I'm just feeling excited and trying to boost my spirits. My birthday is on the 26th of May, and is roughly when I should hear back as to whether they are taking adoption applications in Nova Scotia again or not. The representative that called me said they are having a meeting and she would be in contact around the end of the month with the results from the meeting. She also said she was fairly positive they would be taking applications again for adoption.
We don't have an agency in Nova Scotia, we go through the province with a public adoption. If we want to do a family or friend private adoption, we go through lawyers. There is an approximate 8 year wait for adoption, but that is no guarantee, because there isn't a "waiting parents list". Instead, they match parents based on qualifications and similarities with the child. Your application says whether you are interested in sibling groups or single children, if you are willing to take on certain physical and mental disabilities, and your family likes and dislikes. We will have to go through a home study and the PRIDE course, an adoptive parent training course offered by the province, before we can finish the forms and complete the adoption process.
We don't have an agency in Nova Scotia, we go through the province with a public adoption. If we want to do a family or friend private adoption, we go through lawyers. There is an approximate 8 year wait for adoption, but that is no guarantee, because there isn't a "waiting parents list". Instead, they match parents based on qualifications and similarities with the child. Your application says whether you are interested in sibling groups or single children, if you are willing to take on certain physical and mental disabilities, and your family likes and dislikes. We will have to go through a home study and the PRIDE course, an adoptive parent training course offered by the province, before we can finish the forms and complete the adoption process.
We decided that even though C is leery towards adoption, we would try the home study and the course and make a decision afterward. That way, we can see what we are getting into with the province and give him some positive feelings towards the adoption system. He is scared of the child not being accepted as a "true" grandchild by his family. I am hoping when we talk to everyone and have done the course we will know for sure whether this is what we want to do or not.
I've been looking at several incredible adoption sites, I am going to list a few so you can check them out if considering adoption. I love Adoption.com for the articles and great advice for every stage of adoption! The other two are the ones we have viewed for our local adoption policies and regulations, plus some success and information videos!
www.Adoption.com @Adoption on Twitter!
Adoption Nova Scotia
Adoptive Parents.ca
Thanks for reading!
I've been looking at several incredible adoption sites, I am going to list a few so you can check them out if considering adoption. I love Adoption.com for the articles and great advice for every stage of adoption! The other two are the ones we have viewed for our local adoption policies and regulations, plus some success and information videos!
www.Adoption.com @Adoption on Twitter!
Adoption Nova Scotia
Adoptive Parents.ca
Thanks for reading!