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Time Limits
As an adoptive parent who recently finalized the (contested) adoption of our 18 month old daughter, I was wondering what is everyone's opinion of an acceptable time frame for these cases to be heard and ruled on.......
Should it be based on the age of the child? Or the length of time the child has been in the home? Or the length of time from the date it was contested?
At 17 months old, had my daughter been taken from our family ( a perfectly safe, healthy and suitable home) and placed in another, I have no doubt that she would have been traumatized by it.
I guess what I am getting at is, when does "the best interest of the child" really come into play? Our justice system is set up so that all legal arguments are exhausted first ( and that usually takes months, sometimes years) , before the child's best interests are even addressed. What is fair for the children in these cases?
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Amom in an open adoption to Billy and Alexis
*To be blessed once was a gift, twice was nothing
short of a miracle.
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