AboutTerrie Expertise Hello, I am an adoptive mom, past foster parent, I also work with a support group for potential and current birth and adoptive parents. I am also very knowledgable about Open and Private adoption. As well as using a lawyer, counseling, Homestudies, Also Legal Guardianship.
Experience I am an adoptive mom, on online community leader, as well as I am the founder of an Support group for adoption, We help potential birth and adoptive parent's. Find answer's to their need. I also can refer them to appropriate resources.
Organizations United thru Adoption,Online community Leader on adoption concerning Open Adoption and Adopting an Older child.
Expert: Terrie Date: 4/24/2008 Subject: Adopted 5 children, now there is another child
Question My question is, that my husband and I adopted our 5 children after fostering them for 2 years. We then closed our home as we thought we were done. One month ago our agency called us and told us that the BM had another baby. My husband and I have explored every option we think to get the new baby. We were told that we would have to start all over again and would take months to do all of our training. Meanwhile there is an aunt who is having a home study done, whom was not approved for the 5th child that we have. We have also spoke with the caseworker about this and she stated she thinks we as the adoptive parents of the baby's sibling we have rights, she does not know what they might be, but she said she would check on them. Any thoughts or suggestions of what we can do?
Answer You should speak to your workers supervisor and the childrens guardian at litem. Sadly birth family members usually do get first consideration. I wonder though why this aunt is being considered if they would not ok her for one of the other children. Best wishes
Terrie
