<!--quoteo(post=305784:date=Aug 11 2008, 02&#58;11 PM:name=cruisetarp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cruisetarp &#064; Aug 11 2008, 02&#58;11 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=305784">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Joey - pacing the floors yet? You must be so relieved that all the inspections and interviews are over and done with.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Just started.. I had my first discussion with the case worker who will be representing David and I.. seems adoption procedures have changed somewhat over the last 15 years or so in California...<br />We expressed an interest in one young man... so the hunt has begun.. but she said it could take up to 24 months to finalize everything...when I heard that it frightened me a bit (I mentioned we wanted to take him to the Caribbean in November of 09) she said it IS possible but we need to make sure all the i&#39;s are dotted and T&#39;s are crossed first.. <br />apparently what they do now..<br />1) once the child&#39;s social worker see the is an interest they contact the adopting parents social worker to discuss if a match is possible..REVIEW<br />2) then a meeting is set up at the child&#39;s foster home for a &quot;short visit between child and parent&quot;REVIEW<br />3.) a couple of weeks later another meeting where the adopting parents and the child may go on a short outing..REVIEW<br />4.) a couple of weeks later the first visit to the adopting parents home REVIEW<br />5.) a couple weeks later the first of 3 minimum over nights REVIEW<br />6.) Placement as foster care while adoption procedures go forward..<br /><br />Thats all I know for now... (this is not what I was thinking..) oh well it is what it is.. at least we have started the process.. <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />