Hi I started a foster to adopt placement in June. I wasn't originally approved for foster to adopt just a standard adoption due to having a birth son. However the agency approached my husband and I with this boy and retrospectively approved us for foster to adopt. Baby came to live with my family at ten days old straight from hospital. He is now almost eight months. Mum was relinquishing and no family were able to take him so we were told it would be straight forward and relatively quick. Our social worker delayed panel three times. We eventually made it to panel in January and were approved. Social worker said we don't have to wait the ten weeks to apply to court and court should take under three months because mum has signed to say she does not want to be notified.
Then we saw a house we really wanted and bought it thinking it wouldn't all go through until after the adoption order. We only rent at the moment so wanted to buy for more stability. Baby is settled and has made attachments. It seemed sensible at the time. Now social worker has said we have to wait for a planning meeting which she has scheduled for a month's time. The house sale might go through before the adoption order and I'm panicking. What will the social workers say about us moving? Have we done something stupid?
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Cassie9 · 03/02/2018 08:54
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