in my case, my 14 y/o is actually a "voluntary placement" and not in the system at all so all of my information I have had to garner from stepdad. Granted, he has signed several forms allowing me to talk to docs, therapists, counselors, school etc so I have had to be diligent about getting documents from everyone. Thankfully I didnt have to travel as far as MileHighDad to get any of it! We see our attorney next week to start the adoption process. 
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Filswife
mom to 6! (3 girls, 3 boys)
girls - 17, 8, 3   
boys -16, 14, 12 
Started AE classes 12/16/04
last class 2/19/05
Application submitted 2/1/05
homestudy started 3/11/05 with dcyf
introduced out of the blue to a couple looking for aparents for their unborn child
homestudy started 5/10/05 with cfs.
Baby Girl born 7/20/05
Baby Girl came home 7/22/05!
Final hearing 2/2/06!! 
FS here 1/21/09 
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