Boo – After your child comes to California

13OCT08 Update

No movement for the past month. We got news that India has over 13 national holidays during the month of October. The courts get back in session in November. Our passports are ready to go just need to send them in for the Visa. I have decided to wait until we get better confirmation of when we are going. Even after the courts give us the ok and they papers get translated there is still some paperwork here in the US that needs to be done. I think I mentioned it before but I forget. It is paperwork that says the state of Texas is sending a child to California and does California accept this child. If our agency had its HQ in California then we wouldn't have to go through this hoop.

Last month I took a look at what it would take to get our daughter legally adopted in California. Some states you can get your child and the next week roll into the courts and get them legally adopted. As it is we will be granted guardianship in India.

It is a 5 step process:

STEP 1

Fill out 4 forms

Adoption Request – Tells the judge about U and your child

Adoption Agreement – not applicable as our child is under the age of 12

Adoption Order – Judge signs it if he approves the adoption

Adoption Expenses – tells judge about your adoption expenses

STEP 2

The Social Worker writes a report – probably just an amendment to the one you already have.

STEP 3

Get Your Hearing

Bring the above forms and your child, a camera and your friends

STEP 4

If this is an open adoption then you need to fill out another form which asks for an open adoption. Not much use for us as our child was abandoned at the gates of the orphanage.

STEP 5

More forms to have on hand

Adoption of Indian Child

Parent of Indian Child Agrees to End Parental Rights.

You may think twice about the last one, as I am unsure if the web site is referring to Native Americans or from the subcontinent. They are referring to Native Americans so the 5^th step is not applicable either.

Looks to me like we can make our adoption as quickly as we fill out the papers and get a court date.

The cost of the adoption has been modified.

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