Hello,
Long term user here and have found these boards really helpful through out journey, i hope that poster who was struggling with her new placement a while back is doing well but I digress.
Went to court last week and the birth dad wants to contest the adoption order. We are now waiting two weeks to see if this is allowed to be contested. I know everything will be fine but I just need some reassurance from others who have gone through this as we are both in a massive state of anxiousness now waiting to see what happens next….
From what ive read itll either be a flat no, cant contest or some judges will allow it to be in order to show that every single legal avenue has been exhausted before an adoption order is made which does slightly worry me
We have had our littles ones with us for six months now and the birth dad only turned up to family time twice, hasnt engaged with social services since. He tried to oppose the placement order but social services said too late for that. He hasnt spoken to the office or the childrens social worker either about this. Last we heard he was living with a new partner and her children after moving out of hostel.
I know that everything will be fine and they will be with us forever but bloody hell this bit is the hardest bit of the journey so far!
Thanks for reading all that, its felt good getting it all down!