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Has anyone every had a foster child placed in their home under foster-to-adopt then moved to another state before finalization?
We are likely to be matched with an out of state child soon. Although, my husband has an opportunity to work in a different state. Can we move with the child before finalization? If so, what exactly do we have to do? New home study even though the child is placed?
We've adopted 3 times before but never had to move before the adoption was finalized. Any clue?
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it is most likely possible. talk to your social worker. we moved when our son was still our foster child, before he was an adoptive placement. there was lots of paperwork, and re-doing everything (classes, homestudy) in the new state. it wasn't my favorite, but at least we were together. :)
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It should totally be possible. We are moving with our adoptive placement AND foster child. We, of course, are adopting them both eventually. Just talk to your worker.
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Did you have to do a new home study or did you just have to get ICPC approval to move to the new state?
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
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your answer will best come from your icpc worker. every state is different. i *think* that typically if the child is a preadoptive placement, that people aren't typically re-doing their homestudy in the new state, but not to say it would not happen. but i *think* to be a true pre-adoptive placement, most states require the child to be with you for 6 months first, if you would be moving before then, you would be moving your child as a foster child, in which case how much work you have to re-do will most likely depend on your new state. our new state made us re-do it all, and our old state basically said they can make us do or re-do whatever they want. for us, first we received icpc approval to move, we moved with the baby, and then we began the process of becoming licensed foster parents again in our new state. EVENTUALLY, we were licensed in our new state, and then the old state picked back up with adoption proceedings. lots of things were just on hold until that happend. again, not ideal. but sometimes you just don't have a choice. the states will work it out. one of the best things they did for me was sit us down and explain icpc and what *might* happen. even they had no way of knowing for sure, bc again, every state is different.
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