Recently Mr. Ike Hudson, who is an
attorney in Newnan, approached
each Superior Judge in Coweta
County about shortening the waiting
period for foster parents adopting
children presently in their care.
The law states that after petitioning
the court for adoption you must wait
45 days before obtaining a court
date to finalize the process. There is
a loophole for special
circumstances. Mr. Hudson used
that stipulation to ask that foster
parents be given special
consideration since the child(ren)
has/have been in the adoptive
parents’ care already.
Every Judge agreed. If any of you
have an adoption case in the future,
make sure that your lawyer knows
that there is no need to wait 45 days
after petitioning the court for
adoption. We all know how long we,
foster parents, have to wait for all of
the court dates, panel visits, and
paperwork. Hopefully, this small
improvement will shave off a little bit
of that long road to finalization.
Thank you Mr. Ike Hudson for your
help in achieving this goal.
Make sure backpacks are packed
and ready to go the night before.
Create a homework center. Stock
with extra crayons and supplies
needed to complete homework.
Make sure it's not near a TV.
Lay out clothes the night before.
Remember kids need to make as
many decisions as possible. Avoid
power struggles by letting them
make small decisions. (continued
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Most foster children
under the age of five will
qualify for WIC. WIC
provides specific age
appropriate food items.
(This includes baby
formula)
For more information
phone 770-254-7405
Appointments take 3-4
weeks call as soon as
possible.
