[filswife]

I just wanted to add my two cents here. Plareb is correct on all counts. We are currently waiting for a baby to be born (she was due last week!). We were connected by a common acquaintance so we met before we started working with anyone. DH and I were already on the road to finishing our homestudy with the state when this came up. We started over with an agency, BY CHOICE. We could have hired our own attorney (remember that bparents need to have a separate one) and we could have pushed our own paper, I suppose and found SWs but we didnt want to miss anything so we are going through CFS and an Independent Private Adoption. CFS is handling all the particulars, which is great. It was important for us to make sure the bparents had counselling. The whole process is stressful enough without having to make sure the "t's" are crossed and "i's" are dotted. If i were you, i'd heed the the advice to run home and get a homestudy done as quick as you can! This is something you absolutely have to do for any adoption. It's painless!

Best of luck to you!