This is a good
explanation of the “new” adoption
process and how it will impact families hoping to adopt from the Nest. Written
from a Nest Director…She basically told me the same thing we have been hearing
for months. Bottom-line is the country has gone to a centralized National
database that all adoptions are processed through. Regional offices no longer
have any ability to “match” children with prospective families. I talked to her
at great length about the unique situation many of our families are in –
they’ve come to Robin’s Nest to serve and have been called by God to adopt a
specific child. I did my best to persuade her. I believe she understands the
situation but they have no ability to assist any longer. I asked if it helps or
harms a match if a specific child is requested and she responded it doesn’t
matter because the request will be disregarded. Miss Hill commented that they
have more families wanting to adopt than children available (particularly ages
0-5. Older children and special needs are not in as high of demand). Upon
further discussion, I learned that CDA simply does not have the resources to
determine which children are even available for adoption which has created a
huge backlog. As many of you know, the process to terminate a parent’s rights
is extremely lengthy. It is often difficult to find the parents and once found,
CDA’s primary goal is for the family to be reunited. It was interesting to
learn that even if a child has been removed from the home, the family can
continue to have more children. By doing so, it makes it more difficult
financially to get their child returned but many keep hoping it will be
possible someday so they don’t give up their rights.
My heart breaks
for those of you that are praying for a different answer. I urge each of you to
continue to pray for God’s direction.
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