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Out of state usually requires ICPC completion first
We adopted a family of 4 sibs, and also had to wait for ICPC to complete due to being an out-of-state adoption.
We were selected by the caseworkers on Aug 4th, 2001, but the kids could not be told WHO was selected until ICPC completion, which took until end of Nov 2001 - this was a LOOOOONG 4 months for us and the kids. All the kids were allowed to know during this 4 months was that they interveiwed 7 families but were waiting on paperwork that had to be done before they could tell them anything about it - that was it.
Once ICPC was completed, they gave the kids the photo album & info we had dropped off back in August, and we got to meet them at the end of that week (by now, Dec 2nd!). We drove out every weekend for 6 weeks (6 hour drive each way) to see them prior to placement (and a 6-week placement after first meeting was considered fast in this state).
The adoption was finalized a year later.
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[/color] Sundara
DH and I Adopted 4 sibs in 2002, they are now:
DD1 / 20yrs 
DD2 / 19 yrs
DS / 17 yrs 
DD3 / 15 yrs
Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling?!!
If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang near royalty.
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