Paperwork

This morning We sat down for our second crack at filling out the paperwork for becoming foster parents. In about three hours worth of writing (both of us on different forms) we now only have about 8 more things to fill out. The paperwork process is in-depth and inclusive which it should be.

Since our last post Conversations, nothing much has come from that lead. It seems that even though it might be the desire of the family to have us adopt we are still far on the outside because of? paperwork. Family members of the child have until mid November to come forward to adopt. If no family comes forward then the stoat will take custody. There is no step for friends of the family to step in and because we have not filled out the UT state paperwork we will not be considered. All of which is in the name of protecting the child.

Preparing our home and household for the AZ foster process we will need all follow their paperwork guidelines. We are on our way with things like smoke detectors, fire extinguisher, places to sleep, but still need to get locks for hazardous materials and slip resistant shower area. They also suggest having things like a car seat, clothing and toys with a wide range of ages (well 0 to 7) which should be non gender specific.

Next Saturday will be our very first class for the licensing to be foster parents. 6 classes in all putting our last class in mid November. We plan/hope to have all of the paperwork we need to have completed by this fist day so we can schedule our home visit. It sounds like that visit will consist of a review/tour of our home to make sure it meets all of the requirements, separate and together interviews of the two of us. Still trying to piece all of the process together. We want to be done with everything that they are asking from us by the start of the classes so that the agency sees we are serious about the process and so we can have as little down time as possible.