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Originally Posted By John McGranahan

Hi! We are contemplating going thru the adoption process... after having our 5th miscarriage (this weekend) out of 6 pregnancies over the last 6 years. We do have a lovely nearly-three-year old daughter, but we always wanted to have two or three children. We're pretty average; my wife works for a non-profit agency and I work for the state, so we don't have a large incomes, but we do have huge hearts with empty places to fill. I think we're going to look at the state and see what they can do... Not sure where to begin except going thru the Dept. of Children's Services here in TN. What's all involved?? How long does the process take?? And, when it is done, IS IT REALLY FINAL?? (I've heard heartbreaking stories in the last several years where adoptive parents had to return the adopted child back to a parent{s}). Thanks!
- John, Kay, & "Lexi"

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Originally Posted By Debbie

Hi my husband and I adopted our daughter through Dept of Family service (DFS) in MO. We were licensed foster parents. We had to take 10 hours of foster classes and 20 hours of adoption classes. They did the homestudy while we were going through the classes. We started our class Mar 99, Aug 99 we received a call that we were choosen to be our daughters family. She was placed in our home Sept 8,1999. We finalized the adoption April 5,2000. She was 4 months old when she was placed in our home. In our state they terminate the rights of the father and any person the birthmother names. Also John Doe, so no one can come back and say they didn't know. They put an ad in the paper (I don't know what it looks like)for I guess the father. We have a beautiful little girl that we lover very much. I wish you and your wife the best of luck, there is a child out there waiting!

I have a web page www.adoptme.8m.com please take a look, it is about her adoption and finaliztion.

Debbie

Ashleigh 15 months

Kyle 7

www.adoptme.8m.com