Marc M. asked

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We signed an international adoption agreement with an adoption agency from North Carolina on 12/6/12 to adopt two children from Russia. Due to recent changes in Russian law that prohibit U.S. citizens from adopting, we lost the $3000 paid to the agency, as the contract states 'no refunds'. Do we have any legal recourse to request a refund, especially since we only had a one-hour online meeting with the agency since our payment?

June 20th, 2024

Chelsea S. answered

While there is no automatic 30-day right of rescission unless explicitly stated in the contract, the...

June 20th, 2024

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