We all know that social workers are underpaid and overworked. When calling Dayna I fully expected to leave a message and perhaps hear back in a few days. Imagine my surprise when she ANSWERED the phone! My next thought was, "She's going to laugh me right to the back of the line". See, Mark and I don't even have our home study started let alone have a Foster Care license. So imagine my next surprise when Dayna explained a new DSHS ruling regarding "Suitable Persons". Basically, a judge could grant us custody pending a background check and home visit. Still in disbelief I asked, "But how long does a background check take?" "One hour" was Dayna's reply! "When would we have our home visit" was my next question. "Sometime next week" was Dayna's reply. I couldn't believe what I was hearing!
Dayna then told me that the first court hearing was scheduled for Wednesday 1/28 (the very next day!!). Dayna said Mark and I could attend the court hearing but we weren't required to. The court hearing would determine if we could be named "suitable persons" pending the background check and home visit. OF COURSE we would attend that hearing! But wait! Mark was scheduled to be in Oregon for the next two days working. It was up to ME to start this process on my own. Like a woman who goes into premature labor when her husband is out of town, I had no choice...the process is happening with our without him. Ok Linda, breath!
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