Sprout is starting to understand what “adoption” means. Daily, she tells us “you’re my family. My forever family. I’m going to be adopted,” or some variation on that theme. She’s anxious for it to happen soon and be official. Having a kid go through termination of parental rights is hard but having one who isContinue reading “Adoption Pending…”
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Surrender
Yesterday we went to court and witnessed Sprout’s loving Mama surrender her legal rights to her. It lasted only a little over an hour, but was one of the most difficult hours I’ve ever been through. Mama’s rights were explained to her in detail, and the surrender agreement reviewed in which Seth and I committedContinue reading “Surrender”
The Adoption Process Takes an Eternity
So. One of our kids will have been in foster care nearly 1000 days when we next get to court, when the court will determine whether to terminate her parents’ parental rights. Because that court date is coming up in less than a month, I contacted the guy I’m going to hire as our attorneyContinue reading “The Adoption Process Takes an Eternity”
Closing in on 1,000 isn’t “lucky”
Sprout has been in foster care 921 days.  By the time we get to court next, it’ll have been 963 days. I am a nervous wreck. I don’t know what to expect in court other than an excruciatingly emotional day. I’ve worked as a lawyer in the system but never got to this stageContinue reading “Closing in on 1,000 isn’t “lucky””
Alas! Foster care is unpredictable as can be!
The sweet babe we were expecting to come to us today? Yeaaaaah… not so fast. The judge, rightly so, decided to send her home to her parents instead. The county was planning to recommend she go home by the end of summer anyway, and the parents have been doing everything they need to do, soContinue reading “Alas! Foster care is unpredictable as can be!”
If I Ruled the World
We had court for Sprout this past week. It was her routine permanency hearing, which happens every 6 months. The issue of guardianship versus adoption came up in the midst of the court proceeding. The attorney for the child brought up that we have been considering guardianship as opposed to adoption, and the judge noddedContinue reading “If I Ruled the World”
Foster parents should not have to fight for the limited rights they have.
I had something happen yesterday that was a bit frustrating and also a bit concerning. Before I explain it I need to explain a little about court proceedings for foster kids. Types of court proceedings for foster kids When kids come into foster care, there is an emergency hearing where a judge has to authorizeContinue reading “Foster parents should not have to fight for the limited rights they have.”
It’s never uncomplicated in foster care
It’s a slightly quieter house now in that baby Cookie has gone home to live with his relative. She’s over the moon to have him, and he’s a content little guy with all the holding and doting that’s going on. So it’s a happy ending in my book! It almost didn’t happen, because the relativeContinue reading “It’s never uncomplicated in foster care”
Caring for Newborns is Hard, Y’all
It’s hard to sum up what life has been like the last month and a half. The best way is perhaps to explain what happened yesterday. We had not one, but TWO case workers come over yesterday to do monthly home visits – one for Sprout and one for Cookie. So we deep cleaned becauseContinue reading “Caring for Newborns is Hard, Y’all”
She said YES!
At the last visit, Miss Kicks’s case worker handed me a piece of paper that said “intent to adopt” across the top. It’s a form that says that since Miss Kicks is legally freed for adoption, Seth and I intend to adopt her. She said she needed it for our next court appearance later thisContinue reading “She said YES!”
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