[Sarah0518]

Mom2Two

We just had a last minute match in June (2-1/2 weeks from the first time we spoke the bmom to ds being born). The bmom lived in Fl we lived in VA. Compared to my state FL is a dream to adopt from. I would definately consider it. The bmom and her mom wanted an open adoption, so we flew in for the birth. It was a fast delivery so, Ds beat us in arriving by 2 hours.

In June at least TPR was 48 hours or when the bmom is discharged, whichever is longer. Most vaginal deliveries are 48 hours, cesearian is 72. Ours was 48 hours. There is no revocation period. Once the paperwork is signed it is final unless the bparents can prove duress or something improper was done.

Our paperwork was signed late Friday, so it wasn't filed with ICPC until Monday. We got approval to leave Friday afternoon, so our time FL was not very long. 1-1/2 weeks total from birth to back home.

Florida prefers to keep the entire process start to finish within their state. You can finalize in your own state, but must petition to do so. In our case VA takes 6 months to finalize, FL usually takes 90-120 days. So needless to say, we choose to keep everything in FL. The best part is we don't even have to travel back to finalize in court because it can be done by phone. We have to provide the court with a phone number to reach us and have a notary present to attest we are who we represent ourselves as. We are supposed to finalize next week on the 19th. The lawyer says it usually only takes about 10-15 minutes.

I am going to PM you so you can contact me. I am so excited for you!