Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Those hoping to adopt look closer at U.S. options

By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY

Dana Kollmann and Robert Wall adopted two boisterous baby boys from Guatemala.

"They fight all the time," says Kollmann, laughing about her sons, now 3 and 4. "They're perfect."

The Catonsville, Md., couple wants a third child, but the U.S. government is discouraging adoptions from Guatemala because of concerns about fraud and baby-stealing. They don't want to adopt from Asia, Europe or Africa because they don't have ties there. Both have worked as archaeologists in Central America.

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