Thread: Adopting
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Old January 15th, 2007, 21:18   #8
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Default Re: Adopting

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Originally Posted by Sprint100 View Post
We are using a agency that sends your profile to a birthmother and then that birthmother hopefully chooses your profile. This entire process including having to wait for delivery usually takes anywhere from 12 to 16 months. We looked at fostering to adopt, but didn't want to get attached to a child then something comes up and the child gets taken away. Going this route legal transfer is in 3 days (California Law minimum).
Unfortantly we had a placement for 20 months only to be pulled back from adoption to Mom, 2 months later back in system, but because of school he was placed at another home that ended up adopting him.

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