24-1-2011 - Adoption

My mood while writing this blog: Great

So my husband and I have officially discussed and agreed to sit in on a telephone conference call to get more information on the adoption process. We are also checking into being a foster family as the adoption process can take quite some time.

The adoption conference seminar will take place this Thursday at 7pm EST. I am very excited but scared at the same time. But we are looking forward to getting better educated as far as agencies and lawyers are concerned as well as the difference between the types of adoption.

We have also researched the Department of Children and Families with the state. Their website provided some information on fostering a child. We have to go thru what they call a licensing process. This is a nine week training class (three hours each), a home evaluation, reference checks, criminal history check and life safely home inpection. They say this can usually be done within five month. My only reservation on fostering is that it's temporary and mostly considered short term. The goal is to have the child return to their family within several months. It is not usual for a foster child to be adopted however, there may be a few cases that end up this way.

I will update after the call this week.