through large-scale advertising. They provide informal but costly adoption services for months. They wait until the last moment to contact NM licensed professionals to furnish the minimum legally required adoption service. With much hanging in the balance, we discover that those we represent may have been misinformed of the facts involved in their adoption, and their rights and requirements in a New Mexico adoption process during a most emotionally vulnerable time.
We ask you to take 10 minutes this week to call for action on these two bills now before House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee. Help us close legal loop-holes used by predatory adoption businesses.
HB125 (Adoption Services) expands the definition of adoption service and requires NM licensure for those who provide those services within our state. It would also require an accounting to and approval from a NM Court for disbursements paid on behalf of an adoption before a NM child may be moved to another state, (provides more jurisdiction).
HB 158 (Adoption Advertising) would require that out of state adoption businesses not licensed or permitted to provide adoption services here to say so in their advertisements.
THIS WEEK (Feb 1-Feb 7th, 2011)
1) Call Representative Al Park’s office at 505 986-4411. Thank him for sponsoring HB125 and HB158.
To see the full legislation go to http://www.nmlegis.gov/
2) Call or email the 5 members of the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee (below).
Ask them to VOTE YES on House Bills HB125 -Adoption Services and HB158 -Adoption Advertising. Attend this committee meeting to stand in support.
HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CONTACT LIST
Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays – beginning at 1:30 pm – Capitol Room 315
Representative District
Gail Chasey, Chair 18/Bernalillo 505-986-4844
Email gailchasey@msn.com
Antonio “Moe” Maestes, 16/Bernalillo 505-986-4464
Email Rep16@moejustice.com
Thomas A. Anderson 29/Bernalillo 505-986 4451
Email Kb5ysg@arrl.net
Dennis Kintigh 57/Chavez, Lincoln, Otero 505-986-4453
Email askdennis@denniskintigh.com
Bill B. O’Neil 15/Bernalillo 505-986-4464
Email Oneillhd15@fastmail.us
Thank You in Advance for Helping Us Get These Two Bills Passed,
Christian Child Placement Service
http://www.adoptnewmexico.org/
1-800-553-2229 (BABY) ex. 14
e-mail: adopt@nmcch.org
We seek your help this Legislative Session.
Please contact these NM legislative committee members Feb 1st through Feb 7th, 2011 .
Ask them to vote YES on House bills HB125 (Adoption Services) and HB158 (Adoption Advertising).
THE PROBLEM Over the last ten years, adoption in New Mexico has fallen prey to profit-driven, out of state adoption businesses not licensed here. NM licensed professionals and vulnerable residents involved in an adoption process often face a serious crisis. These Predatory adoption businesses attract unsuspecting birth parents and adoptive parents to them through large-scale advertising. They provide informal but costly adoption services for months. They wait until the last moment to contact NM licensed professionals to furnish the minimum legally required adoption service. With much hanging in the balance, we discover that those we represent may have been misinformed of the facts involved in their adoption, and their rights and requirements in a New Mexico adoption process during a most emotionally vulnerable time.
We ask you to take 10 minutes this week to call for action on these two bills now before House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee. Help us close legal loop-holes used by predatory adoption businesses.
HB125 (Adoption Services) expands the definition of adoption service and requires NM licensure for those who provide those services within our state. It would also require an accounting to and approval from a NM Court for disbursements paid on behalf of an adoption before a NM child may be moved to another state, (provides more jurisdiction).
HB 158 (Adoption Advertising) would require that out of state adoption businesses not licensed or permitted to provide adoption services here to say so in their advertisements.
THIS WEEK (Feb 1-Feb 7th, 2011)
1) Call Representative Al Park’s office at 505 986-4411. Thank him for sponsoring HB125 and HB158.
To see the full legislation go to http://www.nmlegis.gov/
2) Call or email the 5 members of the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee (below).
Ask them to VOTE YES on House Bills HB125 -Adoption Services and HB158 -Adoption Advertising. Attend this committee meeting to stand in support.
HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CONTACT LIST
Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays – beginning at 1:30 pm – Capitol Room 315
Representative District
Gail Chasey, Chair 18/Bernalillo 505-986-4844
Email gailchasey@msn.com
Antonio “Moe” Maestes, 16/Bernalillo 505-986-4464
Email Rep16@moejustice.com
Thomas A. Anderson 29/Bernalillo 505-986 4451
Email Kb5ysg@arrl.net
Dennis Kintigh 57/Chavez, Lincoln, Otero 505-986-4453
Email askdennis@denniskintigh.com
Bill B. O’Neil 15/Bernalillo 505-986-4464
Email Oneillhd15@fastmail.us
Thank You in Advance for Helping Us Get These Two Bills Passed,
Christian Child Placement Service
http://www.adoptnewmexico.org/
1-800-553-2229 (BABY) ex. 14
e-mail: adopt@nmcch.org
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