This may very well be the
best investment you make!!, February
23, 2003
Reviewer:
Rowena miller from Belton,
TX United States
This book is an absolute MUST READ for
anyone contemplating adoption either by
agency or independent. Ms. O�Rear is
a licensed attorney who practices in all
regions of Russia and her experience is
priceless. The book is very thorough,
concise and �reader friendly�.
She explains the whole process from
beginning to end by giving the reader the
�big picture� view of Russian
adoptions. This includes Russian culture,
explanation of the different types of
orphanage facilities, agency adoption vs
independent adoption, the complete
dossier list with explanations and
instructions for notarization and
references for obtaining apostilles. She
details the referral process, court
process and how to prepare oneself for
the court proceedings, and even has a
section devoted to Russian Law. She
includes a FAQ section which is extremely
insightful and websites that are helpful
in providing additional information and
so much more! I was so impressed with the
book that I contacted her to thank her
and have since retained her for my own
adoption. It is truly amazing that you
can have this quality of service and
representation at a fraction of agency
adoption costs!!!! She is with you from
beginning to end and you are never left
on your own without guidance! As a former
judge in Russia and one who continues to
practice law in Russia, her first hand
experience and knowledge of the system is
well worth the investment in this book! I
am absolutely thrilled to have her as our
representative who looks out for OUR best
interest. I highly recommend her book
(and her services) to anyone considering
foreign adoption.
20 of 20
people found the following review
helpful:
Adopting in Russia: Your
rights and the law, November 20, 2002
Reviewer:
A Walters from USA
This is a must have book for adoption
in Russia. It is well supportive of
independent adoption. It covers the
process of adoption in Russia in detail.
The book also has a large section of
Russian law, translated and explained,
that is very helpful to adoptive parents.
An excellent travel tool for Russian
adoption.
29 of 29
people found the following review
helpful:
A must have for parents
considering a Russian Adoption,
November 19, 2002
For anyone who is interested in an
indepth understanding of Russian Law and
how it related to international Russian
adoption, this is the book to read! Well
written, well thought out, easy to use
and very informative! Irina O'Rear has
written an outstanding book that explains
in detail how the law works in Russia and
how it applies to adoption.
Did you know adoption in Russia is
free? Did you know that the Russian Law
DOES NOT require two trips? Did you know
there is an appeals process for adoptions
that are turned down by the judge? Do you
want to know if you can request a
specific child in a specific area, from a
specific orpahage? Irina explains the
whys and wherefores of the law, and how
it applies to various adoption
situations. She explains the adoption
process, gives a list of documents
commonly needed for a Russian dossier,
and explains what is involved in the
court hearing.
A well written, concise, and thorough
book. A must read for anyone interested
in adopting from Russia. A great place to
get the right answers to some tough
adoption questions.
31 of 31
people found the following review
helpful:
Adopting In Russia, Your
Rights & the Law, October 22,
2002
Reviewer:
Ernie Jones
A must read for anyone adopting from
Russia.
From the introduction of the book:
"This book has been written in order
to provide the reader with basic and
helpful information pertaining to Russian
adoptions and Russian adoption law."
There is no doubt that Irina O'Rear has
managed to accomplish this in her
recently published book.
Pre adoptive parents have many
questions and MS O'Rear has managed to
consolidate most of the answers to these
questions into one book. A family going
through the adoption process would be
turning to this book daily to get
valuable information. Some of this
information can only be found in this
book.
The book starts out with a general
discussion on making a decision to adopt
and specifically why to adopt from
Russia. From there the author describes
what to expect in Russia. This covers
everything from how to dress, what to
expect in the court hearing, and
generally what to expect while sight
seeing. There is a good description of
the adoption process form the Russian
side, which lets the parents know what is
happening while they are anxiously
awaiting an invitation to travel.
There is one section of the book, and
I feel the most valuable section, where
MS O'Rear translates excerpts of the
Russian family law that pertains to
adoptions. She also provides her expert
commentary on each section of the law. In
my work with Families for Russian and
Ukrainian Adoption (FURA) I have repeat
idly heard parents ask what the Russian
laws says on certain issues. Now I have a
resource that I can point them to for
answers.
Besides the unique section on Russian
law the author provides another unique
section of useful words and phrases.
Nowhere else have I seen a list like
this. It is in English word order and the
Russian translation is done using the
English phonetic alphabet instead of the
Russian Cyrillic. This is most helpful to
those who don't know the Cyrillic
alphabet.
For people looking for a resource and
reference guide to help with a Russian
adoption then this is the book for you.
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This may very well be the
best investment you make!!, February
23, 2003