Relinquishment hearing is set for tomorrow afternoon at 3p CST. We do not attend that hearing, just the birth parents, judge, attorney and case worker. After the hearing the case worker will take them out for an early dinner and discuss their feelings about the process, additional counseling sessions, etc. After that, the case worker and foster mother will bring Paden to our home to do a small commitment ceremony with our family and to sign all the final paperwork. Then we wait for the 6 month waiting period to pass and we'll have a hearing for finalization.
Basically after relinquishment tomorrow there is no turning back. The birth parents would require a burden of proof to show they had been put under duress to sign away their rights. Our agency has had 2 adoptions challenged in 30 years and in both instances the babies stayed with the adoptive families. This is why we have a lot of faith in our agency and the way they conduct themselves. One of the many reasons we have used this agency for 3 adoptions.
Basically after relinquishment tomorrow there is no turning back. The birth parents would require a burden of proof to show they had been put under duress to sign away their rights. Our agency has had 2 adoptions challenged in 30 years and in both instances the babies stayed with the adoptive families. This is why we have a lot of faith in our agency and the way they conduct themselves. One of the many reasons we have used this agency for 3 adoptions.
We will all breathe a little easier after 3 p.m. tomorrow.
4 comments:
Pulling for you lady! So exciting!
Fingers and toes crossed!
Goodness. I rarely ask for time to fly, but this is a good time for it to do just that. Blessings.
BEST OF LUCK!!
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