Background checks

For us they only do background checks on the adults living in the home or that will spend over 14 days a year in the home. Felonies or any conviction involving a minor will prevent you from being approved. You have to be able to obtain a level 1 fingerprint clearance card and these will prevent you from doing so. If there is something else on your background check, just be honest and if it is explainable or you can show how you changed it will likely not be an issue. They are more concerned when you lie about those minor things.

Here they only fingerprint background check on people who currently live in your house who are 14 and over I believe. Now any respite givers or long term caregivers have to be able to pass a state background screen. (where they run your ID). I would be honest with your agency but I do not think you have anything to worry about with your son! Good luck! :)

Thanks mrsmichael33. My hubby spent a year in prison for felony assault and battery when he was barely 20. It was a felony because the man he hit was a police officer. He's had a completely clean history since. It was a stupid mistake made by a "kid". He's very concerned that it will keep us from getting approved.

that's a tough one.... be honest. Good luck!!

Did some research and came up with some info. Might be a chance for us. Hubby's charge was over 5 years ago and considered an "other type of physical assault"."Under title IV-E, approval of the foster or adoptive home may not be granted if either of the following criminal records is found:•The applicant has ever been convicted of felony child abuse or neglect; spousal abuse; a crime against children (including child pornography); or a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide but not including other types of physical assault or battery.•The applicant has been convicted of a felony for physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense within the past 5 years"

Emailed the agency for more details on the background check. Waiting on a reply. I'm really worried that we'll be denied based on a mistake hubby made a long time ago and he won't get the chance to be a dad. We only have 2 weeks until orientation, and I don't want to waste the time going if there's no way we'll be cleared. I'll feel so bad for my hubby who wants to be a daddy so bad. Guess all I can do is wait and see what happens.

I know with my agency, if there is something in ones past that could prevent one being cleared they can do a secondary clearance, as long as it does not involve children. A friends husband did not pass the initial clearance because of an arrest for something that happened years ago. Nothing violent or involving children but more along the lines of misappropriation of funds, that he wasn't even directly involved with, but someone in a company he owned, therefore making him liable. He was cleared with a separate clearance after many conversations, extra background checks and having the arrest and court records read. Good luck. It would be ashamed if you couldn't be parents for something that was a one time isolated event - now if it continued to happen or if he still had those tendencies then that would be different but that doesn't seem to be true with your case.

I am hoping mine is gone for good my issue was 9 to 10 yrs ago my ex bf didn't return a vehicle I rented with my credit card for weeks. I was arrested even when the detective pleaded with the company because I was innocent long story short I forced my bf to cough up the 3700.00$ an I paid the company that helped me case to be bumped down from felony to misdemeanor serving 1yr prob instead of 6months because my court appt attorney forgot to tell them I paid the debt to the rental place. All this and I am a goodie two show :cheer:

I guess it depends on the agency. I got questioned about a mis. Charge that happened when I was 18 for stealing a pair of pants. This was over 11years ago. I had to get records from the courts and everything.

I have my own misdemeanor charge for a bounced check, that stupidly has even kept me from getting hired a couple times, but wasn't too concerned about that. I figured they would just ask more questions and have me explain the situation. I'm more concerned about my DH's charge. I already told him that it'll probably at least slow things down, and that they'll probably question the heck out of him. He was 19 when it happened, 20 when he did his year in prison, and has never had an incident again. A former boyfriend of his sister had come to their house harassing his sister. When things heated up and the guy got in his father's face, DH went after him. :mad: In the heat of the moment, he didn't realize until too late that the man who grabbed him was a :cop: He hit him a couple times before he was calmed down enough to realize who had a hold of him. From what I've found in my research, his charge may be under the "Other" types of charges that can be explained away, and it's also over 5 years old with no further charges since then. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping it doesn't end things before they've even started.:hissy: