We have been chosen by birthmom to be parents of a baby that is due any day. We did not have much notice at all in this situation. She is a friend of a family member who found out about us and decided we were what she was looking for in an adoptive family. We are overwhelmed with joy and excitement, anxiety and my patience has been pushed to the edge.
We did not figure for this to be a difficult as it is turning out to be. We live in Indiana and baby is to be born in Wisconsin. With that we now have to deal with Interstate Compact.
We also figured that this would be as easy as us getting an attorney and birth mom signing away her rights.
We knew that there was going to be things we would have to do home study. We were told that we would petition for guardianship and proceed to adopt durning our guardianship. Judge would not allow it.
My aunt is since possibly going to receive guardianship upon birth of the baby. Because she is a Wisconsin resident.
The attorney said that we needed to go home and complete the home study as quicly as we could and birthmom needed to get with catholic charaties and work on things that she needed to have done in order for this to be complete.
Birth mom was upset, we were upset.
Im trying to figure things out as best as I canAll that is needed is someone to help her with paperwork?
Upon approved homestudy do we get to care for our child? Or do we have to wait till the adoption is final? I am hearing six months to a year!
I dont know what to do..We are so in Love and he is not even here yet. Help please if you can!!!
