is it possible to speed up ICPC?

If it is already in process, then it is too late for a "regulation 7" request through the court--which from what I gather are almost never done, anyway. You should track the ICPC progress as if it gets hung up anywhere along the line, literally nobody cares because nobody at the next stop knows or cares that it is coming. You have to make them care by making them aware that they will hear from you until they see the thing and process it. :0 Here are the points you need to track: 1. Has the paperwork left the sending office cw's desk?2. Has the paperwork left the sending office cw's supervisor's desk?3. Has the paperwork left the sending office supervisor's director's desk?4. Has the paperwork reached the sending state's ICPC administrative office? The names, addresses, and phone numbers of the admins for each state are online.5. Has the paperwork left the state's ICPC administrative office?6. Has the paperwork reached your state's ICPC administrative office?7. Has the paperwork left your state's ICPC administrative office?8. Has the paperwork arrived at your local office director's desk?9. Supervisor's desk?10. Your cw's desk?Gone back through the chain? ETA: The paperwork moves by hardcopy via interoffice/interagency packet. Electronic mailing is not allowed. I called the "next stop" once per week until I got an affirmative, then called the next stop after that once per week until I got an affirmative. More than that, and I was afraid they would think I was nuts. Maybe they did, anyway. :arrow: Then--hold your breath, as you still need the sending office to generate a request for services.... DIA parents get upset when this takes more than three days.... I'd like to know why/how those go through so quickly.

How do you figure out how to track/reach those people? I think mine is at the sending states ICPC office. I know it isnt at my states office as my SW checked. Thanks

Our ICPC also took almost a year and we ended up having issues with that because the FP's also wanted to keep our niece there. Only way to help the process is get the state reps involved. They can be paper pushers (if you can call them that) but from how ours worked it didn't help much. It's all up to the workers and the stops along the way. Sometimes the paperwork gets stuck up or is missing something and it has to start all over again. It's very frustrating! Try finding out whom the ICPC coordinator is in your local office and work from there. They can track it down. There is also a list online of ICPC contacts. I'm not sure if it's in this website but check here for information: [url=http://icpc.aphsa.org/Home/home_news.asp]AAICPC | an :: APHSA :: Affiliate[/url]

Really? I know when we were tracking our ICPC down and called Tallahassee's contact the guy said the reason it was all slowed down was they were working on automation of the ICPC (electronically) there. And when it got all screwed up and they had to redo it, they allowed a fax to complete it.

Could be, my experience is based on what they said in 2005...I guess I need to start qualifying my posts for the passage of time! So funny, helen, I looked up the icpc admin assoc website before I saw your link. Sometimes I think we are related....:p

HA HA! I think we both went thru the same stuff too. Maybe we are related? HE HE :)

Binny-- I'm pretty sure we're going thru the same "sending" state :) If you want to email me privately (canate@verizon.net) we can be ICPC buddies! For us, it took about 2wks for it to get from Sending state to my county which was super fast! But then my county decided that my adoption homestudy was goign to expire soon and is making me redo it :scream:!! So that's holding things up here. According to what I last read, federal law states that your own state only has 50days to get their part done (from the time that your state's ICPC office makes a referral )..

I got an email from the caseworker last night letting me know that he has emailed the sending state to see how it is coming along. Let's hope there is movement soon. I want to be :airplane: with them flying home. I hate that this next visit will probably be another weekend with a good bye at the end.

Our state is faxing it back to them today!!! :love: I cant reach their SW.:eek: I need him to say, "sure book their one way plane tickets" We head there Saturday for a scheduled visit, it is far and we go by plane and there are a couple spots left for them if we act fast, but I cant reach him. I am praying he is just in a meeting and calls soon.:phone:

Look at my siggy. We are going from WA-OR and its taken almost 6 months (and they say thats fast)!

I'm still a bit jealous that you've already gotten visits and I have to wait for ICPC approval before I can have any contact! Lol! Good luck! You've nudged ahead of me :) It'd be wonderful if you could just fly them home with you after the weekend!! Fingers crossed!!

I have never experienced a process so long and disheartening. The receiving state has lost this little boys paperwork then it was found they did the home study we did all of our back ground checks (passed) then they said they had to send it to pa icpc to have it dictated. so we waited and waited almost 3 months they finally got it done. They sent it to Kansas who were complaining about pa taking too long and its been 2 weeks and i have heard nothing. And its almost Christmas.

Have you heard anything back from them yet? I really hope your process goes smoothly hoping for the best as I am waiting for my ICPC to go thru as well. Nevada to Ca

ICPC FL/Mt it seems Montana is dragging there feet if this dose not go threw I guess it say no appeal prosesss what your thought.....ߤ I have sent pictures of my place to both states didn't asked just to did it ...is there anything else I might be able to do ????:smile: to help this process along԰ߑɰߒMan this is really rough we have gotten really close ... If they come back and tell me know we are going to be devastated I'm hoping that he will be here before Christmas I have five people on my side in Florida case worker judge guardian lighten 2 psychiatrist Montana told me today it could be 60 to 90 days still what is the darn hold this is frustrating

This is so very sad I cannot believe you are going through there I am trying to get a I c p c done from Florida to Montana I sympathize with you with the disheartening and process it seems like I have five people on my side from Florida the worker I judge the guardian lighten and to psychiatrist now that it has reached this to the receiving state where I live Montana they seem to be dragging their feet and not really care I reached out to him three different times by email and have record of it by email but again they seem to do whatever they want and drag their feet I am very sorry that you are going through your situation as well it is sad I have here Christmas approaching me I have gotten very close to this child and he has gotten very close to me I think it would break both of our hearts if they told us no I don't know what's going to happen at this point I thought it was a go a homerun but maybe not now I am very scared how do I get turn my feelings off if they tell me no wow I hope you have a good news soon coming your direction as well I feel for you my friend.....