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My hubby and I have the two most wonderful daughters who we are waiting to finalize on who are out of state foster/adopt. The girls are biological sisters who were in seperate foster homes in different counties of the same state. It is being treated as two seperate adoptions rather than one. We completed and sent our Homestudy the first week of June 2002. We went to get our oldest daughter in October 2002 and we went to get our youngest in March 2003. The red tape is awful at times and the process seems to move so slow but it is all very much worth it. The girls just turned 2 and 3. The state we adopted from (oregon) does committees where several families are chosen for a child and the committee decides which family is best suited to the situation. It is nerve wracking waiting for that decision. In our case there was one other family being considered. We waited from June to Sept. for the committee. It then took from the fist week of Sept to the last week of Oct. to have the interstate compact approved for out of state placement, then we were allowed to go get our daughter. The worst part is the traveling and staying in a hotel for several days while trying to transition a toddler. It is uncomfortable for all. The good part is that almost the entire trip was paid by the state of Oregon and there was very little out of pocket expense. Good luck.
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