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Thank you so much for your encouragement. As an update my mother is desperately trying to now track down the young mother to let her know we would love to start the process immediately and we are waiting her response that it is a go. My fear is that she may have given birth in the last day or 2 and that is why she cannot be immediately located. My DH talked to one attorney in our small Texas town who did not sound too optimistic about our situation and was saying things like he could draw up the paperwork stating the mother has anywhere from 3 months or 10 days to change her mind and I was SHOCKED! I thought the birthmother has 2 days until he signs over the paperwork and then we retain legal guardianship until a 6 month period and then we legally adopt the infant but this is just what I have read/heard.
I will keep everyone posted and in the meantime I have calls into other attorneys who specialize in adoptions in Houston so possibly they will be more inclined to take our case since I am certain they have more experience. :
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