It’s hard to
believe, but it is time for our first “annual update” to our homestudy. We were notified last week that it’s time to
start that process, which we need to have done by the end of June to remain
eligible to adopt.
Here’s the
paperwork we had to do this time - compared to the first time around, this was
a cake-walk!
--Release of
confidential info (this allows the agency to share our information with
birthparents)
--Certified
copy of each of our MVA records
--Child
Protective Services release (this had to be notarized – luckily, one of
Jeannine’s colleagues is a notary, which made it nice and easy!)
--Child
Support Verification (to make sure neither of us owe child support)
--Vaccination
and license information for the dog
--Financial
Statement Worksheet (listing all of our assets and liabilities)
--Copy of
most recent 1040
--Fingerprint
checks
(If either
of us had started a new job within the past year, or if we had moved or made
any major changes to our home, there would have been a few more pieces of
paperwork.)
Once our
agency receives all of the information, they’ll schedule a time for a home
visit, during which the social worker will inspect our home, we’ll sign a new
contract, and write a check for the update fees. Easy peasy.
That’s it as
far as updates on the process side of things.
Over the next few blog posts, we’ll be sharing a bit about some of the
research we’ve been doing during our waiting period.
Jason and
Jeannine
