ICPC timing

We are in the process of doing an ICPC too... to send one of our current fc to a biological parent in another state. We are told to expect 6-8 weeks. I think it's already been 3 weeks, so hopefully not much longer. The red tape is no fun.

We were told that it TOTALLY depends on the sending state AND the recipient state... and of course how "on the ball" the SW's are. :eek: We chose to use a private agency on our behalf b/c our state has yet to return ANY of our calls and emails after we attended their recruitment session. :( IMO that did nothing to prove that they would be on top of paperwork, so we decided against using them. Good luck!

Our daughter was in Texas and we were/are in Florida. Texas told us to expect four weeks for ICPC. It actually took four MONTHS and the holdup was on Florida's end.

What does ICPC stand for?

We are in Arkansas and adopted last year from Florida. They told us the same thing about timelines...4-6 weeks. I called AR and FL ICPC every day, sometimes several times a day. Once the agency ACTUALLY submitted the paperwork to the ICPC, it took 1 day. We met our daughter on Dec 10th for the first time, and she came home on Jan 27th. But that was not without major persistence on our part. I literally kept their phones and email inboxes full. If something wasn't done in a timely manner, I found out who their superior was, and called and emailed them. It's sad, but with all the cases they deal with, it's the only way to expedite the process.

ICPC stands for Interstate Compact for Placement of Children.