When Massey began the process of making a passport for the girl, she was told she needed a "no objection certificate" from India's adoption authorities.
Some adoption authorities said a phone call to the state might have determined that Ms. Furlow was not a licensed facilitator.
Jersey's adoption authorities have changed the way they train potential new foster carers, to try to attract more people to look after children in the island.
But in the end, all it took was one document — one blow from the country's adoption authorities — to send her dreams crashing down to earth.
Data on the yearly number of international adoptions per country were obtained from the Swedish Intercountry Adoptions Authority (19 ).
The Hague Convention includes provisions to ensure that adoption is authorized by competent national authorities and that inter-country adoption does not result in improper financial gain for those involved in it.
Joanne Alper, director of Adoptionplus, used to manage a local authority adoption team.
It would be the first time in the country three local authority adoption services had come together.
It may seem like the cynical adoption of spiritual authority for political purposes, and in a sense it is.
There will also be a £200m investment to reform and improve local authority adoption services, along with a £17m boost to the voluntary sector.
