It has been awhile, but we have been diligently pushing forward and trying to get our Charlie officially adopted. Really, there wasn't much that we could do on our part except for continually request that things be completed... and then sit on our hands and wait for it to be done.
On December 18th we finally received disclosure, which was the big thing that we had been waiting for since August. It is all of the information the state has on his background, and the state is required to provide it before adoption support negotiations can begin.
Adoption support is an important step because many children adopted from the foster care system may need help down the line. Having an agreement in place ensures that this support will be available to them, even if it is not needed right away.
Of course, holiday vacations started right after we received disclosure and then Ephram was born. So we were not focused on pestering anyone for a couple of weeks. We were very happy to receive a call from the adoption support social worker on my birthday - January 15th. An agreement was made and mailed out to us the following Monday. We signed and returned it as quickly as possible. And... drum roll please... received the fully executed agreement this past Thursday, the 28th.
So what now? All we need to do is go to court for our adoption hearing! Our lawyer is working to get us on the schedule... hopefully for February 22nd, but if that is full we will be looking at March. And then, finally, our family will be complete!
(And we can finally venture back to Canada for a vacation. We haven't been able to go to our favorite place - Victoria - for two years since foster children cannot leave the country!)
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