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I doubt it will hurt you. My agency worked with a friend of mine who was arrested 7 years ago for possession of marijuana and him and his wife were able to adopt...twice! I think courts understand that when people are young they're stupid and as they get older they tend to grow wiser.
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06/08 - First appointment with private adoption agency
10/08 - Completed foster parent/pre-adoption classes
02/09 - Switched agencies and submitted adoption application with DHS
05/09 - Home study approved and submitted for several waiting children
06/09 - Opened home to foster care placements
06/09 - Chosen to go to committee for a sibling group of four
08/09 - Not chosen at committee
09/09 - Passed on sibling group of 2
Happy Daycare Provider to 6 children: E age 7, Big C age 6, A age 6, Little C age 3, B age 2, and CJ age 1
Happy foster mom to 1 baby: Frank the Tank, age 9 mon (placed 6/17/09, RU set for Feb. 2010)
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