[Havebigheart]

I have posted this one other place. I'm sorry if that is not allowed but I'm a newbie. Still not sure where I fit in. LOL! Hi everyone! I am new but have been lurking for about a month now. I need some advice on a past criminal record though. We were contacted about fostering to adopt my cousin's daughter. The TPR has already taken place. We have done everything asked of us so far but I still worry about my criminal past. I was dumb. I'm 29 years old and everything is almost 10 years old. I have told our social worker everything. What do you think our chances are of becoming approved? I live in Minnesota if that helps. Here are my charges:

Misdemeanor assault in 1998 (a fight with another girl, I was 18 and it was a very bad mistake)
Minor consumption and driving without a driver's license in 1999 (bad mistake, again)

That's it. Nothing since then, not even traffic tickets. What are my chances? Slim to none? I'm scared. Please be honest.

[zxczxcasdasd]

I don't have a prediction about your chances...I just want to commend you/ enourage you to be honest throughout the process about your past- the same as you would want total honesty from the Social Workers, and whomever else about your child's history, their parents, issues, etc.

Also, congratulations on almost 10 yrs of not even getting a traffic ticket!

[MkMw]

I can't predict either - but my guess is if you are upfront about what happened and, more importantly, what life lessons you learned from it - you'l be o.k.

the general "feel" I got from our SW's was that they expect us to be human - and humans make mistakes, it's what you take away from those mistakes that shape you become.

Did you SW look particularly concerned when you talked to her about it? What is your timeframe for knowing if you are approved?

[Havebigheart]

Thanks for the responses. Not sure about timeline. It looks like everything is back except the fingerprint cards. That's why the criminal stuff is weighing so heavily on my mind. I've been very upfront about everything so they should know these crimes will show up on the fingerprint card. My dh has no criminal record so his should be okay. I'm just still very worried. The social worker seemed okay with it when I first told her. This is hard!

[Stormster]

Good luck! Let us know what happens.

[Havebigheart]

Thank you kindly!