An agonizing wait: Families adopting from China face slow process
NEW YORK — China remains the country of choice for thousands of Americans seeking to adopt a child, but the time frame for new applications is now often triple what it was a few years ago, and many families are enduring uncertain, emotionally draining waits.
“I've gone up and down with it — like a roller coaster ride,” said Barbara Duarte Esgalhado, a single mother in Manhattan . She has a 7-year-old da...
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