When you're a foster parent, everything can change in the blink of an eye. We were supposed to get good news today. Our son was supposed to be legally free today. His parents were supposed to sign their relinquishment papers today. We were supposed to start planning his adoption today. Instead I got a phone call that started with, "You're not gonna like this..."
Our son is still not legally free. His parents didnt show up to their court date and they haven't signed their papers so our termination has been pushed back another 5 weeks.
This adoption should have been done by now. Our case manager told us that in her 20 years of social work she's never seen it take this long.
I cant even describe how angry and disappointed we are.
If they don't show up to the next court date, they are in default and he will be legally free. If they sign the relinquishment/OCA papers within the next five weeks then he will be legally free.
We were hoping and praying for a Valentines Day adoption. And now I'm not sure it's possible.
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