Resignation as Utah Adoption Council President. On Tuesday, May 9, 2012, I resigned at President of UAC. There has been considerable media coverage. Bottom line, I could no longer associate with the leadership of an organization that does not wish to put its own house in order. Too many adoption agencies in Utah engage in unethical practices, including payment of post-placement cash bonuses of up to $3,000 to $4,000 or more to bio moms (just giving them "an envelope of cash"), and coaching birth moms how to lie to birth dads to unfairly and even illegally cut them out of the parenting picture. No more. I have fought this battle for more than 4 years. I have sought legislative change (see HB308) proposed in the 2011-12 legislature, and still up for consideration by the Interim Committee. I have tried to get UAC to enforce its own standards, and members to be held accountable for their ethical shortcomings, and in some cases even illegal activities. Nothing doing. Media involvement raising public awareness, lawsuits that have been turning out more favorable to birth dads (e.g. Manzanares and Wyatt), together with greater coordination and strength shared by biological fathers, have helped shift the tide in favor of those who wish to be involved with the lives of their children but were chopped off at the parenting knees. Check out these FaceBook Groups for more information: Birthfathers United; Utah Council for Ethical Adoption Practices; Utah Adoption Council Open Forum; and Adoption is an Option. Thanks!