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Just wanted to share my wonderful news with everyone, after a long 2 years and 11 months my son's adoption will be finalized on July 25th. I can't believe it, it is finally happening. It is like getting the call to pick him up all over again, what an exciting feeling. Now if I can just contain myself until that date, I will be okay!!!!!
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Thank you so much, I had thought the same thing, I must video it like I video everything else. Actually it has been a mess at first we had trouble because Lousiana court system would not take what California was sending, then after 18 months of going back and forth, CA finally redid their paperwork to the satisfaction of LA, and the judge got thrown off of the bench due to misconduct with Al Copeland (owner of Popeys Fried Chicken) so we had to wait for an election and now the new judge has finally gotten around to adoption cases.... so here we are, I won't believe it until I walk out of the court room....
Congratulations! Finalization is a wonderful word, and a great day! Ours was good but not magical, and I carry two main memories of the day (over 4 years ago now): one, of the bailiff shushing us in the hallway, because we were too loudly happy/excited; and two, after everyone had left, of my son throwing a huge tantrum because I wouldn't let him ride his new scooter without his helmet! And, even as blessed as we were with super social workers, we were both delighted to bid them goodbye - when you're in the middle of it, you just take their visits as a given, but it's such a relief to finally have them behind you . . . Again, congratulations. :D
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I've waited two and a half years to adopt two daughters and just over a year to adopt my son. they are 13, 8 and 3. The little one has been with me since birth. I'm told the adoptions are "in court" now and my lawyer has actually called for me to go sign some papers so I am hopeful it will happen soon. Thanks for reminding me that there will be a day when I will rejoice -- and say goodbye to those caseworkers !
Contragulations on the adoption date. It will be 5 years this Fall that I have been waiting to adopt my 2 girls. They were a foster/adopt placement and were freed in 2003 but the bio parents have appealed and now biomom is appealing for the second time. We had a date set for Spring of this year until she began her second appeals process. We are on hold until this appeal is heard. My adoption petition is still on file with the court, judge has not dismissed it yet and hopefully we can finalize before she dismisses it because then we'd have to re-do the adoption petition and no one wants that. I think that the people that will be the loudest at our adoption will be the judge, CW's and attorneys, they were all very upset this was delayed AGAIN and I am sure they will be very happy when this is over. (Everyone has been great, we are just all ready for this to be finalized.)