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Old 09-11-2009, 05:52 PM
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I agree completely with RobinKay. DO NOT let this child end up in foster care!!! Immediately go get the baby and file for guardianship until you can adopt the child...Get an attorney too. Find out what you need to do to adopt the baby. Once the child ends up in foster care it is HARD, very hard, to get them out unless you live in the same state. Going across state lines is so terribly hard...with ICPC and traveling, etc...and then having to PROVE you are fit to be an adoptive resource by CPS standards. In our case they wouldn't let our niece come to live with us until we were actually licensed foster parents here. And then you have to deal with the foster parents having a bond and their relationship with the baby, etc...

It's just better to take care of it now!
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Mom to 2 girls-age 10 and 15

1st MAPP class: 9/9/2006
MAPP class completed: 9/30/2006
Home study completed: 11/2006
Home study submitted for approval: 11/14/2006
Foster License approved! 11/22/2006
Flew to visit Niece for 3 wks 3/2007
Judge rules placement with us 5/2007

Leaving to bring Niece home 6/15/2007
Niece is offically part of our family 6/30/2007
TPR Bio Dad by default 8/9/2007
TPR Bio Mom voluntary surrender 8/9/2007
Adoption subsidy agreement approved and signed 05/2008

Adoption finalization date 7/18/2008! YEAH





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