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international to domestic
This is what happened to us. We had done all the paperwork and 2 years of research on international adoption. We were waiting for a referral from Guatemala when our social worker asked if we wanted to also consider domestic.
We had never considered domestic because we alreaady had 4 children and figured we may not even be chosen or it would be a very long wait. Boy were we wrong!
We were chosen 1 week after turning in our profile!
I do wish we had known more about domestic but it all worked out in the end and it has been a perfect match for us!
Things to prepare yourself for....do you want open/closed or somewhere in between
Do you want to meet birthparents
Are you willing to send pics and updates if it is closed or semi closed until the child is 18
Your baby may be named by birthmom at the hospital and you may possibly need to negotiate a name change if you desire
You will need to do updates and post placement visits until finalization
Finalization takes between 6-9 months (atleast in our state)
**Just some of the things we didnt know
Good Luck
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