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[sal_amanda]

I'm not sure if I mentioned before that a couple from our classes had a placement with someone due at the end of this month.  Turns out that a week or so ago, she changed her mind, which is terribly sad for them.  But still better than having her change her mind after they had the baby home with them.  One of them is a pediatrician on the maternity ward in the hospital where this baby is likely to be born...

Another couple announced on Facebook today that they have been picked by someone in Indiana due at the end of June.  My neurotic brain, of course, goes instantly to wondering what were the circumstances that caused us to not get profiled.  Not really a good way to think, I must admit.

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[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

So sad about that couple. Hopefully s/he will not have to be the pediatrician caring for that baby. That would be utterly heartbreaking!

Will you be notified each and every time that you are profiled? Will you find out any info about the circumstances if you are told that you are being profiled?

[sal_amanda]

I think we will be notified to see if we agree to be profiled, but I'm not actually 100% sure about that. When they do call, they tell you everything they happen to know about the circumstances.

He, in regards to the pediatrician. They're a gay couple.

To answer your question from below, in NY, they have 30 days after placement to change their minds. Not sure about other states.

[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

ps. how much time does that mom have to change her mind (after the baby is born)? Does it vary from state to state?

[garnetridgelj.livejournal.com]

I am oversimplifying this but:
30 days after birth for agency adoption and 45 days for adoptions directly through the Lawyers. In either case it can get messy legally. The birth parents have to have been involved along the way (or the birth father has to show that he was excluded). They also have to show that he/she/they want to raise the child and not a grandparent, etc...