2008 Schedule
Jun 3 . . . St. Louis, MO
Jun 10. . . Little Rock, AR
Jun 21 . . .St. Charles, MO
Aug 5 . . . St. Louis, MO
Aug 5. . . .Kansas City, KS
Aug 12. . . Tulsa, OK
Sept 6. . . Orange County, CA
Sept 9. . . Little Rock, AR
Sept 16. . .Dallas, TX
Oct 4 . . . Orange County, CA
Oct 7 . . . St. Louis, MO
Oct 7 . . . Kansas City, KS
Oct 14. . . Tulsa, OK
Nov 11. . . Little Rock, AR
Nov 15. . . Orange County, CA
Dec 2. . . .St. Louis, MO
Dec 9 . . . Tulsa, OK
Pre-Adoption
Workshops
2008 Schedule
May 17. . .Dallas, TX
May 31. . .Little Rock, AR
Jun 21. . . Orange County, CA
Aug 9 . . . Tulsa, OK
Aug 23. . . Wichita, KS
Sept 6 . . .Orange County, CA
Sept 13. . .St. Louis, MO
Sept 13. . .Little Rock, AR
Oct 11. . . Tulsa, OK
Nov 8. . . . Oklahoma City, OK
Dec 6 . . . Orange County, CA
Dec 6 . . . Tulsa, OK
Dec 6 . . . Dallas, TX
OFFICE HOURS (CST)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM...Mon-Thurs
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM...Friday
LOCATIONS:
In Oklahoma -- main office
3227 East 31st Street, #200
Tulsa, OK 74105
Voice: 918/749-4600
Fax: 918/749-7144 Email this office
In Arkansas --
4702 W. Commercial Dr., #B1
North Little Rock, AR 72116 and
1882 North Starr Road
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Voice: 501/791-9300
Fax: 501/791-9303 Email this
office
In California --
18001 Irvine Blvd., Suite 101
Tustin, CA 92780
Voice: 714/734-8600
Fax: 714/734-8688 Email this office
In Kansas --
5934 East 10th Street
Wichita, KS 67208
Voice: 316/682-2595 Email this office
IIn Missouri --
1 First Missouri Center, #115
St. Louis, MO 63141
Voice: 314/576-4100
Fax: 314/453-9975 Email this
office
In Texas --
P. O. Box 2785
Coppell, TX 75019
Voice: 972/263-1539
Fax: 972/624-8241 Email this office
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Download a Search
Packet
Dillon International's search
packet includes the following three (3) forms which you will
need to begin your search process. The "Initial Request
for Search Service" form has been left in a MS Word document so
that you may fill it out before printing it. Please
download and print the other two forms (in PDF format) in order
to complete them.
Please mail all three (3) forms
along with your check made out to Dillon International
to: Duk Kyung Um, MSW
Dillon International, Inc.
3227 East 31st Street, Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74105
Due to the time each search request takes, it has become
necessary to establish guidelines for service fees. Dillon
International and ESWS make every effort to keep the fees
reasonable. A portion of the fees are forwarded on to Eastern
Social Welfare Society and a portion is retained by our office
for processing costs. If unable to pay the fees for any
reason, please contact
Dillon International about sliding scale
fees and scholarship applications.
Search Initial Fee*
Initial review of
the adoption file to determine possibility of locating
the birth family and any additional information
surrounding the adoption. Also includes initial
counseling session regarding search request
$80
Duplication Fee
Duplicate copy of
initial Social History and Medical report from the
adoption file at Dillon International (same documents
given to adoptive parents before placement)
$10
Search Location Fee
part 1
Attempt by ESWS to
actually locate the birth family (regardless of outcome
of the attempt)
$100
Search Location Fee
part 2
If ESWS is able to
locate the birth family, additional fee due
$200
Correspondence fee
Cover the
shipping/processing of each piece of correspondence sent
to Korea
$5
Translation fee
English to Korean
$15/page
Translation fee
Korean to English
$25/page
Counseling session
Professional
adoption staff provide counseling services to the
adoptee and adoptive families if needed
$75/hour
Conference call
Translation and
counseling services during a conference call between the
adoptee and birth family (adoptee will pay the phone
bill directly to phone company if initiating the call)
$75/hour
Visit to orphanage,
birth place, or foster home
ESWS will visit the
location with a social worker
$50
Facilitate meeting
(with birth family)
Adoptee, adoptive
family/birth family meeting with a social worker in
Korea
$65
Facilitate meeting
(with foster family)
Adoptee, adoptive
family/ foster family meeting with a social worker in
Korea (this fee will be paid directly to ESWS)
$25
* If adoptee has a medical reason for
initiating the search, the initial search fee will be waived.
The following individuals have participated in a search in the
past. They have agreed to speak with adoptees who are just
starting the search process about their search experience.
Please feel free to contact them if you are interested in
talking to them.
Shannon Adkins
Euless, TX
817-999-3986
shannond75@yahoo.com
Adopted as an infant in 1975
Initiation by adoptee
Todd Eichberg
Fredericksburg, VA
540-368-1097
eichberg_todd@bah.com
Adopted as a seven-year-old in 1978
Initiation by both adoptee and
birth family
Mindi Dodson
Lebanon, OH
513-404-4614
mindimouse@hotmail.com
Adopted as an infant in 1982
Initiation by adoptee
Kari Lee Erlien
New Hope, MN
763-544-6615
keiylee8@netscape.net
Adopted as a one-year-old in 1979
Initiation by adoptee
Jan Dunn
Tulsa, OK
918-836-1878 jan@dillonadopt.com
Adopted as an infant in 1980
Initiation by adoptee
Dawn Wells
Jenks, OK
918-298-4142
adwells@sbcglobal.net
Adopted as an infant in 1977
Initiation by the birth family
Mindy Roberts
Lavon, TX
972-853-0798
ivegotseoul@dptexas.net
Adopted as a 2 ½ year old in 1977
Initiation by adoptee
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