[musemoon]

I'm in Los Angeles waiting for a newborn :-) and this will be our second adoption. I was told that the wait would be about 4 months, but newborns are never (or rarely rarely ever) TPR'd at birth, you have to just take a leap of faith. With the older kids (3 and older) it is possible for them to be TPR'd and then available for adoption, however they too can be adopted by their foster parents who have had them since they were removed from the home, so it sometimes is best to be open to all risk levels and go on a case by case basis.

A friend of mine had two kids that were not TPR'd, but their parents had murdered the third child, so you can guess where that case went, they adopted the kids last year, so you just never know.

It can take a year or two (I know someone who waited three years) but the average I believe is 9 months to a year for a child who has had TPR (that is if you want a specific child or age/race of child) if you were open to anything, you would have a teenager in about 45 seconds :-) and if you were open to foster/adopt (legal risk) then the wait can be a short as a few days or as long as a year.